Here is what has been done to the armored car.
All of the storage boxes, lights / mirrors and brackets were installed. The funny looking pole mounted on the front fender was a width indicator. The round ball on the top was usually painted White. These were used by the driver to see if the vehicle would fit into the area they wanted to drive into. It a wall, tree or something else would touch the top of the indicator, they knew the car wouldn't fit. Pretty smart I think.
This photo shows the underside. It looks good to me, and should look even better once it gets "dirtied up" some. I still have to add some rust effects on the exhaust system.
I took these pictures from a lower angle, to show the various boxes and fender details. The Pioneer tools still have to be painted and installed. This will happen once the car has been completed.
Then it was on to the turret. I decided to close all of the hatches, because there is not much detail inside the model. The turret has the breeches of the MG and what I think is a 20 MM cannon. This one likely had the same armaments as the Panzer Mk I.
Naturally, I couldn't resist the temptation... so the turret was slipped in place. I took two pictures from a lower angle to give a better impression of what the car looks like now. It is hard to get a good feel for the model, because the angle of the armor tends to distort the view. Plus I am taking the pictures with my cell phone.
Then it was time to build the radio antenna. This was made up of six individual parts, including the mounting brackets. The molding of the antenna itself was spot on and looks very good.
Finally, I found an illustration in my German Armor Colors book that was written by Bruce Culver. This is one of the many illustrations that are included in the three part series of books. I'm going to build mine up as a similar car that was assigned to this unit, which I believe was the 2nd Panzer Division.
The large "G" in front of the fender sealed the deal... It also happens to be the first letter of my last name, just sayin'. 😉
But in real life it was for Kampfgroup Guderian.
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