Well, I dropped by my LHS tonight, and they just happened to have a previously opened box #375 Italeri stashed on the bottom of a pile. What luck…We cut the tape and checked it out…and yep, that’s the one…all pieces reasonably in tact. Now I see what the seating and cargo area should look like (observing the instructions). Would still be good to see some cargo area photo’s for support.
Thanks for all the feedback and info from everyone. I hope to do a few components of this “vision” at a time…and pace it out. But now I have all the basic kits in hand. Now, it’s just planning and time.
PS, a good book read that inspired me on this: PanzerJager: Tank Hunter, by William B. Folkestad. It is a book about Bernhard Averbeck’s account of experiences fighting with various Wermacht Panzerjager units between 1942 and 1944 in the East and 1944-1945 in the West. His primary rig was the SdKfz 7 Demag towing a Pak 40 7.5cm antitank gun in the East. Nice details included in his recollections on equipment used, etc. There are also some photo’s included documenting this vehicle/gun configuration.
Thanks! Stu