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Hey All, This build more or less ended up being a 'mojo-restoring' build following most of my projects stalling for one reason or another then making it onto the shelf of doom. Then, this model itself ended up there as well, ironically... The model itself is Revell's typical mid-2000s type releases in having some questionably overdone details such as the weld-seams on the fighting compartment roof, and multiple sink marks. But nonetheless it still posesesses some nice details, went together reasonably well and was an enjoyable build of a unique subject. I painted the model with Mr. Colour paints, guestimating the closest colour to what looked right, again, this was a mojo-restoring build and wasn't designed to win any medals! The Model was then dry-brushed and had filters applied as well as a pin wash. Detail painting was all with humbrol enamels. I wanted to go for a vehicle that looked like it had been on exercise somewhere like Luneburg Heath, for example. Therefore, once I had plucked it off the infamous shelf and decided to finish it, I took to it with Vallejo mud effects, coloured with acrylic paints to create a muddy look that wasnt traditional dark earth. Following this, I made up a camo net out of surgical gauze and PVA tinted with acrylic paint, then nicked a few pieces out of Tamiya's Modern US Accessory Set to busy up the vehicle. For the sake of argument, the bergen and rolled up tent on the side glacis are secured to the grousers in a way which isn't visible! 😂 Other than that, I used stretched sprue for the antennae and painted masking tape for the mine tape markings to suggest some format of wargames going on. The track is the kits rubberband track, which the age-old method of heating up a flat-head screwdriver to bond them together came in handy as otherwise they weren't even bonding with CA Glue. They were painted again with the similar, if not slightly darker mud colour I stippled over the running gear, and then with a fine sanding stick, brought back to expose the rubber pads and roughen them up a bit. I also used an old pencil rubber, shaped similarly to a boot, to create boot marks on the vehicle. The only other additions were the warning beacon on the rear deck, using literally a piece of plastic rod and an accurate armour clear resin beacon, and a metal gun barrel as the kit part was questionable. I would also highly recommend Tankograd's book on this subject, offered a wealth of pictures and information on the subject as well as its not-so-distant cousin the Raketenjagdpanzer. Thanks for looking, Sam