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Panzer 1V Ausf.H Q!

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  • Member since
    November 2004
  • From: Essex England
Panzer 1V Ausf.H Q!
Posted by spacepacker on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 9:57 AM

The info' that I have is; not all Panzer IV Ausf.H were coated with zimmerit.

I will be building this model with side amour, I am not a "rivet counter" but I do not want to make a major error.

Thanks in advance for your help, I know you willBig Smile...cheers....Kenny

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:21 AM

This is true. Pz IV H production started in late spring/early summer 1943 so a small number were produced before the introduction of zim starting in Aug '43. The introduction of schurzen happened before the intro of zim and pics exist of H's with the schurzen but not zim, so you'd have to check your markings and vehicle options depending on how concerned you are with that particular accuracy angle. HTH! Beer

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:40 AM

Probably any H's that were sans zimm were in the Kursk area during summer of '43; possibly some in Italy---so like Bill has stated, it would probably be a very narrow listing of units/schemes...

  • Member since
    November 2004
  • From: Essex England
Posted by spacepacker on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:27 AM

Hi Bill

The model is an "Academy" 1943 era with schurzen. I notice the schurzens are far too thick.

Do you know where I can get replacements ( photo etch ).

Thank you and Eric for helping out on this...cheers....Kenny

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    July 2004
  • From: Texas
Posted by wbill76 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:55 AM

The Academy kit is a "clone" of the Tamiya kit, so if you look around for an Eduard set, you should find what you need. I will caution you though, replacing the schurzen plates is easy...replacing the mounts is a somewhat more complicated/harder task so bear that in mind. Wink

  • Member since
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Posted by T26E4 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:33 PM

Shurzen were originally 5mm thick -- you can use some 0.05" sheet styrene and cut your own if you wish.

Roy Chow 

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