Its hard enough being in Cairns sitting in the shade sipping on a cool one at this time of year. So I cant imagine what its like in the workshop right now. Kudos for all of the amazing work you do in these conditions.
"Sitting in the shade sipping on a cold one". Life is sometimes unfair. Here in Sweden, a lot of disgusting snow is coming down and it is 12-° cold. If something is to be sipped, it must be hot so that you survive until the next day. 😂
I like that AusArmour doesn't do those annoying ambush ads inside their videos ... like "The Tank Museum" does. And AusArmour has more workshop videos than The Tank Museum ... and fewer boring discussions with a spokesman standing stiffly in front of one of the vehicles and prattling along ad nausea. Here, we get to see the nuts and bolts of your tanks in restoration or repair. THAT'S what I crave. Well done, AusArmour!
"Beau making minor adjustments with a sledge hammer" would have been an outstanding name for this video. Thanks for this. It's really good to see this hard working crew make the museum come alive.
These 2 brothers are legends and extremely skilled mechanical fitters in their own rights. What they are doing with old WW2 twisted panzer chassis, restoring them to working condition and giving them a unique new lease of life is just phenomenal. They are leaving a legacy behind them for future young generations to see physically and enjoy.They should be commended for that as should all the Australian Armour team as well. Well done lads, long may it continue. Regards Steiner.
Funny contrast: straightening the side plate with a sledgehammer and then measuring to fractions of mm with a laser level. Nice poetic touch: And you can still hear him hammering away.... Great update!
Off topic observation: noticing the flying rivet from just air gun pressure begins to give you some idea of why rivets in tanks are hard on the crew when hit by enemy fire.
Hi Doug, - especially when there remains a rivet - hole and the next shot is a 120 mm grenade ! -------> oh dear, - LORD , throw down brain for our Doug .......
Wednesday is the high point for me every week because of this. Thank you so much for what you do, not only giving life to relics of the past but showing us how they work and how they were used, and preserving them for future generations. I really hope this becomes a Netflix series. Greetings from USA!
Uhrmacherkunst bei einer Panzerrestauration, meine Hochachtung. In vielen anderen Museen kommt einfach Rostumwandler und Farbe darauf und ab in die Austellung. Gut gemachte Videos, enorm viel technisches Können und Wissen aller Beteiligten bei der Restauration, ein Fixpunkt für mich jeden Mittwoch, Modellbau 1 : 1.
Awesome job.... i'm currently restoring a ww2 vehicle myself. Lucky me 95%complete and only 8800 miles driven when i bought it. This Stug however is a different kind of restauration. again, AWESOME.
Fantastic video! Crazy good skills there guys! Not sure if anyone ever reads the comments, but here goes... If you are ever in a similar situation again, where you are trying to level out a thick plate over an uneven surface, drill and tap three holes in the plate, spaced out in such a way that the holes form a triangle over the part you're trying to level it to. Thread bolts into each hole (grind the ends of the bolts to smooth them out beforehand). Use one bolt as your pivot, and the other two to level the plate out ("jacking bolts)". Usually, the "pivot" bolt will be adjacent to one of the bolts you're using to tighten down that plate. Use the other mounting bolts to apply compression to the jacking bolts as needed. Much easier way to level/tram one plate to another than messing about with shims. Level the plate first using the screws, then select shims to match the gaps between plates. Weld everything up, then remove the three jacking bolts. Weld over the threaded holes and you're done. Thanks again for the informative/educational video... "Mad skills" guys!
