ROCO, Preiser, and Hasegawa offer accessory sets with machine guns, jerrycans, spare tires, ammunition boxes, blanket rolls, radios and other small parts. Cardboard models are cheap compared to plastic injection moulded kits, an important consideration for wargamers who need to raise entire companies and battalions of vehicles. Disadvantages Machine Guns and other small parts made from card do not look very convincing, they are difficult to cut out, and they bend out of shape easily. Painting small paper parts with superglue is one technique which needs to be explored further, but it is generally much easier to use commercially available parts made from plastic or pewter. Automobile tires are difficult to make from paper, they will look better in plastic or pewter.
Surface detail is printed on, but it is flat.
One option would be to cut out small parts, mount them on thin card and glue them back on the vehicle. Handrails, steps, tow hooks, and antennas may be made from 0.3 and 0.6 mm pianowire. Superglue should be used to attach them securely. Gun barrels made from paper are not strong enough to be handled in wargames, they should be replaced by aluminium or brass tubing available at hobby shops. Cardboard vehicles are cheap and robust, perfect for wargames.