Hey dave, I know, it has a Blunderbuss look, right?
Gun is actually the venerable Bofors 40mm, and with the newer ammo it can be pre programmed to be used as AA, HE for troops, and with AP it can penetrate the back & side armor of the T-55 & T-62 MBT. Only recently have ATGM's been dveloped for it, in fact this earlier version lacks them.
So here we are, I have added the PE. Those handles on the back hatch were fun, like trying to pet a porcupine fun! The PE was otherwise a good experience, actually worth noting is that this was my first experience with PE and it all went well. I wanted the side armor on for when I started the camo paint, & in so doing found the attachment so flimsy I used some plastic card to stiffen it, and as a result, I had to cut relief areas for them, which you can see in that last pic. Although a pain, this had the side benefit that the upper & lower soooo tightlythat little if any adhesive is going to be required to get them apart!
One thing not yet on would be the side turret baggage 'pockets'. The box art and online pics show it to be a very heavy canvas-like bag, but the kit parts are pretty poorly rendered, to the point I may decide to go with aftermarket resin, we will have to see.
Well, it is sitll plently muggy-hot here in SC, so I think I may wait until our upcloming Labor Day holiday to paint, but this has sure been fun so far!!!