07103

Regarding the decals for kit 07129.

• Here is vehicle 5252. It has vents.
• Here is vehicle 200. It also has vents.
• Here is vehicle 1305. Does not have vents.
• No photographic evidence for "Za Rodinu Mat," even on Russian websites.
• No photographic evidence for 361, even on Russian websites.
• No photographic evidence for "Smert Nemetskim Occupantam," even on Russian websites.

So, of the 3 verifiable decal options for a kit with no vents, only 1 has no vents. The 2 others should be used with 07130.

In conclusion, the 07130 decal sheet does not leave enough numbers to make vehicles known to have vents. In contrast, the 07129 decal sheet has only 1 option for a vehicle without vents, while the 2 others are for vehicles known to have vents. Neither decal sheet is well-suited to their respective kits, and the best thing to do is to swap. (I took the option of asking on Missing-Lynx.)

Of course, there is always the option to buy Colibri. It should be noted, however, that Colibri's generic diagram show all vehicles as not having vents when some options are actually for vehicles that did have vents. The buyer must do careful research.- Timothy Lau

The main difference between kit 07129 and 07130 surrounds the presence of the vents. The 07129 does not have vents while 07130 does.

Regarding the decals for kit 07130:

• The numbers may look generic, but they actually are based on a well-known series of photos of vehicles of an unknown unit near Poznan. Here is vehicle 1301.
  This is probably the same vehicle, although Colibri does not think so.
  So it probably has vents? But with only two "1"'s in the decal sheet, there are not enough to make 1301.
• 1302 can be seen in the above picture of 1301.
  It does not have vents, so should not be made with this kit.
• 1303 has vents.
  But, again, with only two "3"'s in the decal sheet, there are not enough to make 1303.
• 1304 can be seen in two pictures here: 1 and 2.
  1304 does not have vents, it appears, so should not be made with this kit.
• 1305 we have already discussed above. It does not have vents. At any rate, the 07129 decal sheet has a more faithful rendition of the numbers.
• There are no known pictures of 1306, 1307, 1308, and 1309. There probably were no such vehicles.

In conclusion, the 07130 decal sheet does not leave enough numbers to make vehicles known to have vents. In contrast, the 07129 decal sheet has only 1 option for a vehicle without vents, while the 2 others are for vehicles known to have vents. Neither decal sheet is well-suited to their respective kits, and the best thing to do is to swap. (I took the option of asking on Missing-Lynx.)

Of course, there is always the option to buy Colibri. It should be noted, however, that Colibri's generic diagram show all vehicles as not having vents when some options are actually for vehicles that did have vents. The buyer must do careful research.- Timothy Lau

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Stephen Brezinski

Early releases contained a spare Ausf.E superstructure which seems to have been deleted in newer releases - Mikko Rantonen
As there are some errors with the kit, it could previously only be accurately built as an Ausf. E using the spare hull. Now that this hull has been deleted, this is no longer a possibility. - Rob Haelterman
The instructions tell the builder to include the spare wheels. Those parts may need to be shaved off. The painting instructions clearly do not have the spare wheels. Some vehicles do have the spare wheels, but most do not appear to. - Timothy Lau

Stephen Brezinski

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