Thursday, May 29, 2014

Scale Military Modeller International 06/2014

One thing that soldiers in the field acquire is kit. That extra blanket, a pair of boots, a stove, or any number of things can make its way into their inventory. For most infantry, they are limited to what they can carry, but give them a jeep and much more can be carried. One of the common modifications seen late in the war was a rear stowage rack. Sometimes the crew would also relocate the Jerry can and spare tyre as well to allow more gear to be carried. The Legend stowage set used here provides such a rack as well as an SCR-694 - listed as the full unit nomenclature BC-1306. And whilst I was at it I also added a modified tilt from some spare parts together with a few extra details! Even with all the newer kits out, I still enjoy the Tamiya jeep for its simplicity and correct overall details. Beyond the basic construction, I added my usual brake, clutch, and accelerator pedals from plastic, as well as mounted the spare tyre on the passenger side. The Legend set makes its first appearance with construction of the radio mount and stowage rack assembly. The rack seems a bit fiddly at first, but by carefully following the bends it fits together very well and is more secure once glued to the jeep body. Note that all spare tyre and jerry can brackets are left off the rear. I didn't bother cleaning up the resulting holes and mounting pins as this area was going to be filled with gear.

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