PzKpfw. 753(r) mit 7.5 KWK 40

[panzerman825]

Here's another build from the plague year. Did this for a youtube group build on captured equipment. The kits are as follows.....
1/72 PST PzKpfw. 753(r)
1/72 Caesar Miniatures WW2 German Panzer crew
1/72 HAT German Tank Riders
1/72 Value Gear Tank Stowage
















The PST kit was surprisingly detailed, and easy to build. It did require part clean up and test fitting throughout. I opened the driver hatch and made a new hatch for it. I added brass screen air intakes. I also made the engine hatch fastener cord. Added brackets to the fenders. Made a stowage rack on the rear of the tank. Made a missing louver and tail light on the back of the tank. Both figure sets are stock, and painted up nicely. Thanks for viewing. Happy modeling. Bill

[C M Dodson]

Very nice indeed and an unusual vehicle to boot.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Peter]

I like the whole thing. The tank and figures are very nice painted and all is put on a great base!

[Bill Slavin]

Another terrific build. And good to see those German HaT tank riders going along for the ride.

[Wiking]

Congratulation to your work.
Mine was several years back started and finally cannibalised.

Now this KW walks in the direction from west to east.

Pro:
I like that you open additionally a hatch and put at all figures in. For me a vehicle with one or more figures is always live and show in a simple way the size of the model.
And that tank is HUGE !
Also you do the black smoke at the exhausts, chassis !
The wheels on the running surface look like you make it in a grey metal color to look used.
Sad that the cork start to do his own live and bend a bit up.

Con:
The wiring tree. With green connton for isolation because the hig voltage line is so close ?
The teeth of the running need a bit metal color.
First I want to mentioned something about the missing sag of the track.
But I remember me there are not so much single track in the kit to do it.
Tracks are not the quality of today but hey, you link it all in a LINE together of the running and the tension wheels.
I do that on my IS 2. Really not so easy. The two between the three pin and burr it please first ! Fixed in line no angle? A flat track in row ? Add the next and so on. I remember!
You do it very well, Sir.

Good (for me) to see this Germanised KW finished.
You have done the job.
Top !

[huib]

Nice scene, indeed!

[Arminace]

Nice example, that you can do nice cammo with pencils.

[GumSmith]

Hi panzerman825,
real nice one, but i am with wiking - the tree is not that good. Everything else is top.

cheers Oke