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Hello Jeff,
the turret of the L62 was totally different from the Nimrod, we redesigned the later to accomodate a crew of 5 instead of the original 4.
The L62 "prototype" purchased by Hungary was not similar to the Finnish version, as it looked just like a Nimrod with a smaller turret.
If you want to convert it to a Finnish vehicle, you have to modify the layout of the engine deck, sides, tools fromt plate and the whole turret.
I beg you not to paint the HB kit in Finnish colours as this would be fictious. There are some nice (and proper Hungarian) schemes for the Nimrod.
Yours
Adam
I hear you Adam and I'm going to take your advice.. I'm keeping the Nimrod in Hungarian colors. I found some really neat photos of several Nimrods parked along a road providing AA cover. I think this would make a cool diorama.
I'm not very good at scratchbuilding and I don't want an inaccurate vehicle so I'm going to build the Hungarian version. Hungarian Camouflage schemes were pretty cool.
Hobby Boss should use these molds and release a Finnish version of this vehicle.
Thanks for your comments.
Jeff
Thanks for your responses guys. Frenchy, thanks for the fantastic photos. I would think that the easiest way to go about this would be to build the Nimrod and just use Finnish markings. The deatailed photos from inside the turret are going to be extremely helpful.
