I watched his progress online and was fortunate enough to receive one of these gems. The resin castings and 3D printed parts are flawless. Fit is near perfect and the attention to detail, especially the welds, are better than most commercially released resin items.
I used a Dragon PzIII Ausf J as the basis for this build. Serzh’s masters were made for the Academy kit but I was able to make it fit by extending the small filler strip on the front of the casemate. The width was a good match and once I add the lower hull and upper hull mounting flanges it’s gonna look sharp.
The tracks are a set of Master Club that have been around the block. I assembled these several years ago but never used them . Handling over the years for various projects has knocked a few pins loose. The PE fenders are Voyager. PZIII fenders are the most complicated I have ever had to deal with in PE. There are just so many parts for the fenders and brackets that soldering then all together can be a real pain. For this build I’m leaving most of the fenders off. The rear deck PE is a mix of Aber and ET Models. Tow cables are from Eureka XXL. Exhaust is CMK resin. Main gun barrel is from Aber designed for the Minart SU-85.It look a little work to get it to fit.
The conversion included several parts for external fuel tanks and a debris shield for the gun mantle. I'm going to keep this build stripped down to the basics.
