Towed Gun (PaK 35/36) Group Build

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August 23, 2023
Unboxing... ready to rock!
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November 14, 2023
And we're off! First task is to remove the barrel to make way for the PE barrel.
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November 14, 2023
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November 14, 2023
Needed to chock up this piece behind the barrel so it aligned correctly.
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November 14, 2023
Need to bevel this out so it will sit properly. Also had to reshape the end where the barrel connects as the plastic didn't have the full barrel.
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November 14, 2023
Will need to glue the barrel in place. Not sure whether to do that before or after painting the plastic.
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November 30, 2023
Going to attempt to put more detail into this...
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November 30, 2023
Not as good as I'd hoped, but I'm happy enough. May not even end up using this piece.
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November 30, 2023
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November 30, 2023
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November 30, 2023
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December 3, 2023
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December 12, 2023
This after coats of Mr Surfacer Black, SMS Aluminium, hairspray and Tamiya German Grey.
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December 12, 2023
Water and various brushes were used to get the chipping effecg
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December 27, 2023
Gun completed. Soldiers to come...
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December 27, 2023
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Comments

18 23 August 2023, 02:51

Desert Marlin
This and the 75mm artillery piece are my favorites...

23 August 2023, 04:13

Martin Oostrom
My paint arrived yesterday. Need to decant the rattlecan and let it degass.

23 August 2023, 05:50

Mathias Decommere
What's the difference between 35 and 36?

30 November 2023, 14:16

Olivier
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3 December 2023, 14:22

Martin Oostrom
35 should be the design year and 36 is the diameter to length ratio of the barrel

3 December 2023, 16:15

Mathias Decommere
Thank you Martin, haha Olivier!

3 December 2023, 20:24

Spanjaard
I will also try some chipping, but that will be in 2024....

23 December 2023, 22:55

Peter Muldoon
I think I chipped away too much. Wasn't intending on it looking this weathered.

27 December 2023, 14:20

Jakko ‌
@Martin Oostrom: the barrel length is 45 calibres, so it's an L/45 gun (and note that this is by the German way of measuring this: breech to muzzle, not the length of the actual barrel itself). The proper designation, to the best of my knowledge, is 3,7-cm-PaK 36, without the "35/" in there. The gun was designated the "3,7-cm-Tankabwehrkanone" before 1 July 1936, when it was officially renamed "3,7-cm-Panzerabwehrkanone".

27 December 2023, 15:19

Desert Marlin
Your 37mm looks great!!!

27 December 2023, 16:29

Spanjaard
nice job Peter

28 December 2023, 00:17

Martin Oostrom
Jakko, I don't know enough about this thing to stand my ground, so you could be right.

Peter, It looks very well to me.

28 December 2023, 07:06

Mathias Decommere
Following GPT the 35 was a manufacturing error🤷🏼‍♂️

28 December 2023, 09:22

Peter Muldoon
Thanks guys! Learning a lot about it here too.

29 December 2023, 01:06