Romanian hetzer, scratch built

Tracks were always going to be an issue. I cannot make them and could not find suitable 1:16 tracks.

I needed ones about the width of a Pz III track but with two guide horns. The only suitable one was a Sherman track but the sprocket on those is very recognisable.

In the end I opted for plastic Sherman tracks and a Sherman sprocket which I could modify probably to look less Shermany.

The tires were fitted along with a set of motors and gears. Then the tracks and sprockets went on.

After that I finished off the back with exhausts and grills and made some headlight lenses. I bought the notek light as I could not make one.

The gun is just aluminium tubing and I purchased the deflector or whatever its called.

And here is the final version. With a 1:16 scale Stug III beside it for scale.










In teh end I thought the tank looked OK - I dont know how practical it would have been in battle although the Hetzer seemed to have performed well.

Maybe if teh Romanians had had a few Maresals on the flanks at Stalingrad things might have gone differently!!

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