This was a test to prove to myself that I was ready to start modeling tanks and other 1/35 scale ground based military equipment.  Up to this point I had worked mostly with 1/24 scale cars, and their glossy non-weathered finishes.  The parts for this came from a jeep model that I had been working on with little luck.  Many of the parts in the kit were warped, and required more work to fix than I was willing to put forth.