Sd.Kfz 251/1 AusF.B "Zvezda"

my attempt to slightly refine the old Zvezda kit

Assembly - minor difficulties in joining the body parts..most of the tracks were slightly offset. I had to grind each one..

Also in this set, Zvezda completely ignored the license plates and taillights...

There was an idea to make the engine doors open..but I was afraid to screw it up..for the first time I used a white wash in the case .. quite a good result, as for me...plus, it turned out to be convenient to fill in the license plate with it..

From the improvements:

-I tried to depict the crumpled leather upholstery of the seats made of foil

-an awning made of paper

-arcs for an awning made of photo etching scraps

-cable - thick nylon thread

-sticks in front - twigs

-ropes for sticks, cans - from the wiring from the headphones

-icicles, snow - stretched transparent gate, soda

- I tried to make streaks of water - on the sides, inside from the flask.

- replaced the overall "mustache". from a string

-antenna from the gate

- helmets - from some stocks

-added numbers (bought a ready-made set of photo-etched numbers)

- added taillights - convoy fire on the left, and reflector on the right. They just weren't in the set. (I took pictures from old tanks)

- replaced the machine gun. There was an mg42 in the set. for these modifications (early ones) They also put on mg34

-twisting the tarpaulin on board - from a glove