Panzerjäger I - the 1st tracked German tank hunter in WWII

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Panzerjäger I - the 1st tracked German tank hunter in WWII

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Panzerjäger I - the build report

As a follow up of the existing Panzer I hull I tried something new (for me) – an open tank i.e. open fighting compartment.

Some pics of designing phase:

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Some pics to remember the build of the lower hull.

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Also seen here:
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To be continued…
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Wonderful project again :)
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Very nice! Love seeing these variants. :thumbup:
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Ah, excellent initiative. You gave us an hint a few weeks ago that it was coming along with a potential Wespe for the panzer II chassis. I like AFV with open compartment.

I can see this will be the Alkett version with the 5 side gun shield. A Skoda 47mm gun in 1/16 is a first and a model on its own. I am curious to see what RC function can be given to the gun while still keeping a realistic fighting compartment that can become a running diorama with accessories and figures.

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lmcq11 wrote:Ah, excellent initiative. You gave us an hint a few weeks ago that it was coming along with a potential Wespe for the panzer II chassis. I like AFV with open compartment.

I can see this will be the Alkett version with the 5 side gun shield. A Skoda 47mm gun in 1/16 is a first and a model on its own. I am curious to see what RC function can be given to the gun while still keeping a realistic fighting compartment that can become a running diorama with accessories and figures.

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Louis, you have recognized exactly! This is the early type of Panzerjäger I with the 5 sided shield, the later one used 7 shields.
The original Skoda gun is very complex constructed and therefore will be very filigree in 1/16. I didn't found a solution for the recoil in this tiny gun, but for elevation and traverse movement I found a drive (light gray colored in the drawing pictures); that'll be shown later ;)
Inside the compartment it is very cramped but I'll try to place a commander and a gunner next to the gun.

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Freddy
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This is just outstanding work! Completely outside the box and cool :clap: :clap:
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Thanks guys, for your interest in this build! :thumbup:

This time I’m using the stronger gear motors for the tracks (dia. 25mm instead of 16mm) despite the less space inside the hull :S

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Beginning of the upper hull - the main parts:

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Next is the gun shield:

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Accessories of the fighting compartment…

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At the hull outside are a lot more accessories necessary (hatches, rivets, hooks, vision ports).

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Out of curiosity, I’ve sticked both hull parts together ;)

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Now it’s up to the main part of the Panzerjäger I - the gun!

Overview of the gun parts:

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Mounting the elevation drive (planetary gear motor Ø8mm, 30RPM at 4.2V)…

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…gun platform with gear motor 10x12mm…

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Again pictures of a roughly mounted Panzerjäger I

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Because of very less space inside the hull I’m using the HL Tk5.3.

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A short video of the first moves… 8)

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Very nice and we'll made as usual. :thumbup:
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