the "Lauster Wargel LW5" was a four wheeled heavy tractor, developed by German company Lauster at the 2nd half of World War two. It was planned as a heavy tractor for pulling the heavy tanks of the German Wehrmacht. It was a strong vehicle, but also a very slow one which was a huge drawback for it. It was never produced in series.
The LW5 consisted of two identical vehicle parts, each with an own engine and place for a driver, connected together as one big vehicle.
The kit was developed from New Connection Models and is reinvested from the German manufacturer "Kraut Kits" in scale 1/35. It is a big and heavy kit... and made of lot of different colored resin. Some parts are yellow, some grey, others brown or beige. Without painting it would be a very colorful vehicle
One engine is included in the kit so that you could keep open the maintenance flaps of one vehicle. The other one has to remain closed.
I have glued together the full engine (3 parts) and installed it with the gearbox and the cardan shaft to the lower body. A first primer in black followed next, before I have painted the engine in iron and aluminium color, the wallds of the body in red from the inside and the two tanks in blue/grey color. It is not necessary to add further details as there is not much visible later through the open flaps.
After gluing the upper part of the body to the vehicle some further parts will follow....
Cheers
Micha
