"Clearing the Trench" Dio. - W.I.P.

I have determined that these two knuckleheads are way to relaxed in their stances and must be replaced -

- their replacements are on the way.

"Flammenwerfer Guy" is assembled and needs a little filling here and there and some final seam removal before painting -

razorboy

I never knew that they used a tar/petrol mix until I started researching it the other day.  I guess that explains why flammenwerfer "Fire pics" almost invariably show lots of black smoke and orange flame.  Tar + gas + hydrogen propellant = OUCH!!!!

rb

The tar made it nice & sticky as well as adding to the range and burn-time... Straight gas burns up too quickly...  If you tried to wipe it off or "Stop, drop, & roll", it just spreads the stuff all over you even more...

Pretty nasty way to go, indeed...

I started working again on "flammenwerfer guy" this evening. I didn't care much for the out of the box rig, so I have made some modifications. The molding on the hydrogen bottle (small bottle) didn't suit me so I made my own out of sprue and added a 'leftover' PE strap and buckle from my M41 project:

I used some Evergreen Brand .020" white styrene rod for the hydrogen propellant line and added another shorter piece for the flow handle on the fitting at the bottom of the fuel tank -

- and some black tubing from my Tamiya 88mm Flak gun kit for the fuel line:
- after it has dried overnight on the first end glued, I'll glue the other end, then do a bit of work on that gap between the frame and the belt.

razorboy

**** The Germans favored a mixture of gasoline and tar (the tar supposedly added to the range) ..... sounds pretty nasty to me - not something I want to be hit with!

rb

I've decided upon a total of nine figures (two Crew figures, and seven Infantry) in this diorama, the highest figure count in one diorama for me to date. 

I haven't as yet attached "Flammenwerfer Guy's" arms yet, I'll need to fit the Flammenwerfer 'rig' first to insure proper alignment.  After I cut the trenchline into the foam, I'll have a better idea how the final figure positioning will be handled.

rb

Pretty much got the Stug constructed, save the running gear, the track and one two superstructure accessories.

rb 

Hans von Hammer wrote:

Gonna be watching this one... Any dead Ivans gonna be in it? (I'm with Patton on this subject... That when it came to the Russians and the Germans, we may have been fighting the wrong guys...)

Perhaps one or two dead Ivans, we shall see.  Perhaps they all "Evacuated" once they saw the Stug bearing down on them .... been known to happen.

Gonna be watching this one... Any dead Ivans gonna be in it?

(I'm with Patton on this subject... That when it came to the Russians and the Germans, we may have been fighting the wrong guys...)