1:16 set of two turned metal barrels for MG 13k machine guns for the German Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. A/B light tank from Aber replaces the plastic barrels with precise metal parts.
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This is not a model of the tank but an add-on set for the build. The package holds two turned metal barrels of the short version of the MG 13k machine gun, that is the armament of the German Pz.Kpfw. I light tank in the Ausf. A and Ausf. B versions. The set is intended for a large-scale 1:16 kit, where the barrel is a markedly visible feature and the difference between injection-molded plastic and turned metal shows at first glance. The manufacturer is the Polish firm Aber, which has long specialized in turned barrels and photo-etched accessories.
The Pz.Kpfw. I was a two-man light tank of the 1930s with a small rotating turret and purely machine gun armament of 7.92 mm caliber. The Ausf. A and Ausf. B versions differed in their engine and the length of the hull, but the layout of the turret and its armament stayed the same, so one set covers both forms. The pair of thin barrels is among the details hardest to mold on a model: they are long slender parts that are difficult to keep straight and in line in a plastic mold.
First degrease the metal parts with alcohol or mineral spirits, otherwise paint will not hold on them and will flake off during handling. Cut the plastic barrels off with a sharp knife at the root and, if needed, carefully widen the hole in the turret with a drill so that the metal part seats with no play and without stressing the plastic around it. It is glued with super glue or two-part epoxy resin; ordinary cement for plastic will not bond metal. Before painting apply a primer meant for metal surfaces and only then the covering shade, the final shading and pigments.
The set is an accessory for a build, not a model in its own right. The parts are supplied unpainted; glue, paints and the base kit are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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