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

[tomrommel1]

So Rubicon is the way to go then? How do they compare to Warlord plastic kits?

[NurgleHH]

Great, Richard. Will you do more dirt on it? After a whole day driving through the desert the sand will come out of every opening, I think. But no idea how to make it. Vallejo Pigments???

[Captain Blood]

Dirk - haha! No, I think it's dirty enough. Sme more dust though, maybe 

Tom - this is the first kit I've built in this scale (or any scale for that matter, in 30 years!) So I don't know about the Warlord / Italeri kits, although I hear they are not quite as good. The Rubicon Crusader kit is certainly lovely. Once I've finished this, I might try a German tank next, and will let you know if they are consistently good... 

[Remgain]

So Rubicon is the way to go then? How do they compare to Warlord plastic kits?

Tom,

usually, but not always, Rubicon are more solid, suitable to be moved back and forth, and designed for wargamers.
Warlord, specially when they are Italeri kits scaled down, are more delicate, and with more fiddly tiny pieces.

Due to the kind of moulding, Warlord tracks are much more detailed. Rubicon's are "smooth".
In modeller's words: Warlord is right, Rubicon is wrong!  
From the point of view of tracks, obviously!

Rubicon's kits have several options (look at their M10/Achilles/M36/whatever).... turrets, guns etc, but sometimes your choices are limited because there are no duplicate of other necessary parts.
Nothing difficult to duplicate with plasticard (turret ring, etc) or a simple casting or scratbuilding (turret cupola, etc).

In the net there are some great review/tutorial, look at our fellow LAFer SiamTiger posts!

My 2 cents, both are great models, check on the net the model that suits you better.

Hope this helps,
Marco

[Bugsda]

Excellent work Richard   

[tomrommel1]

Thanks for the info Richard and Remgain!

[Captain Blood]

Finished tank. Definitely went a bit too heavy on the initial wash, but on the whole, it's worked out okay. I'll know better next time

The tank commander is bodged from Perry plastics with a Green Stuff beret.

I fear I may now have acquired a taste for this AFV modelling malarkey... Oh dear...    

[Silent Invader]

''Tis a beauty to behold!   

[Mason]

A wonderful first offering on the AFV slippery slope that you have found yourself on.
Again!
 

[Vanvlak]

That turned out splendidly - inspiring. 

[Queeg]

Nailed it Richard !  Pretty easy once you get into it isn't it, look fwd to seeing more !

cheers
Brent

[Captain Blood]

Thanks chaps - and especially Brent. Couldn't have done that without the inspiration and advice from your good self

[Driscoles]

Very realistic look!

[Keith]

Bang on! Looks beautiful, and complete with bucket too.

What's next?

[Dr. The Viking]

Just the ticket!