Captain Blood's Western Desert: P.125 - SdKfz10 half-track with 2cm Flak 30

[OSHIROmodels]

Oh my!

[Volleyfire!]

Really there should be an emoticon with a little drool escaping from the corner of the mouth especially for threads like this one.

[gamer Mac]

Really there should be an emoticon with a little drool escaping from the corner of the mouth especially for threads like this one.

Got to agree with this
Stunning

[Bugsda]

Excellent work Richard 

How difficult to build are these Rubicon vehicles? I fancy doing one.
 
Bearing in mind, the last time I glued a tank together was 1974. 

Been watching old episodes of Rat Patrol on you tube so I don't make any mistakes with historical accuracy 

[Dr Mathias]

Nice collection you have there, crazy how these projects snowball into something truly impressive

[carlos marighela]

Excellent work Richard 

How difficult to build are these Rubicon vehicles? I fancy doing one.
 
Bearing in mind, the last time I glued a tank together was 1974. 

Been watching old episodes of Rat Patrol on you tube so I don't make any mistakes with historical accuracy 

They are extremely well engineered and the instructions are pretty clear so are fairly easy to put together and the tracks are one piece assemblies. Part count is definitely more than on quick build type gaming kits but even a novice should get something acceptable from one of the Rubicon kits.

[Shahbahraz]

Yes, what he said. I find that the excellent engineering on the Rubicon kits make them a far cry from the experience of trying to cobble together an Airfix 1/76 Scorpion, or glue the rubber tracks on a Panther.

And to be fair, some of the Warlord/Italeri collaborations are also pretty good. Their Hellcat and Char B1bis go together nicely into very good models.

I did a build review of the Char if you are interested.
 http://aleadodyssey.blogspot.com/2019/05/warlord-plastic-char-b1-bis-build-review.html

[Captain Blood]

Chris - what they said.
The Rubicon kits are excellent. I used to build Tamiya kits back in the day (yep, around 1974 ) and the Rubicon kits are like mini-Tamiya kits - only with a lot less fiddly parts. The quality is ace, they're easy to put together, and they usually include all sorts of options and extras. The decals they include are plentiful and very well done. The instructions are A+. Hard to go wrong really. Good fun to make, titivate and paint.

The only disappointing aspect is their crew figures, which are as poor as their vehicles and AFVs are excellent. I don't know how they manage to make vehicle kits that are so brilliantly sharp and precise, whilst at the same time making crew figures which are kind of spongy, amorphous and sketchy (hands like mittens, for instance). And with details like the shape of helmets and caps which just look slightly wrong.
There again, most AFVs don't actually need crew - I just like seeing them. So it's probably not a major consideration.

[Mason]

Careful, Chris!

You have seen what has happened to Richard.
It looks like a very slippery slope to me.

Beware the man in red trousers with the fake beard at the back of Sainsbury's offering to give you a 'little free sample' of his 'goodies'.....
 

[Bugsda]

the Rubicon kits are like mini-Tamiya kits

Thanks for the info lads, that's exactly what I wanted to hear 
I love the fact that the tracks are solid, I fucking hate those flexible plastic ones. I think they are what put me off tank kits in the first place.

[Kane]

Richard, have I said in this thread that I love your work?

If so, I'm still just gonna repeat it: I love your work!

[Captain Blood]

Thanks Kane. That's very kind of you

Okay, I've made up the Kettenkrad.

Another very tasty little kit. Comes complete with a Goliath tracked mine or beetle tank plus trailer too, but I've decided that won't really be much use in games, so probably won't bother.

There's also a third seated crew member - but I didn't want the thing to look too crowded, so decided not to use him, and I've adapted the other two slightly using Perry parts. Plus a bit of accessorising... 

I think Rubicon are slowly getting better with their crew figures, although there are far too many folds in the sleeves on the arms, so I'll probably pare those back a bit. Although I haven't used them here, the Afrika Korps soft caps included for the crew are very much better than their previous efforts which were far too high crowned and stiff looking.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

How difficult to build are these Rubicon vehicles? I fancy doing one.
 
Bearing in mind, the last time I glued a tank together was 1974. 

Rubicon publish their instructions here:
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VB-0E7bgCOo/W5OCkUmViUI/AAAAAAAAEGU/JwnoaJnrsEAHGvLTraT1nY7P-ekzgElTgCLcBGAs/s1600/rasp1-12.png
The only thing to bear in mind is that their plastic is ABS, so Tamiya Thin liquid poly or  stronger is needed. Also, do not assemble in high temperatures, the liquid poly will evaporate before reaching the model ^___^.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice work, now paint it (so I can shamelessly attempt to copy you ^___^).

[Ragnar]

Rubicon publish their instructions here:
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VB-0E7bgCOo/W5OCkUmViUI/AAAAAAAAEGU/JwnoaJnrsEAHGvLTraT1nY7P-ekzgElTgCLcBGAs/s1600/rasp1-12.png
The only thing to bear in mind is that their plastic is ABS, so Tamiya Thin liquid poly or  stronger is needed. Also, do not assemble in high temperatures, the liquid poly will evaporate before reaching the model ^___^.

Notte that there are specific ABS glues such as Tamiya.  I have had pieces fall off after using poly cement. 

https://www.google.com/search?ei=v-46XY-HHciw9QO04b3wAg&q=abs+glue+tamiya&oq=abs+glue+tamiya&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i22i30.25394.28471..30152...0.0..0.318.1837.2-6j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0j0i67j0i20i263.FCWkzr1vRPw&ved=0ahUKEwjP4oTsx9LjAhVIWH0KHbRwDy4Q4dUDCAo&uact=5