1:35 GERMAN WEHRMACHT WASSER CANS "NOWACK BAUTZEN", 1943 PATTERN, CLOSED, 10 PCS.

German water cans with the Nowack Bautzen marking, 1943 pattern, closed, 10 pieces, 1:35 (Elefant)

This is a set of accessories, not a vehicle kit. According to the name the package holds ten water cans of the 1943 pattern in the closed version. A late pattern is rewarding for builders of scenes from the second half of the war, because a can with a mark and a year matching the period gives a model the precision that anyone familiar with the subject will notice.

The real subject

The water can shared the basic design with the fuel one: three handles side by side, a pressed cross on the sides as a stiffener and a quick-release closure with a lever. It was set apart by its marking, by lettering and as a rule by a white cross on the side, so that the contents were not confused. On the body were the pressed maker's mark and the year of the pattern, which today is the main guide to dating a particular piece and at the same time what sets the individual sets of this line apart from one another.

Usage and painting tips

Wash the parts in lukewarm water with dish soap, remove the remains of the gates and level the edges with fine sandpaper. It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue (super glue). Apply the primer thinly so that the relief of the pressing stays readable. Apply the distinguishing cross or lettering with a mask or a thin brush. Credibility is helped by a dark glaze into the hollows, stippled scuffs on the edges done in a dark metallic shade and a final dusting with pigment, so that the load blends with the patina of the vehicle.

Who the set is for

• Builders of German Second World War vehicles in 1:35 scale.
• Makers of dioramas from the later period of the war.
• Modelers who want to tell water from fuel in a scene.
• Those interested in an exact version according to the maker's mark and the year of the pattern.

The set is an accessory, not a vehicle kit. It is supplied unpainted; glue, paints and the base model are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.