Hi All,
Have a look at my 251 c. It's the DML 3 in 1 kit, and it's slated for a dio that will include an other 251 (yet unbuilt) crossing a partially destroyed bridge. I hope to enter it into MOM, but I can't get into the gallery. All comment are welcome. Thanks for looking!

Brian, Brian, you're fooling no one... now show us the pictures of your model...

Beautiful job, if you manage to enter it in time :-) you surely have a winner on your hands. Your weathering is wonderful, as are those ropes. you've even finished the bracket for the MG34 on the back.

Excellent.

Cheers
Henk

Thanks Henk,
glad you like it. A couple of weeks ago, I was getting real close to finishing this kit, and an initial Tiger. I busted my but to finish them in time for this months MOM, but then this whole server thing popped up. Dam you server, dam you!!

Wow, that looks amazing, how did you weather the wooden side boards?

Thanks Shain, the wood was a snap, I added it during the building process, painted and weathered the entire model, including the wooden sides, then I went back with a sanding stick and sanded the wood till I was happy with the result. Piece of cake!

I thought the Tiger I was good but this 251 is even better. I like it. Attention to details all over the vehicle. The hanging personal gears. the ropes, weathering all round especially that on the wooden plank and number plate.....

Just couple of comments, the track looks too clean when compared to the rest of the vehicle and the rope at the back seems a touch too thick.

I never like the pioneer version of 251. After seeing the opportunity in making it dirty, I am thinking about to buy one myself. Well done!

Very nice! It really makes me want to tear into the same kit that I have sitting in the closet. What did you use for the ropes? Just different types of twine or actual model/scale stuff?

Whoah that looks really cool! Go write an article about it

Hey Brian

marvelous!! I love eveything about this kit. Look so much weathered...the kind of vehicle that i love to see...
and the wooden effect on the side plate was perfect!!

Brian,
Like everyone else said, a GREAT job. My only comment would be that the front tires look to be brand new, i.e. no wear and tear. Round off the edges a little and sand down the tread pattern some. Other than that, dude, you've got a real winner there.

Jesse

Thanks a lot for all the kind words guys, to answer a few questions,
Donald99-I left the track rather clean on purpose, this vehicle will be going into a dio, and it will be driving on a cobblestone surface, so I didn't want to pack the tracks full of dirt and mud. I agree with the rope on the back, it is a little thick. I might end up replacing it.

Hellbent11-the thicker rope on the rear of the vehicle came with the kit. I used some thin twine i had around the house for the rope on the front.

Martinnnn-I wouldn't mind writing an article, but I didn't take any in progress pics of the vehicle. Maybe next time, I still have to build a second 251 for this dio.

Oldbean-you got me dude, that's something I have done in the past, but for some reason, it never occured to me on this build. Maybe they just got new tires to replace the old worn ones?

congratulations on producing a really nice model. I am sure that will attract many votes, your weathering is just right and some of those details...well, they speak for themselves!!

Tell me...did you have any aligment issues with your build ?? I have recently done a re-build on my 251 kit to put right the mistakes I made when I was less experienced, and I found it was still a tricky one to line up...

Hey John, I did have a slight problem with the alignment, however I was able to correct it with just a little filler here, and a little sanding there. The key to the build is getting the floor panel dead on center. If you are off just a smidge, it will throw everything else off. And that's probably what caused my problem.