Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
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Phil Woollard
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Issue that man some boots! Looking good "M" keep it up mate.
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Steve Lewington
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Not a great deal done over the past two days a bit more dry fitting done to ensue all parts fit nicely.
There is a gap between the back doors bigger than I would have liked and a cupel of panels I'm not to sure of yet also big gaps hopefully when everything is tightened up it will all come together nicely.
Phil the man now has his very own pair of boots.
Take care all and keep safe
Regards Steve
There is a gap between the back doors bigger than I would have liked and a cupel of panels I'm not to sure of yet also big gaps hopefully when everything is tightened up it will all come together nicely.
Phil the man now has his very own pair of boots.
Take care all and keep safe
Regards Steve
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- Cab added to the bonnet
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- Side wings added to the rear doors.
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- This is Tiny my trusted little helper hes more than happy to throw a sickie off school and work on the 251 an up and coming young builder.
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Phil Woollard
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Great stuff Muttley, that dry fitting seems to take forever but it's so necessary init. So new boots for one little man and a 251 for the other little man who needs a pair of overalls!
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Steve Lewington
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Good Evening gents
A little bit more done today all the assemblies now made and all dry fitted together.
A good shake of all the body assemblies and most of the gaps between the panels have disappeared.
Take care all and stay safe.
Regards
Steve
A little bit more done today all the assemblies now made and all dry fitted together.
A good shake of all the body assemblies and most of the gaps between the panels have disappeared.
Take care all and stay safe.
Regards
Steve
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- May have to use an old figure for the driver and cut the legs down to make him fit. But that's a job for another day.
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- Drivers compartment fitted but not all the way in.
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- Just for you Phil new boots for an old sweat.
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
It's great to see one of these going together, a rare beast, keep the posts coming, regards simon manning.
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Steve Lewington
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Made a start on the rear doors today added the door stop to the right hand door and made a start on solder filling the holes for the door frames that are not needed.
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There is no time for peace.
No respite.
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There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Its been quite a while from I have been able to get back to the workshop and last week I started to make time.
I loaded all the gubbins on board and took the baby for a test run.
At first all went well a bit to well after giving her a run cross country the gremlins caught up with me.
The left track tensioner failed which threw the track that jammed puled all the left side road wheel arms and breaking a track link opps not a good start.
So it has been a complete rebuild to get everything tightened up and back to a 15 degree angle.
I have now started to rework the rear door hinges to get the build on track and distressed the tyres to give them a worn run in look.
Take care and stay safe
Steve
I loaded all the gubbins on board and took the baby for a test run.
At first all went well a bit to well after giving her a run cross country the gremlins caught up with me.
The left track tensioner failed which threw the track that jammed puled all the left side road wheel arms and breaking a track link opps not a good start.
So it has been a complete rebuild to get everything tightened up and back to a 15 degree angle.
I have now started to rework the rear door hinges to get the build on track and distressed the tyres to give them a worn run in look.
Take care and stay safe
Steve
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There is no time for peace.
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SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
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Phil Woollard
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Good to see your getting to grips with the ol girl Mutley! As you know I have one to build for Mr Dawe so keep the photos coming.
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Steve Lewington
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Thanks for the encouragement Phil will do bud still lots more to do
Take care and keep safe
Muttley
Take care and keep safe
Muttley
There is no time for peace.
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There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Got a little bit more done today working on reprofiling the rear door hinges lots and lots of filing and sanding.
Steve
Steve
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There is no time for peace.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Good morning Steve, finally caught up with your excellent build, good work and most enjoyable...Mick
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Hi Mick
Thank you very much for the lovely comment.
Best regards
Steve
Thank you very much for the lovely comment.
Best regards
Steve
There is no time for peace.
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There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Good evening gentlemen
Its been a wile from I posted any build photos but I have been doing a lot of research.
An update so far.
I disassembled the the rear as I was not happy with the rear doors being flush with the rear armour so I am making a new back end with 3mm added to the inner dimensions so the doors sit proud of the rear armour when closed.
Made the door hinge mounting plates today and started to turn the hinge housings.
Done some of the drawings for the inside side panels not quite finished yet.
Take care and stay safe
Steve
Its been a wile from I posted any build photos but I have been doing a lot of research.
An update so far.
I disassembled the the rear as I was not happy with the rear doors being flush with the rear armour so I am making a new back end with 3mm added to the inner dimensions so the doors sit proud of the rear armour when closed.
Made the door hinge mounting plates today and started to turn the hinge housings.
Done some of the drawings for the inside side panels not quite finished yet.
Take care and stay safe
Steve
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- Turning the hinge housing
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- Hinge plates
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- Rear end disassembled
There is no time for peace.
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There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
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Steve Lewington
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
I got a little bit more done today by the way of the hinge housing.
The next job is to ream them all for a nice tight fit and then reshape them and the top mounting plate so both fit together snugly.
Take care and stay safe
Steve
The next job is to ream them all for a nice tight fit and then reshape them and the top mounting plate so both fit together snugly.
Take care and stay safe
Steve
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- An idea of how it all goes together
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- Test fit of housing and hinge
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- All housing made just have to be reamed
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- Parting off the last housing
There is no time for peace.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only ......WAR.
SdKfz 7 Half Track, 88mm Flak 36, Panzer III, TIGER I Mid 2010, Panzer iv, Sdkfz251, Famo ,Chech Hedgehog x2
Ammo limber, 25 pounder, Baily Bridge.
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Re: Muttleys SD KFZ 251/8 No1
Hi Steve watching with interest, I love to see builds where someone has given thought to a problem, and then works to solve it, I am not familiar with the door hinges on the 251, can not wait to see your solution
Regards Jeff
Regards Jeff