1941 StuG III Ausf B

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 4:25 am

Alpha,
I can understand all of that for sure. As far as this StuG goes, I've only cleaned up the wiring and connections in the lower Hull. I've broken the build into three segments, Lower Hull, Deck and Casemate. I've done the Lower and now that the paint is on the Deck, I can work on the wiring there.
warm regards,
Painless

ALPHA · Post by **ALPHA** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:03 am

PainlessWolf wrote:Alpha,
I can understand all of that for sure. As far as this StuG goes, I've only cleaned up the wiring and connections in the lower Hull. I've broken the build into three segments, Lower Hull, Deck and Casemate. I've done the Lower and now that the paint is on the Deck, I can work on the wiring there.
warm regards,
Painless

Yes indeed...I like to do the internals in almost the same manner...thing is with these tank destroyers ....there is a lot in the uppers and very little in the lowers...I ordered a bunch of connectors to extend wires for easy removal...but it's going to take time to solder all the leads...and believe you me...there are several...

Thinking you have an advantage with this one...the Taigen mechanisms are much more compact...unlike the Heng Long stuff that I use ...Everything will come together soon though...I hope

Carpe Diem Painless

ALPHA

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 4:57 pm

Good Morning, Alpha,
I've taken lots of photos of the wiring setup in the turret of the donor Panzer III as well as the HL style blocks used to power the headlights. I will more than likely use the supplied plug in on the MFU to power the rear Convoy light and wire the one up front into the headlamps like I did with the 'Palace'. The thing that will require thought is making a mount for the main gun. I need to study how the Taigen unit connects to the barrel and make up a similar set for the short 75mm in the StuG. That gun and trunnion is supposed to protrude slightly through the cut out in the casemate so it has room to do it's slight traverse. 10 degrees or summat. Asiatam makes a basic mount to use with these resin kits but it is designed to use servos not the Taigen type of recoil mechanism.
regards,
Painless

ALPHA · Post by **ALPHA** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:04 pm

PainlessWolf wrote:Good Morning, Alpha,
I've taken lots of photos of the wiring setup in the turret of the donor Panzer III as well as the HL style blocks used to power the headlights. I will more than likely use the supplied plug in on the MFU to power the rear Convoy light and wire the one up front into the headlamps like I did with the 'Palace'. The thing that will require thought is making a mount for the main gun. I need to study how the Taigen unit connects to the barrel and make up a similar set for the short 75mm in the StuG. That gun and trunnion is supposed to protrude slightly through the cut out in the casemate so it has room to do it's slight traverse. 10 degrees or summat. Asiatam makes a basic mount to use with these resin kits but it is designed to use servos not the Taigen type of recoil mechanism.
regards,
Painless

OH....Mounting the gun is a true adventure lol.....you should see the rig I made for my L70...it made Mike scratch his head

...on that one things worked out not bad though...all the components that would seat in the lower bucket now sits snug and happy in the upper hull...even the Battery...does make it a little top heavy..but it all evens out once everything is screwed together

On my Stug...think I will just cut the roof off the Heng Long and mate it to the resin ...not a big fan of mounting the gun with little pieces ...not durable enough in my mind

Good Luck with yours Painless...following along

Carpe Diem Sir

ALPHA

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:32 pm

Good afternoon, Alpha,
You're definitely right about little pieces not being good for recoiling guns. I've been watching other casemated builds out there including a similar resin to plastic StuG like mine using the Asiatam parts. The Builder there went with servos instead of a combo unit but what caught my eye ( and likewise with the other builds I discovered ) was how the gun assembly was mounted on a platform secured to the walls of the casemate. It gave you the capability to place the mechanism anywhere in the casemate that you wanted instead of the usual 'take the gun apart and try to make it fit' situation that you would normally run into. Sounds like you have done the same with your L70 to some degree. ;o)
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:43 pm

Kiaser,
Pizza Advert? I run an Ad Blocker on my browser so don't see any ads. ;o) Sorry if you are seeing something. Might be worth pinging the Admins about tho' I am sure that they have to pay for this sprawling site in some manner.
regards,
Painless

edpanzer · Post by **edpanzer** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:46 pm

It's the junk mail your hull is sitting on painless took me a while to click.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:59 pm

Ed,
I was flipping down the page to get to your reply and noticed the advert in those two photos of the painted deck on the kitchen counter. *laughs* Poor Kiaser, he needs to go buy himself a Pie. I know you guys have nice Pizza Parlors over there.
regards,
Painless

edpanzer · Post by **edpanzer** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:03 pm

Dunno about Australia where kaiser is but we have a cracking pizzaria in town....the wife doesn't like pizza so I get "10 quid for cheese on toast" comments every time I buy one

ALPHA · Post by **ALPHA** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:14 am

PainlessWolf wrote:Good afternoon, Alpha,
You're definitely right about little pieces not being good for recoiling guns. I've been watching other casemated builds out there including a similar resin to plastic StuG like mine using the Asiatam parts. The Builder there went with servos instead of a combo unit but what caught my eye ( and likewise with the other builds I discovered ) was how the gun assembly was mounted on a platform secured to the walls of the casemate. It gave you the capability to place the mechanism anywhere in the casemate that you wanted instead of the usual 'take the gun apart and try to make it fit' situation that you would normally run into. Sounds like you have done the same with your L70 to some degree. ;o)
regards,
Painless

Think you got the picture Painless...yes..I have basically installed an aluminum sub-frame..then an aluminum gun mount on to that...the assembly will allow me to make the gun traverse in the future...didn't do right now because of space limitations...have a mech in the works for that

Servos for me at the moment are out of the question...as I don't really want other handsets...it would require a whole mess of electrical switch out just to use the servos...not worth it for just a couple of tanks IMO....I do recall being told that some units switch out ...a cool feature...but just too much of a hassle to go play with my tanks...I prefer just leaving the unit be...and being able to play using just one or two controllers...which is how operations are now
I have over 16 tanks now...so switching one or two RC units is just too much ....not to mention the chance of shorting one of those out during the process

That's my Logic lol... though I've been given a lot of alternatives....when you weigh the complexities ...I'll stick with the one which gives me the least

Carpe Diem Painless

ALPHA

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