Sd.Kfz.251/16 Flammpanzerwagen

So here's the first one I've finished.  It's actually an armored personnel carrier (APC) fielded by the Germans in World War II.  One of the first in fact. The Sd.Kfz. 251 Schutzenpanzer was the forerunner of the APCs of today. This is Revell's 1/72 version of the Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf C with the armed with two MG42 machine guns and two flamethrowers.

It was fairly easy to build although a bit fiddly given all the small parts.  I painted the interior first, then glued the hull together, and painted the model in sub assemblies. Some solder was used for the fuel lines to the flamethrowers.

Paints used

• For the Dunkelgelb, I used UA250 ground colour from the Lifecolor MS01 Dunkelgelb Contrast & Desaturation set.  It was a bit of a pain to spray and I think the result looks a bit dark. I did consider the the UA249 flashed shade in the set but it looked way to light so I didn't try it.  Also, weathering does darken things so something to bear in mind for next time.  The finish also looks monochrome. Need to try some colour modulation or maybe oil fading techniques to change that.
• For tracks, tires and rubber, I used paints from AK Interactive's AK557 Tracks and Wheels set
• Remaining paints were a Humbrol metallic for the guns and various Vallejo paints from some Panzer Aces sets I bought a while back.  

Weathering products used

• I made my own water based filter although I can't remember the paint I used. I didn't like the oil based The Filter Brown for Dark Yellow that I tried on a test model.  
• MIG Productions Dark Wash was used for the washes. The excess was cleaned away with white spirits. Struggled a bit with this technique
• AK Streaking Grime was used for streaks.
• AK Summer Kursk earth was used for the dirt.  I flicked some of this using a brush and a tooth pick.  
• Graphite pencil along the edges of the panels for more definition.

Here's the box art.

And here's what I did.