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StuG III tracks
crucial_H
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 09:36 AM UTC
I just started building Tamiyas "new" Finnish StuG and I am looking for replacement tracks for the ones that came in the box. I did a quick search for Fruilmodel tracks and there are several different types. I don't know which ones will be the right ones for an August 1943 StuG.

It don't have to be Fruils by the way, I can deal with resin or plastic link-by-link tracks.

Thanks on forehand!
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 11:15 AM UTC
I would go with ALT-27 or 28 PZ III / IV from Fruilmodel. They are late type track.
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 11:51 AM UTC
I'd go with ATL-05 -- the earlier non-cleated tracks. Look at this thread

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/thread/1173271324/StuH+G+track+help+please-
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 08:32 PM UTC

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I'd go with ATL-05 -- the earlier non-cleated tracks. Look at this thread

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/thread/1173271324/StuH+G+track+help+please-

I second that. For the first-batch Sturmi the Tamiya kit depicts, go with non-cleated tracks. Friul set ATL-04 is also good.
The later cleated type seems to appear mostly on the second-batch Stugs in wartime photos.

Finnish Stugs came with a whole bunch of different track types. Cleated and non-cleated, with open, solid, and notched guide teeth. It's not uncommon for wartime photos to show different types mixed on the same vehicle.
Naturally, museum vehicles tend to show a larger variety than back then in service use as parts are scrounged from multiple vehicles for restoration, but this photo is a good example of variation, showing four different styles of guide teeth: http://andreaslarka.net/ps531010/2004_53101007.jpg

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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 10:33 PM UTC

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I'd go with ATL-05 -- the earlier non-cleated tracks. Look at this thread

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/thread/1173271324/StuH+G+track+help+please-

I second that. For the first-batch Sturmi the Tamiya kit depicts, go with non-cleated tracks. Friul set ATL-04 is also good.
The later cleated type seems to appear mostly on the second-batch Stugs in wartime photos.

Finnish Stugs came with a whole bunch of different track types. Cleated and non-cleated, with open, solid, and notched guide teeth. It's not uncommon for wartime photos to show different types mixed on the same vehicle.
Naturally, museum vehicles tend to show a larger variety than back then in service use as parts are scrounged from multiple vehicles for restoration, but this photo is a good example of variation, showing four different styles of guide teeth: http://andreaslarka.net/ps531010/2004_53101007.jpg



Thank you all so much! I'm basing my model on the Ps. 531-19 StuG. It might not be 100% accurate, but I wanted to get the right type of tracks. I kind of figured out that the mixed tracks on that one is from "museum restoration".

Also, what would be the right after market barrel for this early type?
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2011 - 12:46 AM UTC
Judging from this photo, it seems to have a early/middle type muzzle brake. (those early-mid-late designations seem to vary a bit from one manufacturer to another)

Several aftermarket manufacturers make Stug barrels. There are probably more, but these I could recall off the top of my head: Armorscale, RB Model and Aber.
If I'm not mistaken, Armorscale and RB Model barrels have mostly exactly the same metal parts, the latter having that resin mantlet, instruction sheet (which are downloadable from their website, very useful!) and of course a higher price tag.



Edit: sorry for that hassle in case you noticed, editing this post somehow make most of the text disappear...
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 05:44 AM UTC

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Judging from this photo, it seems to have a early/middle type muzzle brake. (those early-mid-late designations seem to vary a bit from one manufacturer to another)

Several aftermarket manufacturers make Stug barrels. There are probably more, but these I could recall off the top of my head: Armorscale, RB Model and Aber.
If I'm not mistaken, Armorscale and RB Model barrels have mostly exactly the same metal parts, the latter having that resin mantlet, instruction sheet (which are downloadable from their website, very useful!) and of course a higher price tag.



Edit: sorry for that hassle in case you noticed, editing this post somehow make most of the text disappear...


I messaged you some further questions you might be able to answer.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 07:27 AM UTC
Dropped you a PM.
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