Sighting the Enemy: Sd.Kfz 234/2 Puma 1/35 Model

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3 ай бұрын

1/35 Scale Sd.Kfz 234/2 Puma Painting & Weathering Tutorial - Model Building, Military Vehicle, Wargaming, Diorama, Tank, German Armor, WWII, Scale Model Kit, AFV, Weathering Effects, Panzer
The 'Puma' Sd.Kfz.234/2 was undoubtedly the best armoured car of WW2; well protected for its role as a recon vehicle, highly mobile and heavily armed, but its late introduction into service when the tides of war had swung against Germany, and the modest production totals of all variants ensured that this magnificent fighting vehicle never really fulfilled its conceptual promise.
Fitted with the superb 50 mm L/60 cannon, it was hard to stop a crew engaging in combat, rather than scouting.
The vehicle had 2 driving positions, one front and one rear facing, as it had the same speed and manoeuvrability in reverse as it did forward.
Fitted with 8 independently powered and steered wheels it sported 'bulletproof tyres' and a 1st for smoke dischargers
An very advance design that was years ahead of its time it was studied by the allies after the war and many of its features were adopted in their future designs.

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@megarouge61 15 күн бұрын

Exceptional build!

@afv-studio 15 күн бұрын

Thanks

@KGmodels 3 ай бұрын

Amazing work my friend,the camo is so neat,and that H&S does an amazing job,I see why you recommend it to me,and the weathering looks great,a fine finish in my opinion.Thanks for the video!

@michaellemaire5380 2 ай бұрын

Beautifully done!! 👍

@afv-studio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@colinkavanagh7625 2 ай бұрын

Excellent 👏

@afv-studio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Colin, glad you enjoyed it.

@jimaltergott9326 3 ай бұрын

AWESOME!!! Seeing your Puma come together has given me inspiration to buy & build- not just buy!- the new MiniArt Puma. I want to make good on the Dragon Puma that I buggered up last year. Once again, great model!! Love it

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Nice ! You can do better 🤣 No really if you messed it up so bad, another go will make a nice addition to your collection 💕 Thank you for the support

@jimaltergott9326 3 ай бұрын

@@afv-studioIs there a way I can send you photos of my Puma? Be fun to share and see what you think.

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

@@jimaltergott9326 Of course you can ! My email is part of my channel. Anyone who wants to contact me can do so.... afv.studio555@gmail.com. You are welcome to share privately or prehapse via 'what's app' or' telegram'. my email is available to whoever wants to make contact. Just send me your mobile/ contact via email and i will respond 👍

@jimaltergott9326 3 ай бұрын

@@afv-studioThanks! I will put some photos together soon.

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

@@jimaltergott9326 Great! I look forward to seeing them... If you include your mobile I'll add you to my contacts on what's app or telegram. I wont give my mobile here for obvious reasons, but via email, then its more private correspondence 😉

@MrKersey 3 ай бұрын

Wonderfully painted and weathered! Well done!

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I hope the process was enjoyable to watch

@bastelbude4100 2 ай бұрын

Wow. 👏🏻🤘🏻Looks Realy Cool

@afv-studio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, comment is much appreciated 👍

@gregorysuddeth581 3 ай бұрын

I can't ever paint such small lines and connect them, I always miss and paint a different area than what I wanted

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@scaleartsg 2 ай бұрын

lol

@williamyezca 5 күн бұрын

superbe

@afv-studio 5 күн бұрын

Thanks William... Much appreciated 👍

@garylawless3608 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic result with the Puma! I have enjoyed this build, as I have one in my stash that I will start soon, and this will be very helpful. I don’t know if I can emulate your work on the camo, so I might settle for something easier as my airbrush skills need improving a little. Look forward to your next project. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺!

