AMMS Sydney Build-a-Bitch Comp 2003

An Exercise in Persistence

The object of the competition was to build something strictly out-of-the box.

Naturally, with a title like this, there were a few catches, er, conditions:

  • All participants to donate one kit each.
  • Each donated kit to be both cheap, and nasty. Good or remotely decent kits not permitted.
  • Donated kits to be wrapped securely.
  • Each participant to draw one kit from a box, blind.
  • Each completed kit to be judged according to AMMS’ normal OOB judging criteria.
  • Anyone not completing, or caught trying to enhance, correct or otherwise succumbing to AMS (you know who you are) to be subject to perpetual humiliation (again, you know you you are!!). Continue reading

7.5cm PaK 40 auf Schutzenpanzerwagen Sd. Kfz. 251/22

Kit build with scratchbuilt modifications by Peter Bleasdale

The base kit was from Dragon.

Improvements / modifications to the kit are as follows:

  • Added Tamiya Pz. Kfw. IV gun cleaning rods.
  • Replaced one piece of the “C” section gun mount with a length of brass profile.
  • Blanked off the radio operators visor with sheet plastic.
  • Removed the incorrect radiator filler cap at the front bonnet.
  • Replaced the two front lifting lugs with ones fashioned from an aluminium soft drink can. Continue reading