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Echelon: Markings for 12th SS Panthers and US Gun TrucksPosted: Monday, January 14, 2019 - 12:12 AM UTC
Echelon Fine Details kicks off its 2019 with decal sets for late war Panthers and Vietnam-era gun trucks.
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bill_c
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Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 04:20 AM UTC
Thanks, Tat, these look intriguing.
The copy, however, is confusing. It says "The variants covered in this set are Zimmerited Ausf. D, late As and early Gs." Does that mean all of them had Zim or only the Ds? I know there is some disagreement about which As had Zimmerit.
The copy, however, is confusing. It says "The variants covered in this set are Zimmerited Ausf. D, late As and early Gs." Does that mean all of them had Zim or only the Ds? I know there is some disagreement about which As had Zimmerit.
Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 07:23 PM UTC
You're welcome Bill. I would read it as all having Zimm. Nevertheless I've sent an email to Echelon for clarification.
kriegsketten
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Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 08:45 PM UTC
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Thanks, Tat, these look intriguing.
The copy, however, is confusing. It says "The variants covered in this set are Zimmerited Ausf. D, late As and early Gs." Does that mean all of them had Zim or only the Ds? I know there is some disagreement about which As had Zimmerit.
Yes, I'm very certain all of them had Zimmerits, especially the LATE As. I work from very clear images, if those rough, neat patterned surfaces aren't zimmerit, I don't know what they are then... Maybe you could post good clear photo evidences of at least the vehicle that did not have zim I'm curious to know as well.
If you have Stephan Cazenave's HitlerJugend Pz. Rgt 12 in Normandy's book, it has very good images of a great number of them. Yes, all had zimmerits (at least those covered in the sets). EXCEPT the Ausf. Gs in Ardennes (not yet released). Hope that helps.
bill_c
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Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 05:41 AM UTC
Thank you, Lawrence. May I also say that adding the name "Hitlerjugend" will sell more decals as this name for the unit is more famous/notorious than the 12th SS.