I needed some inspirational stash stalking. As there are load of new kits out there, a cull of older, yet highly whiffable models was the order of the day.
I saw lots of candidates and go to thinking about how even in wartime vehicles get outmoded for front line work, yet sometimes get converted into something else.
So I grabbed these, the venerable, yet still appealing Tamiya Sdkfz 222 and the still quite nice 81mm Mortar set.
Why not a light Mortar Carrier. The 81mm Mortar was fitted to the Sdfkz 251/2 so what about a smaller, more nimbler version for Recon Troops.
So off we went and in a short while we ended up with this as a hacked proof of concept
Still some thinking to go through, access, ammo.. you know practical stuff.. but this is whiffing