Half Track

My military half track build.

This build is of a half track and has tons of pieces, ranging from small engine pieces to large hull pieces. This build is the first half track that I have built and I haven't done many military vehicles.

As with most vehicles you start with the engine and frame. This is how the engine looks once complete.


This is the hull section complete with bracing struts.


Then we get to installing the engine and exhaust pipes where all the power comes from.



Then we build the front axle which connects the front wheels to the engine and the gearbox. On this vehicle it has leaf springs which are less to maintain when out in the desert.



We then start to install the start of the track system. We start with the section where the cogs go to hold the track in place.

There are 13 wheels on each side which means I needed to cut 26 wheels out and sand them smooth. I'm glad it's done and ready to be installed. Soon I will install the track.


Then once the wheels are done you need to start assembling the track. There are about 63 pieces for each track and they are small. It was alot of tedious work but it all came together well,

Now that the tracks are done we can start getting the top half together. This is an easy section to do with few pieces. Then we can start doing the armaments and tools.

Now that the top half is on we can get started on the armaments (guns). This half track has a front and rear gun but no tank barrel.

With the tank looking almost complete we can start puting the final pieces to the outside.
These are the fuel canisters for storing extra fuel on those long journeys.
This piece of equipment is essentional when out in the middle of nowhere.
Once all this has been done we can get started on the paint. I started with the lightest colour and will finish with the darker colours to create the perfect camo.

The paint is my least favourite part of building a model, i have decided to put it aside and get started on my next project.

Road Agent

A weird car given to me from a great car restorer Mark Lloyd Riddell, designed by a great car designer immortalized for ever, the great Ed "Big Daddy Roth. He was a great designer and painter that has had some of his great designs made into models for everyone to build and display.

This model was a simple model, only a skill of 2 but still a fun build. Building this model has been good as since I've moved in with my fiance I haven't had the space to move my model building stuff over. It feels great to get back into building models even if it's just a skill 2.


This model is a different scale to what my other cars are but it's only a small difference, I still like to keep all types of vehicles the same scale. This model would not be one I would choose to build as it's not a typical car or in the same scale.

This car is a quirky design and not one that is done anymore, but it is done by a great car designer. It required me to buy two more colours that I didn't have already which made me have to sort out most of my colours again.

This model came with a figurine and a rat fink, this is the first time I have ever made or painted a figurine, but I guess there's a first for everything. The figurines have little pieces which will make it easy and quick to build but being small, hard and finicky to paint.



This is how the model should look and I think I got it looking good. If I had more room then I would make a car display garage, this would display my cars in a way you would like to see them in real life.


Now that I have finished this model I can get started on my military 1/2 track a German Sd.Kfz.8 DB10 Gepanzerte 12t.