Workshop Wednesday - STUG III RESTORATION Ep. 1

[@tjm7275]

I would love to see you guys make these videos longer. Most of us watching them would gladly watch for 45-60 minutes..😃 still awesome video and it’s awesome what your doing.. much love from the States!!!

[@razor1uk610]

I would love the above ^^ comment to be pinned and receive lots of likes, for I too would enjoy a longer format; ..But whilst knowing that being busy and working take prime effort over setting up cameras and remembering to operate them to the situations, let alone editing and rendering....

[@gregedmand9939]

Didn't Michael Wittman command a Stug3?

[@StaplesandVine]

Fantastic project. I'm scratchbuilding a 1/12 StuG IIIG on my channel. It's great to see the real deal in so much detail. Love it. 😎

[@egbertdefatt262]

I'm thinking back to when I was employed as an electric motor mechanic. We had a contract with the Parish to repair/refurbish their submersable pumps, which were used by the drainage department. The pumps we got in were the most foul, disgusting things your eyes (and nose) have ever witnessed. Using torches, rosebuds, and whatever you could imagine just to disassemble the things was a real challenge. This Sturmgeshutz III kinda reminded me of this. Really looking forward to this series!

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

Spoiling us with another restoration!! These latest videos are going to keep me entertained through our long dark winter here in the UK. Keep up the good work of bringing these beasts back to life for future generations of enthusiasts to drool over!

[@kalnieminen65]

Awesome to see another Stug brought to life. Hats off to you guys for taking on such a challenging project

[@malcolmphillips3298]

Brilliant - love it that you're showing us the rebuild from the beginning. Could watch hours more of this.

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

"A running vehicle"... This is the equivalent of having a firewall, taillight, and steering wheel, and building a running Daytona!!! I think Id give up my cars to restore armor!! Cant wait to see this project, and all the others done, kudos for bringing a few broken and bent parts back to life!!

[@Psych02K]

It will be amazing to see the random pieces come together as a running vehicle again. What an immense task... it's not like you can go to Halfords and get some spare PzIII/Stug spare parts!

[@peterhall6656]

This is the restoration equivalent of the D-Day landing!! Massive job to take on. Well done so far.

[@peterrobinson7187]

It's great you're taking the time and effort to give us sight of what goes on behind the workshop doors. To me, sharing the journey of how you get through the restoration to the finished vehicle is history just as important as sharing the vehicle's original production, service and combat history. Keep up the great work!

[@zipperedlizzard5065]

Guys, this is absolutely brilliant. Bo is a Ninja with an acetylene torch. I have bing-watched from Ep 1, and have to say, it is fantastic. I'm not a nutter, but to think of what a couple of blokes can do with an 80-year old Stug III, that was blown to bits, and left to rust in a swamp is beyone the pale. I have to come to your museum some day and leave an oblation.

[@trevoratchison3904]

To see what you all do to put history back together for everyone and for us modellers is great, a big thanks. Take care

[@alexandermccarthy]

The technical details and craftsmanship are just amazing! Massive high fives to everyone for their amazing attention to detail!

[@gunrunner35]

I so envy everyone of you there. You literally get to work with history every day and there's is nothing better than building the worlds biggest "models". If I could work at a place like this, I would be the happiest ever and would happily smile on the way to work, every day. Thank you all for the hard work you do at restoring these pieces of history for all generations to remember and admire. Truly you all do masterful work. Keep it up and love watching the videos. I love the super cuts especially where I can sit down and enjoy a meal while watching history come back to life. Thank you for sharing all of your hard work with us.

[@blockboygames5956]

Totally agreed. Well said. I wish you every success.

[@angelsone-five7912]

Best of luck chaps. I hope you are taking lots of photos as you go along, that`s one hell of a jigsaw puzzle! lol

[@Bill53AD]

Well done mates. As someone who has spent part of his life studying German WW2 armor it is great to watch someone bring a battlefield wreck back to life.

[@lappin6482]

Stug life 🤟

[@georgestemple3310]

I love stugs I'm sure you guys will do an excellent job

[@yattaran1484]

Thanks to their hard work this Stg3G will come back life again. Can't wait to watch next episode !

[@Urs_1973]

These guys are artists. Love to see how they make the impossible possible.

[@bearded-clam]

You guys are amazing! What a dream job!

[@majorkursk780]

Your rebuild team are amazing and a very patient group of talented metal workers.

[@jeffreytan2948]

You can actually see that side plate looking better and better as the lads keep on straightening it with the machine press. Bravo!

