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mustang1989 wrote:NICE!! I've always like the 250 and 251 half tracks. I'm still trying to figure out just where there is room for the entire crew of 6 in this thing though.

Me too, also been fan of the 251, or "Hanomag" as it is sometimes called...

- Kari

Hey Joe and Kari! There is a driver and passenger compartment beneath the four men visible on top of the vehicle itself. I will take a photo of the instructions which better indicates this.

Good Lord that is cramped.

mustang1989 wrote:Good Lord that is cramped.

Especially with that big radio set in there. But not much more cramped than the RATT (radio/teletype) Rigs that I crewed on. That open top could be a blessing or curse, depending upon the weather.

Either I am out of practice or the seam work on the cupola is a real skill test. I will let the CA cure for 12 hours then fill the seams with Milliput on both sides.

It’s Dragon... why mold it in one piece, when they can mold it in three or more pieces?

Truth, Carlos. Sincerely. The kit is ridiculously over developed! Maybe the designers want the model builder to spend a lot of time with gluing sides together? I certainly did.

I thought I was pretty good at closing seams based on ye old AMT-ERTL Star Trek models. Honestly, they could mold a tub and attach the sides. I resorted to a copious amount of CA and styrene dust, too. I still see daylight through the joins. Hopefully I will end up with a solidly formed shell after filling and priming.

Here is a later model and a modern restoration, with very interesting textures and tones to its primered sections. Would a field applied camo wrap around beneath the vehicle? I am thinking about leaving the bottom factory gray.

The cabling on the radio units is intense!



There is a lot crammed inside the compartment—and a few choice details might be nice to add!

Well, now you know why, if Tamiya and Dragon make the same vehicle, I will usually opt for Tamiya. The detailing may not have the same finesse, but the engineering is far superior in most cases. I am all about ease of assembly nowadays.