The style of uniforms worn would lend itself for the time period summer of '44 so it could be Normandy or during the Operation Bagration period in the east. Maybe Wiking in Poland ? Or Totenkopf further south ?
J

My 250 campaign build, a basic 1/56 gaming kit from Rubicon.
Build and base paint, brush painted desert yellow (mixed GW acrylic) over Humbrol enamel base grey. Tried to get a similar look to the hairspray or chipping fluid methods ....

Brent

Jerry, that's what I was thinking re the Eastern Front angle. Now I need to decide urban or rural but it's one for the future as I've nade a start on stuff for the Hungary dio.

Brent, considering just how small that is it's coming on really nicely!

Been travelling a lot for work which is killing my bench time. Calling this one done, although I may do some more on it in the future. Nice kit, although the rear armored extensions on the hull were a bit "fiddly".

Guy, that's a really nice build. Unusual as well as I'm more used to seeing 251's with an AT gun on top. I may have a look for one of those as it looks great built up. Nice three colour cam too.

Thanks Karl and nice build Guy. I didn't know they extended the rear on this one, very interesting.

And buttoned up the Rubicon 250. basic details and shading started.

cheers
Brent

Two really nice 250s ! Early and late. I am also one of those that was not aware of a 75mm being mounted on a 250.
J

Karl, Brent, and Jerry,

Thanks guys. The funny thing is that's a 50mm not a 75mm. On the small frame of a 250 it looks huge! It had to make the vehicle top heavy as can be. This was a Cyber hobby white box kit, but I believe it's still available. Some really nice builds on here. Great job guys.

Brent, that Rubicon kit came out nice! Great paint job!

I got a lot of work done over the weekend but can tell now that I'm not gunna make the deadline. There was some talk about an extension. I would be grateful for another two weeks if that is possible. If some extension is not in the cards, I'll have to withdraw.

Decals should go on this evening, more progress pictures later.

Here's the second wee entry - Sdkfz 251/1. Took a couple of quick shots to get them in by the deadline. Also posted to campaign gallery. Hope you like it! Hope you all had fun! This is the Revell 1/72 item plus an AB figure. There is also another figure in the passenger seat which of course you can't see. I had to cut so much plastic off to fit him in - makes you wonder however a real human fit in these things!

Pictures are small because I had to use the gallery. You can view bigger ones there (I guess you can just click the pic), or, if my frickin' web host can get it's act together I can load them there...

Nice job Nick and you also can't go wrong with ABs ....

And a couple of finished pics of the Rubicon 250/1. Nice simple build ... also posted in the campaign gallery.

Brent

Paul, don't worry about time. I don't know who to contact re an official extension so I'm giving till the 15th of Dec as an extension awards wise. I have to sort through who's qualified anyway so my cut off is the 15th now. Two weeks should be enough hopefully for those who are a bit behind.

Brent, that looks superb. Hard to believe it's that small with the way you've detailed it.

Nick,
You can get the full-sized photos to appear in your post by copying in the link for the photo instead of the link for the thumbnail. Just click on the icon to the right of the linked thuimbnail URL and another box will appear with the URL for the photo. Just copy that and paste it into your post and you'll be good to go.

Thanks Karl, that's just what the doctor ordered. I got decals on last night and a sealing coat will go on this evening. We are getting there!

Hello, two week is very good for my.

Regards

Procrastination is a terrible thing and has already meant I failed to finish the 500+ campaign. As the starter pic shows I've been meaning to post for some time
A Revell rebox of the Dragon Greif


For ease of painting (such as I can do)I haven't quite followed the build steps.
As I ran out of grey primer this has been done in a lurid red oxide car primer
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Painting in the unheated garage in sub-zero temperatures left an extremely grainy surface which gentle sand-papering improved where I could reach
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Camo colours, tools, decals and dirt to go but the two weeks will see me through.

Forgot to include the dry-fit finished build pic

Wow Richard, you are making rapid progress! I too have this kit but in the Dragon boxing, glad to see it looks so nice.

I have been beavering away on my project Tamiya 250/9 and have some progress to show:





My project had a couple of late in the game changes. First, the Eduard PE set arrived and its a pip, no less than 3 fret of parts, many for the interior and will never be seen as the gun & screens completely block most of it. I had bought it for the screens and found that the Eduard screens (which are MUCH nicer than the kit parts) would not fit the kit frame. Eduard provide a new frame which has to be folded up. Given that and that the set was so nice I decided to save it for a future build and bite the bullet and use the fussy and somewhat rough kit parts.

The other setback was the Archer Dry Transfers. They were for a 250/9 but for a B model which is quite different from the Tamiya kit. So - we were back to the kit decals which were poorly printed with bad white/black alignment. The decal dungeon provided some additional markings and they are on the kit now.

With the demise of the Archer Elfi markings for this project an option of markings that was not depicted in the instructions was selected as it allowed me to create a paint scheme close to one I had seen in the Tank Power book on the 251. I have no idea if it is correct but it allows me some freedom to try something new.

Just before the wire, its been in this condition since May with the hopes to do some pigments and dust it up but keep running into life.
I present CyberHobby (Dragon) 1/35 SDKFZ 250-1 Neu

Actual color.






Dan

I've awarded the first lot of campaign ribbons having gone through the gallery and the thread in case I'd missed anyone. For those who've not finished yet don't forget you've got until 14th Dec to get your half track finished so you've still got time. To all of those who finished on time congratulations. There have been some fantastic builds in here and hope that you've all enjoyed the build. I chose the subject as there is so much choice in variant for two vehicles and we've certainly seen that reflected in the choices made. Top work chaps.

Going through the thread I realised I'd started a 251/7C which I appear to have half done and lost so I'll have to dig that out and finish it lol.

Thanks Karl, although I added my 250 lateish, throughout all the postings it was a great campaign. And thanks especially to you for supporting everyone with positive comments and encouragement. Props to all who built ... and even those not quite finished

cheers
Brent

Fun campaign! Thanks, Karl!