Matchbox 1:76 Sd. Kfz 124 WESPE PK-77

[THEscaleSHOW]

Hello all 🥳

The building of the wasp is slowly coming to an end.
I still have the interior sides of the superstructure with new details and finished the base paint.

Next I will paint the details and start with the weathering.
Have fun!
MD

 

Wiring and antenna base were added.

Some new boxes

 

the new rear wall

 

Test fit

 

 

Base w. some highlights

 

green camo and a first filter

 

See you!

 

[THEscaleSHOW]

Hello all 🥳

 

After a long break due to illness I am slowly getting back on track and would like to share a few more pictures of the wasp with you today.
It's about the weathering and tracks, which are my first ones made of vinyl.
I still added the Duce poster and window grille to the building, then the tank was added to the base.
I hid the glue spots of the tracks as good as possible in the dirt.
Next week I will get my new photobox, then hopefully there will be some nice pictures for the gallery.

Have fun!
MD

 

Painting of the wheels

 

Although the decals are very old, there were no problems applying them 👍

 

 

oil dot filter

 

Tracks in red-brown-blue

 

Unfortunately, they are too long 😲
I fixed everything step by step with super glue and then cut off the excess.

 

Then the tracks and running gear were weathered.

 

This is my finished vignette.
A bit different from the original base, but more Italian style 😁

Building a Wasp again after almost 40 years would never have occurred to me without the GB here on BM.
I have to confess that the tiny wasp has challenged me more today than it did at the time.
But it also shows what a beautiful hobby model making is and that age is not a factor.
Thanks to all who wrote to me and made this GB possible 👍
I hope you like the model as much as I do.

 

MD

 

[Jinxman]

Beautiful job - great as a stand-alone build, and even better as a vignette.

[Quiet Mike]

Amazing work, on the SP and the diorama 👏

[GREG DESTEC]

Brilliant 👍

 

The end result shows all the extra effort was worthwhile.

 

Cheers Greg

[JOCKNEY]

Congratulations MD, looks amazing 

Cheers Pat 

[THEscaleSHOW]

Thank you all for the nice comments!
You can find actual pictures in the gallery.
MD

[Rabbit Leader]

Excellent work MD, I've just taken a belated journey through the GB gallery and this Wespe and overall display looks absolutely brilliant. It's amazing how something so small that once cost 25p when first released can make such a and grand display and conversation piece. You've done very well here, its really lovely. 

Cheers, thanks for for participation and well modelled.. Dave 

[THEscaleSHOW]

On 27/04/2022 at 00:31, Rabbit Leader said:

Excellent work MD, I've just taken a belated journey through the GB gallery and this Wespe and overall display looks absolutely brilliant. It's amazing how something so small that once cost 25p when first released can make such a and grand display and conversation piece. You've done very well here, its really lovely. 

Cheers, thanks for for participation and well modelled.. Dave 

Hello Dave!

The GB gave me in places the feeling of opening an old box in which you find old concert tickets and photos from the past.
Matchbox kits are like an old friend you haven't seen for a long time and met again in the GB.
How beautiful was the childhood and youth ...

Thanks to all!

MD

[Galligraphics]

52 minutes ago, THEscaleSHOW said:

Matchbox kits are like an old friend you haven't seen for a long time and met again in the GB

How true! There's a lot of nostalgia floating about here...