[@mwallace2922]

Good luck. Looking forward to the build. 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@barnsterb]

I reckon if you had a swear jar Beau would be broke by the end of the week, great work!!!

[@xXxL3W15xXx]

So happy you guys are creating videos of your incredible work. Some of the most impressive military restoration I've ever seen. Thanks!

[@longdatedoptionsleaps6112]

Its going to be epic seeing this Stug actually fire up and run in 2 years time 👍

[@SootHead]

Geez! This is only one step above re-animating a pile of rust flakes. Hats off to you!

[@speckledjim_]

So much more work involved when it's to be a runner. The crew did a good job of wrecking it

[@petercliff4023]

Yep, I could watch these videos all night long - an absolute pleasure!

[@whynot64928]

Wow getting a running td out of that scrap..will be amazing to see

[@bin_chicken80]

This channel popped up on my feed and I have been binge watching the playlists. Amazing engineering, fabrication and restorations skills. The video production is great too. Love it! Thanks!

[@justinreilly6619]

I'm looking forward to seeing more of this build, I really enjoy your channel! 👍

[@appsstore11]

Thank you so much for showing these there awesome,look forward to the future when the tank be running again

[@geebards]

Good job fellas. You are doing great thing.

[@williamwright3689]

Love the stugs had several model stug tanks as a boy

[@andrewdowns3403]

you mean we have to wait another week for more ?? daily updates would be great , good work ,well done to all concerned

[@Mizone505]

Great stuff guys I will be visiting next year as we will be in QLD. As an ex armour Corp trooper I can't wait. Reckon I might be allowed back in the driver's seat? 🤔

[@MGB-learning]

Outstanding video and presentation.

[@thywarhag1131]

Way to go lads , seems like a very pleasant task . Triple cheers 🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍

[@rrl4245]

Fascinating. Could you provide a bit more background? How did you obtain this wreck? Why is it all 'primer red', and how do you know you have all of the pieces? Thanks

[@jb6668]

"that's going to be a bit difficult." Possibly the most Aussie thing ever said.

[@allangibson4354]

Absolutely marvellous - keep up the great work guys. Thanks for posting.

[@Nifilheimur]

Love it. Worked on heavy equipment maintainance, mostly diggers and know how even a relatively small task as changing out a bearing can be a gruelling job. This is on another level! Prefer to work on motorcycles now as everything is light and simple:D

[@stefanoscaccianoce2812]

fantastic job, thank you for your passion

[@RodRosenberg]

Wow that is one hell of a press....super cool to see this job and well done on the videos!

[@timhullfilms]

Ironically, on October 20th I set myself a huge goal over the next 18 months. It will be fun to pace progress with yours. Looks great so far! I'm really looking forward to seeing it come together. Good luck!

[@slipperyelm1386]

As an armour model builder I'm looking forward in following your real build journey

[@edwardbrophy9749]

I'm starting to get withdrawal symptoms 😊 I'm watching this from episode 1 👍

[@fridayray8891]

Amazingly hard work...thx for the historical restoration..🪖

[@selfpropelled8916]

So cool what you guys are doing there at the shop. I can't wait to see her finished and running again.

[@BelgianDrummer]

Modeling on a big scale ! LoL Subbed (and I will be watching the back-catalogue too! ) Great stuff

[@DazzaBo]

I feel super lucky to have this amazing museum in my city. Normally something you'd have to fly to a capital city or even overseas to go see.

[@markbehr88]

Got to love a Sturmgeschutz!

[@marktheyoungest666]

Fantastic guys 👍

[@jase3644]

Used to live Over on surfers paradise, in Queensland ( 1980 ) Australia when it was free, I think that this will be art

[@neilfairless4589]

I thought you were starting with a whole tank together. Gonna be better than i thought this.

[@bazwabat1]

That press is worth it's weight in gold!

[@patchmack4469]

amen to the hunk of a press, without it that project would be near impossible, epic work i been proper spoilt with post war stuff being so much easier to work and make serviceable

[@danielt.3152]

Seeing all the different pieces and knowing some are bent up from an explosion it’s overwhelming in my mind to take on the reconstruction and needing all the pictures, manuals, mechanical diagrams and just knowing where to start and which pieces connect its mind bending. My confidence level would be pretty low if I had to do it.

[@gregedmand9939]

It would be fascinating to learn the story of how this Stug III was discovered and salvaged from its resting place. Someone saw the immense value in not only salvaging it, but could intelligently cut it apart into manageable sections.

