Blitz Line Sd.Kfz.250/Sd.Kfz.10 Upgrade Sets (B72105 & B72106 for Special Hobby) 1:72

[Mike]

Sd.Kfz.250/Sd.Kfz.10 Upgrade Sets (B72105 & B72106 for Special Hobby)

1:72 Blitz Line from CMK by Special Hobby

 

 

Special Armour’s kit of the Sd.Kfz.250 half-track, or Hannomag as it’s often known has seen a number of boxings, the most recent we’ve reviewed here in non-German hands, is a great little kit for small scale AFV modellers, but you can always improve on injection moulded details with resin.  These sets arrive in the usual red AFV themed blister packs with card hanger on the back and the instructions sandwiched between the two layers.  Inside are the resin parts, with any Photo-Etch (PE) parts safely separated behind a piece of clear acetate at the back of the blister.

 

 

Wheels (B72105 for Special Hobby)

This set is a simple drop-in replacement for the two front wheels of the kit.  They arrive on a single casting block that attaches to the wheels on the contact patch to avoid damaging the excellent tread detail that is moulded into the rolling surface and onto the large knobbly shoulders with yet more detail on the sidewalls showing the Continental name.  The dished hubs are well detailed too, with bolts and hub caps present, and a small hole in the rear to accept the kit’s axle.

 

 

 

 

Tracks (B72106 for Special Hobby)

This set also consists of only two parts, but they are each one full run of tracks for the rear of the vehicle, and have their own casting blocks that attach to the rear of each link by wafer-thin risers.  Removing them should be relatively simple, and any mistakes can be hidden on the inside of each run if your resin-handling skills aren’t quite up to muster.  They are slipped over the completed road wheel set, sensibly starting with the drive sprocket, lining up the teeth with the holes in the centre of the tracks.  Each casting block has either one or two raised lines on the front, which matches the numbered diagrams on the instructions that show which side each run should fit.  Whether you paint the tracks separately from the wheels before joining them is entirely up to you.

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

The addition of these highly detailed wheels and tracks to your model will increase the realism of your model once they are sympathetically painted and weathered as appropriate to the circumstances.

 

Highly recommended.

 

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