Nice save! … And the bonnet looks correct the way you’ve got it folded. 
—mike 
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Nice work on that wing and good save with the repositioning …. lot of work going into this matey.
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Thanks Mike/John, there’s a lot to like about Tamiya Extra Thin – it just holds up to handling, but is very forgiving if you have to hit Undo.
Flushed with success today, bless my LHS (Toy World) here in Canberra 10 minutes’ drive away. Not only did they provide all three of the types of Evergreen I was short on, but also – unbelievably - they had two long strips of ultra-thin balsa…I cleaned them out. This LHS has been smart enough to diversify into all toys (as the name suggests) to generate the cashflow, but a third of the store is devoted to all things model-making and run by knowledgeable determined guys. Support your LHS!
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Wait a minute! I thought I was the only one here who needs “take 2, 3, 4,” 
Looks good - I like the looks of the metal fender too - very nice
Cheers
Nick 
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Thanks Nick, well that was a genuine snafu I only noticed when I looked at the photo after posting. What’s that syndrome anyway? Probably like you I usually spot them before publishing but it seems the most screamingly obvious are most likely to escape attention.
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I’d say it’s about 25% noticing in photos, and 75% before - seeing that whatever it is looks: wrong. out of proportion, wrong angle or curve, too big, too small, and on and on! I get annoyed by this, but not worked up to the point that it becomes a distraction, in that it seems to come with the territory when scratch building by guesstimating - “hmmm….I thought it looked like that in the photo…”
Worse yet, seeing that the part is clearly wrong/not good and pretending not to notice! I took this approach recently, when I was fully aware of some ugly construction on two very obvious parts (ie: glue smears and aggressive cut marks in both resin and styrene material) and proceeded to paint, prime, and install the parts on the painted model, only to then realize (acknowledge) there was no way I could live with it! So, off they came, new parts built, primed, painted and installed!
On we go with the struggle!
Cheers
Nick
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Yep usually for me it’s the paint job that looks way off in photos compared to the (perceived, not necessarily actual) reality, and constructional f-ups are relatively rare unless, seemingly, it’s a whopper.
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Hey Tim, love seeing you creatively destroying something. Warms my cockles on this cool morning. With the album references, I have to throw in a movie one. Two words in different posts from different excellent modelers bring to mind a favorite quote; persevere and endeavor.
“…he told us, ‘We must endeavor to persevere’” -Lone Watii.
And that seems to be what you are quite good at. Cheers!
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Hah thanks Phil my first/oldest Armorama contact (it was 10 years ago, whodathunkit?), always nice to hear from you. Well, so far I have not yet begun to wreck (y’all yanks should get that reference) but I guess the fact I just bought some balsa gave it away. Actually I’m still dithering, one of the Evergreen purchases was sheets of clapboard equivalent to the planking of the main cabin. Anyhoo may your cockles be always warmed 
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Looking good Tim,
, and thanks for the nice share regarding foil mudguard for damaging…will be following with interest as to how it’s done,.
G,
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Thanks G, not much technique required – gentle violence I guess, the Modelmaker’s motto. And that’s just to overcome the packaging.
So, in addition to patronising my LHS, I just received these from BNA, my LOS (Local Online Store) …“local” being only 660 kms away. Surprised to see Dragon’s set came out last century, indeed last millenium…
And I just knew that as soon as I ordered them, MiniArt would announce their new set’s “Now available for shipping to distributors”…
Yeah right, I remember they announced a Merc Type 320 Heydrich limo a few years ago, just as I was finishing Operation Anthropoid. Never seen or heard of again as far as I know.
Whatever, I think I’ve got what I need. However, I’m curious why ICM, PlusModel and Dragon managed to collectively avoid any reference to aerials/antennae. Unlike MiniArt, which actually does acknowledge they were a slightly essential part of the equipment - except their stuff’s laid out like for a picnic. I assume the truck – with equipment fixed within – must have sported an array of aerials when stationary/operational, or folded down in transit.
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I guess the antenna storage location depends on the Kfz 72 variant you’re building…
Some variants are fitted with a rear-mounted crank-up mast, similar (I guess) to the one on the Kfz 302 below
2021 Antenna-related thread :
https://forums.kitmaker.net/t/german-telescoping-8-meter-antenna/14297/3
H.P.
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Looking good and some nice radio sets there …
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I’m very grateful to Ron Lebert, who on Missing Links (initially in 2019) not only successfully overcame this kit but also built a complete interior, based on fairly rare photographic research he also posted. I’m equally grateful to SamS for finding that treasure trove for me, and to Frenchy who actually found it first, but I’d forgotten that he had 
. Undeterred, Frenchy has since sent me two massive links, one to an excellent blog build of the truck by Marco “Panzerserra” Serra from 2012, and another of the Wings & Wheels publication “Wireless for the Wehrmacht in detail”. And yes that photo Frenchy posted above confirmed the telescopic aerial. Thank you both very much, any period photos I reproduce from now on are likely taken from the above links/blogs.
Oddly this avalanche of references has temporarily fritzed my mind, particularly when there’s conflicting photo references of the same thing. So I’m taking it slowly to get my sh!t together - one of several irritations concerns the Enigma machine, PlusModel supplied one but they forgot to include cable ports and the vital accessory – a printer…
Pressing on regardless I got seriously wired…
From my stash of wires/thread/fishing line I settled on the above which was wire netting from some Xmas gift (or was it an Easter egg?) years ago, finally it has its day in the sun. It’s way more malleable than (say) fu*e-wire but with similar tensile strength. Of course it’ll be painted flat black but I won’t mind if it subtly abrades a little during handling/placement…this will be a wreck after all.
Next, paint all those dials & knobs and deep-dives into the spares boxes for credible smashed-up wireless components.
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Fritz, That looks sick homie! 
Sending you some positive (+) vibes from up-over.
—mike
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Very impressive, wow! I always wanted to use this old German radio com center by Dragon in a Dio. I’m following along Tim, great start as usual.
Cheers 
Dave
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Thanks guys, the past week got away from me but at least the comms devices got painted…
Yeah they’re crap photos, my cunning plan so you couldn’t see that I didn’t paint the frequency ranges on any of the dials. And they’re all so blackened…
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In an attempt to think laterally for once, I’ve attached below pics of a destroyed BTR-152 which I encountered during my tour in Zimbabwe as a training team member from 1981. Now I know this isn’t WW2 kit, but the effects of a destroyed, charred vehicle (courtesy of a 90mm) full of radios, small arms, ammo, and humans might be of interest in pursuing whatever effect it is you’re after:
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A little late to the party here, but may I say…wow ! A huge undertaking that idea wise is awesome. Everything is looking fantastic.
Cheers,
C.
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