@afv-studio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary. Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck with the build

@chacurdan 3 ай бұрын

Amazing work. 👋👋👋

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan

@goforitpainting 3 ай бұрын

Looks cool. 👍

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend 👍

@PaulShrimplin 3 ай бұрын

Nice job,l myself would dry brush the cam net a bit with some lighter greens give it some life,

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment I did actually drybrush the camo net, but didnt show it in the video except at the opening sequence at the very start. and visible in the closing shots of the completed model. I could have gone a bit lighter but felt it was standing out quite nicely at the end.

@Hori_Ado 2 ай бұрын

Well done. I made this kit also and I enjoyed the build. There is more very good Pumas on the market now (RMF, MiniArt), but Dragon is a Dragon. BTW. what colour do you use for wooden handles of the tools? I like the tone, looks realistic.

@afv-studio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I like to use AK's Light Earth for tools that would have Hickory or Ash handles. A bit of Burnt Sienna wash over the Light Earth will add a bit of age and variation to the final look. Green Ochre is another tone i use which is more Oak looking

@mikeharbour835 3 ай бұрын

love the build....who's figures did you use...

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching?

@afv-studio 2 ай бұрын

I think these may be Panzer Art. I purchased a whole tub of resin figures from someone locally who was getting rid of. No boxes but I'm sure I saw them with different heads on the Panzer Art website. My commander had no head so I just grabbed something suitable out of the tub and mad it fit.

@user-zw7gp8xb8f 3 ай бұрын

🤝👍

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@rrl4245 3 ай бұрын

Great work. Would like to know which kits were used...

@afv-studio 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@kevin.reible 11 күн бұрын

Excellent work! May I ask you with which pressure and paint/thinner ratio you applied this camo?

@afv-studio 11 күн бұрын

I will stick at 15psi for all my airbrushing. Thinning ratio... Well how long is a piece of string. Really it depends on the paint in the pot. Even same brand will be different between colours. The olive green here is great, no spatter hardly at all. The red-brown is a sod and very hard not to get more speckle/splatter at same thinner ratio. I will thin these lacquer paints 4 or 5:1 sometimes more. I even have times when half way through a fill I see no colour and when I look in, its just half a cup of thinners sitting there because all the pigment has settled and gone out the needle. Other factors are, an airbrush with good trigger action, you need to know when paint is going to flow or suddenly you have a spiders web going on (and that a disaster). Cleaning the needle regularly as well especially with acrylics as these build up and dry faster on the tip, this will give you speckling as well, so keep a brush and small pot of thinner next to you to clean.

@kevin.reible 11 күн бұрын

@@afv-studio Thanks for the detailed answer! I asked because I made exact the same expierence with both of the colours. The Olivgrün goes like a charm, but the Rot-Braun is driving me crazy. I tried different pressures and thinning ratios with this colour in my Evolution with a 0.2 needle/nozzle but no luck so far to achieve an acceptable result. Thanks for the tip with keeping the needle clean! I will try it again with 15psi and more thinner ...

@afv-studio 11 күн бұрын

@@kevin.reible There you go. Its not you after all. At least it sounds like you have a nice airbrush in the 2024 Evolution. You wont go wrong there. Its a better brush than my more costly (cult of paint) Infinity.

@kevin.reible 11 күн бұрын

@@afv-studio Thank you for giving me courage. It's the "old" Silverline Evolution, just bought it right before the new was released - if I had known they will setup a new model ...

@afv-studio 11 күн бұрын

@@kevin.reible Oh Dam. You know its still a decent airbrush. you might consider matching your .2 needle with their new .28 nozzle. I believe this contributes to the performance of the new Evo. And there is a hack that will lessen some of the play in the trigger. 2 PTFE nozzel washers placed on that spindle that slots into the trigger slot. That would help tighten everything up trigger related. I use the 2 washer hack on my old infinity and it does help a bit.

@gregorysuddeth581 3 ай бұрын

I still have no clue how people can paint such small lines with a airbrush and connect the lines. How many years of practice does that take?

@afv-studio 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Greg. Believe it or not, this is the 1st time I've attempted this pattern. Its not perfect by any means. But seeing the needle tip and trusting that the airbrush will deliver the expected flow of paint is really key I guess because there is no room for error like there is for larger block patterns.