Grey Ghost 531 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Scratched a lot of the underside of the Protze. Added glazing. PaK has a bunch of little details added - shield hinges, sight apeture shutter, elevation and traverse wheels... The base is pretty much as Matchbox tooled it. I just painted it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Love it! Nice work there. The great thing about Matchbox armour kits are the included bases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Scratched a lot of the underside of the Protze. Added glazing. PaK has a bunch of little details added - shield hinges, sight apeture shutter, elevation and traverse wheels... The base is pretty much as Matchbox tooled it. I just painted it. Very nice..Liked it a lot... I am curious to see the front and the other side ..do you have any photos of that side... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 Very nice..Liked it a lot... I am curious to see the front and the other side ..do you have any photos of that side... Thanks! I really like the looks of the Protze, if there was one wartime vehicle I could own a real one of, it would be the Protze, that nose is so cool looking I think! For some reason I never took a picture of the right side... Maybe I was subconsiously hiding the fact that I'd misplaced the spare wheel for that side. I have since found it but still not attached it. I tried to hide the lack by putting on some lugs and trying to make it look as though the wheel was removed or lost. You can see it a little on the bottom view. I only have the one view that shows the front. That line in the bottom of the left side of the windscreen is supposed to be there, it's a folding section I think. Bottom view - the rear suspension in the kit is only solid rectangles of plastic, I cut out the centers of all eight of them and built up the "X" members and cross pieces out of plastic rod. Talk about a lot of work hardly anybody will ever see... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Dave Thank you Its a good job all round... the frame, the pipe work..THE SUSPENSION does looks so good..love the rusted coloring ...looks like wear and tear... COOL !!!{don't worry about the spare wheel...I think your idea that it was lost is a good one !!} Thank you for taking the time to post some more photos..I appreciate it... HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Another excellent build, Dave ... :D Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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