My Stug conversion

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:42 am

Hi Guys
Some more pictures of the parts.
These are not finished items yet as I am in the middle of moving house.
Track mounted on fighting compartment.

Spare wheel mount

track mount

spare wheel holder

back plate for smoke candels

Derek

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:29 pm

Fantastic looking parts Derek. You stug is really excellent.
Bob

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:39 pm

Hi Derek.
Looking really smart your Stug will be a show stopper for sure.
Cheers Paul

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:18 am

Just beautiful Derek!

I enjoy every post.

Best regards
Tim

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:46 pm

So Guy
Any ideas what this is?
end plate

end plate bored end.

out put flange

Out put Cover

item together

Any Ideas??

Derek

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:49 pm

So Guys
Need some more clues

Pipe flange

body

Getting warm ???

Derek

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:56 pm

Guys
So Let me put you in the picture....

Yes its a Pz III ausf M deep swimming exhaust which I wanted to make for the Stug as that is the model I have based my build on.
This need some mods to the lower back plate to make it fit.
I have some more parts to make before I silver solder things together...

more pictures to follow soon...

Derek

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:51 pm

That's a superb bit of machining Derek

At the end of the first set of photos, I thought you were making a hurricane lantern

Adrian.

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:35 pm

Derek,
I couldn't have guessed in a million years what it was sorry - even with the clues.

But beautiful work. I love the look of machined brass.

You're not going to make your Stug into a U-boat are you?

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:30 am

Hi Guys
I have soldered up the exhaust and here are 3 pictures of the finished result.
I have sand blasted it to get it cleaned up and to get a key for painting

I just need a small amount of filler and then it gets painted.
I have small bolts to go in the flanges.
I added a stub pipe to the imputs to get into the hull of the tank after these pictures were taken.

Derek

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:45 am

Hi guys
I have nearly finished the smoke dis-chargers for the side of the fighting compartment.
I have to thank Steve Winstone for the information to make these parts.
The back plate and tubes are the same as used on the tiger and other tanks but to fit the Stug the plate is bent to different angles I found some good photos
on the web of a Stug in Trieste with the real thing to get these bends done.
so here are a few pictures of my efforts.

Obviously my finger will not be installed on the real thing.
I still have some wires and detail things to add to the backs of the tubes.
Derek

Tim Bowman · Post by **Tim Bowman** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:39 pm

Hi Derek

Incredible parts! What a great way to start my work day, looking at your progress photos.

thanks
Tim

Bradley A Smith · Post by **Bradley A Smith** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:29 am

a bit late but ,hope this helps in some little way with your super Stug
Possum

Derek Attree · Post by **Derek Attree** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:28 pm

Hi Brad
That's a cool drawing I am going to make the water tight covers and the
tow hook which is different to the one in the kit.
But until I move house the workshop is too full of boxes to get to anything
on the stug.
#

Derek

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:18 pm

Hi Derek and Brad,
Forgive my ignorance, but why would a stug have fording equipment? They are so low to the ground it seems like they would'nt be able to ford much water? I can see why on a tank with a turret that is a bit higher but an assault gun is low rider?

No offense, just asking.....

Thanks,
Bob