great to see the air chisel assistant! - great for giving that extra abuse when needed on stubborn nuts and bolts, rivets, bearings and any number of things that need hitting (if not to be used again that is) it can save an awful lot of human effort great video showing the lengths these boys go to, to make things right, superb restoration work always amazing to see how much distortion gets created with things that go bang, when an explosion occurred you have to imagine everything around it almost behaves like jelly, everything wobbles as the massive forces of expanding air bounce off the surfaces many years ago, i was involved a little in some research and vibration testing, i was told by the instructor how years ago when testing engine block distortion, things were a little slower, using high speed cameras and multiple images, to show the engine at work, blocks could be simulated using polystyrene, and vibrated on a table, where there was more movement, that area would be braced until it became more stable - of course these days you can soon find a video of an engine 3d solid model being tested using the same theories and understand how all the components work together and still able to distort an engine to show where the maximum stresses are there's a great channel i watch 'Lost Battlefields with Tino Struckman' who investigates WWII tunnel systems and bunkers, and you can see the results of any explosive device either wartime or post war experiments used on massive thicknesses of concrete is truly unthinkable, blocks the size of a houses lifted and upset by internal explosions
I’d love to see something on how y’all source these parts from around the globe, decide what you can and can’t use and deciding what the next build will be…
Another fabulous episode. Kurt’s narration reminds me of ‘Whispering’ Ted Lowe, the snooker commentator from the old Pot Black series. He says no more than necessary and the focus is always on the work at hand. For me this week’s episode has been the highlight of my on-line viewing. Can’t wait for the next one. 👍
Good work gents - and I have been meaning to mention for a while that you guys really need an impact gun and an air hammer. Hitting those cut-off rivets with a punch and a sledge might work, but an air hammer WILL work.
How did I only just discover this channel now?? I love restorations and I love tanks. What’s not to like about this? Definitely going to look over all your other vids. Legends!!
Great work mates. Those final drives are in amazing condition. Are we sure Beau is not a blacksmith. Keep up this great work, StuG is looking good for its age.
I love the attention to detail, both in the restauration but also in the video. I really like the way these episodes are made. Keep up the amazing work!
Destroyed by brutal impact and scorching blast, put back together with brutal impact and scorching blast. Another flawless victory for the museum boys & girls and us subscribers!
After watching your videos, I feel like I know you guys as friends even though we're a world apart. Im happy you guys are restoring this Legend of a machine. :)
I binge watched every episode in one weekend. Now I wait with abated breath for the new episodes (Little over the top?) Anyhow what ya'll are doing is a special kind of Art. Keep it up, great job.
7:37 stug; "WRONG HOLE! WRONG HOLE! not that one ryan!" there must me great satisfaction when the solution is literally to beat it with a sledge hammer lol.
Fantastic work! Just amazing how these guys throw around these huge chunks of steel. I wouldn't want to be in an arm wrestling contest with any of them! I can't imagine the strength and stamina it took to swing that giant sledgehammer over and over to straighten the 2" thick side. What's so amazing in this work is they use blazing heat and brute force to move metal to within a millimeter or two of dead perfect. Love these videos.
Just to say how much we appreciate the time and effort you guys put in to produce these on the spanners videos. A fantastic outcome after all that hard work. All your guys are heroes.
You can see here craftspeople of a wonderfull level! Greetings from Germany -thank you for this realy amazing documentation! Good progress you ve made !
Thank you for another super episode! I really enjoy the very real restoration process, and the obvious skill and dedication and effort your craftsman demonstrated on every project is commendable! Real restoration takes a very long time and really cannot be boiled down to a couple of videos. This is real restoration, done by real craftsman presented in an articulate and realistic fashion. Thanks for all of your extraordinary hard work bringing these episodes to the public. And me of course!
Amazing restoration as always !. So happy to watch this late war MIAG made Stg3G gradually approaching completion week by week. Can't wait next Wednesday !.😄
Big thumbs up to all Your Video’s and those who comment. I really enjoy reading the comments too. I love all the knowledge that is passed on from other’s of experience too. Its strange how when one of these is stripped down and disassembled how harmless it looks. For one of My Uncles who fought in Italy it was very different. A number of men became pinned down in a exposed position and were threatened with annihilation . My Uncle was awarded a Bronze Star with V for valor after He used His heavy water cooled .30 cal machine gun to fire on it thereby drawing its attention away from the exposed troops allowing them to escape. He said that He and other’s took the gun and got into a jeep and drove out to where they could lay fire on the assault gun and then retreat back to cover.this occurred in Italy. He was in D company 133rd regiment 34th Div. My Uncle was Born and raised in Fairfax Calif. to Italian Immigrant Parents and was a replacement , joining His “ outfit “ in North Africa just prior to the Invasion of the Italian Mainland.
