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Posted: **Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:41 pm**

Here's my entry, going to be pretty much OTB

(copied from Wiki)

While the StuG was considered self-propelled artillery, it was not clear which land combat arm of the German Army would handle the new weapon. The Panzerwaffe (armoured corps), the natural user of tracked fighting vehicles, had no resources to spare for the formation of StuG units and neither did the infantry. It was agreed that it would best be employed as part of the artillery arm. The StuGs were organised into battalions (later renamed "brigades" for disinformation purposes) and followed their own doctrine. Infantry support using direct-fire was its intended role. Later, there was also a strong emphasis on its use as an anti-tank gun.

As the StuG was designed to fill an infantry close support combat role, early models were fitted with a low-velocity 7.5 cm StuK 37 L/24 gun. Low-velocity shells are lightly built of thin steel and carry a large charge of explosive, to destroy soft-skin targets and blast fortifications. Such shells do not penetrate armour well. After the Germans encountered the Soviet KV-1 and T-34 tanks, the StuG was first equipped with a high-velocity 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/43 main gun (spring 1942) and in the autumn of 1942 with the slightly longer 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48 gun. These high-velocity guns were the same as those mounted on the Panzer IV for anti-tank use but the heavy steel wall high-velocity shells carried much less explosive and had a lower blast effect for use against infantry or field fortifications. These versions were known as the 7.5 cm Sturmgeschütz 40 Ausf.F, Ausf. F/8 and Ausf. G (Sd.Kfz.142/1).

Beginning with the StuG III Ausf. G from December 1942, a 7.92 mm MG34 machine gun could be mounted on a shield on top of the superstructure for added anti-infantry protection. Some of the F/8 models were retrofitted with a shield. Many of the later StuG III Ausf. G models were equipped with an additional coaxial 7.92 mm MG34.

The vehicles of the Sturmgeschütz series were cheaper and faster to build than contemporary German tanks; at 82,500 RM, a StuG III Ausf G was cheaper than a Panzer III Ausf. M, which cost 103,163 RM. This was due to the omission of the turret, which greatly simplified manufacture and allowed the chassis to carry a larger gun. By the end of the war, ~11,300 StuG IIIs and StuH 42s had been built.

I'm going to build the Russia 1943 version which is where the concept of the StuG 111 to tank hunter started

Posted: **Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:54 pm**

Looks good Kev and with it being Tamiya you'll have most of it built by Sunday! Apart from the 200 wheels of course!

Paul

Posted: **Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:01 pm**

I'm hoping for a quickish build I'm also hoping this one will get my mojo going again, after my last two builds both piling in

Posted: **Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:33 pm**

Best of luck Kev, looking forward to following this one come together. Not built this one myself, but being Tamiya it shouldn't give you any problems.

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:53 am**

alextheblue wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:33 pm Best of luck Kev, looking forward to following this one come together. Not built this one myself, but being Tamiya it shouldn't give you any problems.

Thanks mate hopefully not

Posted: **Tue Mar 05, 2019 2:17 pm**

I built this one for the Winter GB a couple of years ago Kev - it's a cracking kit!

Hoping it behaves itself for you too

Posted: **Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:46 pm**

Love those Tamiya Stugs. Built a similar one about 4 years ago, lovely thing it was.

Posted: **Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:09 pm**

Stokesy44 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:46 pm Love those Tamiya Stugs. Built a similar one about 4 years ago, lovely thing it was.

Fingers crossed

Tomcat64 wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 2:17 pm I built this one for the Winter GB a couple of years ago Kev - it's a cracking kit!
Hoping it behaves itself for you too

Yes I remember

Posted: **Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:20 pm**

Sorry I've been a bit lazy in up dates but the build is progressing very nicely, typical Tamiya it's falling together

[url=https://flic.kr/p/SUTxC3]

Wheels

Posted: **Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:49 pm**

Wish I'd been keeping up with what's going on here in the forums, I just started this very same kit, but I got some resin accessories, winterketten and tamiya's photo etch for it.
It's a really nice kit to build, definitely much easier than the Dragon offerings. Would recommend to fill the injection pin marks on the machine gun shield and to fill the sponson holes with some plastic card if you have it. Those are the only two problems I have with the kit.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:39 am**

Kevthemodeller wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:20 pm Wheels

- I always liked @Stokesy44's theory that Germany lost the war because they eventually ran out of wheels!

