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I understand the "difficulties" in actually mounting the sIG33 gun into the Schmalturm, but for the sake of the build, it's no more unrealistic than mounting an 88mm as the turret ring is too small for it. I'm just building for fun and I like the looks of it.
And the periscopes do clear the armor plate. The plate comes up just over the vertical plain of the cupola.I would have preferred to use one of the PE sets for the turret roof (and then matched the sides for scale, but no one seems to have any in stock.
Hi, Bob, and everyone else!
Even though I'm a rabid WWII US/Allied fan, this conversion (Of a "Paper-Panzer", no less!) has sparked my interest, especially the "spaced armor"...
A couple of years ago, I converted a 1/35 TRUMPETER E-25 into an sIG.33 auf E-25 "Sturmpanzer", (Yes, with an open top and fully-detailed Interior), following a logical layout; by example, the JP HOBBIES "Sturm-Hetzer" conversion. Of course, since we're talking "Paper-Panzers" here, the Interior of this build IS conjectural, albeit well within the realm of reason. I used a left-over resin TMD sIG.33 for the gun, brass German "treadplate" for the floor, plus a pretty fair amount of other "extras" from my spare parts bins. The Superstructure of the vehicle was built up appropriately in the Gun Compartment area, Front Glacis, and Upper Hull Side-walls, with a built-up Gun Aperture very similar in appearance to the "Sturm-Hetzer's"...
Though pretty unlikely as a vehicle, it was still a lot of fun to do something a little bit different, even as far as "Paper-Panzers" are concerned...
Looking forward to see your VERY NICE effort come to fruition...
BTW- I DID re-position the Suspension Arms on this "hypothetical" to present a "nose-heavy" attitude, in order to simulate the extra "weight" of the sIG.33. Also, I've been rolling around an idea for a similar type of vehicle using a spare VERELINDEN multi-media German 21cm Heavy Mortar, possibly on a "heavier" Chassis... An older captured KV-2, possibly..?
