I bought the kit for a very low price... And now I know the reason. I already knew that the kit had no box, instructions or decals, but also a part is missing! It is the part C80, the curved armored shield for the main gun



Replacement part? Imposible, so a new one must be scratched. I noticed that the armored cover for the recoil system must be glued in the center line of the shield, but according to my info it must be offset to the left (when looking the SPG from the front). I already cut a piece of sheet styrene, and curved it, but I need some actual measures to make an accurate replacement. this is a rough sketch I made:



All I need is length "A", "B" and "C" or "D" (either will give me the correct offset)... The plans I have were found on the net and are not to scale, it will be difficult to scale it as they're mostly low-quality scans. Measures can be taken from Miniart or Tamiya kits, they're far more accurate than Alan's. Thanks a lot in advance. Best regards.

José.

A = 26 mm
B = 16 mm
C = 7 mm
D = 9 mm
C and D do not meet in a sharp point, it is slightly rounded.
Measured on the Miniart kit 35053.
/ Robin

Thanks a lot! Time to trim some styrene ^^ Best regards.

José.

Hi Jose

The Tamiya kit is slightly different
A = 28.5 mm
B = 16.5 mm
C = 8 mm
D = 9.5 mm

with the opening offset like this




Your best bet is to use the kit parts as a guide i.e. the recuperator cover will already be angled to fit the curve on the missing part, so use that as the basis to determine the curve and for A to look right on the kit. From the side the apex of your piece should be a little more than 1mm as a vertical measurement above the roof line.


B will be based on the width of the Mantlet this piece fits up against on your kit. Then c and d will be governed by your centreline


Note the bottom intersections of C and D are not directly opposite each other as per your pic - you can see the difference in the image of the Tamiya part above

Thanks a lot, I'll consider all options. 28.5 looks more accurate. Maybe I'll use a mix of measurements Best regards.

José.