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Modeller Build Logs
Sd.Kfz.164 Hornisse |
| By James Tainton | | Started: | Jun 28, 2003 | | Updated: | Dec 30, 2003 |
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This is my second go round with this kit from Dragon, catalouge #6165, released earlier this year. The first attempt was done out-of-the-box, to become familiar with the new tooling of this interesting tank killer.
The Hornisse is the Early version of the Nashorn Panzerjäger. The main differences being the drive sprocket (Pz.Kpfw III E), the gun brace (from the previously developed Hummel), and the exhaust systems (Hummel). Other items on the early Nashorns where rubber return rollers from Panzer IV/D's, two Boshe headlights and mud flaps at the back. Both versions used the 8.8 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 43/41.
Previous antitank guns developed by the German military after the start of W.W.II included the 4.7cm Pak(t) mounted onto a Panzer 1B chassis,the Russian 7.62 Pak36(r) placed on the Panzer II/D chassis and the Pz.Kpfw.38(t) tank chassis from invaded Czechoslovakia. Other tank hunters included the 7.5 cm Pak 40/2 used in conjunction with the Panzer II chassis,and the 7.5 cm Pak40/3 mounted on a Pz.Kpfw.(t) Ausf.II.
While these Panzerjägers were fairly good in defending against the Russian T-34 and other main battle tanks,a more devastating tank killer was asked for by the Panzertuppen.
Thus the emergence of the 88 heavy anti-aircraft gun mounted on a combination of Panzer III and Panzer IV chassis. |
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| Chapter 19- mud and crud | Sep 29, 2003 |
| Here you can see that I have come near to finishing the oil washes and drybrushing. The pictures I had for the construction up to this point unfortunely were lost in a computer mishap. Let me just say there were several steps involved here! The muffler has been built and mounted on an previously mudded and weathered rear plate. The mud and weathering were added to previously primed and painted hull. I paint everything flat black for priming and preshading. I am using the Vallejo Air paint colour of Panzer Yellow for the top coat here, which is what I thought I would stay with but,.. more on that later. A lot of work has gone into the preperation of the hull prior to the putting on of the bogie wheels and drive/idler wheels,(which also recieved much work to bring them close to being finished prior to intallation). I must have had 8 steps of paint, Future, wash, drybrush, ect. It is something, the weathered look, that I like to build up in layers.Like in real life weather ing happens over a period of time in different weather conditions and in different terrain conditions. The application of mud, along the bottom, sides front, and rear of the hull has been done using a mixture of white glue, sand, static grass, a form of plaster mixed together to form a paste. This was brushed on with an old brush and allowed to dry. Then to colour the mud I used an oil wash of black and burnt umber.A couple of the replacement tool boxes from the Lion Roar set can be seen in the upper corner inset. |
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