Roco 3.7cm Flak auf SWS

The Germans mounted Flak guns on virtually anything with wheels or tracks, and the Schwerer Wehrmachtsschlepper (SWS) chassis was no exception. Yet another COW Bring and Buy purchase to add to my German flak resources.

This is a lovely model, although someone nameless (Mr Gow perhaps?) has glued the gun mount together at a jaunty angle. The 37mm gun is quite imposing.

As ever with Roco models, really crisp moulded detail. This SWS seems to have some applique armour on the front too. The tracks are very crude, but largely hidden by the folded down sides, and the wheels are very nicely done.

Nice breech detail on the gun, and the ammo rack lids are well moulded too. There is a fine mesh pattern on the folding sides but this has been obscured by decades worth of paint. At some point I may make some crew figures up, but I just wanted to get it painted and based.

I gave it a basic balkan cross on each side, otherwise the usual three tone camo, mud all over the running gear, then topped off with a brown ink wash (W&N Peat Brown) and a light overall drybrush. The ink ran really well into the deep mouldings, even on the wheels.