Pz. Kpfw II Ausf L Luchs mit Zusatzpanzerung by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/72 - PLASTIC

[king derelict]

While I was stalled on the Iron Duke build I opened this box to keep me out of trouble.

It’s a tiny 1/72 model of a tiny tank but with all the details that Flyhawk do so well. As I understand it the Zusatzpanzerung refers to the additional amor added to the tank. 

For such a small tank the box is well stuffed with parts 

There is a small PE fret of delicate parts. Some look impossibly small. The finished model is going to be small even with all the extra parts added.

Assembly has started with the lower hull adding some PE to the engine vents and armor.

There is quite a lot of suspension parts to add to the hull 

. So far it’s all fitting very nicely although it takes several reads of the instructions to work out what is intended. And the instructions are printed very small.

One side done and one ready to start 

Thanks for looking in

 

Alan

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Another  fine build  to follow  mate,  I did not know  Flyhawk  did vehicles.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

  On 3/17/2025 at 10:44 PM, Old Collingwood said:

Another  fine build  to follow  mate,  I did not know  Flyhawk  did vehicles.

 

OC.

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Thank you OC. It’s an amazing kit with so many parts for such a small vehicle, although I have a feeling I’ll be cursing it later.

Flyhawk make a small number of AFVs. This one and the regular Kpfw I and II, the Renault tank and the King Tiger which has a nice brass barrel. They make super little models and are very satisfying to build.

Alan

[Canute]

Interesting little kit, Alan. Like OC said, the Flyhawk is chock a block with parts in such a wee scale.

[king derelict]

Hi Ken, 

As far as I can tell very few are alternative options for a different version so it’s all going into that tiny hull.

 tracks are link and length which I like better than the elastic band style but the links are tiny and it’s all going to be on show.

Alan

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Looking forward to following this one.  I didn't realize Flyhawk did vehicles either.  

[king derelict]

  On 3/24/2025 at 11:36 PM, Landlubber Mike said:

Looking forward to following this one.  I didn't realize Flyhawk did vehicles either.  

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Thanks Mike. As with their ship models the AFVs have some daunting small parts.

Alan

[king derelict]

I’ve been a bit dilatory with the updates and actually the build has been pretty slow thanks to intrusions by real life. After finishing the undercarriage everything got a coat of MiG One Shot iron oxide (brown) primer.

The color schemes show what I assume is a winter scheme in white with some brown creeping through in places. I rather like it and thought I would give it a try. I added several misted coats of Tamiya Flat White and was fairly happy with the results.

it’s a bit paler in real life but I’m starting to think another coat might be a good idea. I’m scared of getting a dead white result though.

Next up was the tyres on the road wheels. I had great hopes of the Dspiae circle cutter but I abandoned it in favor of the old circle template to make the masks for the wheels 

The Dspiae cutter worked flawlessly on a piece of copier paper but tore up about 75% of my attempts with masking tape. I think it’s my fault for not getting the right tension on the cutting blade, it’s probably fiddle with thin material like masking tape. I should have tried painters tape- next time.

 

The tyres were sprayed with Mig Rubber black which is a grey in reality but I think it works and then the running gear was assembled.

And that brings us to the next significant challenge, the tracks! The sprue has all the parts needed for one side. I’m not sure whether to try to build the tracks off the model or assemble them in place. 
Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments.

Alan