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Strumhabutz III Ausf. G Aug/Sept 1944 Production Model

Arnhem, Holland September 1944

 

A Tamiya, DML, CMD, Model Kasten and Aber Frenzy in 1/35th scale.

 

The build below is a very special build.  It is the first of 15 StuG's and StuH's that I will be building for the upcoming Military Minatures in Review Modelers Guide to the Strumgeschutz Published by Ampersand Publishing.  You are getting a sneak peak at the model that will adorn the cover of the book!  The  build will represent a StuH from the battle for Arnhem/ Oosterbeek.   Period photo's show these vehicles to be a very early, late model StuH.  They have 3 roof piltzen instead of 5 and they carried the last of the zimmerit applied to StuGs.  They also were missing roof top remote Mg's and close in support weapons, but had all the fittings for them.  They were equipped with co-axial machine guns

 

 

1/6/2006

Basic kit construction is complete.  The CMD parts have been trimmed and fit.  80% of the zimmerit has been applied.  The roof piltzen have been removed, and ones taken from the DML kit have be appiled in the earlier positions.   The Aber madness has also begun.

1/12/2006

The late return rollers come from the DML kit. Unfortunatly the DML ones are too wide, and when the width is corrected, they sit in too far to engage the guide horns, so I added styrene tube over the pin, and drilled out the Tamiya hull accordingly. On the gun assembly Some spare fret has been used to make the manlet cover attachment clips, parts of the Aber set are visable, as well as an Aber 105mm barrel with out a muzzel brake.   Weld beads and texture have been added.

1/15/2006

More progress with the Aber set.  I have used the DML travel lock inconjuncture with the Aber updates.  The spring is 0.007 dia steel wire.  The barrel cleaning rods are from Elefant, and the clamp from Model Kasten.

2/3/2006

The build is completed!

2/11/2006

Painting has begun.  The kit was primed with Tamiya Flat Black as a preshade, then the base coat of Tamiya Armor Yellow has been applied.  Next step, post shading.

4/21/2006

Back to work on this baby.  Had to detour to build the new Tamiya StuG IIIB and the DML IV E for MMiR.  Here we have the base coat finished.  I am not going to post shade as the camo would hide it.  The red brown is Tamiya , the third pic shows post shading the red brown with the addition of some Tamiya Buff.

4/22/2006

Quick update.  I have applied Vallejo light camo green.  Next step post shade the green.

5/4/2006

Update time again! I have jumped ahead and finished the post shade, chipping, some dusting, chipped zim, filters, just a whole grab bag of stuff done and still to do!

5/8/2006

Almost completed, just a few more details to attended to.  I have been eyeing the Custom Dioramics tram kit, I think this one may get a dio!

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