Tamiya Wespe

[Vincent Power]

And people say I'm too fast

Very nice Vincent! How about this scheme?



I had planned that for mine, but I don't mind you borrowing it

Philipp

Hmmmm. I like that Philipp, thanks for sharing. I'm guessing that's yellow under the stripes?

Vincent

[Vincent Power]

Nice start to the...and as usually with Tamiya almost completed...build Vincent!
The Zebra-Wespe would be nice with all the gear on it!
Best regards
Raoul G. Kunz

Thanks Raoul. I've built a few Tamiya kits and they all just come together really quickly. I agree about the Zebra scheme. Looks really good.

Vincent

[Vincent Power]

Hi Vincent,

Nice work mate, you really scored with that kit having Fruil tracks didn't you

This should be an unusual build for you seeing as you are not going to destroy it

Thanks Woody, it was a great find.
I admit my first thought was about how I was going to blow it up! Pity I couldn't find any decent reference pics.

Vincent

[Vincent Power]

I'm here to Vincent, following with interest. I did not know Tamiya released some kits with the tracks.

Shawn

Welcome aboard the Wespe train Shawn. I didn't know Tamiya did either. When I first saw the kit I thought it was just a bundle from the guy I bought it off but the huge sticker on the front of the box should have been a clue

Vincent

[Philipp Gross]

Hmmmm. I like that Philipp, thanks for sharing. I'm guessing that's yellow under the stripes?

Vincent

Probably any combination of dark yellow, green and/or brown imaginable. Do what you want, nobody will prove you wrong

Philipp

[Adam Durrant]

Pretty sure you could paint it any number of colours, looks like most camo schemes were either applied/touched up/modified in the field by their crews

[Vincent Power]

Thanks Guys, you are quite right.

The sequence for an open top vehicle is complicated to me, such as knowing when to paint before its too late or too early.
Anyway, this is where I'm up to.

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I know the side walls are basic in the kit but I'm not going to do too much more here. I did drill out some of the cartriges in the ammo containers. That was fun....not.

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Plus I did a little more work on the figures ala Vinnie style. ( MA Vinnie obviously, not me, though why I would refer to myself as Vinnie is too confusing to contemplate)

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That's it for now. More bench time tomorrow.
Vincent

[Bryan Krueger]

Nice work. I'm too intimidated by open tops to want to tackle them.

[Philipp Gross]

Excellent work Will you add a few more extra pieces to the inside walls?

Bryan, the Tamiya Wespe is a fairly simple affair, a perfect start to practice open AFVs

Philipp

[Adam Durrant]

Nice work. I'm too intimidated by open tops to want to tackle them.

I'm with you Bryan, I have a similar fear of kits with interior provided after I built one and overspray bled through my masking and I had to do touch-ups through the hatches

The figures are looking good!

Adam