An Austrian in Africa - Saurer Sd.Kfz. 254
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undercarriage finished without any problems
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The resin wheels from BLITZ were a big dissapointment as all of the four wheels do have more or less big imperfections with the moldings. Two of the wheels do not just have bendings and profile imperfections at the moulding point but also at the opposite side so anyhow you will turn the wheel you will see the bad area...
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Therefore I decided wo use the kits vinyl tires
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after sanding they are looking indeed better then the resin ones
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After some blood and sweat the first side of the single link tracks is done. It was a fiddly work with some blood and sweat
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Finished the vehicle finally up. There are many fragile parts and one have to be very carefully during handling not to break anything away (which will surely happen during painting...). I kept the roadwheels of for a better painting later. They will get attached in the very last moment
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The forward exhaust pipe got lost forever to the carpet monster. Luckily this was an easy part to replace. The exhaust was treated with fine cast-a-coat powder for resembling a rusted muffler
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this is the wireless operator; it was taken out of the Taisho german tropical tank crew. The rest will reinforce the crew of my Afrika Tiger waiting in the stast
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This is the artillery officer; it was taken from a SOL Afrika Korps vignette. Nice clean figure
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finished the artillery officer
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...and his deputy observer / wireless operator
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Opmerkingen
31 5 November 2023, 19:11
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finished the vehicle today; just waiting for the ordered desert base from Model Scene😎
17 December 2023, 13:35
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Very nice build! I have it in my stash too, so this is a big help! Thanks
14 January, 22:13
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Armored forward artillery observer mot. Art-Reg. 33, 15 Pz.Div. Libya 1942
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