Heavens Eagle
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Old photo trumps new restoration. The kit has it right.
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Panzer III Ausf J. Das Werks, 1/16 scale.
- Thread starter Tim A.
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The kit has it close for this factory production. In any case, the 'ski jump' curve is missing (shown in the side view) which does seem to get bent down in many photos. A good reason to use the kit part as a pattern to rub lead foil over it and then replicate the thin sheet metal appearance and fragility.
I'm not sure what Jacques Littlefield's team was restoring but their StuG came from Finland. I have lots of photos from that so should check to see if it is a factory or local mod.
Seems like a Finnish local mod to their StuG III as all their examples with the 'warm air guide plate' lack the side bent sheet metal to isolate the exhaust pipes. Littlefield's team added that. @Tim A., the following doesn't apply to the Pz.Kpfw. III but Paul has a StuG.
Paul, @Heavens Eagle, this seems to have been their starting point:
Other Finnish rear ends...
While I'm at it, since I mentioned factories, which mudguard support is in the kit? This determines the other fittings such as tool storage, et cetera.
Truncated rod and sheet metal support-
Stamped metal-
Paul, @Heavens Eagle, this seems to have been their starting point:
Other Finnish rear ends...
While I'm at it, since I mentioned factories, which mudguard support is in the kit? This determines the other fittings such as tool storage, et cetera.
Truncated rod and sheet metal support-
Stamped metal-
