Sd.kfz 251/9 Kanonenwagen

[smittyrob64]

Some pics of my sdkfz 251/9 Kanonewagen or Stummel. Started this a few years ago and lost interest working on it. I thought I would take another crack at it. Here's what I have so far.

[ram04]

Thats some really nice work so far, can't wait to see it finished.

[pickelhaube]

Looks good so far you should be able to steal the barrel of of the Panzer IV short nose.

[smittyrob64]

Thanks,
I don't have one of those. I made the barrel parts on the lathe but I have to redo the end part, I'll just make it out of Aluminum.

[pickelhaube]

Thanks,
I don't have one of those. I made the barrel parts on the lathe but I have to redo the end part, I'll just make it out of Aluminum.

I wish I had a lathe and to know how to use it.

I use brass tubes and Bondo. Then I chuck it in a drill and spin and sand.

I have made every barrel I made this way.

M-10
T-34/76
T-34/85
M-3 tank destroyer
T-23 turret
Firefly
Stuka cannon

Of course if I had a lathe I do not know how to use it.

YOURS LOOKS GREAT !!!!!

[smittyrob64]

Thanks Pickelhaube,

I use that method too, soldering brass bits together and turning them in a drill chuck. I made things like the hanomag crank caps, wheel caps and anything small and round this way.

and your barrels always look great, I'd still like a set of those stuka cannon's.

How do you make things like the wheels and tires on your sdkfz 222 if you don't mind me asking?

[PanzerArm]

I use brass tubes and Bondo. Then I chuck it in a drill and spin and sand.

I have made every barrel I made this way.

M-10
T-34/76
T-34/85
M-3 tank destroyer
T-23 turret
Firefly
Stuka cannon

That is a useful tip. I haven't made many from scratch, but I sure feel like a caveman with my (styrene tube+Xacto Knife) x (Me cutting as I turn the tube+ Sanding) method. And yes, it took forever


-Kevin

[pickelhaube]

Thanks Pickelhaube,

I use that method too, soldering brass bits together and turning them in a drill chuck. I made things like the hanomag crank caps, wheel caps and anything small and round this way.

and your barrels always look great, I'd still like a set of those stuka cannon's.

How do you make things like the wheels and tires on your sdkfz 222 if you don't mind me asking?

I cheated on the 222 and used a Hanomags tire. I just sanded it to shape and depend the side lugs.

I also used the Hanos wheel . I turned it around sanded off the detail and added my own. The inner wheel ridge was made by spinning on a dremel and cutting the outside whit an x-acto and then cutting the inside to make a ring. Then I sanded the ring profile as a half moon.

On my barrels I use a long brass tube approx 4 inches longer than the barrel tube that I need.
Then I use brass tube rings the size that I need ( small muzzle side of the tube large mantlet side of the tube).

Then I get a sheet of wax paper and sprinkle some denatured alcohol on it .

Then smear bondo on the center tube.

Then roll kit like dough on the wet waxed paper.

I do this till the center section is full and has taken the size of the barrel.

When all is said and done I chuck one of the ends in a drill and I spin sand it.

The first barrel took about a day to do. Now I can make one in less than an hour.

[smittyrob64]

Nothing wrong with cheating in model building. Interesting method to converting the hanomag wheels, they turned out great. I will probably have to try using a paper models method as I don't have any spares to convert.
Thanks for the info.

[normandy]

Smitty, great job on all 3 of your 251's!!!! The detail you put into your Pakwagen was just fantastic and this one, very cool.
Great work!

[Light.Inf.Scout]

Nice work

[grunt1]

Smitty I'm happy to send you spares if I have them as long as you send me a copy of the final part. Let me know.

[Jnewboy]

I did the late version awhile back

[warbike]

Very nice work on the halftracks.

[smittyrob64]

Thanks for the comments guys.

grunt1, I pm'd you back and thanks for the offer.

Jnewboy, I remember when you first showed your late version, very nice work.

[Jnewboy]

Thanks for the comments guys.

grunt1, I pm'd you back and thanks for the offer.

Jnewboy, I remember when you first showed your late version, very nice work.

Thanks, I like yours better, it looks to be very well done!! how are you gana paint it?

[smittyrob64]

Thanks Jnewboy, I was thinking this:

[Jnewboy]

Thanks Jnewboy, I was thinking this:

Nice!! in the B/W pic you can see some foliage roped to the sides, I always like doing that on mine when I can. It will look cool!!

[CanberraPaul]

As always great work.

[Heer]

For your consideration:

[MG-42]

* Fov did # 1144 for their 1st. series 1:32 Stummel ... Good choice Heer



- MG

[smittyrob64]

Small update. Got the basic gun cradle and ramp built minus details.
Working 2 jobs doesn't leave me much time to work on models.
Looking forward to building the breech guard out of brass and the detail parts.

[plasticboy]

Outstanding! The gun looks great.

[Light.Inf.Scout]

Looks great!