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LF Pz.III Interior Photos
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, July 05, 2013 - 11:47 PM UTC
I want to scratch build the interior of a Pz. III N. As far as I know, the interior should be the same as the ausf.J/L. I am needing some photos or dimensions to build this one. I've found a ton of exterior material, but the interior is elusive. The best reference I have is Osprey's Panzerkampfwagen III Medium Tank 1936-44. This is just a cut-away color plate, with no dimensions. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Posted: Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 02:01 AM UTC
Hello,

I would have assumed that the Panzer 3 Ausf N would have had a very similar layout to the ausf J/L apart from the ammo racks since the N carried low velocity 75mm rounds.

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retiredyank
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Posted: Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 02:15 AM UTC
Thank you, but I am looking for photo references. I can not locate any.
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Posted: Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 03:37 AM UTC
Various Pz III variants interior pics :

http://svsm.org/gallery/PzKpfw-III-Interior

http://svsm.org/gallery/PzKpfw-III-interior

http://www.penguin-mayhem.net/gallery/album175

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/thread/1305650099/Bovington+Pz.3+interior+colour-

http://militarymodels.co.nz/category/photo-walkarounds/axis/1-armour-axis/page/2/

H.P.
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Posted: Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 04:50 AM UTC
Thanks Frenchy. You're the man. Was under the impression that the Bovington had been nearly stripped and replaced with whatever they could find to make it look presentable. Am I incorrect in assuming this?
According to the post on Network54
"What Bovington have done to the interior of their Pz III is quite appalling - akin to letting a 5-year old "restore" the Mona Lisa with emulsion from B&Q.. Whoever is responsible should be prosecuted,"
Frenchy
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Posted: Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 06:14 AM UTC
I believe the comment on ML refers to the colors they've used for the "restoration".

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retiredyank
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Posted: Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 07:13 AM UTC
OK. I couldn't tell, from the few photos I had.
I just remembered that I have eight volumes, on the Pz.III saved to my external hard drive.
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