I would like to upgrade the kit bow machine gun and the anti-aircraft machine. I have a set of Collectors Brass barrels but they dont look much better than the kit barrels. Which barrels would you suggest?
As you know, the hull MG was the MG34 with the armored barrel. The one used for the commander was the coax MG unlocked from the turret. This would have been the same MG34 with armored barrel, too (not the one with the many perforations like the infantry MG34 – for a review these go here: http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/misc/mg34/mg34.htm).
Adler’s nest has the armored one that you need:
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/adlersnest/anm35002.htm
It wouldn’t surprise me if Schatton Modellbau and Armorscale carry the same item.
HTH