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Panzerjager Triebwagen Interior

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Ruben Lopez

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Hi everyone!
Recently I ordered this model:
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And as you may know, it is completely empty on the inside apart from the turrets. So I decided to make an interior for it because it has those doors that you can leave open but if you don’t have nothing to show on the inside what’s the use?

This interior is based on pure guess work as there are no interior photos of this vehicle that I know of. If anyone knows of some reference material please let me know!

First I cut the floor. (Or half of it as the other half won’t be seen thru the hatches.) This will be covered with anti skid PE plates.
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The turret floor sits about 10mm above the floor so I did a little octagonal cabinet underneath. This serves two purposes; to store small ammo boxes, like the one under the Flak of the Gepard, and it would also contain the electrical connector that supplies power to the turrets. I made 6 doors since the space at the sides would be limited by the other ammo racks.
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Next, the ammo racks for the main guns were made. Here you can see them in place.
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And here you can see how it should look thru the hatches.
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Much better than seeing and empty space, don’t you think? :laugh:

I still need to make a raised floor for the middle of the wagon and the commander station.

Thanks for viewing and let me know what you think.
Ruben
 
It looks great!

Some have pointed out that the turrets are too tall, do you plan to correct them or leave them be? After all the work you have been doing scratch-building, I am curious. I thought of a simple way to correct mine (I should try it) and am willing to share the method if you want to try it as well.

Regards,
 
Hello guys.

Saul and Mike, thanks for the input.

Saul, the issue of the turret got me thinking so I asked Din to lend me his Triebwagen Vol. !, the one in the review, so I could compare the turrets, and to my relief my turrets are different.
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To the left is the turret of Din’s Triebwagen and to the right is my turret. As you can see my turret is lower than Din’s so I don’t have to modify it. Thank God!

Continuing with the floor I added the anti skid plates and made the raised floor for the center area.
Here are the parts:
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And here is everything in place:
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Another thing I decided to make was the chair for the spotter.
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Here you can see it in place:
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You can also see the latches for the ammo bins under the floor of the center section.

And here it is in its final position in the car.
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By the way, the whole floor need to be risen so it can be in its proper place so I used two pieces of 1/8 square tubing to rise it.
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Next, the insides of the doors receive some attention.
Thanks for viewing.
Ruben
 
Ruben Lopez said:
Saul, the issue of the turret got me thinking so I asked Din to lend me his Triebwagen Vol. !, the one in the review, so I could compare the turrets, and to my relief my turrets are different.
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Excellent news indeed! I guess Trumpeter does update their kits and never toots their horn about it. However, Din will need the help when it is time to build his...

Regards,
 
Thanks guys. I'm just trying to do something different and not the same Diorama with all the doors close due to the lack of interior.

Ruben
 
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