Tamiya Panzer IV J to H Conversion?

[B_Man]

It seems I have "accidentally" won an auction on eBay for a partially built Tamiya Panzer IV. I'm now thinking about what I'm going to do with it and was considering converting it from an early production J to the more common H.

It shares the same main exhaust and still has 4 return rollers rather than the 3 on the late J so besides the turret rotation exhaust (which is missing) what else would need to be done to a Tami PzIV to change it to an ausf H?

[ALPHA]

Greetings B man.... this is the kind of question that requires research on your part...Then when you start your build...you take pictures to show your progress...and that's when someone will tell you ...you did something wrong ...I'm not sure why...It just seems to be the tradition lol

Seriously though... Researching is part of the adventure...a lot of times there aren't short cuts...just be happy you didn't get a Sherman

ALPHA

[cannedheat]

may help ?......D/H..type ?

[B_Man]

Thanks for the help Gents.

From what I can gather the major cosmetic differences are zimmerit and the turret rotation exhaust on the rear so if I go that way I may be able to remove an axillary exhaust from a HL PZIV. I might also be able to get away without the zimm as I think late H IV's would have been produced without it. Although if I find can some good pics of an early J from Market Garden or the Bulge I might just keep it as is.