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Slat armour for T34

Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:27 pm
by Blackadder123
Hello,

Does anyone know if these can be bought anywhere? Gotta be hard as heck to make at home...

Thanks

Re: Slat armour for T34

Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 9:07 pm
by HERMAN BIX
Slat armour I get but for a t34?
Do you have a pic of what you're after ?

Re: Slat armour for T34

Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:04 pm
by Raminator
Do you mean the bedspring armour on late-model T-34s,
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or schürzen on T-34s captured by the Germans?
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Re: Slat armour for T34

Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:40 pm
by HERMAN BIX
Funny, Ive got both pics(and built the bedspring version) but the 'slat' description has me stumped

Re: Slat armour for T34

Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:44 pm
by Blackadder123
Wow, didn't know the Germans put those skirts on..... I meant the original Russian ones.

Re: Slat armour for T34

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:34 pm
by Raminator
The bedsprings? You might be out of luck there, you'll have to make them yourself. Herman did a great job with his, you can see how he did them here.

Re: Slat armour for T34

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 5:27 pm
by Blackadder123
Ah, bummer.

Thanks for the link though!

Re: Slat armour for T34

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 12:39 am
by c.rainford73
Blackadder123 wrote:Ah, bummer.

Thanks for the link though!
Why don't you buy some bits and give it a try? Worst case you start one and it's not too bad and by the second one you've gotten better. The parts shouldn't cost too much to source either....

You're be surprised with what you can accomplish. Herman did a wonderful job on his even if they don't come out as nice once you paint and weather them it will hide any imperfections.Image

Re: Slat armour for T34

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:43 pm
by HERMAN BIX
Yip, you should give it a go.
The very nature of the screens being field fitted and possibly made of gathered material means they can be irregular and inconsistent, plus once weathered can transform the entire look