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Modeller Build Logs
Scratch-building an Sd.Kfz.61 Radio Truck |
| By Paul Cunningham |
| Started: | Jan 27, 2007 | | Updated: | Apr 2, 2008 |
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It's been awhile since I built a model, life gets in the way. My last real project was my scratch-built Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf. A in the gallery ( http://www.track-link.net/gallery/1103 ) and that was several years ago. I had a great idea for a diorama of that with a radio truck so I decided to pick up where I had left off.
The Sd.Kfz.61 was built on several chassis including the Mercedes G3, Bussig-NAG G31, and Magirus M206. I decided to use the Magirus as the chassis because I have some pretty good references for it and I just like the look of that truck with its knobby tires. The M206 was a 1.5ton truck built from 1934 to 1937 with several different bodies including the Kfz.61. It served with the Wehrmacht at least through the beginning of the Barbarossa campaign. It had a 70hp 6 cylinder 4.5 ltr gasoline engine.I will try to make the model as accurately as possible however where references lack I reserve the right to take "SWAGS" (scientific wildass guesses) and use a little "Gizmology". I,ve started with my own scale drawings which I will include for your reference. Please note that not all the detail has been added to the drawings as I only needed to work out the basic dimensions.
Thanks,
Paul |
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| The Frame | Apr 2, 2008 |
| The one area of the project were I lack any decent reference material is in the frame. I have small glimpses of it in some of the better close up photos, but not a good overall view. Based on some of these photos and the scale drawings I was able to design a basic framework that matches the photos in... more |
| Frame Antenna and Roof Rack | Jan 12, 2008 |
| The frame antenna was built using evergreen styrene (in white), Plastruct channel (in gray) and fine brass wire. I still need to add the fine detail and tweak the brass a little. |
| Roof | Apr 15, 2007 |
| The roof of the truck consists of slats running front to rear along with three series of more running across the roof.In the middle is a large frame antenna that doubles as a roof rack for gear.I can only assume these slats were simply reenforcing for the sheet metal roof but it looks to me like a pretty... more |
| Scribing the Side Panels | Mar 3, 2007 |
| Now that the vacuum formed pieces were out of the way I made the truck sides. I started by scribing the individual wood slats (approximately 3/32") on to .010 sheet styrene.After scribing I sanded the raised burrs flat and then laid out the side panels on the sheets.the wooden sides of the vehicle were... more |
| Wood Masters for Vacuum Forming | Feb 21, 2007 |
| To build the truck I was going to have to vacu-form the front fenders, rear fenders, and hood. I photo-copied the plans and contact cemented them to blocks of basswood. I then cut them to shape on a bandsaw and sanded to shape, finishing with files and sandpaper while checking them against the scale... more |
| M206 Sd.Kfz.61 Drawings | Jan 27, 2007 |
| One of the aspects of modelling I enjoy is making my own scale drawings. It's not as hard as it may seem. With a compass, rule, and good references its actually almost as fun as building the model. Careful study of photos, some known dimensions and a good eye for detail will produce suprisingly... more |
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