Review by: Bill Curtis
When I saw this little tank advertised and then saw Mig Jimenez’s model and paint scheme I had to have one. At this point I had not decided on a colour scheme, but it was not going to be the normal German tri-colour pattern as I had decided on a 1946 scheme.
For a person who has never previously been keen on these ‘what-if’ models, I am becoming increasingly attracted to them as it lets you decide how to finish them. Let’s start the build.
Getting Started
Once again the instruction sheet is the normal HobbyBoss folded paper – stage numbers for each stage – but the way it’s put together leaves something to be desired (minor niggle). After looking through these, the first thing is to decide how the wheels will arranged as you are presented with two alternatives.
Starting with the lower hull the first stage is to assemble the mounts for the torsion bar ends; ensure the two halves of the mounts are lined up before the adhesive sets.
Once these had dried, the torsion bars were cleaned up and pushed through the hull sides and into the rectangular slots in the torsion bar end mounts.
This sets the angle of the bars as well as lining each one up, a small stud on the hull lines up with another on the swinging arm of the torsion bar. Glue was applied to the ends and the swinging arm and the outside of the hull, which was then put on a flat surface to make sure all was square.
When this had dried the front drive sprocket housing and the rear idler stubs were fixed in place with liquid adhesive.
Assembling the Hull…