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Re: Henglong 1/16 Panzer IV Aus G/H (Not a J!)

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:48 am
by philipat
You have a nice conversion. It looks like a bit of a hybrid, though, in terms of variants. The muzzle brake is a G. The single headlight is an H or J. The commander's cupola is an H or J, maybe a late G. The placement of the spare tracks looks on the sides looks an H or J. The lack of side shurzen implies a G. The rear exhaust would be a late H or early J. The early Js had all four return rollers. But, they quickly transitioned to the 3 roller setup. The sprockets are from an H or a J.

You do need an antenna to be accurate. As mentioned the H and J had it on the rear left.

Also, in the video, your muzzle brake is turned. The ports should be parallel to the ground.

Re: Henglong 1/16 Panzer IV Aus G/H (Not a J!)

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:56 am
by square4
Looks great, no matter what model it is, main thing is do you like it, if so :D :thumbup:

Re: Henglong 1/16 Panzer IV Aus G/H (Not a J!)

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 2:00 pm
by Will01Capri
Will turn the muzzle brake, but look at making a H.
Antenna it certainly requires for sure.
Side shurzen for a H is another required addition. Then I be even happier.

I do enjoy this model for sure :)

Re: Henglong 1/16 Panzer IV Aus G/H (Not a J!)

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 2:09 pm
by philipat
Will01Capri wrote:Will turn the muzzle brake, but look at making a H.
Antenna it certainly requires for sure.
Side shurzen for a H is another required addition. Then I be even happier.

I do enjoy this model for sure :)
Cool! Got references? Waldemar Trojca has a great reference with good diagrams and rough timelines: "Sd. Kfz. 161 Pz. Kpfw.IV Ausf. G/H/J vol 2" I think you could Google it as "Trojca 20". Other good ones are Tank Power 250 and 147 (WM 147, WM 250).

Re: Henglong 1/16 Panzer IV Aus G/H (Not a J!)

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:19 pm
by Tiger6
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Re: Henglong 1/16 Panzer IV Aus G/H (Not a J!)

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 3:47 pm
by jarndice
There are a couple of minor details that I have noticed about your PZ 4 G/H,
The Left rear fender should have a reflector on the lower centre section and the rear light that is on the hulls rear right hand side is an addition in the minds of Heng Longs designers,
I have searched high and low in many works of reference of the PZ4 and I cannot find that light unit.
I await the evidence that some smart a*se now produces to prove me wrong (Again) :lolno:
If you do decide to fit the MK-Modellbau Aerial a tip is to smear a drop of washing up liquid on the rubber base and then twist the aerial into the mounting hole, it will go in much easier if you do.