And now for something completely different, sorry i lie like a cheap watch!!

[Guest]

Thats what i always do??

Same, and if it works for you, why change it? (Though you could do it another way to see if you like it better, of course.)

[BattleshipBob]

Same, and if it works for you, why change it? :smiling3: (Though you could do it another way to see if you like it better, of course.)

Thats one thought!

[JR]

I'd build a T34 instead !

[BattleshipBob]

I'd build a T34 instead !

Do you have no shame Sir. Tis a thing of beauty, i do need eye test shortly!

[BattleshipBob]

Only just got the 4bo off my nails!

[JR]

Do you have no shame Sir. Tis a thing of beauty, i do need eye test shortly!

No sorry , none at all :nerd::smiling3:.
Do think though Bob you should write to these manufacturers and offer your knowledge, it's a shame they can't get these important details right .

[BattleshipBob]

There are others with better knowledge than me John, but with Muller and Zimmermans books they have no excuses. I think they find it cheaper to use other sprues despite the mistakes!

[BattleshipBob]

Might top up my pension lol. I just in a nerdy way enjoy the research

[JR]

Might top up my pension lol. I just in a nerdy way enjoy the research

The sloppy research done by these companies is unacceptable, it's not as if they are newcomers and the kits aren't cheap .
Anyway it's fun being a nerd !

[BattleshipBob]

Totally agree John, all they have to do is ask Muller/Zimmerman, they are very helpful and are both good guys to know

No sure how much a sprue costs but lazy is the word

[Richard48]

A real shame and lazy of the beggars.Im not a total rivet counter but accuracy in basic areas is the way to go.With so much information and technology nowadays then we do expect more.Id love to do a nice Stuh 42 but just not worth the expense cross kitting.
Watching your progress chum.
Rich.

[Guest]

No sure how much a sprue costs but lazy is the word

Sprues are cheap — the moulds for them cost large amounts of money, though. Try putting some numbers into this calculator: with some WAGs at values for a typical tank kit sprue, I get costs of US$50–80,000. That is for one sprue, and I suppose everyone here knows how many tank kits come on a single sprue

[BattleshipBob]

A real shame and lazy of the beggars.Im not a total rivet counter but accuracy in basic areas is the way to go.With so much information and technology nowadays then we do expect more.Id love to do a nice Stuh 42 but just not worth the expense cross kitting.
Watching your progress chum.
Rich.

Hi Rich

Good to hear from you

Remember exterior wise a StuH was the same as a StuG, the differance was the gun and ammo racks. All you need to do is get a metal howitzer barrel, move the fire extingusiher so the head points inwards, Alkett built all StuH. You could drill a hole in the mantlet, this was for a machine gun which was not fitted to StuH but the hole was on many StuH.

Doing a StuH myself is at the back of mind??

[BattleshipBob]

After a few weeks of pain from my right wrist, decided to take two painkillers and a support strap and get on with it.

Almost finished the rear end, no fit issues, also fitted the bolt on 30 mm armour on to the glassis




No problems with the drive and idler sprocket but took a while to make up just one wheel set, very poor mouldings

The replacement ones for the Pz 111 M have turned up so may use a few of them to see if they have been improved??

Due to pain could only go at a slow pace and after a few hours i had enough. Looking forward to the lovely Tamiya StuG for Simons GB!

[JR]

Bob out of interest re Takom, watch this if you have time.

Night shift is the guy building it , finds a lot of faults with this issue of a New Jagdtiger.

Yours the 4BO Club.