Stefan,
Your critiques are well taken. If i didn't want any opions from you guys, then I wouldn't have sent in the photos.
I was trying to go for an abandoned vehicle look with the Germans advancing around the vehicle. Some sggestions have been brought up about maybe putting a figure in it and or throwing rubble on it as if it backed in and the buildings where hit afterwards. The vehicle is not permantly attached to the base, so anyhting can change.
As for the bulge tires, I aggree completely, but since they are plastic, I am affraid to ruin them by trying to heat them up.
Just to get good positive critiques from the guys who model this era regularly is good enough for me!