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During the Steyr 1500 Radio Command Car superdetail project, I've been doing a lot of research online to find great pictures of the small and large Steyr details. I especially dug around for engine pictures as I worked without a net to add details. I thought it might be helpful to share some of this content here. Steyr walkaround Armorama.com's walkaround (and bonus walkaround for a Steyr 2000!) Kfz. of the Wehrmacht - Steyr 1500A page Steyr 1500A in detail book from WWP (If you can't find this cheaply, let me know and I'll share some pointers) An original military document about the Steyr engine (PDF download) Restored Steyr 1500 video I found a lot of other images around the Web, but those where the biggies. Just a warning though: many of the walkarounds seem to be done on museum or private collection vehicles...which means historical accuracy may or may not be [...]

The last part of the Steyr 1500 radio command car construction is the engine construction. Man oh man has this been a long process. The construction process started several months ago, even before any of the vehicle detailing had started. My original intent had been to start the detailing process with the engine. Seemed like a fun place to start, but as soon as I cracked open the package, I noticed that one of the larger parts was pretty horribly cast. I reached out to CMK to get a replacement. They sent me a replacement, but it was also horribly cast. More conversation and they informed me that they were going to re-build the molds and recast that particular part. CMK was easy enough to work with, but the "small company feel" was certainly coming through loud and clear. In the end, however, these delays caused a happy accident. I was [...]

(Originally posted on Armorama.com) This is my first build log, so be gentle...  I've been working on converting a Tamiya Steyr 1500 to a Radio Command Car version. I've also been adding details with two other detail kits. Here's the full list of sets to be used: Tamiya Steyr 1500A Verlinden Steyr Radio & Command (1409) Hauler PEparts for Steyr 1500 link CMK Steyr 1500 Engine Kit Aber Additional set with parts for engine and suspension to german Steyr Type 1500 A/01 Yes, that's a lot of kits, but each one had something I wanted that others didn't. Plus, this was my first superdetail project and I honestly wasn't sure what I was getting into  ==================== Getting started ==================== I learned a great deal along the way on this build. I'll be posting some of my "superdetailing for newbies" thoughts shortly, but suffice to say that I touched on a number [...]