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Some changes I made to the Trumpeter kit......

October 9 2009 at 9:45 AM
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that I thought would be more realistic (if something like this actually was considered)was to move the commanders cupola in so there wasn't a bulge sticking out the side of the turret. I think the Germans at this stage of the war would have been looking at anything to simplify construction. Also it is a bit of a shot trap. I also moved the hull ventilator forward a couple of MM due to the fact that where Trumpeter put it you cannot rotate the turret a full 360. I am also confused over the commander IR set up. Installed as per the kit the cupola hatch cannot be closed. Bad Ju Ju if artillary starts coming down or infantry start tossing grenades your way. I am also trying to figure out some realistic way to mount a hull mg and a remote MG on the turret top. I like the kit in as such that no matter what you do to it, nobody can say you are wrong.

Roy

 
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