This vehicle is destined to be part of my WWII diorama 'Liberation, Italy 1944'.
See the blog at: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/liberation-italy-1944.30350/
The original idea was to have some sort of small German vehicle crashed into the ravine in front of the bridge - as if it failed to take the corner during the flight ahead of the Allies from Rome. I had already settled on the lovely little Fiat Topolino because it was used by the Germans as a staff car and it looks the part - but it's also very, very tiny and thus fits into a small space.
Although Tamiya make a very nice (and much simpler) equivalent as the Simca, I chose the Bronco DAK version which is, after all, Italian!
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Although it doesn't come with the tortoise, it does come with a roof rack and an infantry cart. The idea is to have this vehicle piled high with booty by its original owners - hence more 'liberation' - although, obviously, they failed to get away with their ill-gotten gains!
I must say that the kit is exquisite, including a very detailed engine. I plan to have the bonnet open to show this off. The infantry cart is also a model in its own right.
In the end I decided that the crash into the ravine was just a little too dramatic, so I decided instead to have the car bellied in a field of sunflowers, doors open and contents strewn about...
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See the blog at: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/liberation-italy-1944.30350/
The original idea was to have some sort of small German vehicle crashed into the ravine in front of the bridge - as if it failed to take the corner during the flight ahead of the Allies from Rome. I had already settled on the lovely little Fiat Topolino because it was used by the Germans as a staff car and it looks the part - but it's also very, very tiny and thus fits into a small space.
Although Tamiya make a very nice (and much simpler) equivalent as the Simca, I chose the Bronco DAK version which is, after all, Italian!
View attachment 305659
Although it doesn't come with the tortoise, it does come with a roof rack and an infantry cart. The idea is to have this vehicle piled high with booty by its original owners - hence more 'liberation' - although, obviously, they failed to get away with their ill-gotten gains!
I must say that the kit is exquisite, including a very detailed engine. I plan to have the bonnet open to show this off. The infantry cart is also a model in its own right.
In the end I decided that the crash into the ravine was just a little too dramatic, so I decided instead to have the car bellied in a field of sunflowers, doors open and contents strewn about...
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