Hi, Dragonheads,
Off to visiy my chums at the jolly old " Treasure Bunker " today to see if they had anything new.
They had!
At last, I was able to pick up one of the versions of the Pioneer Wagon 251 C. (
60276 ), Barbarossa, 1941. A neat little model which I examined closely to see if they had used any of the photo-etched parts to detail the interior. Alas, no. The tool bins which replace the two rear benches appear to be plastic and not metal!
Cheatsie wheatsies!
The decals, though, are excellent for the critically small numbers on the vehicles.
The overall finish on the five I examined was poorer than usual. Thinly painted in Panzer grey, two out of five models were displaying distinct brushmarks on the hoods of the vehicles which is unusual because the paint jobs are usually executed by very professional air-brush artists!
Also, I noticed that the track joint was to the bottom, rear of the track run. This is unusual too, because they tend to put it to the top of the track run to keep it out of sight.
Still, I got the best one and added it to my collection. Another 251, only another 385 to go!
Next, a trip round the corner to Jaimison's. They had one Jagdpanzer lV L/70 Command vehicle ( Western Front, 1945,
60240 ) with a Crow's Foot antenna! I had sworn not to buy any more of Guderian's Ugly Ducklings, but I relented when I thought about how good the camo scheme was and how my collection had missed out on the other command versions.
I relented and bought! Not many of these about and they will not be with us for long.
The other potential purchase today was the T34/85 with German Markings.
I decided that I had enough " Captured " T34s and Shermans, and would resist this one, even though it looked really neat when I examined it up close.
Well, that's all folks!
No sign of the Polish M4A4 but still plenty of the French version about.
MoMo