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Vader’s Model Desk: Sd.kfz 142 Strumgeschütz III Ausf. B
Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:38 pm
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The Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) was an assault gun produced by Germany during World War II. It was the most-produced fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle, and second-most produced German armored combat vehicle of any type after the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track. It was built on a slightly modified Panzer III chassis, replacing the turret with an armored, fixed superstructure mounting a more powerful gun. Initially intended as a mobile assault gun for direct-fire support for infantry, the StuG III was continually modified, and much like the later Jagdpanzer vehicles, was employed as a tank destroyer.
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Tamiya 1:35 scale Sd.kfz 142 Strumgeschütz III Ausf. B
1st Kompanie, 192nd StuGAbt.
Poland, June 1941
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Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:39 pm to Darth_Vader
Nice job. That grey paint job is slicker than cum on a gold tooth
Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:44 pm to Darth_Vader
Boy, that sure looks familiar unfortunately ..
Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:44 pm to Darth_Vader
Nazis will rise again!
Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:46 pm to Darth_Vader
Your clock is fast.
Tanks for sharing.
Those Germans couldn’t just stick to building one model of anything too long.
They just had to keep on tweaking them or moving on to a different model or platform.
I’m sure the lack of uniformity for parts and training (of crews and to repair) came back to haunt them.
quote:Nice build.
Tanks for sharing.
Those Germans couldn’t just stick to building one model of anything too long.
They just had to keep on tweaking them or moving on to a different model or platform.
I’m sure the lack of uniformity for parts and training (of crews and to repair) came back to haunt them.
Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:46 pm to TigerMond84
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Boy, that sure looks familiar unfortunately ..
This is the first Stug III Ausf. B I’ve ever done.
Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:47 pm to Darth_Vader
Nice job! WW2 would have been more interesting if the Germans had focused production on the Stug and Panzer IV, rather than focusing on the Tiger and Panther.
This post was edited on 9/3/23 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 9/3/23 at 4:47 pm to soccerfüt
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I’m sure the lack of uniformity for parts and training (of crews and to repair) came back to haunt them.
The longer the war went, the worse this problem became.
This post was edited on 9/3/23 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 9/3/23 at 5:00 pm to Darth_Vader
Bring out the mighty sturmtiger
Posted on 9/3/23 at 5:01 pm to Darth_Vader
awesome as always, bro 
Posted on 9/3/23 at 5:11 pm to beerJeep
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Bring out the mighty sturmtiger
Ask, and ye shall receive…
Posted on 9/3/23 at 5:13 pm to Tom288
interesting
—war is not “interesting”
—war is not “interesting”
Posted on 9/3/23 at 5:21 pm to Darth_Vader
Nice where did you even find this model? Did this become the elephant tank destroyer or is that from a different genius
Posted on 9/3/23 at 5:42 pm to cypresstiger
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interesting
—war is not “interesting”
War is "interesting," from a historical perspective. I guess all WW2 historians should find new careers.
Posted on 9/3/23 at 6:16 pm to Tom288
Well done, paint job is slick.
Posted on 9/3/23 at 6:52 pm to Darth_Vader
Excellent
Have you ever done a model with battle damage or burn marks?
Have you ever done a model with battle damage or burn marks?
Posted on 9/3/23 at 7:36 pm to TutHillTiger
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Nice where did you even find this model?
It’s been in my model stash a while so I’m not sure.
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Did this become the elephant tank destroyer or is that from a different genius
No, the StuG III remained its own thing, though it was updated numerous times throughout the war….
As far as fully tracked vehicles go, it was the most produced German vehicle of the war, second only to the half-tracked Sd.kfz 251.
As for the Elfant, later renamed Ferdinand after Ferdinand Porsche, it was a developed after Porche’s design, the VK 45.01(P) was rejected as a heavy tank in favor of the Henschel version that became the famous Tiger I…
Porsche took the numerous hulls they’d already produced and from them built the casemate style tank destroyer Sd.kfz 184 Elfant.
Posted on 9/3/23 at 8:00 pm to Darth_Vader
Nice one! love the toned-down weathering. The tools look great too.
Check out using a Pledge coat and then a matte coat to get the decals to blend with the paint.
Check out using a Pledge coat and then a matte coat to get the decals to blend with the paint.
Posted on 9/3/23 at 8:02 pm to Darth_Vader
Yep. Porsche tried to make the hydro-electric drive work but was unsuccessful for their Tiger prototype.
Posted on 9/3/23 at 8:13 pm to Darth_Vader
Nice detailing Vader.
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