If I’m not mistaken, than these are for smoke dischargers, or smoke mortars.
Another thought is that they hold Jerrycans, a group of to seven tied together
Looking good with the etch.
Really must carry on with mine. What’s the date of the deadline?
Thanks. Still plenty of time.
cheers Peter, you beat me to it lol
,and I’m over the line! The Italeri kit has been a struggle, but I’m calling it done. The pics aren’t the best - I need to find space for a photo booth but not at the moment. Still, at least the painting was fun!
That’s turned out really well Tom.
Nice neat finish.
Looks very good Tom
ooohhh… so close. They’re there.
Excellent finish Tom. It looks fantastic
Nice one Tom. Congratulations for crossing the finish line!
Olivier
Nice clean finish, Tom! Congrats on finishing!
Thanks guys! Maybe I’ll build a crewman to fill the hatch for the Great Figure campaign…
Please do, he would qualify.
Argh, my proof reading sucks
I’m just wondering what colour the jack for the hetzer would be? would it be painted in the same colours as the tank destroyer or unpainted metal?
Tank Jacks are always painted except for the internal geared part. At the start of the war, most were black but later Gelb - although I have some ‘Field Grey’ ones.
Panther jack with original paint:
and another:
Remember that restored vehicles are often incorrect… but…