I'm back on this one for a bit. I'm still unsure what I am going to do with the top. I like the spotlight idea but I think it's asking too much to use the resources of an armoured self-propelled railcar to just lug around a spotlight. I was thinking maybe they'd also use something like this to patrol a city, using the city's tram rails. Anyway, I've got the kit's original MG turret and I've got the crane boom as well. I might go with the crane idea.
So I started back by finishing up the bits for the vehicle's front. I'm not sure what the round things are. I'm assuming armored ventilation ducts for the motor.
Side with the details added.
Other side. As mentioned, the plastic is really brittle. I've managed to shatter a few parts during the build and now those shortages are starting to catch up to me. I've lost a couple of MGs and the drip shield strips for the side. I'll have to fab up something for the drip strips and just not put a MG in every MG port.
And the other end. For some reason I had removed the molded on splash strips for the armored hatches. I'll have to fab those. You'll also notice the MG is snapped off. Yep, a casualty of the brittle plastic issue. I should be able to fix it.
Anyway, that's it for now. I'm kind of weighing my options before proceeding any further. I also have to make a rail base. If I go with the city patrol angle I'll go with a brick based tram line. If I go with the crane, I might get fancy with a bridge.
Hi all,
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