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Building a Leichter Panzertriebwagen!

Conclusion
I had some problems with the instructions, but thanks to the cooperation from Javier everything was clarified and it is my understanding that reworked instructions are added to each kit. Following parts are missing on the kit, which are visible on drawings and pictures. On each corner of the lower body there is a small, strange looking feature which function puzzled me for a while. I was told by a friend who is quite experienced in armored trains that this is intended to fix a broomstick. The broom is intended to brush off obstacles from the rails before they interfere with the wheels. I scratched these clamps from various rods, plastic and etched parts.

I asked Javier to perform a quality control, especially on the smaller parts before adding them in the box. This is necessary in terms of customer satisfaction, good reputation and reduced claims. Apart from the stress delivering the finished model “in time” I enjoyed building it very much and I am thinking of building at least a half train with six vehicles one day. A diorama featuring this vehicle is to follow.

The kit is currently only available via internet at this address. The cost is 43.- eur plus transport and bank charges. Credit cards cannot be accepted for the moment.

Recommended Literature
German armored trains in WWII, part I+II, Wolfgang Sawodny, Podzun-Pallas Verlag

You can view all the pictures for this project here.