I would have probably used heat and hydraulics. Good job though, great to see those amazing pieces of history come back together. My Uncle fought in Germany with the 101st Airborne. He’s mentioned in several history books and the movie Show Band of Brothers was based on his division and company. He was brought up for the MOH twice and his officers were killed both times before the paperwork went through. Some historians worked with the government and found the documents after his death however he was still issued 4 awards, citations/ medals during his funeral by the President. He served 4 full tours and 3/4 of the 5th tour before he was shot/wounded and returned to the US to train new soldiers that were about to head over seas. He was always a man that I respected but didn’t realize just how much until I was s bit older and understood more about history and his past experiences. Thanks for the work you do honoring the brave men that’s served our countries ensuring our freedoms.
Amazing work , when you consider that the tank hulls in the factory were run through a giant milling machine before main assembly !!! to make sure they were perfect , some thing the allies didnt do , they didnt need to , their armour was cheap and easy to assemble and disposable .cant wait till next instalment , keep saving them......😎
I just love the really basic engineering being applied to solve all the problems of this restoration. Its either right or its wrong and these guys are getting the engineering right so the outcome will always be right.👏👏 Well done the guys doing all the 'hot spanner' work in the Aussie heat. Phew! As I write its about -8C outside so send some of that heat over here guys ...
Stainless steel welding materials does stretch easier when it cools down after welding. This prevents the weld from tearing itself apart ore cracking. A good reason for them to use Stainless on she suspension is that the change of cracked welds is lower so your suspension will stay in one piece. The rest of the armor plates go together like a jigsaw puzzle and the weld is more to keep them extra in place but if its bad it wont give a big problem
Doing heavy auto collision repair before in the U.S. we have these portable air rams that either push or pull depending on the application required. I wish you guys had that to use for that repair instead of the b.f.h.!!! I think it's called a porta power and would be very helpful for your future projects. Love the show and history you guys are preserving and the incredible hard work you do!
Well done blokes! Really looking forward to watching this one come together next year....I see your that you're building this StuG like you'd build an Elefant...one bolt at at time. Very impressed at the dedication and perseverance you've shown in this build.
Yes was glad to see those plates removed. Found this series a few days ago. Lived in Cairns for a while in the 80's. Would like to come up from Victoria where I live now. Saw the vehicle half bike and tracks on the back. That always took my fancy. Cheers
In historical miniature wargames, StuG IIIs are relatively common straightforward AFVs. It;s good to see how complex they were. --Bob Bailey in Maine, USA
Its hard enough being in Cairns sitting in the shade sipping on a cool one at this time of year. So I cant imagine what its like in the workshop right now. Kudos for all of the amazing work you do in these conditions.
"Sitting in the shade sipping on a cold one".
Life is sometimes unfair. Here in Sweden, a lot of disgusting snow is coming down and it is 12-° cold. If something is to be sipped, it must be hot so that you survive until the next day. 😂
@@peterdammeliusosterode3424 A visit to Cairns will fix that.
Will really take the matter over consideration. Just saw on the news that it is 36-° in northern Sweden.
@@peterdammeliusosterode3424 last morning at 06:00 -13 C in Bavaria 🥶
@@theonlymadmac4771
Harte Zeiten, Bruder, aber wir halten durch.
I like that AusArmour doesn't do those annoying ambush ads inside their videos ... like "The Tank Museum" does. And AusArmour has more workshop videos than The Tank Museum ... and fewer boring discussions with a spokesman standing stiffly in front of one of the vehicles and prattling along ad nausea.
