Tamiya Light Utility Car 10HP "Austin Tilly" in 1/35 scale (building review)

I showed a video with some private photographs of the Second World War taken by members of my family some time ago.
Two pictures show a captured Austin Tilly car in Greece in 1941. I decided to build a model of this vehicle and so i bought the Tamiya kit.
The quality of the kit is excellent, the model almost builds itself by shaking the box. I can recommend the kit to everyone!

The kit is just great, it was finished only 36 hours after i bought it in a local shop!

Due to a serious lack of vehicles, British forces pressed civilian cars and trucks into military service during WWII. The most common of these were pick-up tucks produced by several car manufacturers in the 1940s, which were designated as "Car, Light Utility". They were based on passenger car chassis whti steel body construction and reliable leaf spring rigid axle suspension, had rear wheel drive, and were powered by a 30hp 4-cylinder water-cooled 1200cc gasoline engine. As the enclosed cabins offered a smooth ride and the cargo areas provided great usability, soldieres affectionately called them "Tilly". During production they received several modifications. The initial wooden tailgate was changed to a metal one, electric blinkers were replaced with a more reliable manual system, and the exhaout layout as well as front grill differed according to the production period. However, they proved their utilitarian nature in the field as both old and new parts and different kinds of tires were often fitted out of necessity. Although replaced on the frontlines by 4WD vehicles in the latter half of the war, they continued to serve in the rear areas for liason and other duties. From the Dunkirk evacuation and North Africa to the European fronts, they were widely used by Allied forces, with even Princess Elizabeth using one while training as a mechanic during her time in the A.T.S. More than 65,000 were produced and they remained in service with British, Danish, and Portuguese armies until the 1950s.

i don´t own the rights for the music.
music by Johann Pätzold - Entering new ways

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[100Tigrovi]

wirklich ein schönes modell. das finisch sieht mal wieder perfekt aus. Ist glaube ich ein schon etwas älterer bausatz - aber super detailliert

[888HamilkarBarkas888]

@100Tigrovi danke dir :) der bausatz ist sehr neu soweit ich weiß und so wie er aussieht.

[thehjupo]

Finally a build review thanks for doing that looks amazing I really needed some mud on my tanks I will probably use some for my ww1 diorama nice vid

[888HamilkarBarkas888]

@thehjupo thanks, i actually made quite a lot building reviews. i will do some more detailed ones in the future, i just have not enough time at the moment.

[chancerNW]

Very impressive Frau Tilly, captured subjects are always intresting. I like the weathering and overall feel of the subject.

[888HamilkarBarkas888]

@chancerNW thank you, same opinion here :)

[MrHotrod68]

I got the same thing only mine was bundled with my plane I got

[masa755jp]

すごいねえ〜

[bruce3371]

Very nice, masterful use of pigments for the weathering :)

[MrPinoyboi302]

that was beautiful

[Reemusfull]

great point of detais in this small scale

[wolf6500]

Great job Man! good weathering and perfect painting in German marks....

I really enjoyed the vid:)

[100Tigrovi]

@888HamilkarBarkas888 ups. weis schon :) hab den wohl verwechselt mit dem cheverolet bausatz aus den späten 80ern