Checkpoint Dog diorama	www.onthewaymodels.com	by Michael Rankin Edited by Al Magnus
Manufacturers: Heller/Solfig/Zvezda/Orion	email: mikekreig(at)outlook(dot)com

I used the Solfig checkpoint set which has two German MP's, a dog, three French civilians and a barrier arm with support posts. For the dog chain I used 1:350 scale PE anchor cable from a warship. The infantryman is Zvezda and the panzer crew are Orion. The two standing crewmen hide the worst parts of the Heller S35 tank; one hides the track join and the other covers the toothless drive sprocket. That's a Dragon MP 40 on the engine deck and I made a new gun barrel for the S35 from stretched sprue. Scenic materials used are by Noch and Woodland Scenics with an Italeri stone wall. The guard hut is made of balsawood with a cardboard shingle roof left over from a Metcalf card building kit. For the stovepipe I used plastic rod and the firewood is from a Wattle twig.

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