SdKfz 164 Nashorn by Alwyn Turner

[c.rainford73]

Very nice work my friend

[AlwynTurner]

Hi Richard, the ammo cabinet distressing looks incredibly authentic, love it!

It's nice to see your build moving along.

Alwyn

[silversurfer1947]

Carl, Alwyn, Thank you for the kind words. I now feel suitably emboldened to attack the other locker.
The radios from Shapeways are due for delivery today. I will post pictures.

[c.rainford73]

Carl, Alwyn, Thank you for the kind words. I now feel suitably emboldened to attack the other locker.
The radios from Shapeways are due for delivery today. I will post pictures.

Looking forward to seeing them

[silversurfer1947]

Well, the Shape ways package has arrived. It comprises a lot more parts than I imagined, quite a few of them very small. I shall have to study the original picture very carefully before I even try to put them together. Pictures will be a bit delayed.

[silversurfer1947]

First of all, here are the two ammunition lockers, loaded up, and, at least for the moment, completed.

Now for the radios.

It's a it tricky getting photos as everything is transparent, but hopefully you can see enough. So far as I can tell, the top row represents the power supplies and the second row, three receiver/transmitters. I was slightly taken back by the latter. They are hollow and have no tops to them as you can see here.

These are, I think, junction boxes, plus one switch gear unit.

and the last is a sprue with cable conduit fittings.

My knowledge of German radios would fit on a pin head, so I am open to corrections. According to the Shapeways page, what I have purchased is one FU-2 and one FU-5 radio. It would help if anyone could tell me which bits go with which. Also, I have had a look on Google for pictures of an FU-5 radio installed. However, they seem to show what is used inside a tank, where 2 receivers sit side by side. Obviously, there is not enough room in the Nashorn. My assumption is they will will be one above the other, with a power supply underneath and switch gear, but which power supply do use?

I would also be interested in people's take on the best way to put a top on the hollow bits. I did think of just filling them with body putty.

[AlwynTurner]

Hi Richard, I would suggest using pieces of .5mm styrene sheet for the top/bottom, it's easy to cut using a skills knife and sticks with normal styrene glue. As to the raios I have no idea, I'll leave that to them as have the knowing

The ammo cabinets look stunning - well done!

Alwyn

[HERMAN BIX]

Your work looks good to me mate.
The ammo lockers seem just right for worn paint.
It really all depends on the time in service your machine is representing...............short time-little wear, conversely longer in service- more wear but equally a lot more spot maintenance.
I would assume ammo locker maintenance would not attract a lot of priority in the over all picture of a tank destroyer such as this

[silversurfer1947]

In the absence of any evidence, I guess I'm going to have to devise my own radio set up. At least, no one should be able to criticise. I think this is ging to tax my ingenuity and ability with little bits of brass. Oh to have just a little of the ability of BarryC.

[AlwynTurner]

Hi Richard, I spotted this, I don't know if it helps
http://www.la6nca.net/tysk2/lispr/

Alwyn