MikeR Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) Hi peeps, Here's my latest completion for 2016, a 1/35 Tamiya Stug III representing a vehicle from the 7th Assault Gun Battalion, Magyar Királyi Honvédség 1944-45. Quite a bit done to this to make it into an May 1944 production vehicle from the Alkett factory near Berlin. The barrel is from Aber, photo etch is a mixture of Eduard and spare Dragon stuff. The side skirts are from Voyager, though the rails are left overs from my Finnish StuG III build from last year as is the roof of the fighting compartment and the gun crutch. As mentioned further down the thread, the Zimm is from Atak and represents the typical "waffle" pattern as favoured by the Alkett factory. Stowage is by Verlinden and the Jerry Cans (or should that be Magyar Cans?) are from Bronco. The drive sprocket is from CMK and the Alkett pattern all steel return rollers are from Panzer art. The track is AFV Club's Nashorn/Panzer III/IV set. Markings are from Bison Decals. Comments welcome! Mike. Edited October 6, 2017 by MikeR 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Mmmm. Waffles! Haven't built this one. Is the zimmerit part of the kit or aftermarket? Hard to call an ugly lump of steel pretty but it certainly is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 I admit to being something of a Stug-a-holic, I just love this subject! The Zim is by ATAK with other parts being from CMK, Eduard and Dragon. The stowage is Verlinden and the jerrycans are proper Hungarian ones by Bronco. Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Wafflicious!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire man Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Very nice, didn't know the Germans used giant sized Shreddies for protection ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Picture re-uploaded and a better description of what was added to the base Tamiya kit added! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMax12 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Now that is impressive Mike. That ATAK zimmerit looks great and beats the crap out of trying to roll your own. I wish it was available around here as I could use some, my attempts at home made zimmerit are laughable and certainly never get displayed. I don't remember seeing a German vehicle with a bunch of storage but it sure does add interest and blends right in. I don't know why they didn't seem to carry a lot of stuff, but I do like the look when it's added and stowed properly like you did. I too am starting to get a thing about Stugs, I don't really like the angular look of the Panzers from the I to the IV but the Stug just has something that says "don't fool with me" a menacing sort of look I like. Lloyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) A great job on a great subject. I love the Zimmerit. Malt Shreddies is what it looks like. I love malt shreddies btw, so that's handy. 43 minutes ago, BlackMax12 said: I don't remember seeing a German vehicle with a bunch of storage but it sure does add interest and blends right in. I don't know why they didn't seem to carry a lot of stuff, but I do like the look when it's added and stowed properly like you did. Although StuGs were developed as 'infantry support assault guns' their 'anti-tank' capabilities were much appreciated (at least for the long gunned StuGs). But because they had relatively weak side armour and because they had to use the engine to turn and aim the gun, they were not very effective in 'open combat' with enemy approaching from different angles. So they tended to be used more for 'ambush'. With their low profile, they'd hang back hidden, just behind the front line, overlooking a 'killing zone' and would pick off enemy tanks as they entered it. This is, I suspect, why the majority of the long gunned StuGs didn't carry much in the way of stowage. The majority weren't actually spearheading an attack, driving deep into enemy territory with attendant infantry, but rather were fairly static, hanging back behind the front line. There wasn't really a need for masses of extra stowage. Of course, there would have been exceptions, so it's all cool. I fell in love with a StuG IV, a Tamiya kit, built by Francois Verlinden and displayed in the central pages 'dioramas' of the Tamiya Catalogue for 1980-ish. But I never got to build one and gave up the hobby a year or so later. Since returning to the hobby 2yrs ago, I got around to making a StuG III - a very old Dragon 'Imperial Series' kit, which sat gathering dust in my LHS for nearly 20 years until I bought it. It was NOT a good quality kit, but I managed to get around the problems successfully. A StuG IV now resides in my stash - the same kit that Verlinden did - but re-tooled and improved. I have to say though, that I much prefer the look of StuG IIIs. That forward position for the fighting compartment, and the 'pushed forward gun' give the III a very aggressive and punchy look, whereas IV's look a bit 'laid back' or 'withdrawn', or even 'timid'!! But I do love StuGs. They are a great and varied breed! Rearguards, Badder Edited October 6, 2017 by Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Yup, you don't even have to play World of Tanks: Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niknak Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Excellent I like the zimmerit and the finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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