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:53 am**

Tomcat64 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:39 am
Kevthemodeller wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:20 pm Wheels
- I always liked @Stokesy44's theory that Germany lost the war because they eventually ran out of wheels!

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:19 am**

Tomcat64 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:39 am
Kevthemodeller wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:20 pm Wheels
- I always liked @Stokesy44's theory that Germany lost the war because they eventually ran out of wheels!
[@Stokesy44[/@Stokesy44

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:16 pm**

Had a really good bench sessions this weekend

It doesn't look like much but there's a good deal of parts that had to be removed from the sprues, cleaned up and fitted. For some reason the left side engine louvre just wouldn't sit straight, I'm going to attempt to remove it and realign it.

The gun, the barrel is a two piece affair, good deal of sanding etc.

Again a lot of cutting, sanding and fitting.

I've parted the schurzen armour so as to be able to replicate damage and/or missing plates.
The before

And after

Schurzen mounting brackets and rails, quite fiddly these

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:11 pm**

Things are looking good Kev its coming together nicely! As for the louvre if its like that on a Tamiya kit then its probably supposed to look like that

It'll be the barrel that'll drive you crackers!

Paul

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:35 pm**

It's going together very easily as I'd expect from a Tamiya kit

which is a far cry from my more recent experiences with others

The Louvre I think is my fault as there's a fair bit of movement, I obviously didn't have it aligned correctly.

Posted: **Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:50 am**

You'll be knocking shermans over in no time

Posted: **Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:38 pm**

digger303 wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:50 am You'll be knocking shermans over in no time

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:41 pm**

Nice progress Kev - like the idea of separating out the schurzen plates

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2019 8:04 pm**

Tomcat64 wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:41 pm Nice progress Kev - like the idea of separating out the schurzen plates

Thanks mate

Not had a lot of bench time so far this week, just a bit of tidying up. Hopefully get another good session this weekend

Posted: **Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:53 pm**

Had a few hours on the bench this afternoon

Got the barrel sorted

And the primer is on

thought I give brown a go so, to lighten up the top colour a little

Posted: **Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:27 pm**

That is some nice work so far Kev
STuG's where some cool machines ,combining the small chassis of the Panzer III with quite a good gun (once they started to use the L/48 guns)
I think i made this kit once ,years ago when i came back in the hobby
It is a nice little kit but personally i find some other kits better for my way of building
Anyway keep up the good work

Posted: **Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:28 pm**

The sneaky ambush type, that'll make a tanker worry.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:32 am**

Great progress Kev - that's coming along very nicely indeed.

Posted: **Sat Mar 23, 2019 8:29 am**

digger303 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:28 pm The sneaky ambush type, that'll make a tanker worry.

It didn't take much to make an allied tanker worry. In Max Hasting's book on Normandy his chapter covering operation Goodwood is subtitled 'The death ride of the Armoured Divisions' chilling stuff.

Posted: **Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:11 am**

Stokesy44 wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2019 8:29 am
digger303 wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:28 pm The sneaky ambush type, that'll make a tanker worry.
It didn't take much to make an allied tanker worry. In Max Hasting's book on Normandy his chapter covering operation Goodwood is subtitled 'The death ride of the Armoured Divisions' chilling stuff.

I have no doubt of that. I would have been poooping my pants everytime my tank had to come out of cover.

Posted: **Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:18 pm**

Been somewhat busy last week or so, and got behind with posting here's 2 weekends ago work.

Thought I've give Ammo Mig another go, I had a lot of issues trying to stop needle tip drying on the Wesp a while back. Much better this time but not as good as I'd like or that I can achieve with Tamiya/Mr Hobby paints, but I'll be running Ammo Mig out and not replacing them.

Got some bench time last evening, concentrated on the schurzen plates and the wheels, wheeeeeels I tell ya

Posted: **Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:18 am**

Completely agree with you about Tamiya and Mr Hobby, I haven't found anything that sprays as well as they do.

Lovely paint job and chipping by the way. Wheels look good, all 264 of them

Posted: **Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:37 am**

Nice work Kev - was the Dark Yellow MiG as well or just the Red Brown camo colour?

Posted: **Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:56 pm**

Tomcat64 wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:37 am Nice work Kev - was the Dark Yellow MiG as well or just the Red Brown camo colour?

