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Stug III Ausf. G MG shield support


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The Machine gun shield on the Stug III G and early Stug IV...

 

It doesn't stand up on it's own. It's hinged at the bottom, and would have to balance upright while the Stug drove around, fired it's gun etc.

How do I know? Well, when Heng Long issued the 1/16 Panzer III, I decided to convert it to a Stug. Of course, once I'd got well into the build, Heng Long issued a Stug....🙄

Here's some pictures showing the opened loaders hatch supporting the shield

 

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The way it works is quite clever. If the shield is laid flat above the closed hatch, opening the hatch pushes on the curved support on the shield, lifts the shield, and the tag welded to the hatch cover engages with a pin on the shield. That's how the shield stays up.

Here's my 1/16 version

 

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I must finish it sometime....

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