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Björn Johansson
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Today I got around to do my loader hatch details.
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Open "nearly done I´v heard that before :P like a eco "
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Today it was the Commander hatch day :)

Some small parts ready
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from inside "crowded"
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Some more detail work , wasn´t in my orginal plan to do this :oops:
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But now its done , hope it was worth the time :roll:
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Got some inspiration to try out on a "start crank " for the Stug
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Hello Björn!
Very nice details! The details look great!

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Great part Björn,

today I was looking for pictures of the same part :D
From wich factory you have got the wingnuts? - Its M2,5 right?
I looked at Knupfer but did'nt find this size.

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Thank you guy´s
Florian the wing nuts I have is some old stock from Stannard you can tap them to 2mm.
I´m like you on the hunt for 2,5 mm :oops:

Couldn´t resist to do this mod to the commander hatch when I found the rubber thing
looking for something else in my scratch boxes :P
Not so scale accurate :oops: left is a spring to stabilize when open in drive mood.
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Thanks for your info Björn.
If I find the right wingnuts, I let you know.

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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Hello Bjorn,

Awesome details on the stug3 :roll:
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Thank you all for the nice comments .

Still some details on the commander hatch that I will try to do .
Not sure off the out come though :?
Try to do the frame for the protection pad
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Now we await the tailor :)
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Not su much progress to write about , for some time
mostly paint work etc done some more boxes ammo etc .
Tested some more on the ideá list.
Some more protection for the commander.
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Did some trail test today
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Jesus when it rain its pours, that was super quick I pay the custom fee 12:30 ca and got delivery now :roll:
Great thank you! to Monique and all involved here ! Care full packed super :!:
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Today I fooled around abit with another :idea: that been in my head.

If I will use it who knows :wink:
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Björn you have great eys for the details.
Hat of for your work.
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Re: Stug III 2020 57

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Thank you Robert , yea it was a bit over creative I think , but fun to test the limits :P
Will sure make another one with out smoke discharger hole , and a bit smaller over all :wink:

Today I took on my Stannard inspired , jack block item .
Sorry to hear that so many people have trouble with that FOA guy , thats to bad for a lot off good items :cry:

So any way my own humble version , still await for those rivet´s nearly 8 weeks now :cry: :cry:
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