Here, we get to see the nuts and bolts of your tanks in restoration or repair. THAT'S what I crave.
Well done, AusArmour!
Loads of blood sweat and tears ,but the results speak for themselves. Great work
Blood , Sweat and Beers, This is definitely a labor of love, pride and fun rewards!
"Beau making minor adjustments with a sledge hammer" would have been an outstanding name for this video. Thanks for this. It's really good to see this hard working crew make the museum come alive.
These 2 brothers are legends and extremely skilled mechanical fitters in their own rights. What they are doing with old WW2 twisted panzer chassis, restoring them to working condition and giving them a unique new lease of life is just phenomenal. They are leaving a legacy behind them for future young generations to see physically and enjoy.They should be commended for that as should all the Australian Armour team as well. Well done lads, long may it continue. Regards Steiner.
Boomers leaving something useful behind is about as rare as a fucking unicorn
I would volunteer to work with them on my vacations or retirement.
Been hanging out for the Stug episode, well done boys. I've watched this from the start, can't wait to see when this is running around.
These young men are absolutely amazing, along with the older gentlemen, this museun has an incredable amount of talented people, you go people.
Funny contrast: straightening the side plate with a sledgehammer and then measuring to fractions of mm with a laser level.
Nice poetic touch: And you can still hear him hammering away....
Great update!
Off topic observation: noticing the flying rivet from just air gun pressure begins to give you some idea of why rivets in tanks are hard on the crew when hit by enemy fire.
Hi Doug, - especially when there remains a rivet - hole and the next shot is a 120 mm grenade ! -------> oh dear, - LORD , throw down brain for our Doug .......
🛵 Nothing German Armor is off topic.
The smell of the hot steel and burned paint ect... I can smell it here. .lovely.
Great work guys, I can’t believe how well those boys work together. I hope everyone in the team has a great Xmas break and come back safely in 2023
Who gets killed over Christmas?
What's with the "Come back safely" as if the Holidays are hazardous.
Tired of that.
HOORAY 👍👍👍another Stug update! And I don’t even like tanks…..😂😂😂
Absolutely perfect job especially the part with straight the bending side. I'm impatiently waiting for next episode. Greetings from Poland.
I like the evolution of Beau's experience, good on him
Nice to see all the friendship between the guys there. 🙂
Very talented and skilled workers bringing back this damaged Stug!
14:26 That's by far the most efficient steel work I've ever seen. You guys are definitely talented.
Wednesday is the high point for me every week because of this. Thank you so much for what you do, not only giving life to relics of the past but showing us how they work and how they were used, and preserving them for future generations. I really hope this becomes a Netflix series. Greetings from USA!
This was educational. And for someone that stares at tanks all day it takes something special to do that. I appreciate all the work guys.
Uhrmacherkunst bei einer Panzerrestauration, meine Hochachtung. In vielen anderen Museen kommt einfach Rostumwandler und Farbe darauf und ab in die Austellung. Gut gemachte Videos, enorm viel technisches Können und Wissen aller Beteiligten bei der Restauration, ein Fixpunkt für mich jeden Mittwoch, Modellbau 1 : 1.
Awesome job.... i'm currently restoring a ww2 vehicle myself. Lucky me 95%complete and only 8800 miles driven when i bought it. This Stug however is a different kind of restauration. again, AWESOME.
Thanks for showing us a small part of the work it takes to build and restore one of these machines. Great work.
Got the wife watching as well and said I would love to come and see you guys and she said that’s ok
So woo hoo we are come middle of next year 👍👍👍
Fantastic video! Crazy good skills there guys! Not sure if anyone ever reads the comments, but here goes... If you are ever in a similar situation again, where you are trying to level out a thick plate over an uneven surface, drill and tap three holes in the plate, spaced out in such a way that the holes form a triangle over the part you're trying to level it to. Thread bolts into each hole (grind the ends of the bolts to smooth them out beforehand). Use one bolt as your pivot, and the other two to level the plate out ("jacking bolts)". Usually, the "pivot" bolt will be adjacent to one of the bolts you're using to tighten down that plate. Use the other mounting bolts to apply compression to the jacking bolts as needed.
