Inexpensive mesh for PZ III

[Tankie]

I was too tight to pay for etched mesh for the intakes on my PZ III so went around looking for a cheap source of scale (ish) mesh.
First to catch my eye was a 'nylon' tea strainer at 35p each.  This seemed to have potential but I couldn't find any glue that would take to it (including superglue) to fix it to the plasticard rectangular frames i'd made.  I just mentioned this failed idea to save anyone else the bother.
Second (successful) choice was a pair of metal frying pan spatter covers sold in Poundland for (you've guessed it) £1.  I reckon you can get about 50 PZ III meshes from the pair (or 1 set with a lot of trial and error!).  These can be cut with scissors(not your best ones) or small tin shears.  I gently rolled a soldering iron over the mesh to melt it onto the plasticard frame, then trimmed the mesh around the edge of the frame afterwards.

[[ICE]monkey]

great tip , cheers
all the best, ice

[tankman]

Nice one 
Alan

[Mad Fox]

great tip

[mt 1]

nice tip
        will all be sold out when i get to pound land,all the tank builders will have bought then all now ::)

[littletankman]

Hi Yer Ive bought loads of these , used one as the finer mesh on my Tigers engine grills .And did think of making side skirts for my Pz.IV  project when it starts depending on which model I choose.

Andy

[wibblywobbly]

Just think, fit a super-booster smoke unit and you can bbq some sausages whilst you drive your tank around. If you can fit a beer chiller in the commanders hatch I reckon you could be on to a winner!

[littletankman]

Hi I dont know were you live Im in Pboro . Im happy to get you some ive you can pay me via paypal ??????????/

Littletankman

[mcevoyi]

hi all

thats what i used for a second set of armour for my p-39 project

iain