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Upgrading A Sdkfz 7/2

Flak and trailer

The Flak 37 is the newest part of the kit so consequently it is the best-detailed. A number of rivets and bolts was added based on museum photos where needed. The armor shields were made thinner with a knife and abrasives and the sight was detailed using putty, wire and sliced plastic rods. The kit gun barrel was replaced with one from Lion Roar.

The trailer frame was taken from the Tamiya Flak 37 kit (#35145). The box was made from Tamiya 1.0mm styrene plate with the dimensions of the box at : Length 53mm, Width 48mm, Height 30mm. The doors were made from 0.3mm plastic plate and the latches were taken from a PE set. The trailer road wheels were cut a little on the bottom to imitate the weight of the load. The nipples on the wheels are made from Model-Point nickel tubes. I decided to add something unusual to my model – the bicycle. It is Tamiya`s with Lion Roar PE and represents one taken from civilians. It was painted before gluing to the vehicle.

To finalize the details, I added number plates from Aber, spent resin shells from JK Resin, and a water canister from Tank. The jacket, bottle, and newspaper were taken from my stock. The camouflage net was made from a gauze bandage soaked with PVA glue.

The painting

The base color (tamiya XF-78 acrylics) was twice cowered with Sin Industries filter for Dark yellow AFV. Then the washes with 502 Abt paint were made. After that I made chips to metal with Vallejo acrylics. The dust was made with MiG pigment P028 Europe Dust. The barrel was painted Gun Metal and weathered with MiG pigments as well.