Much easier way to level/tram one plate to another than messing about with shims. Level the plate first using the screws, then select shims to match the gaps between plates. Weld everything up, then remove the three jacking bolts. Weld over the threaded holes and you're done.
Thanks again for the informative/educational video... "Mad skills" guys!
Easy to build en mass. Not so easy to restore. Great work.
Looking forward to seeing this brute running. Well done gentlemen. Keep up the good work.
great to see the air chisel assistant! - great for giving that extra abuse when needed on stubborn nuts and bolts, rivets, bearings and any number of things that need hitting (if not to be used again that is) it can save an awful lot of human effort
great video showing the lengths these boys go to, to make things right, superb restoration work
always amazing to see how much distortion gets created with things that go bang, when an explosion occurred you have to imagine everything around it almost behaves like jelly, everything wobbles as the massive forces of expanding air bounce off the surfaces
many years ago, i was involved a little in some research and vibration testing, i was told by the instructor how years ago when testing engine block distortion, things were a little slower, using high speed cameras and multiple images, to show the engine at work, blocks could be simulated using polystyrene, and vibrated on a table, where there was more movement, that area would be braced until it became more stable - of course these days you can soon find a video of an engine 3d solid model being tested using the same theories and understand how all the components work together and still able to distort an engine to show where the maximum stresses are
there's a great channel i watch 'Lost Battlefields with Tino Struckman' who investigates WWII tunnel systems and bunkers, and you can see the results of any explosive device either wartime or post war experiments used on massive thicknesses of concrete is truly unthinkable, blocks the size of a houses lifted and upset by internal explosions
I’d love to see something on how y’all source these parts from around the globe, decide what you can and can’t use and deciding what the next build will be…
Thanks, guys!
Great stuff guys and it's slow but sure that wins the race... ya gotta do it right no matter how long it takes.
The men need SO MUCH HEAT to move those rivets! good thing OZ is an energy-exporter!! So impressed.
You all are putting in a good days work with that tank GREAT JOB.!!!!
Another fabulous episode. Kurt’s narration reminds me of ‘Whispering’ Ted Lowe, the snooker commentator from the old Pot Black series. He says no more than necessary and the focus is always on the work at hand. For me this week’s episode has been the highlight of my on-line viewing. Can’t wait for the next one. 👍
What a great work .
This guys understand what they are doing.
They are absolute profis in that what they do.
Take care
Yours Frank Galetzka
Gawd. Burning through those rivets in the heat of summer,...swinging a 10-lb maul,... 3-inch thick armor plate everywhere. These guys are tough
You blokes are miracle workers, doing what you do.
HOORAY!!!
Soooo worth the wait!! 👍
Love the Stug restoration ☺️
More, more....
Good work gents - and I have been meaning to mention for a while that you guys really need an impact gun and an air hammer. Hitting those cut-off rivets with a punch and a sledge might work, but an air hammer WILL work.
How did I only just discover this channel now?? I love restorations and I love tanks. What’s not to like about this? Definitely going to look over all your other vids. Legends!!
I take the updates as they come. There's always something good coming from the AAAM.
Absolutely great workmanship
Thanx to Aus Armor i look forward to Wednesday mornin at work. Amazing work team AA!!!
The boss loves stugs. No wonder he wants this one as a runner. One,more modern stug, is gate guard at the TANK museum.
Great work mates. Those final drives are in amazing condition. Are we sure Beau is not a blacksmith. Keep up this great work, StuG is looking good for its age.
