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(Login Panzer_M) Missing-Lynx members from IP address 68.204.199.41
first how is the build on the kit? Looks pretty straight forward.
Being a Late model Lynx, what units(other than 9.PzAA) used the late model?
Is there any concerns I should have before I start the kit? I noticed the antenna moves(least in the instructions) and the rear door of the turret is show open and closed on the website is fixed in one position or are you able to open/close it after you're finished with the kit?
laurent MOITROT (Login gibsonfndr) Missing-Lynx members 81.48.254.71
About the Luchs ...
May 16 2008, 2:33 AM
with the exception of a handful of tanks ( 4 to the 4 Kavalerie Brigade and 1 to the Hermann Goering Div) they all went to the 4th and 9th Panzer Div. As far as I know only the 9th received the "late" (25) version when it was reequipped in spring 44.
Now about the kit, yes the "Sternantenne" is moveable but not the rear hatch. The kit is easy to build. It lacks the grille over the rear louvre (this does not exist on the Saumur Luchs) and you may want to add the two wires that connect the Bosch headlights.
(Login atcockle) MODERATORS ONLY - Axis WWII 75.153.172.206
Engine deck screen
May 16 2008, 9:54 AM
David,
I built the early Luchs when it first came out and the build is easy. But I have reservations about there being a mesh screen over the large opening in the rear of the engine deck. I have seen both the Bovington and Saumur Luchs and there are no fittings for attaching a screen on the back opening. The Bovington Luchs has a screen but you can tell from the style that it is a post war museum addition. Unfortunately, there are not many good wartime photos that clearly show the engine deck but one photo of a 4.P.D Luchs taken in the winter of 43-44 shows that there was no mesh screen on it. This opening is where the cooling air is expelled so perhaps they thought there would be no possibility of debris being sucked into the engine compartment there.
The WWII Productions track links make a nice addition to the model if you are looking for aftermarket tracks.
