That small scale can carry metal detail is proved by 1:72 turned metal barrels and parts. The choice runs from 2 cm flak tubes for the Flak 30 and the quadruple Flakvierling 38 through KwK 30 and KwK 38 machine cannon and the 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 to a StuH 42 barrel with resin mantlet in two versions, plus sets of width indicators for German armour.
1:72 German 2cm Flak 38 barrels for Wirbelwind
4.36 €
1:72 US 75mm M3 tank barrel for Sherman M4A3
3.16 €
1:72 Soviet tank barrel 85cm ZIS-S-53 L/54,6 T-34/85
3.16 €
1:72 Soviet tank barrel 76,2mm F-32 L/41,2 for T-34/76 model 1941-43
2.76 €
1:72 Browning M2 (Heavy Barrel) .50 caliber (12.7mm) - gun barrels (2pcs)
8.76 €
1:72 Soviet 45mm 20K tank barrel for BT-5, BT-7, BA-5
3.16 €
A 1:72 flak tube is thinner than a cocktail stick, and that is where plastic gives up. A machined part stays straight, keeps its stepped profile and survives brush painting. Fitting is a matter of tweezers and one drop of cyanoacrylate. Find anti-aircraft mounts and tank destroyers in 1:72 military vehicle kits and every calibre under turned metal barrels and parts. Fine tweezers and micro drills come from modelling tools.
