This may sound like a silly question, but how do most people go about installing after market crews in their tanks? Do you attach them to the model using styrene or are there some other techniques you would be willing to share. Thanks.

All depends on what is in the interior? If there is an interior, they can be fastened there, some people will fasten to hatch exterior is the figure is say propping themself up with their hands or arms. Or you can build a shelf like apparatus inside to hold the figure.

Those are my usual approaches.

The tank I'm working on has no interior. I was contemplating how to instal the driver who isn't attached to the exterior. So a styrene shelf would work. Thanks.

And instead of gluing the figure into place permanently, try ‘Fun-Tak’ Mounting Putty. I have an Sd.Kfz.10 crew which I was originally going to glue into the vehicle due to the six figures bobbling around every time I blinked. With a tiny piece of ’Fun-Tak’ under their bums … viola … problem solved!

I use the same method for attaching ‘Hornet Heads.’ This allows for very easy head repositioning down the road if needed.

—mike

Interesting concept. I hadn't considered that approach. Thanks Mike.

If there is no interior, styrene stock can be use to provide a pedestal or shelf to support the figure at the appropriate height. Remember to paint any exposed styrene black. You don't want anything bright inside a non-existent interior, if anybody happens to gaze down through the hatch.

Its relatively easy with some plastic card and a few bits n bobs.







And the result



Just used plastic card and tube.

Dan

Thank you all for your answers. That certainly helps me out.

Whenever possible I just use a piece of sprue as a pedestal mount for the figure, and glue it to the floor of the vehicle.