Really glad you guys are making this a runner but it sure is a lot of work. Nice job,
as always.😎
I love the attention to detail, both in the restauration but also in the video. I really like the way these episodes are made. Keep up the amazing work!
Fantastic episode Kurt, those lads are a cracking team and that StuG is going to be a show stopper when done.
Destroyed by brutal impact and scorching blast, put back together with brutal impact and scorching blast. Another flawless victory for the museum boys & girls and us subscribers!
What girls?
I see MEN working here.
Don't be a simp and give girls undeserved recognition.
Another brilliant episode of the boys with their torches and hammer....showing off their craftsmanship and skills with their muscles. Cheers A3 team.
Imagine the world if every workplace was as harmonious as this one. Those boys look like they enjoy working together.
After watching your videos, I feel like I know you guys as friends even though we're a world apart. Im happy you guys are restoring this Legend of a machine. :)
I binge watched every episode in one weekend. Now I wait with abated breath for the new episodes (Little over the top?) Anyhow what ya'll are doing is a special kind of Art. Keep it up, great job.
Percussive maintenance for the win!!!
You guys are the masters of metal, the sovereign of steel, love your work, thanks for all the awesome videos!
Masters of their craft.
7:37 stug; "WRONG HOLE! WRONG HOLE! not that one ryan!"
there must me great satisfaction when the solution is literally to beat it with a sledge hammer lol.
Panel beating on an industrial scale. Bloody brilliant!
wow, good job boys!
Awesome, great to see top end tradesmen work , well done 👍🏼👍🏼
Fantastic work! Just amazing how these guys throw around these huge chunks of steel. I wouldn't want to be in an arm wrestling contest with any of them! I can't imagine the strength and stamina it took to swing that giant sledgehammer over and over to straighten the 2" thick side. What's so amazing in this work is they use blazing heat and brute force to move metal to within a millimeter or two of dead perfect. Love these videos.
Just to say how much we appreciate the time and effort you guys put in to produce these on the spanners videos. A fantastic outcome after all that hard work. All your guys are heroes.
You can see here craftspeople of a wonderfull level! Greetings from Germany -thank you for this realy amazing documentation! Good progress you ve made !
Thank you for another super episode! I really enjoy the very real restoration process, and the obvious skill and dedication and effort your craftsman demonstrated on every project is commendable! Real restoration takes a very long time and really cannot be boiled down to a couple of videos. This is real restoration, done by real craftsman presented in an articulate and realistic fashion. Thanks for all of your extraordinary hard work bringing these episodes to the public. And me of course!
Really cool to see guys who love their job, so lucky to be able to do this everyday and get paid for it :)
Fantastic work especially in the heat. From a very cold UK!
Amazing restoration as always !. So happy to watch this late war MIAG made Stg3G gradually approaching completion week by week.
Can't wait next Wednesday !.😄
Big thumbs up to all Your Video’s and those who comment. I really enjoy reading the comments too. I love all the knowledge that is passed on from other’s of experience too. Its strange how when one of these is stripped down and disassembled how harmless it looks. For one of My Uncles who fought in Italy it was very different. A number of men became pinned down in a exposed position and were threatened with annihilation . My Uncle was awarded a Bronze Star with V for valor after He used His heavy water cooled .30 cal machine gun to fire on it thereby drawing its attention away from the exposed troops allowing them to escape. He said that He and other’s took the gun and got into a jeep and drove out to where they could lay fire on the assault gun and then retreat back to cover.this occurred in Italy. He was in D company 133rd regiment 34th Div. My Uncle was Born and raised in Fairfax Calif. to Italian Immigrant Parents and was a replacement , joining His “ outfit “ in North Africa just prior to the Invasion of the Italian Mainland.
