For quite some time I wanted to build this Opel Blitz A-Type 3-ton truck with the enclosed rear superstructure. Since the Italeri kit featured the more well-known open rear, scratchbuilding seemed, once again, inevitable. Lots of plasticard, proper tools, an accurate scale plan and a fair amount of fluid from the 'patience-bottle1 (i,e. coffee-pot) was needed to fulfill the task. The chassis needed some attention as can be seen in the top left picture. The frame rails of the chassis should be lengthened to support the compartment and three transversal supporting beams have to be added for the same reason. A rack for the two additional jerry-cans should be fitted alongside the standard tool box. The extra tool box on the left side of the chassis should not be forgotten. A set of drawings have been added on page 10 to build the parts on the next two pictures. Honesty dictates me to note that the size and the shape of the lockers and the table are pure guesswork. But since this was frequently the case in real life too, one should not dwell on this point. The compartment was built up on the basic floor of the kit, retaining the rear fenders. In order to facilitate the paint-job, the roof and the back doors were not yet glued in place.
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