German Panzerträgerwagen. Flat Car

This is another model from the Trumpeter Series of German WW11 Railway  rolling stock.
It is interesting that with this model you get two items ....the large flat car and a tank to build.
I will add this to my rail yard (which is yet to be built)  when the BR 86 completed.
At present I have bits and pieces of 1/35  trains every where.
Relatively simple build with camelflage adding interest.

The usual very descriptive box art.

     Test fitting of the rather flexible inside deck.

 
    A rather clever wheel arrangement  with brake shoes and springs.

Final to follow.

Scratch Build of Rail Wagon 1/35 scale.

I received a pair of axles and wheels from LZ Models courtesy of Libor  that I married to a wooden and plastic frame that I copied from the Trumpeter gondola and made from timber and plastic.
In a magazine I saw a photo of an  old wagon that had been converted to carry explosives and that was my inspiration. This was just an exercise to see if 1/35 rolling stock could be built . Nothing serious just a bit of fun.  

This has to be one of the few 1/35 scratch built wagons around.

New Showcase for some Models

I have found a new home for some of my models by way of a glass panelled show case.  As we all know dust is a great problem so my BR 56 has a resting place for the time being. Some pictures of it now.

Regards   Les

SCHNELLBOOT S.100 1/35 SCALE

This model from Italeri was claimed to be the largest plastic model on the current market. It is a monster
at around 39 inches.
The tooling is excellent and is a pleasure to build.
There are a lot of exciting stories about the capabilities and actions of these German Fast Boats and makes interesting reading.

The Box taking up much of the bench space.

This how I went about building this interesting model..

Two piece hull with supports.

 

Hull with waterline and anti fouling

Torpedo tubes with clever opening ports.

Highly detailed torpedo loading tube loading mechanism.

Cockpit part which is eventually hidden.

Starting to detail some of the parts that need early painting.

I was not happy with the moulded deck so I sanded them off and made decks of teak that I cut to fit.
The result was more realistic

Showing crook deck timbers before they were sanded off!

There were no figures with the model so I made these up from an old tank repair team.
Depth charges were not included either so I made these ones up. Not all that accurate but adds some interest to the rear of the boat.and the slides were there for this reason.

Used some teak again for the depth charge launching slides.

I also borrowed the Captain from another set!

The guns were highly detailed and came together well. I was able to make this moulded deck look genuine.

This floor was moulded and was much easier to paint and look realistic.

The finished S100 which is a stunning model as long as you have the room!

Thanks for looking and if you are thinking of building this .........you will not be disappointed.
Regards Les

Graf Spee Pocket Battle Ship

This is the build of the Academy 1/350 Scale Graf Spee a famous German Pocket Battleship.

It was a pleasant build without too much drama although a supply of photo etch parts would improve it
greatly. The railings supplied were out of scale as were stairs and gun fittings. However this said it turns
out an attractive model.
Since building this model there has been a good supply of after market additions.

This was a little excursion to photo shop. Sailing of Coffs Harbour.....could be better but a lot of fun.

There is a lot of information available on this ship famous for its demise and of it and its Captain.