I would have probably used heat and hydraulics. Good job though, great to see those amazing pieces of history come back together. My Uncle fought in Germany with the 101st Airborne. He’s mentioned in several history books and the movie Show Band of Brothers was based on his division and company. He was brought up for the MOH twice and his officers were killed both times before the paperwork went through. Some historians worked with the government and found the documents after his death however he was still issued 4 awards, citations/ medals during his funeral by the President. He served 4 full tours and 3/4 of the 5th tour before he was shot/wounded and returned to the US to train new soldiers that were about to head over seas. He was always a man that I respected but didn’t realize just how much until I was s bit older and understood more about history and his past experiences. Thanks for the work you do honoring the brave men that’s served our countries ensuring our freedoms.
Amazing job, keep this way!
Amazing work , when you consider that the tank hulls in the factory were run through a giant milling machine before main assembly !!! to make sure they were perfect , some thing the allies didnt do , they didnt need to , their armour was cheap and easy to assemble and disposable .cant wait till next instalment , keep saving them......😎
Incredible work by those boys, it is a real pleasure to see Them perform there magic, soldier on guys, thank you so Much.
Christmas in Broken Hill, bloody hot w/lightening storms. Great work BTW!
who said there is no such thing as magic when you have magicians like this go you good things true Anzacs Spirit
I just love the really basic engineering being applied to solve all the problems of this restoration. Its either right or its wrong and these guys are getting the engineering right so the outcome will always be right.👏👏
Well done the guys doing all the 'hot spanner' work in the Aussie heat. Phew! As I write its about -8C outside so send some of that heat over here guys ...
Great great great content. Step by step. No rush.
Thanks
🤣 ROFL Beau will be able to make the MINOR adjustments with the sledgehammer...... great work guys! Always fascinating
Attention to detail top job . The beers would go down well after that job in the heat
Awesome, love how well all the guys work together.
Wow ! David, The Old Warrior is a tremendous work.... a full length or sat crossed legged version shouts out to me. Great work 👍
Well Done Lads
What a big job, can’t wait to see the next episode. Great stuff 😊
Stainless steel welding materials does stretch easier when it cools down after welding. This prevents the weld from tearing itself apart ore cracking.
A good reason for them to use Stainless on she suspension is that the change of cracked welds is lower so your suspension will stay in one piece.
The rest of the armor plates go together like a jigsaw puzzle and the weld is more to keep them extra in place but if its bad it wont give a big problem
Can't wait to see another restored StuG on the floor of the museum. Great work, Gentlemen!
So good to be back with the Stug. Woah! What a job this week!
Outstanding video and presentation
Fantástico and amazing Work boys.
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Congratulations from Chile
You guys are some great mechanics. I am a pipewelder by trade. I would love to come over and spend a week and work with you guys. Enjoy your holiday.
Swinging a 14lb hammer with a burning jacket on, in that heat…get that man a juice!! 🤣
Amazing! As a retired mechanic I would love to take a working vacation with this crew! And escape the -45 Saskatchewan winter.
Amazing work boys, well done 👍🏻🇦🇺
Doing heavy auto collision repair before in the U.S. we have these portable air rams that either push or pull depending on the application required.
I wish you guys had that to use for that repair instead of the b.f.h.!!!
I think it's called a porta power and would be very helpful for your future projects. Love the show and history you guys are preserving and the incredible hard work you do!
Outstanding !
I can’t believe how i miss these, great job
Thanks for all the work it takes to restore the vehicles y’all do and thank you for the latest video!
Absolutely amazing! 👏🏻💪🏻👍🏻
Well done blokes! Really looking forward to watching this one come together next year....I see your that you're building this StuG like you'd build an Elefant...one bolt at at time. Very impressed at the dedication and perseverance you've shown in this build.
Bloody fantastic!
Yes was glad to see those plates removed. Found this series a few days ago. Lived in Cairns for a while in the 80's. Would like to come up from Victoria where I live now. Saw the vehicle half bike and tracks on the back. That always took my fancy. Cheers
Amazing work as always.
In historical miniature wargames, StuG IIIs are relatively common straightforward AFVs. It;s good to see how complex they were. --Bob Bailey in Maine, USA