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Here are some pictures of my current project. I try to build a Bergepanzer III from a HäT Panzer III G. I removed the turret and built a repair platform from scratch. My only sources were this article and some pictures I found via Google.
The materials I used for it are pieces of cardboard, wooden sticks and some parts from the spare box. The crane was built from different plastic parts.
There is still some work to do. I will add some more details to it and will try to modify the tracks with my method of drilling (see here). I will try another modification which I found at this link.
The wooden platform is finished.
Some self-made rivets were attached.
Tools and equipment are still missing.
The crane will get some more details.
Last year I got six RC tanks from ebay. All were sealed and new, the price was fair. The tanks can drive and shoot each other with infrared. This work with big and ugly remotes which need 6 x AA batteries, this definitely sucks. So I use an old 9V AC controller.
I made some tank duels with friends, and its funny to play with this little tanks. Up to four players can play against theirselves, if you have enough batteries.
After some search in the internet I found some more information about the Hen Long Tigers. In a german micro rc forum I read that the TL Tiger looks like some Italeri Tiger.
After visiting Modellversium and Henk of Holland, two very good ressources for modellers, I have to say that it is true.
This is the Italeri kit 7505 of the Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger Ausf E. It contains 2 quickbuild Tiger models for wargamers at a low price. The parts of the turret and the hull are identically to the parts of the Hen Long models except for the holes for LEDs and the spare tracks.
Last but not least I made some moving pictures after I found out that my new cam can do this. The second tank is a Hasegawa Sherman.
I made some more little modifications on my StuH's to make them look better. Maybe other modellers can do it better, but I am happy with them because I am a newbie to modelling.
All materials I was using were from my spare parts and plastic junk box.
The picture below shows a Sturmhaubitze 42 squad for my own Eastern front wargame rules(+scenarios) that I started to write, more will come soon.
Please note, that all tanks are still not finished.
I sent this sketch to Mike "The Bunkermaster" 's Blog to publish this. By the way he did. Thanks for that. You can find his blog at http://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/
On both StuH 42 the holes of the roadwheels were opened. The paintjob is very sloppy and not finished yet.
The wooden platform is finished.
Some self-made rivets were attached.
Tools and equipment are still missing.
The crane will get some more details.
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