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After spending lots of time trying to and researching the proposed German E series of tanks I have decided on a project of building them.
My first three would be the E-50 .
For these I am going to use Trumpeter's E-50 Kit
http://www.trumpeter-china.com/a/en/product/armor/1_35_Series/2010/1118/1530.html
on each vehicle I will be replacing the elastic band tracks with firulmodels ones
http://www.friulmodel.hu/en/atl-37-tiger-ii-late-e-50-e-75-e-50-flakpanzer-i41/
The first model is to be as the kit, but with a metal L71 88m from here
http://aber.net.pl/detal/desc/german_one_part_88_mm_kw_k__43_l_71_barrel__very_useful_tru_looking_additional_part_for_e_50_standard_tank_16610438//
The second will have an 88m L91
http://aber.net.pl/detal/desc/german_88_mm_kw_k__43_l_91_barrel__very_useful_tru_looking_additional_part_for_e_75_standard_tank__16610468/
The third one will be different.
The last in the series will be the Trumpeter Kit but will have a Tiger II turet fitted and a 105mm gun from this place
http://www12.ocn.ne.jp/~zitader/sa3528.html
I have never used metal tracks or barrels before and would welcome some advice on this, plus I would like to know which KT Turret to use and possible problems that I might ned to overcome.
I will also do the E75 too in 88, 105 & 128mm. What barrel should I use for the 128mm. The kit one just looks a bit too short and I have been considering one from Trumpeters AT guns
Thanks for any advice
James
An interesting project you have there. I have both those Trump kits in the stash and will look forward to see it goes.
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Metal tracks are great,especially to achieve the sag on German and Soviet armor,some guys use upholstery pins to achieve the pivot,I prefer using the kit supplied wire,never had a problem.They can be tedious,just do a few here and a few there rather then trying to tackle the whole run in one shot.Some guys also use a burnishing liquid to weather them.Blacken it,AK makes one and there are others.Theybare not cheap,especially if you are spending $40.00 already on the tracks.I prefer just to paint them and weather them with regular paints,pigments,and washes then sanding the high points to expose the metal on worn areas.
I only used metal barrels a few times and they look good and are easier then removing a seam down the whole length of a two piece barrel.But then again there is the price.A company named RB has metal barrels at a good price.sometimes minor surgery is needed to use a barrel,but most of the time they drop right in.
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