T-34/76 Beutepanzer Rebuild
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 9:27 pm
As customary we must start another project while another one is already under way you may have noticed I was looking to build a nice running durable T-34/76 captured by the Germans and pressed into service.
I've been working behind the scenes gathering some parts to build the tank in really a rebuild fashion. MichaelC on the forum supplied the custom upper hull and turret.
It has the Taigen quick connection system so I mated it to the full metal Taigen lower hull from Dave ( Forgebear)
I added the metal road wheels sprockets and idlers.
The trick was to fabricate some metal schurzen plates so here's how it sits at this point.
The copper sheets were scraps from a roofer friend and I managed to cut damage sand and rough up the surface to make them look battle worn.
I made a L channel copper bracket system that is epoxied to the hull upper and then the plates are epoxied to the hangers. I did not want the plates to come loose during driving so they are very strong.
I'm still working on the M-3 Lee so this will be the part time build while my other projects speed up or slow down.
Still have to add the schurzen detail bits and pieces but here they are mounted before primer.
Cheers
I've been working behind the scenes gathering some parts to build the tank in really a rebuild fashion. MichaelC on the forum supplied the custom upper hull and turret.
It has the Taigen quick connection system so I mated it to the full metal Taigen lower hull from Dave ( Forgebear)
I added the metal road wheels sprockets and idlers.
The trick was to fabricate some metal schurzen plates so here's how it sits at this point.
The copper sheets were scraps from a roofer friend and I managed to cut damage sand and rough up the surface to make them look battle worn.
I made a L channel copper bracket system that is epoxied to the hull upper and then the plates are epoxied to the hangers. I did not want the plates to come loose during driving so they are very strong.
I'm still working on the M-3 Lee so this will be the part time build while my other projects speed up or slow down.
Still have to add the schurzen detail bits and pieces but here they are mounted before primer.
Cheers