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

[Guest]

It took a while, but I found the article I mentioned earlier. It turns out my memory was a little faulty — Zaloga didn’t add much detail to the insides because it’s hard to see, but the article does include American photos of the interior of a captured Panzernest. If you want, I could scan those?

Here are some photos of the vignette he built with it, by the way.

[JR]

It took a while, but I found the article I mentioned earlier. It turns out my memory was a little faulty — Zaloga didn’t add much detail to the insides because it’s hard to see, but the article does include American photos of the interior of a captured Panzernest. If you want, I could scan those?

Here are some photos of the vignette he built with it, by the way.

Yes please, I'm sure they will be helpful .

[Guest]

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[JR]

Thanks Jakko .
Great photos , I can now make sense of how the gun support goes together.
Have ordered another kit along with

This will be used minus the civilians and cart to pull the built one .

[Jim R]

This will be used minus the civilians and cart to pull the built one .

That should work very well. Maybe a nice muddy track??

[JR]

I'ts all arrived form Hannants this morning.

That should work very well. Maybe a nice muddy track??

Still deciding Jim if to show it in a that sort of display, with lots of lovely mud :smiling3: or in an urban one as I've seen.That would include a wall as well.

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

Good question Richard, it depend on if the horses would suit as if they were being walked away as it is tipped in. The new model will just stand at the side with the back cut off to allow a scratch built inside.

[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 , just been doing further searches , have found some interesting facts .
Total no thought to have been made were 300.
100 western front
100 Italian front
100 Eastern Front.
These were made in Germany and by more than one manufacturer. Along with some made in Czechoslovakia .There is talk that the Italians made more with Fiat being named. Apparently they were used at Monte cassino and were considered most effective

Gets more interesting the deeper you go !

[minitnkr]

Great stuff Dzohn.

[Lee Drennen]

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That’s still a spooky looking contraption

[rtfoe]

Hi Tim , just been doing further searches , have found some interesting facts .
Total no thought to have been made were 300.
100 western front
100 Italian front
100 Eastern Front.
These were made in Germany and by more than one manufacturer. Along with some made in Czechoslovakia .There is talk that the Italians made more with Fiat being named. Apparently they were used at Monte cassino and were considered most effective

Gets more interesting the deeper you go !

An emplacement with all round cover is slightly more safer from overhead artillery shrapnel, air strikes and concealment.

Cheers,
Richard