Taigen V3 Steel gearbox’s not fitting panzer III?

[awoychosky123]

I got some V3 Taigen gearbox’s the ones with the built in dust covers from their website. However, I can’t get the RH gearbox to fit, when mounted it’s too tall for the upper hull to go over it. These seem to fit like Low/High boxes where I would need Low/Med. But when I ordered them I selected the Panzer III option. I tried their support but I haven’t heard anything back yet. Just wondering if anyone else here has tried mounting this gearbox in their Panzer iii?

[PainlessWolf]

Good Afternoon, Awoy,
I built an early Stug III Ausf B which uses the Panzer III lower. I had to replace the original gearboxes\motors and order the low profile gearboxes\motors for the upper to sit on the lower correctly. Taigen still makes those I believe. The new gearboxes that you have look like the same motor configuration from that set that originally came in the Panzer III just with an added cover.
regards,
Painless

[awoychosky123]

Thanks for the reply Painless, I have those Low/Low gearboxes fitted in my panzer III chassis I'm using for my StuG III Ausf C/D build but I wanted to try these other gearboxes on my actual Panzer III, at least in your photos it looks like you can put the stock panzer III upper on, I can't get the stock panzer III upper to fit with these gears, RH is wicked high.

[PainlessWolf]

Awoy!
No problem. It looks like they might fit the other tanks mentioned, the Tiger and Sturm Tiger. I am not sure what Taigen is thinking, advertising them for the PZ III when the original ones barely fit as is? Good Luck, Doc.
regards,
Painless