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Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
This is the campaign group for Ardennes Offensive
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Late entry, but enough enthousiasm!!
007
Joined: February 18, 2005
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Posted: Monday, February 21, 2005 - 06:34 AM UTC
Hello everybody!
I've got a very late entry, but then again, I'm only discovered Armorama a few days ago.
My entry will be a STUG III G from the Kampfgruppe Y, Panzerbrigade 150 under Skorzeny....
And that's what makes it an interesting vehicle:

During the first days of The Battle Of The Bulge the 9 Kompanie, 2nd Battalion of the 150 Panzerbrigade 'owned' 14 STUG's and they were all painted in AMERICAN olive drab livery, including white star and registration if it were a vehicle oft the USA Co.C 81st. Tk.Bn.
(More famous is the Panther conversion to a M10 look-a-like wich was used by the 1st Battalion of the Panzerbrigade 150 ).
I'll trie to scan a ref-picture later on.

So, thats what I'm working on. I had the idea for a long time, but know I saw the campaign and that pulled the trigger...
Now I stop writing and start building!!
Easy_Co
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: September 11, 2002
KitMaker: 1,933 posts
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Posted: Monday, February 21, 2005 - 07:03 AM UTC
Hi Paul welcome to the Big"A" Ive got photo's of one of those Stugs should be an interesting and unusual build .Good luck
007
Joined: February 18, 2005
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Posted: Monday, February 21, 2005 - 07:16 AM UTC
Thanks for the warm welcome John!
I'm very interested in the picture you have; I only got 2 pictures and 1 drawing of these STUG's, all from the Osprey book "Ardennen 1944 Peiper & Skorzeny".
Could you please mail it to me on [email protected] ?


Thanks in advance!
Martinnnn
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: April 26, 2004
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Posted: Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:30 AM UTC
Aah reinforcements for the Dutch troops here :-) Welcome aboard, sounds like you've got some nice plans, now go make them true!

Succes en hou ons op de hoogte! ( - good luck and keep us informed)

Martin
007
Joined: February 18, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 02:58 AM UTC
Thank you for the welcom Martin! I hope we have a Dutch campaign soon as well!

OK, here's the promised reference picture. A bit small, but I copied it from the Osprey book Ardennes 1944, Peiper and Skorzeny. This was the image that inspired me, so the diorama will be something like this also.



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