A little progress after a lot of work !
The tractor tow hitch has been modified to better align with the ammo trailer towing eye, and awaits painting and the addition of the locking pin. This is not strictly accurate, but does at least resemble a two-position hitch, and should look acceptable once finished.
The steering wheel, headlamps and tail lamp have been fitted, and again, await painting. The (very small) lamps are moulded "solid", and it proved impossible to hold these to drill out the "bowls", in order to paint the reflectors and add glazing. Therefore I'll cheat a little with the headlamps, and paint the fronts to represent slotted blackout masks. The tail lamp will be painted gloss red.
I have yet to add a couple of small extra details, in the way of a small pack, and possibly a towing chain. The jerry can idea didn't work, as the can is a tad too large for the intended mounting point, and just looked wrong.
Work has started on the ammo load for the trailer, using the "Plus Model" resin ammo boxes, along with some panzer ammo crates from the Tamiya "German Tank Crew Field Maintenance" set.
The casting blocks on the "Plus Model" boxes are large, and great care was needed, and quite some time, to remove the blocks without damaging the boxes. The set provides 10 boxes, each with a separate lid, and around three or four of these will be loaded onto the trailer, with the remainder being stacked near the aircraft and being unloaded by the tractor driver.
The rest of the trailer load will be made up from the Tamiya parts.
One larger crate will represent the packing for two Smoke Marker Flares, and painted and marked accordingly, whilst a crate for a single 88mm King Tiger shell has had the moulded detail removed, turned on its edge, and engraved to resemble two .50 cal ammo boxes.
There's a very slight length difference, but with the engraving, and once painted and positioned on the trailer, it's unlikely this will be noticeable.
That's all for now, until I get the ammo load finished, but I'll be back soon. Pics show the progress described, along with the packaging for the ammo boxes and Tamiya set.