Lightning and stuff
Having gathered a bit of 1/48 vehicles and AM parts, I wondered if it could be of interest to others?
As some might know, I have a soft spot for 109’s. But only to make 109’s might be a bit unilateral in the long run. Vehicles to the rescue! In this topic I shall try to show some of the kits and AM products I come across every now and then, so do not expect updates on a regular basis.
Now, what would a 109 group be without fuel and transport – let’s start with a pair of trucks
First up, the Tamiya Opel Blitz with some AM parts.
One thing that can always be improved is the rubber. And for the Blitz I managed to find 3 AM parts
SBS model and ResKit are some nice choices with ResKit being the latest entrant.
Another possibility is Gas.Oline, albeit only as part of some larger kits.
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1. SBS model
2. Gas.Oline
3. ResKit
4. Tamiya
as can be seen they are not at all good, being just copies of the Tamiya kit-wheels and most likely aimed at the original Italeri offering that had vinyl tires.
Speaking of Italeri, they re-issued their “Tankwagen” as part of their BoB-series.
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1. holes for screws give away the fact that the original was metal.
The vinyl had been replaced by plastic, and what I presume were a metal frame has been replaced by a plastic one. SBS-model issued a detail-up set and a set of wheels, and even made a conversion for a T-stoff tanker!
A conversion that I would love to get my hands on is one for a fire-truck for the Tamiya kit, and I have found some on eBay, but rather pricey, and on the other side of the globe, so no luck so far.
