In the meantime I finished the driver’s figure:

The boots and the trousers will be weathered with some mud, and the head (as well as the hands) only received the first layer of skin color. The head is from Hornet, and really very finely detailed.

The already built part of the Opel’s driver cab has been painted and the first weathering steps are also visible: some fading with oils, sponge chipping and added dirt on the floor. The dashboard is almost finished, the only things missing are the glass covers of the different displays and perhaps a piece of cloth in the tray.

The color is Tamiya German grey, on top of it I sprayed some acrylic varnish. The varnish is supposed to be matte, but to me it adds a very nice satin finish.

The leaf springs are also almost finished. They are quite good to build, and soldering most of the parts really helps. I already mounted the front axle to the frame: