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Hi, guys! I'm happy to finally call this done. Here's the Sd.Kfz.252 ammo carrier of the second batterie of StuG.Abt.185. Build log can be found here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235122916-sdkfz252-ammunition-carrier/ Here are the pics: And some with the StuG: Cheers! Kristjan

Hi, getting started with a new one. I had a couple of StuG III Ausf.B's on my table a few years back. One of them was Dragon combo kit paired with a Sd.Kfz.252 ammo halftrack and I decided it's time to get it on the road at last. It's basically the same, as the Dragon 6718 kit. The vehicle is a bit odd conversion of the widely used Sd.Kfz.250 halftrack, It had an enclosed top and a sloped rear armor with a huge pair of hatches. There's not much material of this variant that I've found on the internet and basically no info about the interior, but I guess it was pretty close to the 250 that it was based on. The kit itself is a mix of newer and older sprues with a varying quality. Dragon has some of the details wrong there as well that I'll try to address on the way. I also have some Aber PE sets to it, a Friulmodel tracks that has a correct drive sprocket in it and the Quickwheel resin wheel set. The kit has Sd.Ah.32/1 trailer in it as well, that I intend to do as well. I've never done a halftrack before, so we'll see how it goes. For starters I made the front axle steerable. Axle details were the ones from the older molding and needed some serious work to achieve the task. The hull sides were a bit warped in my kit but after straightening went on quite nicely. The joint strip on the lower tub and the side panels was nonexistent on the kit, which seemed a bit odd, because the tub clearly had the place to add them, simply the details for the strip were not there. I added the styrene strips to the both sides and some bolt details too. The location of the bolts are more or less guessed. After the sides were fixed and dried, I cut off the location tabs inside and smoothed the transition. I also added a strip of resin rivets to both sides to liven the area up a bit. The hull interior has the Aber PE replacements in it that adds a lot of fine detail too. The running gear was also completed but there's not much in it besides a bunch of wheels and swing arms. Tracks went together nicely. No wire this time but simply gluing the upper and lower part together. Not much cleaning either, so good job, Friulmodel. Here's how it sits when dry-fitted. That's all I have for now. Cheers! Kristjan