[Geek44]

I wonder if the kit's rear plate had the hatch moulded closed? The interior, which is amazing, looks largely scratch-built (what else?) to me. You'd want the rear hatch open so it could be seen to best advantage. Looks cool huh?
I've read the same stuff about the oxide replacing red-brown paint as well. But only in modeller magazines and they're, well, about modelling. My knowledge of the history of the armour of the period is pretty basic so I remain open minded. Modellers don't always make good historians.
Anyone know of a manufacturer who makes the red oxide colour 'out of the tin'?