Photo-etched side skirts for the PzKpfw III in 1:72 from the maker Aber. A metal replacement for the plastic protective plates along the sides of the hull at a scale thickness.
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A photo-etched metal set in 1:72 scale from the Polish maker Aber. It is a detail accessory, not a kit of a tank: it replaces the plastic side skirts, that is the protective plates hung on brackets along the sides of the hull of the Panzer III medium tank. The etched metal has a thickness matching the scale, so the edge of the plate looks faithful, and on top of that it bends easily into the shape the plates took on after a few weeks in the field.
The side skirts, Schürzen in German, were introduced on German vehicles from 1943 as protection against anti-tank rifles and shaped-charge rounds. The Panzer III carried them on its late versions, which made up a substantial part of the vehicles on the Eastern Front. The thin plates tore easily on obstacles in the field, so period photographs are full of vehicles with pieces missing or with bent remains hanging from a single hanger.
Separate the parts with a sharp scalpel on a hard mat and never break them out by twisting. Make the bends in a photo-etch bending tool or between two steel rulers. A natural look comes from bending the individual plates slightly, and you can leave one or two out altogether, because they were commonly lost in the field. Glue with cyanoacrylate glue; on the hangers a small drop of two-part epoxy holds better. Degrease the metal before painting and use a base coat intended for metals, and only then acrylic or enamel, followed by a wash and pigments.
This is a detail accessory, not a complete kit of a vehicle. Glue, paints and the base model are not included in the package.
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