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Pz. IV E Interior Question
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Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 09:13 PM UTC
Is there a photo etch set available to detail the interior of the hatches for a Dragon IV E?
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Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 11:45 PM UTC

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Is there a photo etch set available to detail the interior of the hatches for a Dragon IV E?


HI! I remember using ABER's PE sets for the various DRAGON Pz.III/IV kits- Their PE sets are chock-full of all kinds of goodies. Since I did my Pz.IVs in a "buttoned-up" configuration, I'm about 99% sure that there were hatch interior parts on the frets. I gave some extra PE that I had in an old box to a buddy of mine, in which I'm sure the left-over ABER parts were contained. Had I known back then that someone needed the hatch interior parts, I would have saved them...

I THINK that ABER still makes a separate "TURRET DETAIL" set for DRAGON's PZ.III/IV kits- not 100% sure, though...
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 12:20 AM UTC
Aber does make a set, to be honest, you can make most of the detail yourself. The only tough bits would be latches, but you might have some extras kicking around if the kit doesn't have any. If you have a look at my build, you'll see what I did and what came with kit.

http://armorama.com/forums/212564&ord=&page=1

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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 05:01 AM UTC
Dennis: Browsing Aber's catalog, I can feel my wallet getting lighter.

Kimmo: Mainly, I need the latches. However, I will use your build as a reference for super detailing.
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 05:55 AM UTC

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Dennis: Browsing Aber's catalog, I can feel my wallet getting lighter.

Kimmo: Mainly, I need the latches. However, I will use your build as a reference for super detailing.


Have look in your stash, if you have any III/IVs or Stugs, you might have inspection hatch latches that you won't use. With a bit of work, they should do.

Kimmo
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 06:05 AM UTC

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Dennis: Browsing Aber's catalog, I can feel my wallet getting lighter.

Kimmo: Mainly, I need the latches. However, I will use your build as a reference for super detailing.


Have look in your stash, if you have any III/IVs or Stugs, you might have inspection hatch latches that you won't use. With a bit of work, they should do.

Kimmo


I believe I have some etch latches for the III N I can use.
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Posted: Saturday, April 26, 2014 - 02:04 AM UTC

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Dennis: Browsing Aber's catalog, I can feel my wallet getting lighter.

Kimmo: Mainly, I need the latches. However, I will use your build as a reference for super detailing.


I know what you mean! However, you DO get a lot of stuff on the frets when you buy ABER PE... One of my favorites is the 1/35 US M8 Armored Car set- You even get interior placards for virtually everything inside the vehicle...
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