S model 1/72 3.7 cm PaK 36 Auf Renault UE build (Simon T tribute group build)

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Andy, I’ll admit to it being a little smaller than expected LOL.....

[JR]

Apparently the Germans made over seven hundred of them John....mostly with the gun on the back end like the box art. The crew fired it from standing at the back, not on the vehicle :tongue-out3:

Well it must have worked for them Tim , good cross country with those tracks then, and properly a cheaper option.

[Steve Jones]

I have so wanted to build this in 1/35. Should be great fun in 1/72. Good luck Tim. Looking forward to seeing you do some armour.

P.S I have extensive walk around pictures of the PAK 36 if you need them for reference

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Steve, that’s a really kind offer. I may well need them....I have a walk around of the UE, but not looked for much on the gun yet. Any images of the two together would be gratefully received, in either configuration. I have a couple of images, but not many and it would be good to see how the pivot was contrived....

[Steve Jones]

This is my only picture of the UE



I would imagine the legs were strapped to the back and the chocks welding it to the front. Then it would be used like a static tank destroyer ie Stug, Jagpanther

I will have a look through my reference material to see what I can find

[Steve Jones]

It looks like very much a botch job with a bit of wood and twine :smiling5: :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Sort of like a pre-historic StuG.......Hey Bob, have you got one of these??? I think they pre-date the 0 series Prototypes you been going on about. Just think Tim...you have a blank check on this one, you can engineer it together any way you want and it will be accurate! Must be frustratin' for the rivet counters! :tongue-out3: :flushed: Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

Exactly what I thought Rick....there are at least six ways of doing this, I also like the grey gun on the green UE, rather than the all over grey of the box art....plenty of scope here. This has got to be a prototype Marder though, not a stug :tongue-out3: After all, a Stug is a good gun on an obsolete chassis, while this is an obsolete gun on an obsolete chassis!

Really pleased with these pictures Steve. I had only found three pictures and you’ve found many more, including two shots of the same vehicle from front and back! The third shot and the last shot look like the more permanent mounting of the 37mm without wheels....

[Richard48]

Very interesting.Never heard of these particular vechiles.Ive heard good things about S.Models.
Watching interested indeed.
Rich.

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Richard, hope you enjoy this as I go along...

[Tim Marlow]

Hi all
Small update, I’ve found some time to progress the out of the box one of the pair, so here are some images....



Three shots of the UE. The track units come off for painting. It is really tiny, that is about thirteen pieces, and four of those were the box on the back. Surface detail is excellent, and fit was top drawer....

mind you, it is tiny.....

I think it’s in danger of being eaten whole by the carpet monster.....and an unwary sneeze could cause untold misery :tongue-out3:

For those that don’t use Vallejo, here is one next to a Bren carrier of the same scale.....


Lastly, here are the gun parts cleaned up and waiting for assembly....


Once they are assembled it will be put aside to await paint while the modified one is worked up.....

Hope you like it..
Cheers
Tim

[Guest]

Wow, that is small Tim. A very interesting project and a great start.

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Peter. I must admit, I didn’t know it was that small when I bought it....

[Mini Me]

Welcome too my world.......... :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Hi all. I have managed a little more on these....

Firstly the OOB.

This is now complete and awaiting primer. The the tracks and gun still come off for painting. As you can see, it makes a nicely detailed kit, easily good enough for gaming.

Here is the modified one......
I’m aiming for this one from Steve’s pictures...give or take a little license..

So far I’ve got to here.

I’ve opened up the drivers side because most of these Portee types seem to have the dome removed so the crew could get in and out....
The driver is a modified Skdfz 250 driver from PSC. He’s basically legless and armless to get him in......
I’ve thinned the front and side edges to get them closer to scale...just about visible here.

I’ve also added the French lights and rear light and blind as they are still fitted in the prototype image.

Added a mounting plate (the white thing) to each track unit.....l

Done some work on the exhaust ...the kit part is a solid box, but the photo shows a cover over a muffler....still got to drill and add the pipes when it’s dry....

Wheel unit for the gun. Other parts are in the process of being cleaned, though I’ve drilled out the gun barrel....

I‘ll post another update as I get further along....hope it’s OK...