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RB model turned barrel contruction help
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 07:39 AM UTC
Hello!
I am working on a Marder 2 from tamiya, a very old kit. I decided to try something new and got a metal turned barrel, one from rb models.
I got the right barrel, installation of the barrel itself was fine but i cant figure out how to make the flash suppressor on the end...

the part that is really tripping me up is the photoetch fret, not the one on the far right but the one with the "gaskets" where do they go? Having trouble finding any instructions or info so any help would be great

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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 08:29 AM UTC
What is the product code for this barrel?
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 08:37 AM UTC
7.5cm PaK40 L/46
(late model)
Anti-tank gun

RB part number is 35B45
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 08:58 AM UTC
The easiest way rather than me trying to put pictures into words is to go to the ABER website and look the barrel up there and click the PDF file, this will show you what you need to know.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 09:34 AM UTC
Hello!
I am looking at the RB models site and i cant find any pdf's or instructions...
They have a set of pics but nothing showing the barrel assembly clearly. very frustrating.
do you have a link to the instructions? sorry for my ignorance.. I actually tried to find any instructions or help before posting, but couldn't
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 09:40 AM UTC
ah! found it...
http://aber.net.pl/pdf/9184fd714cd7e2bca4c9a25756a4b8e0.pdf

so is aber and rb models the same product? seems a little strange... am i buying "bootlegs" when i purchase rb models barrels?
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 11:02 AM UTC
No they are completely the different but as it is the same product type (only so many ways you can break a barrel down) the instructions will normally put you on the right track even if they are slightly different.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 11:53 AM UTC
thanks so much for the help! this is great info, hopefully if anyone else is having hte same issue with rb barrels they will run across this thread
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 01:09 PM UTC
Glad I could help.
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