Photo Etch Grills - which first?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:36 pm
Got these photo etch grills for the air intakes on the Panzer III Ausf H from Henglong.
https://www.forgebeartanks.com/store/p6 ... _Long.html
The Ausf H model doesn’t have hollow intakes and they come with plastic “hatch” covers and a funny little handle thing but all the pictures of real Panzer IIIs have wire grills on the intakes so I want the same.
The question really is which order should these be put on? Grill first and then frame? Or frame and then grill?
The Panzer III book I have has some models with the grill on top and some with the frame on top. The pictures of real tanks are a bit fuzzy and you can’t really tell. Some other posts on the forum suggest grill last (on top of frame) and nothing is really clear on what to do with the little bolts…. Narrow end down or up? From under the grill or from the top?
I’m guesssing I need to drill some holes to put the bolts into?
Anyone else used these? Is it with cutting a hollow out of the box first to get a better look?
https://www.forgebeartanks.com/store/p6 ... _Long.html
The Ausf H model doesn’t have hollow intakes and they come with plastic “hatch” covers and a funny little handle thing but all the pictures of real Panzer IIIs have wire grills on the intakes so I want the same.
The question really is which order should these be put on? Grill first and then frame? Or frame and then grill?
The Panzer III book I have has some models with the grill on top and some with the frame on top. The pictures of real tanks are a bit fuzzy and you can’t really tell. Some other posts on the forum suggest grill last (on top of frame) and nothing is really clear on what to do with the little bolts…. Narrow end down or up? From under the grill or from the top?
I’m guesssing I need to drill some holes to put the bolts into?
Anyone else used these? Is it with cutting a hollow out of the box first to get a better look?