WWII Finnish Landsverk L182 Armoured Car at 1/100 scale for resin printing

This Landsverk L182 was an Armoured Car exported to Finland. Local preferences resulted in a variant of the standard Dutch M38. Changes resulted in a more pointed armoured bonnet, recessed front mudguards, a distinct extension to the front of the turret and more importantly the decision to use a heavy machine gun as opposed to the light gun preferred by the Dutch.

The model comes in several simple pieces and should need only modest preparation before painting.

The model has been test printed by me on an Elegoo Saturn 8K printer. Using the basic settings and a layer height of 0.05mm. I include the pre-supported files that I used in the test print so you should get a reliable print. The clean up was reasonably straight forward. I use water soluble resin and clean it in very hot tap water. I did need to use a sharp knife to remove some supports that were running close to the model. So pay attention in cleaning before you cure the model. I was able to remove supports reasonably easily from the detailed subframe with out damaging any of the hydraulic parts. Just take a little care in this part of the process to enjoy the best results.

The models consists of the following files:

1. The vehicle complete as a single piece.
2. Closed Hatched Turret.
3. Open Hatched Turret.
4. Repair MMG for the front and rear hull guns.

This model was designed by Neal Bowskill copyright February 2021; printed versions of this model have been available since this date on Ebay and has appealed to those who like niche models. This single piece 1/100 scale model has been reworked from my original file May 2023 with the intention of being resin printed only.