Does anyone know if the Tamiya Marder III (35248) was used by the Afrika Korps during WW2?

Rob
If that's the one with the Russian 7.62cm gun then yes

The Ausf H was first issued to Panzerjäger Abteilungen in late 1942. They also served with Waffen SS (e.g. Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in Russia, 1942) and Luftwaffe (e.g. Herman Göring Division in Tunisia and Italy, 1943) units. In April 1944, 18 Ausf H were also exported to Slovakia. Ausf M was first issued to Panzerjäger Abteilungen in May 1943. It fought on all fronts, and there were still 350 in service as of February 1st 1945.

from

Achtung Panzer! website

lots of info on the Marder series at that link...

Sabot -

Seem to remember a reference that said that some of the initial production months (around 66 vehicles) of the SdKfz 139 Marder III (like in Tamiya's #35248) went to Afrika Corp. These were based on 38(t) and used the Russian 76.2 gun. They went to Rommel's 15th Panzer and in the Panzerjager Abteilung 33 & 39th. So yes to DAK use.

Blade48mrd

Thanks, I was trying to get rid of my non-DAK 1/35 scale German armor kits. I guess I can keep that one.