Aber 1:35 barrel for the German 76.2 mm Pak 36(r) anti-tank gun is a turned replacement part that will replace the plastic barrel from the kit.
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This is not a kit but a replacement part for one. The Polish manufacturer Aber makes its barrels by turning them from metal, so they have a perfectly circular cross section, an open muzzle and a straight axis, three things that injection-molded plastic always has trouble with. On artillery subjects the barrel is the most conspicuous feature of the whole model, so the replacement pays off even on an otherwise simple kit.
Pak 36(r) was the German designation of a 76.2 mm anti-tank gun that came about by modifying captured Soviet guns. The German side reworked them for a more powerful round and added a muzzle brake; the result was a weapon with markedly better penetrating effect than the standard anti-tank gun of the day. The gun was used both in towed form and as the armament of tank destroyers on the chassis of light tracked vehicles. It is precisely this combination that makes a replacement barrel a usable part for more than one subject: it suits a model of the gun on its own as well as the vehicles that carried it.
Cut the plastic barrel off in such a way that enough material is left for gluing, and level the mating surface with a file. Degrease the metal part first, otherwise the paint will not hold on it. It is bonded with super glue (cyanoacrylate); with the greater weight of metal it helps to secure the joint with a small pin of wire as well. Before painting, apply a primer intended for metal and let it cure thoroughly. Darken the muzzle of the barrel and add a fine soot trace; bring out the transition to the barrel jacket with a dark wash. A dry brush will pick out the edges and the machined surfaces.
The accessory is supplied unpainted. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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