Just need to find the Masterbox WW2 British tank crew set which included a Bedouin riding a camel (probably in a box in the attic). I’ve got an idea to give him a rifle and make him part of the Arab Revolution liaising with the Ford crew.
I see you didn’t get an answer to this question. My guess is that it would really be too big, it seems more like a scout type. I’m not running the campaign so we will have to see what our leader has to say.
@brekinapez . Sorry mate. I have been overseas and only just come back this evening. I was unable to log in to Armorama for some reason whilst I was away, so I have been unable to respond.
The general premise of this build is for any vehicle that is used in a utilitarian role, that is similar in concept to a Jeep - a light passenger come utility use vehicle, that is small enough to fit comfortably in a standard car parking space!
The Mercedes-Benz Type 170 VK was meant to be a passenger vehicle expressly for the military, but was also used as a radio car, a camera crew vehicle and sundry other purposes (even a maintenance vehicle). It is classed as a light passenger car, unlike the Horch and Steyr which are medium/heavy passenger cars, so I am going to consider this acceptable for the build.
I built the Citroen 11CV Jesper. I cut each of the widows out of the one piece mould thinking it would look better that way. I got an etch set for it too, with grill, pedals, etc. In the end, it was not worth adding the extras - even the open grill did not add anything. I now wish I had just built it OOB.
I was going to be sarcastic about Tamiya’s schwimmwagen entry having so few parts until I looked in the Meng kit. Decided that I was in the same boat so I thought I better to sit quietly down before I put my foot in my mouth.
Thanks for the insights, Peter. I have build a number of these Tamiya 1/48 kits and they are all super nice and Well detailed. I also expect to go OOB.
Well? Change of plans. Since I started this too early (reading is essential); I’ve already finished my build before the group build even started, I’ll change the kit from the Schwimwagen to a Tamiya M151A1 Vietnam War version with some 3D printed upgrade parts from @Petition2God.