Monday, January 31, 2011

Desert Leaguer | Steyr 1500 FLAKwagen, Libya 1941




2cm FLAK 38 auf Fahrgestell Steyr 1500A/01 ( Steyr 1500A/01 infantry carrier chassis with field-installed 2cm FLAK38 gun & pedestal ), of German Deutsches Afrika Korps debute in North Africa.





Vehicle belong to 5th leichte Division ( 3rd Panzer Division detachment ), 606th self-propelled Flak Battalion, during Operation Sonnenblume and conquest of Fort Mechili, Cyrenaica - Libya, 8 April 1941.




Scratch-built model combining Steyr 1500A troop transport and Sdkfz 250/9 2cm FLAK gun/pedestal, aftermarket figures. Extensive weathering via airbrush, pastel powder paint wash, artist charcoal bar.




New modeling concepts used : 1) Electrical soldering wire for flexible door hinges, 2) Business projector clear transparencies for figure display base.




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