Are PzKpfw I Ausf A fenders same as Ausf B's?

[Ozzie Jo]

Just as the thread title says...are the PzKpfw I Ausf A's fenders the same specs as the PzKpfw I Ausf B's?

I ask as I have been having trouble sourcing Ausf A PE fenders online from a reputable company but can get the Royal Model Ausf B fenders from someone I have done business with before.

Comparing pictures of the 2 they look the same and I have not read that they are different but I can't see everything from a photo.

 

[Kreighshoer]

the ausf b had five instead of four roadwheels and so was considerably longer than the a version!

that means that you cannot use fenders for the a on a b and vice versa only with reworking them!

the pattern is the same, not the length!

voyager offers a set of panzer 1 a fenders for the dragon kit:

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/voyager/vm_pe35202.html

aber offers a versatile set for a and b (italeri and zvezda kits):

http://aber.net.pl/detal/desc/fenders_for_panzer_i__ausf_a___b_1012190/

when you click on the instructions you'll see where you will have to cut the fender frame to shorten it to the a version!

unfortunately a scriptkiddie seems to have hacked the voyager homepage so i advise you to avoid the voyager page at least until monday!

 

[Ozzie Jo]

Thanks for the heads up regarding Voyager's homepage... I was about to scoot on over there and don't need anymore hassle with my PC.
I'll have to remember 'scriptkiddie'. It's a little more flattering than the term I use. :laugh:
I think my bro-in law nailed it when making the observation that almost all of the hackers and viral code writers in his uni class were generally those either failing or scraping through by the skin of their teeth. Not to mention socially inept and needing to take it out on the rest of the world.