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Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:19 pm
by Robert Tanzer
Nice to follow your build Steen.
Great work you do.
What material are you using to make the weldlines?
Take care.
Robert
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:49 am
by Steen Vøler
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:52 pm
by Steen Vøler
Dryfit of wheels and track.
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2020 4:42 pm
by Steen Vøler
Where on panzerteam.dk battlefield today for the annual Christmas party and took the opportunity to use the drill machine in our workshop to bore out the holes for the brass netting to be fixed with 3mm scale bolts.
A Merry Christmas to you all from Denmark
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:47 pm
by yves mouton
Nice black panzer cap in the background,
i have the same
Best regards Yves
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 4:58 pm
by keithbraun
Hello Steen, I'm just reading through some of the Stug builds on here. Did you have any trouble with the recessed bearings on the idler wheel? I think it was 'Roy's Stug build' that mentioned it.
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:29 am
by Steen Vøler
Hi Keith
It was only that one of the idler wheels had the 6 holes on the wrong side.
Was an easy fix. Just used the existing 6 holes as master and drilled through, made the 3mm thread and sealed the wrong 6 holes
The bearings did fit smoothly into the idler wheels and are loctited as per the instructions
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 11:00 am
by Steen Vøler
Some more pictures
Made threads in the idler wheel and also on the 2 air intakes for the bolts to fix the brass wire mesh
The fluid in the white cup is 90% alcohol. A tip to do problem free threads is to dip the thread cutter in alcohol for a smooth threading. The alcohol smoothes the aluminium
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 11:08 am
by michael hilton
Nice work Steen, thanks for your tips, Mick.
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:31 pm
by Robert Tanzer
Steen Vøler wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 11:00 am
Some more pictures
Made threads in the idler wheel and also on the 2 air intakes for the bolts to fix the brass wire mesh
The fluid in the white cup is 90% alcohol. A tip to do problem free threads is to dip the thread cutter in alcohol for a smooth threading. The alcohol smoothes the aluminium
Here in Sweden we have this, and this alcohol make all cutting work in aluminium realy smooth.
Robert
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Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:22 pm
by Steen Vøler
Just some small details made
Drilled the 3mm holes out to 4mm and threaded both the parts for a firm fit and finished with threaded the castle nuts
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:07 am
by Steen Vøler
Most of the stug loosely assembled to get a feeling of the soon finished model
Still need to adjust suspension
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:53 pm
by yves mouton
Hello Steen,
Do you have problems with the trackhorns fitting on the rubber tyres?
Because i see a few wheels that dont fit properly?
Best regards Yves
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:23 pm
by Steen Vøler
Hi Yves
No, There are no problems with the roadwheels. It's because the stug is blocked up, so the track is actually just lying on the surface with 2 extra track links installed. The roadwheels are not touching the track.
Re: Steen's StuG 3 build thread
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:37 pm
by yves mouton
A ok
Regards Yves