Panzerkampfwagen III and variants

[zak]

Sometimes I wonder if kit makers just try to make something from as many bits as they can.
Each pair of wheels is made up of 9 parts.
8 to build.

[cph64]

It's so you get value for money!!!

[chriswil42]

It's so you get value for money!!!

And so you really know that you've built the model.

[zak]

It's so you get value for money!!!

And so you really know that you've built the model.

I think you are both correct.

[zak]

The track is composed of 96 links on each side, each link has to be taken from the sprue and cleaned up.
They are then connected with 2 track pins.
The picture explains it all.

[cph64]

You'd have saved yourself a lot of time and trouble if you'd built this series using the 'First to Fight' 1/72 scale releases!!!

[zak]

One side down, time for a lie down!

[Haddock]

The track is composed of 96 links on each side, each link has to be taken from the sprue and cleaned up.
They are then connected with 2 track pins.
The picture explains it all.

Do you have to drill holes for the pins?

[chriswil42]

The track is composed of 96 links on each side, each link has to be taken from the sprue and cleaned up.
They are then connected with 2 track pins.
The picture explains it all.

Blimey!

[zak]

The track is composed of 96 links on each side, each link has to be taken from the sprue and cleaned up.
They are then connected with 2 track pins.
The picture explains it all.

Do you have to drill holes for the pins?

Thankfully no, that is usually metal tracks, a la Cyril!

[Bigkev]

One side down, t, ime for a lie down!

Hi Zak,
Not only a lie down, you deserve a G&T, and a medal.
Love the Panzer builds, I'm being educated in the types development with your builds.
Cheers,
Bigkev

[zak]

Quite a few bits of etched brass, I have attached 8 so far, but really too small to see well.
The next ones are a bit bigger, a grill and some chains on the smoke dischargers.(I presume that is what they are)

[MSea]

Looking good - when you have painted the very very small chains, will you go back and clean out each hole in each chain link ??  hohoho

[chriswil42]

Nice brasswork.

[cph64]

Yes they're smoke dischargers. This is building into a great model, well done.