Einheits-Diesel

Scale: 1/72

Kit Producer: MAC Distribution /moulds from ZV MODEL/ 
Accessories: PART Photo-etched set to Einheits-diesel and MARS accessories

The Einheits-Diesel from MAC represents a German truck from the Panzer Group 1 (see the big K), from the 16th Panzer division (see yellow symbol on the door), and the number 2 tells it's an ammunition truck.
I had to cut off, all the front-truck, to insert the "new" entire front, from PART. The PART set is very useful, if you really want to make a nice 1/72 Einheits-Diesel. The only problem is the smallest tiny photo-etched parts are almost invisible at first sight. I opted to make another Eiheits version (PART includes only the canvas frames), with the canvas on. I made the canvas with epoxy from Tamiya "quick dry". The flag over the front and the canvas cab, where also made with epoxie-tamiya. I airbrushed my truck with a first coat of Humbrol nº1-grey primer. I choose the Humbrol 67-tank grey, and I gave a Matt varnish coat of Vallejo Model air. The canvas receive a coat of Uniform-grey Nº111 Humbrol. In the final the truck receive an oil-washing, using Sepia, raw umber, burnt umber and asphalt colour. I use Rembrandt and Goya oils. In the final, I airbrushed the truck, carefully with Weathering-mud A-53 Pactra acrylics. I didn't use pigments, like dry-pastels or Mig pigments. The phone post was scratchbuild with Evergreen and white cooper wire. I do not have the habitude to make plastic models (90% of my unbuilt kits are resins), but the fun was all there. I had the chance to try for the first time the Part photo-etched parts, and to make my first Mac model, or should I say first ZV MODEL?