I've started on this while i'm waitin' for some items to come through for my Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen!

For this i'll be usin' Eduard's new PE set and an AM barrel.

I've assembled the side and rear plates to the tub chassis, and everythin' fits together very well, as it should. On the edges of these side plates, holes need to be made in advance to accommodate the ammo cache on the rear, so some dry-fittin' is in order, respectively.
The brackets for the fender struts are left on, 'cos the plastic parts are real nice and thin and are equal to the PE parts.
The glacis part needed the right hole sanded and filled in for the german version, but I also did the same for the left to cater for a small PE support part. This fittin' supports a horn, which is made redundant on the german version, but which should still be there. Also the machine gun mount has been assembled in place, for which holes needed to be made to accommodate 'em.





The wheels supports are now in place!
The lower hull front plate, and side plate panels ends needed some attention, 'cos they have some pretty noticeable sink marks that will be viewable once the model is built. So some liquid putty was in order!
I added some weld seams around the tow rope bolts with the liquid putty, also.

I've assembled the PE mesh covers, and in total each one consists of five layers. In the first image, three layers have already been assembled. The rest of the images speak for themselves, really.

I almost feel glorious in achievin' the completion of these 'mothers'!

I'm doing the same kv2 as my next project. This is very inspiring. show more pictures as you built on Paul.

Hi Paul

Those screens look brilliant!

Which Barrel are you using?

Ciao
Dus

Cheers guys!

Dus, 'm not sure on what barrel is the best! Maybe someone on here can give me some pointers.

This is a small update. I filled and sanded the edges of the mesh covers with liquid putty, 'cos you could see the many layers!



Also, some etched pieces were added to the rear. The trough piece was 'dinked' up a little, and I like the look of the braces too. They sure are a hundred times better than the plastic parts. It goes without sayin' really!

Looking good Paul, those screens are very impresive.

Cheers
Henk

Cheers Henk!

I've had a shot at applyin' the PE on the driver's hatch! The moulded on details were pretty good, but the PE was better! I may leave this hatch open on the build, and add a figure!

Looking real good Paul, I intend getting one at some point to do the vehicle that was defending the Krupp works in '45, those grills look a bit of a beast to get right, good on ya for having the patience to finish them!

Cheers Mark!

A few more of the exterior details have been fitted now! The front wheels really were a tight fit, so i've fitted 'em now, instead of wrestlin' with 'em on a painted and finished body. The layers of paint would add to the problem, also.

I always prefer to paint my roadwheels off the body, but I guess this one'll be an exception. For this pair at least!

Good call - those wheels are almost impossible to fit with paint on. I found out the hard way

I think i'm sufferin' from a madness!

Jus' look at me sandin' out ejector pin marks and applyin' these PE strips, which'll never be seen on the underside of these fenders! And to top all this the fenders are gonna' be textured as well!

Oh doctor doctor!!

By the way, the plastic in this kit is so soft, and these fenders are a little kinked but will come out OK, once fitted. Any slight 'kink' that may remain will give 'em an abused look, which is cool!

First of the fenders fitted, with no fit fissures, or issues even, to speak of! :-)

The instructions for this KV-2 show some diagrams and measurements for the wirin' that runs from the german horn and notek light over the top edge of the glacis, and meets up where the wirin' for the horn is located.
I have these four images that show this setup.
There doesn't appear to be any braces for securin' the line of wire though, so i'm pretty sure this is a sheath for the wirin', welded to the plate.

What do you guys think?!

I'm still waitin' for some essential items for my Pz.IB, and I haven't touched her in quite awhile. I'm hopin' she don't get too jealous with my progress on this big mama!

I've textured the lower hull and underside of the fenders with the sand paste, and i've completed addin' all the necessary PE. I didn't like the clamps that Eduard supplied, so in some instances I replaced 'em with Aber ones. Also, I used some old 'Elefant' resin horns instead of usin' the kit and PE parts. I do wish Eduard had produced the boxes in PE then I could have 'dinked' 'em up a bit. Nevermind though!

All I have to do now is to plumb in the conduit pipe for the wirin' that runs around the top of the glacis, and for that i'll use some plastic wirin' instead of brass wire. This way its easily cemented in place and will not have any kinks in it!

The track wheels, jerrycans, track links and shells are jus' restin' in place, to give me some idea of the look.

Wow! Great job! Keep us posted on your progress.

Very impressed with your handling of the PE parts. The hatch release/lock mechanism on the inside of the drivers hatch is a work of art, well done. It would be a crime to close that after the work you've put in!
Keep it up its gonna be a great build!

James

After seeing your great Sd.Kfz. 222 I'm again very impressed with this project. The way you handle all the PE parts is wonderful to see! Thanks for sharing your pics.
greetings robert

Thanks a lot guys!

The KV-2 Lion Roar set came today includin' the barrel! To fit this beauty nothin' needs to be altered other than to leave the kits plastic washer part off! This barrel is the correct size and doesn't need it. Jus' slide on and superglue!

Here is the PE mantlet replacement. An improvement on the plastic part which is too thick, I gotta' say!

The turret is complete, and will include a figure. I'll probably use the one from the Tamiya PzIII L kit.

There were only a few PE parts that were called for, but they make a lot of difference. I stayed with the plastic grabhandles instead of bendin' my own with the 'Bendicator', 'cos the plastic pieces came away from the sprue nicely, and were easily sanded smooth.

Great work. can't wait to see it painted. What colour scheme are you using?

Stu

Cheers Stu'! i'll either go with a camo' scheme or whitewash it, for which I have a decent technique I wanna' try out. In no way is this a test subject though.

This is ready for paint now!

The conduit for the wirin' has been installed, and for this I used lead wire. The advantages bein' that its easy to bend (too easy), and very easy to make a clean cut.

what an impressive job you're doing ! Very nice detail, just love it ! Guy