I will try to build the Hobby Boss Panzer II type-J this time.
Even though it is a light tank, the rolling wheels alternately piled up like a Panther or a Teager, and the appearance resembles a mini tiger.
Well, I don’t like partially linked caterpillars. Adjustments are somewhat troublesome.
(2019/04/08)
In conclusion, this manual was just an illustration. Once assembled, it was broken down again, thinking something was wrong. Hey, the Hobby Boss has done it again with Caterpillars. Well, isn’t the number of tracks in this manual different? Believe in the manual and count the number of tracks.
I wonder if I have a lot of spare parts. The spare parts can be used on the right side, and the trouble of cutting out the parts can be saved. The number of tracks in the manual was different. It doesn’t fit at all.
The old book at hand, the photograph of a light tank, confirmed the direction of the caterpillar. Maybe I think it’s correct.
I managed to roll the caterpillars on both sides somehow.
(2019/04/11)
A small amount of photo-etched parts is included. The parts that fix the fenders, etc., have a bent part; even though there are bent parts, it is thick and a little challenging to handle.
The rear engine grille looks good after I used etched parts.
About ten days ago, the desk to put the monitor on the PC arrived the other day. It is a feeling that life has settled down. I started to keep kittens, and I’m not calm at all.
It’s getting better and better after installing the Fender. It is a square body like Tofu.
(2019/04/15)
I closed the hatch this time. The hatch is so small that I wonder if the commander can get out his face and torso from here.
There were two 13cm tow wires, so I made it as it was. However, since there was no place to attach the hook to attach, I attached it to the outside a little so that I couldn’t wrap it on the rear of the vehicle exactly. I could not help it, so I took a little shortcut.
Mud is mixed with acrylic gouache and fine sand. It is painting from now on.
(2019/04/18)
A little while ago, I bought Creos, Mr. Color’s new color, German gray, three colors, so I used it for trial.
Finally, Panzerkampfwagen II Type J has been completed. Model making does not advance much because I’m now caring for kittens and rabbits.
A unit insignia like this tower, the hobby boss manual has no description. I think I have seen it somewhere and examined it in various ways. It seems to be a mark of a unit called the order police, Ordnungpolizei.
Ordnungspolizei was mainly engaged in the security of the occupied area and the cleanup operation of anti-partisans. An inferior weapon was often deployed than the forefront troops. It may be the tank of a unit deployed in the Mediterranean or around Croatia during WWII. It is a maniac painting example. I used the decals as this because I do not know well where the other vehicles were active.
It is a very characteristic and interesting part where a fender is cut halfway, and a caterpillar can be seen at this point turret side.
The headlights of this kit were not clear parts, so I used Tamiya’s clear epoxy resin.
Initially, I liked light tanks, so I was able to make it fun. Unusual vehicles increase the motivation for making. The building pace is slow, though.
(2019/04/27)
