Looking good Tony and thanks for keeping the thread active.


I guess this weekend is my turn.




Jeff

Yeah Jeff kick it in gear buddy

Tony lee

As promised here's the DML Late StuG IV


Todays Progress:




It's been a long day and now we're getting freezing rain,that's all we need.

Later
Tony lee

First day of winter and what did we get? I C E


Saturday Update:




Later People
I think there's people out there.

Tony lee

Monday Morning Update



See Ya Later Folks
Tony lee

Monday Afternoon Update:

Base color: 50/50 mix of Tamiya Dark Yellow and Desert Sand.








Merry Christmas
Tony lee

Looking sweet there Tony, and Merry Christmas to you!

I just received an early gift to myself...

... the PE kit of the LATE SCHUTZEN shields to complete my StuG build from last year.


Every thing is looking good around here!





Jeff

First Merry Christmas everyone
Santa (my wife) bought me this little bundle of joy this Christmas morning:


She also got me some Eduard photo etched waffle pattern zimmerit and an RB models barrel
Have already ordered a Dragon Stug crew to go with it.
Hope to start after I finish off my Stryker which will be in a day or two.

That's great Jason,was getting kinda lonesome in here.

Merry Christmas
Tony lee

Hi Tony ...Good job on your Stug IV ....What you got planned for a camo scheme?

Merry Christmas Buddy

Rick

Very nice job so far, I expect it should get alot more busy in here and other new campaigns after the christmas period is over.

I for one am really looking forward to starting the Stug III.

Hi Tony ...Good job on your Stug IV ....What you got planned for a camo scheme?

Merry Christmas Buddy

Rick

First Merry Christmas everyone
My Stug is my Christmas gift but it's not here yet and I'm so backloged in my builds that I don't know when I will be starting my build

Camo? nothing firm yet Bear, Hey you better get to bed the man in RED is on his way.

TJ I know but it would been nice for a few to avoid the rush

Thanks and Merry Christmas guys
Tony lee

Well Sal all you do is put all the other stuff back in the box,open the new box and start building.

I do it all the time

Merry Christmas sir
Tony lee

I couldn't help myself, finished off my Stryker and got stuck straight into the Stug. This is my first Dragon kit and so far so good!
Although I'm a bit disappointed with the Eduard PE Zimmerit as it had to be trimmed to fit onto the side of the hull.

One side of hull complete with suspension and torsion bars in place.



Wheels, lots of wheels!

That a boy Jason Off and runnin

Tony lee

Thanks Tony, quite like you Stug IV as well.

More progress on my Stug III, first off more troubles with the Eduard PE (do these drips even buy the kit they make the PE for to measure it )
The piece of etch that went on the front of the hull, already had holes for the bolts punched into. So I thought "yep this should be easy, should fit right on" well it didn't fit right on and the Eduard holes didn't line up with Dragon's bolts!
In the end I used a no. 4 blade and sheared off the bolt heads, glued on the etched zimm and then glued the bolt heads into their respective holes


It was a nightmare but it turned out good in the end!

Exhaust system and rear Zimmerit..which also didn't line up and had to be modified.


And this is where I am at now:

ok, starting to look at my StuG IV (Tamiya so sd.kfz.163). I have vatious markings but the painting guide just says "over all dark yellow". I am hoping for a 3-tone scheme and, after research am thinkning a Falaise Pocket 2nd Panzer Division vehicle may fit the bill... so questions

1) did 2nd panzer (wermacht not SS) use the 163 in Falaise
2) anyone got a marking scheme/painting guide for that unit/time (either other kit, photos, links)
3) any other units I could consider. The kit coms with
.. 237h assualt gun
.. 251st " " "
.. 279th " " "
.. 2nd Panzer
.. 9th Panzer


could of course go for Am decals if there are any for the sd.kfz.163

thanks in advance

The only thing I found Rob was that Sturmpanzer Abteilung 217
had them and was partially destroyed at Falaise.

It's a good bet that they had a tri color camo scheme.

Tony lee

Thx tony. Noticed they had 21st pz div in jult and 9th when re-equipped before the winter... So could do a 9th div in 3-colour from early autumn 44... But would that me an early stug iv?

Early version I would say.

Tony lee

sorted... autumn 1944 9th pz div early StuG IV with zimmerit.... red numbers?

EDIT - further research shows the 9th were in Normandy at d-day so going for that

Git-R-Done

Tony lee

Not that i'm an expert here, but I believe the only unit fielding Stug IVs on D-day was the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen.
StuG Abt 1331 of the 331st Infantry Division (in combat from early August) also appears to have stug IVs.