the South African Army and the British RAF Regiment. Some RAF regiment vehicles used aircraft armament such as 20mm cannon and 0.303 Browning machine guns.Otter of the armoured detachment of No. 2771 Field SquadronRAF Regiment, at Prkos airfield, Yugoslavia.- 1945 After the war the Otter was used by the Jordanian Army and Dutch Army during the Indonesian Revolution.Former Jordanian Otter captured by the Haganahfrom the Arab Liberation Army in 1948.Specs:Otter Light Reconnaissance CarSpecificationsManufacturerProductionWeight(empty)Weight (load)General Motors of Canada and Hamilton Bridge Company1942-45. 1.761 units4.404 Kg4.976 KgLength4.496 mm Width2.159 mmHeightWheelbaseWheel treadDrive2.438 mm2.578 mm1.803 mm4x4Crew3Armourup to 12 mmMainarmament.55 in Boys anti-tank rifleSecondaryarmament0.303 in (7.7 mm) Bren light machine gunEngineTransmissionTire sizeGMC 6 cyl. gasoline106 hp (79 kW) @ 3000 rpmManual 4 fwd/1 rev.9.00 x 16Power/weight24.1 hp/tonneSuspensionFuel capacityRangeElec. Volt.Radio4 x 4 wheel, leaf spring121 liters418 Km12 VN 19 W/TSpeed75 km/hThe kit: For this project, I'll use the IBG Models Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (#35019), in 1/35 scale.IBG Models 35019 kit.Starting by the kit in my workbench: Instructions!See in pdf here!!Very well packaged!! Big surprise: Two complete aditional sets of wheels, with 2 different sizes, for my box of spare parts. Thank you, miss IBG !!! According Jiri Zahradnik ,the wheels in the instruction (N tires) are wrong - I'll need the smaller one: 9.00 x 16 (the sprue M) Thanks a lot, Jiri !! see below:9.00 x 16 tires, like the specs.Use the wheels of M sprue, not the N!!Big surprise: Two sets of additional spare wheels.I love you, IBG!!! As in the previous project (Ford DAF PAG-trekker), the kit comes with a super-detailed engine. But how it will be virtually invisible within the nose (which will be closed), I decided to mold and casting only the lower and visible portion of the engine. I will keep the excellent 6-cylinder engine for future projects in scratch. I really hate the waste!!Using dental hydrocolloid reversible. Moldingthe lower parts of the engineDental acrylic poured into the mold of hydrocolloidAnd the lower engine is ready. And the building continues... front and rear axles: Sub-assembles waiting for the chassis:Chassis in alignment under metal parts with squared walls.Turret seat and rear panelChassis perfectly alignedPerfect!!The half-engine in position.Do not be offended. In the end, everything will be OK !!close-upWheel alignment. 90 degrees!!Turret installed in the roof...With shoes!!!Notice the exhaust pipe adapted in the engine...Starting the body...Body glued to chassis...The half-engine tip works !!!Next steps: painting the interior.The front hatches...Filling a large gap between the snout and the hull ... Finally, it's time to paint the interior of the Otter. Preparing the interior... Closing the roof. Notice the externalrear mirrors in metal.Starting the external painting.... OD from Vallejo. As usual, for my markings I like to drawing a profile: My girl belongs to 11st Field Company Royal Canadian Engineers of 2nd Canadian Infantry Division - Head Quarters Platoon, 2nd. Platoon, in duties at May-Sur-Orne, Normandy, France, in August, 1944. Notice the front wheel in the snout of my girl: As the kit provides two spare tires, I wanted to use them. If I were crew of this vehicle in front and could carry a