Thanks mate

All the paint is Ammo Neil, the primer is A.Mig-2006 rust primer, the yellow is A.Mig-010 RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (early- mid war), the brown A.Mig-015 RAL 8017 Schokobraun.

Posted: **Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:08 pm**

The weekends bench time

Worked on the schurzen plates still some way to go yet

Kit is pretty much assembled now and varnished ready for the weathering

Posted: **Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:06 pm**

Had some quality bench time this afternoon

Schurzen plates are now on the the StuG

And with Cammo added, still not really happy with the Ammo Mig paint but it will do for this build. I went for the painted in the field look, as all my research told me that's what happened in most cases.

The model has now been varnished and will be ready to start the weathering stages hopefully tomorrow

Posted: **Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:10 pm**

Looking good so far Kev and the weathering will bring it all together so don't worry about the paint.

Cheers
Paul

Posted: **Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:13 am**

Great progress Kev - you're right about the camo being field applied so it's completely random in a lot of cases.

Looking forward to seeing it come together with the weathering.

Posted: **Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:36 pm**

Tomcat64 wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:13 am Great progress Kev - you're right about the camo being field applied so it's completely random in a lot of cases.

Looking forward to seeing it come together with the weathering.

Quax wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:10 pm Looking good so far Kev and the weathering will bring it all together so don't worry about the paint.

Cheers
Paul

Thanks guys

sorry for the delay but work is unfortunately up to my neck in work

but next few days and the weekend are looking very bench friendly

Posted: **Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:45 pm**

To days little up date, decals this morning and varnished this afternoon

Now the weathering can start tomorrow

Posted: **Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:34 am**

Kevthemodeller wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:45 pm To days little up date, decals this morning and varnished this afternoon

Now the weathering can start tomorrow

Posted: **Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:08 pm**

I always love the way the addition of a handful of decals brings a model to life somehow.

Looking good Kev - interested to see how you weather it up now.

Posted: **Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:49 pm**

digger303 wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:34 am

mate

Tomcat64 wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:08 pm I always love the way the addition of a handful of decals brings a model to life somehow.

Looking good Kev - interested to see how you weather it up now.

It sure does

Posted: **Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:08 pm**

Got a few hours after work, the weathering has started

I'm going for a Kursk period look, from my research many III G at Kursk were either new off the production line fitted with L/48 gun or recently converted/overhauled to the L/40 & 48. So hadn't seen at the time of Kursk offensive much action.

Posted: **Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:20 pm**

Looking good and nice work. I always thought the Stug was almost a lost tank as it never got the fame of other German tanks but that maybe down to it always being classed as a mobile artillery weapon and crewed by artillery men too rather than a tank. I did the Dragon kit a few years back with the aftermarket full interior, gun ,engine and crew compartment.

Posted: **Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:43 am**

Nice build kev. Coming along nicely

Posted: **Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:21 pm**

Great work Kev, that's building up into a really nice StuG. Love the plates and you've done a cracking job on the camo. Looks very authentic.

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:52 pm**

Hawkmoon wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:20 pm Looking good and nice work. I always thought the Stug was almost a lost tank as it never got the fame of other German tanks but that maybe down to it always being classed as a mobile artillery weapon and crewed by artillery men too rather than a tank. I did the Dragon kit a few years back with the aftermarket full interior, gun ,engine and crew compartment.

Thanks mate, that's a good looking StuG

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:53 pm**

alextheblue wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:21 pm Great work Kev, that's building up into a really nice StuG. Love the plates and you've done a cracking job on the camo. Looks very authentic.

Thanks mate

Posted: **Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:59 pm**

I've been working away but I've not had time to edit and post, work is just crushing at present

but here we go I'm calling it done

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2019 12:12 am**

Great build, nice paint and you'v got that weathering popping those bolts nicely. I can almost see all the threads...

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:04 am**

This looks sweet Kev! Awesome

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:43 am**

jmurphy18 wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:04 am This looks sweet Kev! Awesome

digger303 wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2019 12:12 am Great build, nice paint and you'v got that weathering popping those bolts nicely. I can almost see all the threads...

guys it was a very enjoyable build

Although over 20 yrs old the kit just fell together

none of the frustrating issues I've had with my recent builds, one of those was 10yrs newer

Just shows you how good Tamiya were at the time and still are

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2019 8:33 am**

Knew it would look great after you waved your magic weathering wand!
Super job, well done mate!

Cheers
Paul

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