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Rye Field Models Sturmtiger
Thirian24
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Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017 - 04:05 PM UTC
Sorry if this has been mentioned already. Seems to have full interior too.

Byrden
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Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017 - 04:14 PM UTC
I wonder how good the interior will be. Their recent "mid tiger" had many problems, their "early tiger" was largely accurate though incomplete. And the underlying reason seems to be that they depend on photos of museum vehicles. There are Sturmtigers in museums, photos are freely available, so I have high hopes for this kit.

David

EDIT:

I just found the set of CAD images.

The engine compartment looks the same as that in their Mid Tiger, i.e. everything that connects the engine to the vehicle's systems is missing, except for the drive shaft. No water pipes, no air ducts, no fan gearboxes. Bovington paid thousands of pounds to build replica gearboxes, and they have the original drawings; Rye Field, you should get in touch!

The engine compartment has some features that should not be there; submersion controls and HL210 vents. Leftovers from the Early kit.

The engine decking looks good. It even has a base block for the removed gun travel lock, as seen in the Munster vehicle. It should have two of course. An easy fix.

The new fighting compartment looks to be a copy of the Munster museum one. So, mostly good but some removable items are missing. I'm not a Sturmtiger expert enough to comment in detail.

I still can't see whether they tooled a new firewall or re-used the one from their Early kit. They MUST know that it's wrong because they must have Munster photos.

David
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Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017 - 04:25 PM UTC
How well documented is the Sturmtiger interior, anyway? Or will RFM make more or less educated guesses?

Releasing this beast is a logical step at any rate, given the kit base they have to build on.

Arild
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Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017 - 04:30 PM UTC
Looking at the idler wheel it looks to be the large one in the picture,will it come with both sizes?
Byrden
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Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017 - 05:13 PM UTC
Another thing I'd like to know; what's under the floor?

David
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Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017 - 05:29 PM UTC
While my wallet disagrees it's a great time to be an armor modeler !
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Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017 - 07:05 PM UTC
Great news! I'll be picking up one of these once released.
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