The return of Dusty Bin 1/35 Scala MG Panzernest .

[JR]

In an article in an old issue of Military Modelling, Steve Zaloga adds the missing details to the inside. I’m fairly sure you don’t want to go to that trouble, since you already glued the main parts together, but I could look it up for you?

Yes I'd like to see that .
The AK resin one has detail.
Might well have s look at that , or buy this again and have a crack at another Thanks .

[JR]

Thanks for highlighting the panzernest John never knew they existed ! Great dio too!

Thanks , they were used in the Eastern campaign , don't know how many were built.

[JR]

Good to see you taking another bite of dusty John. I wonder how many of these were actually used? Seems like an idea developed from the experiences of the First World War and then applied to the second. After all, once you’ve dug the hole for it, then you already have an emplacement….why drop a big lump of steel in there….

Hi Tim,
going to see about that .
This has always been of interest , suppose the armour was an added bonus when dug in , God knows what It was like inside when it was hit .With the additional heating it must have been preferable to sitting in a damp trench .

[Jim R]

Hi John
Here I am in a beautiful, isolated cottage in the Brecon Beacons having a quick look at the forum before tea and me old mate comes up with summat I've never heard of.
Despite it's shortcomings it will look great in one of your dios. That 1/72 one is superb. Thanks for all the info on this contraption.
Jim

[scottie3158]

John,
You do have an eye for the unusual.

[Guest]

they were used in the Eastern campaign , don't know how many were built.

Also in North-West Europe and Italy, but I can’t find quickly how many were built.

God knows what It was like inside when it was hit

This page says the armour at the front was 115 mm, so if it was hit by something like a tank gun round, I think the two occupants were going to be deaf for a while but quite likely not much more than that.

[Tim Marlow]

Also in North-West Europe and Italy, but I can’t find quickly know how many were built.


This page says the armour at the front was 115 mm, so if it was hit by something like a tank gun round, I think the two occupants were going to be deaf for a while but quite likely not much more than that.

Like having your head in Big Ben when it strikes I should think……

[Fernando N]

Great stuff 2.0, looking forward to your build John:nerd:

[JR]

Hi John
Here I am in a beautiful, isolated cottage in the Brecon Beacons having a quick look at the forum before tea and me old mate comes up with summat I've never heard of.
Despite it's shortcomings it will look great in one of your dios. That 1/72 one is superb. Thanks for all the info on this contraption.
Jim

Thanks Jim , glad your enjoying the break .

John,
You do have an eye for the unusual.

Some things just catch the attention Paul , this is one such item.

[JR]

Great stuff 2.0, looking forward to your build John:nerd:

Good to see you back and in one piece from your


your massive sports hobby .
Are you here now for a rest :smiling3:

[JR]

https://topwar.ru/26746-nemecki-fortifikacii-vremen-velikoy-otechestvennoy.html

This is an account from a Russian site , it will come up in Russian but you can change it to English .Still no luck with the qty made .Interesting read .

[Caustik Filth]

Great link John, very informative indeed!
Cheers Rob.

[Steve Jones]

Very interesting Mr Race. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Good luck my friend

[rtfoe]

Same here John, was going to make a note of it...very queer looking subject. To show its mobility are you going to build it being tipped over while being fitted to a trench?

Cheers,
Richard

[adt70hk]

Thanks for all the info John.

I'm not saying it is the oddest thing I've ever seen in connection with the war but it's got to be up there. I kind of get the idea but at the same time it seems an awful lot of with work for not much gain as Tim suggested.

Keep up the great work.

Andrew