Opel Blitz 3t truck by FMWP

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This is my representation of the early opel troop carriers used by the wehrmacht motorised troops during the blitzkrieg period of the second world war.
There were basically three versions of the opel blitz 3 ton truck, the first two produced in parallel from May 1936 until early 1941 the first had wheel arches so was not suited for cargo transport the second had the cargo bay raised above the rear wheels so could be used for both troops and cargo. In early 1941 a new version was introduced with added high side rails then in late 1942 some economy savings by removing the rear mudguards, bonnet Opel logo and cab search light were introduced.
From August 1944 only Opel blitz trucks with the unified wooden cab (Einheits-Fahrerhaus) were produced until end of the war and was the final opel blitz 3 ton truck used by the German wehrmacht.
I wargame in 1/144th scale so all my models are in this scale but it's fairly easy to up-scale to what ever you want.
Changes


Version 2 added! 16/06/2018sorry changed the spare wheel to centre line after studying more photos!fixed issue with floating locker! 19/06/2018
Version 1, sorry revision of tool position after viewing more photos!
Version 3 added 17/06/2018

28/06/2018Versions 1,2 and 3 with canvas tilt addedVersions 2 and 3 without seats in the cargo area addedVersion 3 without cargo rails for carrying weapons like the Flak 38 added
03/08/2018Version 3 (late 42) without rear mudguards, bonnet Opel logo and cab search lightVersion 3 (late 42) as above but with canvas tilt
12/08/2018Opel maultier based on version 3Opel maultier with shortened sides based on version 3Opel maultier with full canvas tilt based on version 3
25/09/2018Version 2 with tilt, fixed problem with protrusions rear sides of cargo area.
22/10/2018Einheits-Fahrerhaus based on late 42 versionEinheits-Fahrerhaus with shortened sidesEinheits-Fahrerhaus with full canvas tilt
22/10/2018Einheits-Fahrerhaus maultier based versionEinheits-Fahrerhaus with shortened sides maultier based versionEinheits-Fahrerhaus with full canvas tilt maultier based version

This is a re-mix of a number of things :- M-Bergman's 1:200 opel blitz,1:100 opel mautier TigerAce1945's kfz-70 protze, bits from The_Stowage_Project.
I haven't printed this yet!
I usually get my things printed commercially in resin.