How about an early H model in Sicily or Italy?

Bison decal sheet 35066 offers options.


G

Not quite out of the box, but you might consider a Syrian version. There's a conversion set for the Tamiya kit, but most of the the items can be scratch built. Making a single color scheme interesting is definitely a way to practice your painting skills.

Do you mean kit 35209?

The final drive covers are correct. Only the 1st 30 vehicles of the Ausf H had final drive covers as on the Ausf G.

The 24 PD vehicle on the instructions in Italy didn't have zimm.
It's overall dark yellow with a dark grey gun barrel.It does have the early schurzen and rails.

https://panzerphotos.com/pictures/00058.jpg

Regards,

Marc

Vomag built the first batch of 69 Ausf. H's in May 1943. The first 30 had the 8/B.W. (Ausf. G) Final Drives. All Krupp and Ni-Werk production, ( starting in June 1943), along with the remaining Krupp production, all had the 9/B.W. Final Drives. The Tamiya version would represent one of these first 30 Vomag vehicles.

The Series I schurzen was installed through September 1943. The switch to Series II happened in that same month. So, you can use an aftermarket version for the Ausf. G as the rail attach points, to the hull, are the same on the Ausf. H. This set from Aber would do the job.

http://www.aber.net.pl/detal,485.html

The kit is a mixed bag. It has the original final drives from May 1943. It has the Series II schurzen from September 1943. So the first two decal options are not realistic as they would require the Series I schurzen. The third option (Autumn 1943) needs the upgraded final drive and zimmerit to go with the included schurzen version.

This is exactly the information I needed. Thank you very much!

I can actually forgive the drive housing error as it will be mostly hidden by the Schurzen + running gear once those are in place. The wrong set of schurzen though, is a bit more noticeable. So, the third decal option (4th panzer) is doable except for the error in the drive + the lack of zimm?

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This is exactly the information I needed. Thank you very much!

I can actually forgive the drive housing error as it will be mostly hidden by the Schurzen + running gear once those are in place. The wrong set of schurzen though, is a bit more noticeable. So, the third decal option (4th panzer) is doable except for the error in the drive + the lack of zimm?

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I'm doing the same on my kit. The final drive is not an issue as it will be mostly hidden. I have the Tamiya Ausf. J zimmerit sheet (12650) as it will work fine on the Ausf. H. I also got the Eduard zimmerit schurzen (35499) to replace the kit parts.

Initially, the schurzen was coated with zimmerit as well. After about the first month, the zimmerit was dropped from the chassis schurzen, but still applied to the turret schurzen.

I'll need to get an aftermarket decal sheet to get something that matches reality.

@ Mark,

The final drives in the kit are for the regular Ausf H (part A5). The Ausf G part doesn't have the cast in ribs.)
See this walkaround of an Ausf G (just at the bottom)
https://www.scalenews.de/sd-kfz-161-pzkpfw-iv-ausf-g-panzer-iv-walkaround-881/

Kit instructions
https://www.scalenews.de/sd-kfz-161-pzkpfw-iv-ausf-g-panzer-iv-walkaround-881/

The Ausf H final drive would only take the drive sprocket with open spokes, just as the Ausf G final drives woud only take the sprockets with solid spokes.

Source: Panzer Tracts 4-3