Military Illustrated Modeller – August 2019

 Military Illustrated Modeller - August 2019

FULL-BUILD: WW2 AXIS ARMOURÊ/
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THE BUILD

After seeing a few pics of Ausf. Fs deployed

around the time of the Kursk battles I decided to try

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As they have been listed as being on the 6th Pz.Div

unit inventory around the Kursk timeframe, the

model would represent a scout and utility vehicle

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tended to display a camouflaged dunkelgelb

external finish, I also thought it would make a nice

change from the typical panzergrau finish usually

seen on the Panzer II.

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simple addition of a spare wheel carrier added

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on several images of mid war Ausf.Fs. The kit’s

2cm barrel's muzzle brake was replaced with

scrap brass tube and drilled. The barrel grips were

taped up & then textured with Tamiya putty to

simulate the real deal’s appearance. This is one of

the very few areas of detail of which the kit detail

is lacking and is worth the effort to improve.

Most other kit items were cleaned up and used

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clamps were thinned down and used as these were

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were needed on the construction phase due to the

excellent fit. Two small springs were fashioned from

copper wire for the sprung rear mudguards as the

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easy to do enhancements.

A The field-mod spare wheel bracket was fabricated from Evergreen strip and Meng bolts

B Rear mudguard return springs were fashioned from wound copper wire. Also note the hull weld seams added from the kit’s stretched sprue

C Tasca/Asuka even provide the fire extinguisher placard on the decal sheet

D Tasca/Asuka’s fully workable tracks are a delight and quite robust, using metal pins

E Welds were added where required and enhanced on the hull front. A spare track section was also added for interest

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