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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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photoeched german floor plate
ruqui1
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Uruguay
Joined: July 09, 2008
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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 02:13 AM UTC
Hi! I'm building a Sd.Kfz 222 from Tristar, the kit is nice and the interior is quite complete but the floor lacks the tread pattern that is present in the german vehicles

As I'm interested in leaving the doors open, I'd like to buy a photoetched german floor plate to fix the issue with this kit, anybody knows if any company does such thing? And (most important) where can I buy it online?

Thanks!
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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 02:21 AM UTC

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Hi! I'm building a Sd.Kfz 222 from Tristar, the kit is nice and the interior is quite complete but the floor lacks the tread pattern that is present in the german vehicles

As I'm interested in leaving the doors open, I'd like to buy a photoetched german floor plate to fix the issue with this kit, anybody knows if any company does such thing? And (most important) where can I buy it online?

Thanks!


Aber makes a very nice floor plate which can be adapted for the 222. Have a look at the following build log. (Not quite completed )

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/189598#1586428

I purchased it from Historex in the UK, I am sure someone knows a closer vendor for you.....

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Thudius
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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 03:12 AM UTC
Voyager and Lion Roar also make tread plate. I usually get mine from e-bay sellers.

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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 03:24 AM UTC
Also I found some brass dotted-pattern floor plate from British company Airwaves (AM037 from Hannants, UK).

Be mindful that the plate pattern is actually in scale. Some PE is better than others.

I build mostly US and have like Lion Roar's standard T-shaped pattern floor plate.
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