"The Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track was an armored fighting vehicle designed and first built by the Hanomag company during World War II, and based on their earlier, unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle."
There were four main model modifications (Ausführung A through D), which formed the basis for at least 22 variants.[1] The initial idea was for a vehicle that could be used to transport a single squad of 10 panzergrenadiers to the battlefield protected from enemy small arms fire, and with some protection from artillery fire. In addition, the standard mounting of at least one MG 34 or MG 42 machine gun allowed the vehicle to provide support by fire for the infantry squad once they had disembarked in battle.
More info @ The Wikipedia Page
This was another modelling project I took during the renovations of the outdoor shed. The shed needed alot of painting at this stage, so in between painting the walls, I would relax at night-time building the above. The back of the model opens up and you can see the internal radio equipment and benches and the engine bay opens up showing the little block of power inside.
I had some trouble painting this model due to doing it in the summer time - hence I began doing this at night time. Lesson learnt for future modelling projects.
Compiled and written by
David "Modelling Away in Perth" Innes
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