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Modified hulls and other "small" variations
ripley:
IRC the Berge Panther had 3 different styles of spade according to Jenz & Doyle . I think the one for the Hetzer version would be smaller / lighter ( from pictures ) , so probably no common parts . The 3 piece boom crane would probably be of larger diameter pipe for the BP as it was used to pull engines , heavier engine in Panther/ Tiger than Hetzer / Panzer III etc . The smaller tripod crane that fit on the turret top would again probably be sized for the vehicle it was to be used on , stands to reason as each vehicle had its own style / size jack . Don't know if there is information about the size / sizes of this piece of equipment out there in print , The turret tri pod crane mounts are pictured on Stug III G / IV , Panther G , late Tiger I and Tiger II s . I assume other late vehicles , Jadgpanzer IV , Sturm Tiger , etc got them as well , but really haven't paid attention :-[ Would be nice if all this gear was a one size fits all , but being a piece of German kit , I doubt it , just look at how many wheel types their half tracks had , and none fit another version ::)
ultravanillasmurf:
--- Quote from: elias.tibbs on December 20, 2017, 08:43:44 pm ---DD tanks has a completely different lower hull which also affects the mid/top of the hill too. As well as the screen.
I think that’s more of a new kit than an expansion.
--- End quote ---
I do not have access to drawings or books at the moment.
From http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/duplexdrive/duplexdrive.html
The changes look like, new transmission cover (either with integral bow or as separate moulding - preferably the latter), side and rear screen mounts, props and gears, insert to rear plate, platform.
elias.tibbs:
I guess it could be done by extending the fenders. I think it’s on their radar, but not high priority.
I’d much rather have an M32 though.
Jaeger:
To model a DD M4 Sherman with screen deployed would only be for display since the vehicle would be mostly beneath the waves. However there are many photos of DD Shermans still carrying their screens after D-Day operating miles from any beach. They were also used in southern France landings and some river crossings.
So a kit that would have collapsed screens that could be fitted to an M4 Sherman with the propellers as attachments to the hull is possible.
As for Berg Panzers and common parts, at this scale a jack is a jack, would there be that much noticeable difference between a Pz IV or Panther one? Tank bars, wrenches, tool boxes, jack handles to me appear to be pretty much the same.
The spade could be made large and able to be assembled smaller for the 38t BP or in piece components.
Well, maybe scratch that. I looked at the tamiya Famo accessory kit and the Jenz book at the Berg Panther spade and they are vastly different.
A Panther accessory kit could include the mantel to make a Panzerbeobachtungswagen Panther, the spade and parts to make a Berg Panther, a FlakPanzer V Coelion , 2cm Vierling Flak Panzer or other variants.
Then along the Flak Panzer vein a kit to make the Panzer Kampfwagen IV Flak Panzer variants: The Mobelwagen, the Wirbelwind, the Ostwind and the Flak Panzer IV Kugelblitz.
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