30 FineScale Modeler September 2019
Straightening jigs and detailed washes take this little-known truck to the contest table
BY DENNIS GERBER
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Büssing-NAG
4500
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his oddity of a vehicle, the LKW BÜssing-NAG 4500, was a prime mover
and heavy recovery truck used by the Germans in World War II. It was
modified with a Bilstein 3-ton crane and performed engine changes and
other heavy work.
I'm not going to lie, this Azimut Productions’ 1/35 scale resin kit (No. 35029)
was challenging from the start. The parts were warped and required a lot of
cleanup. However, the pieces, including white metal and photo-etch (PE), fea-
tured excellent detail that I was excited to show off. I’m glad I put the work into it,
because what started off as a pain ended as the unlikely winner at several contests.Dennis spent considerable time
straightening the resin parts of this crane
before making the windows and beating
it up with chips and scratches.