Panzer III

[Vaseline]

Yep thats the $1.99 file from RC Tanks Australia. I posted the free file they offer on the King Tiger thread. I Used it for an old Profiline Jagdpanzer IV conversion kit I have. On their forum phyrephish has a quick and dirty way of turning an airsoft unit into a recoil mech too. ill post the link http://rctanksaustralia.com/forum1/viewtopic.php?t=14

[quitcherbitchen]

Finished printing the recoil unit for my Panzer. I only had yellow PLA left. I was too lazy to use Petg. PLA seems like it should do ok. If the tank gets cooked in the car it could warp though. I know it is hard to imagine how this will work, but there is a youtube with one and it is very trick. Made just for the Panzer III.

[quitcherbitchen]

I updated my speaker to a Visaton FR58-4 2.3" Full-Range Driver 4 Ohm. I can't really notice any difference, but to be fair mine isn't sealed very well. I need to seal it I guess, but the stock speaker was twice as small and sounded the same.

[Vaseline]

Ive also been known to use window screen for grills

[quitcherbitchen]

What someone else did

[Sureshot]

Found some a little cheaper and a lot closer to me;

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-16-Torro-...edirect=mobile

Steve

[Vaseline]

https://www.ozarmour.com.au/store/ac...-iii-3848.html Her3e are some PzIII grils

[Sureshot]

I just compared my new PzIII with my older Stug III and neither one is like the PzIII in that link.
The Stug has a grate molded in to the air box but the PzIII is smooth on top with a faint ridge around the area almost like it is made for a photo etch panel.
I think I have seen photo etch panels available that can be cut to size but not sure where. From England maybe? EBay?
Steve

[SoCalBobS]

Thanks guys. I did see some on a German tank website, but I was hoping for something closer.

[quitcherbitchen]

Could make your own. Click the top of the link not the bottom.

[Sureshot]

I have only ever seen Heng Long photo-etch grills for the Tiger I and King Tiger.
Matomart sells the whole air intake box in metal with the grates molded in, not sure how big a job it would be to remove and replace the plastic ones though.
I think to make the grills look scale they would have to be inset into the air box and not just put on the top.
Steve

[SoCalBobS]

Anyone know of a source for photo etched brass grills that can replace the decals there for the Panzer III or StuG III?

[Vaseline]

I went the quick and dirty route for my Firefly barrel, cut the stock barrel to the thick part that exits the mantlet, drilled it out a bit to fit a brass tube and epoxied a length of carbon fishing rod, and a Panzer 4 F2 muzzlebreak for a Firefly-esque look. Its not perfect, the break ports arnt correct but I dont particularly mind.

[OKC_Jim]

Toucan Hobby on eBay.

Thanks Bob, when I initially looked at your image I didn't see the muzzle brake. I had seen the one with it from Toucan but think I might want one without it. Guess I could always trim it off...

[SoCalBobS]

A Pershing would be nice, I have the P-3 6.0. Vandral has two mods, a Soviet SU76i based on a P3 chassis and a Mobelwagen on a P4 chassis, so we can at least work on additional existing 6.0 AFV’s!

[karltrek]

Looks like Heng Long has officially upgraded their Panzer III to 6.0. Can the StuG and Pershing be next? Or something new?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Stock-He...item3436965681

[SoCalBobS]

I like the look too. Where'd you find the barrel?

Toucan Hobby on eBay.

[OKC_Jim]

The Sherman is HL stock except for an aftermarket 76mm long barrel. I just liked the look better than the shorty.

I like the look too. Where'd you find the barrel?

[Broffermoon]

Needing work IS fun! Some of my P III outer wheels fell off too under hard use. Something like a dab of silicon adhesive - I use Zap Goo - will hold them in place. Just don't overglue it because you may want to pry them off in the future.

Oh, and the breaking down when you want to show something off isn't confined to Heng Long. It's everything!

At the most inopportune time. Great fun to demonstrate you mechanical ability. Remember: If you can't dazzle them with your footwork, Baffle them with your Bull Sh.....

[SoCalBobS]

Needing work IS fun! Some of my P III outer wheels fell off too under hard use. Something like a dab of silicon adhesive - I use Zap Goo - will hold them in place. Just don't overglue it because you may want to pry them off in the future.

Oh, and the breaking down when you want to show something off isn't confined to Heng Long. It's everything!