[@model-man7802]

It's nice to have a well equipped Machine shop. 😁

[@simonrooney7942]

Stug Life- wow build it up boys

[@trevorsternberg3602]

Great video.

[@nzmonsterman]

Fabulous.

[@vladimpaler3498]

Good luck and best wishes.

[@farkinarkin5099]

4:11 Specialized "boot" for separating parts (probably just like they did it in the 1940s). 😁 StuG III, Yes!

[@createdeccentricities6620]

I'd thin k that if the hull number was viewable, you could find out when and where it was manufactured. That's what happened in the case of the Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" being restored at CFB Borden, in Canada.

[@thefantasyreview8709]

they did that for the Tiger, got the hull number on components.

[@dirtyd2316]

It’s amazing that they’re able to take something that was blown apart and piece it back together into a running vehicle again. Hopefully they will be able to find all the missing pieces they will need but given the fact that the Germans built a lot of panzer III chassis and a lot of stugs going to other countries after the war, it should be a lot easier to find parts for it compared to some of the other rarer German armor.

[@sshep7119]

Have your guys ever thought about using carbon arc gouging instead of plasma? Plasma has it's strengths but when compared to carbon arc gouging for weld clean up it doesn't compare. CAG is cheaper as it doesn't require a dedicated machine and the consumables are cheaper than the plasma consumables. Great work, I would love to be able to come down and volunteer some time.

[@carloscepeda3372]

Hola , me parece, un reto enorme seguiré la serie. daros las gracias por compartir esta recostrición me parece muy nteresante. La siento, pero mi inglés no da para mucho. Thanksç

[@markbeaumont3292]

Excellent, we done all. Wish I could help.

[@z_actual]

Good work with the sledge that guy. Its hard when progress is slow and you begin to tire, accuracy goes off. Looks like you could almost use a heat oven depending on how much gs you are using, maybe propane would be cheaper. Look around for a decent slab around 6-8" thick. thats bound to help

[@jefferykeeper9034]

Suggestion when you are heating up stubborn parts taken pour cold water on them you will find that sometimes I come apart a lot easier.

[@ИванасИванас]

Nice!!! Thanks!

[@G503-e8p]

Wow! After watching this I am sort of embarrassed to be proud of what I accomplish on my '43 GPW in my garage! :)

[@ffw1126]

Super gemacht Leute Respekt

[@dnbeckmann]

You go, guys! 18 weeks is not long!

[@franklinlewis6059]

18 months,...I will stay tuned, thanks.

[@andywarrington4738]

love the vids mate , thanks

[@mathewweeks9069]

Your awesome and awesome video be safe out there

[@theonlymadmac4771]

It seems you got your work cut out for you! Have fun!

[@akaFullest]

Amazing work, would you consider making even longer videos?

[@Urmza]

Btw hello from southern Kurland. We still have alot of "things" in the forests.

[@hanssmidt12]

Thats my favorite tank

[@JUNIsLuke]

Such an interesting vehicle

[@ricksadler797]

Great video thank you. Good work guys

[@TKM1951]

It would be interesting to know the back story of the STUG how was it acquired and it’s journey to the museum

[@colemiller2149]

Just a guess by looking at it, the outward bulging and intense flexing of some of the chassis parts could be due to the way the crew destroyed it which I'm guessing was by detonating the ammunition and possibly fuel..

[@johndale3816]

Great to see the restoration processes. But can you drop the music?

[@Rusty_Gold85]

At 1:00 he should of been looking at a Tamiya Stug III kit plans lol

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

Australians, first the A7V and now a StuG :)

[@stechkaefer]

the funny thing is you have more german tank´s ect as germany together:-) and the most of them run:-) lovly.

[@jayflow7949]

Tall guys are brutal with sledgehammers aye haha I’ve never seen one break like that... I’m 6ft6 and when I hit a baseball/softball it goes into a different area code 🤷‍♂️😂😂

[@TheFurriestOne]

Watching that cracked side-plate get pressed has me wondering, ever had something crack apart during pressing?

[@terrysmith4831]

Will you be using original engine and running gear or adapting modern components?

[@charlesemerson6763]

Wow that is one totaled vehicle. How did it survive for so long even in pieces.

[@Bob-vy7lw]

There seems to be a lot of pitting I assume these pits will be filled with weld

[@thecommenter9678]

Wow.... they are gonna try and make that pile of twisted rust into a fully driving tank.

[@jonathanphillips2388]

SKF still sell the exact bearing for the final drives.