Hetzer
Hetzer
Hetzer
Hetzer Holiday
The busy weekend diary of a husband/father/model builder
By Kevin Kuster
“I“
don’t have time to build.” weekend. I picked the weekend of July 4th (So it was
“Somehow I never finish any model I start.” a three-day weekend, who’s counting?) and set down
“Someday I’ll get around to building that (insert kit some ground rules.
name here).”
If you or any of your modeling pals have ever
1. I would build the model straight out of the box.
made statements like these, I have a suggestion for
2. I would keep a time line for all three days, as well
you. Take a look at Tamiya’s new line of 1/48 scale
as a model-building time line.
armor models.
3. I wouldn’t work on any other model projects until
After purchasing the Hetzer (kit No. 32511), I
the Hetzer was completed.
wanted to side-step all of the little problems that seem
to prevent so many of us from completing a model.
I decided I would build and paint the entire kit in one And it went something like this ...
5 to the tank and not move while I painted. (Although I don’t have
any historical reference for this particular camouflage scheme, I
also don’t believe the Germans ever produced and painted an
entire tank in three days.)
10:41 p.m.
Fell asleep thinking, “Maybe I could start that Eduard Fokker kit
tomorrow ... you know, like a little break ... No! Focus! Must fin-
ish this project! Must finish this project!”