Biggles2. You are correct in that sPz Jag 521 operated the 10.5cm Pz Slf IV "Dicker Max" as well. Again only 2 vehicles were ever made (like the Emil).

Panzer Tracts #7-1 has an excellent account of both the vehicle (10.5cm Pz Slf IV "Dicker Max") and the complete unit history that operated it. Great B&W photos, and good information.

Where was the pic you were talking about ?

Hopefully Panzer Tracts will do a follow up volume (#7-3 ???) with the 12.8cm Pz Sfl V "Sturer Emil" in the future. You never know, Trumpeter was daring enough to attempt the Sturer Emil, so maybe the will surprise us all and do a Dicker Max as well. Either them or one of our other favorite 1/35th armor manufacturers

This is a great thread we have going here gents ! Its good to see you all interested in this unsual German subject.

Thanks to all of you for keeping this thread alive

Cheers !!

Alpen

I was trying to post it in that box, but it wouldn't. Anyway, it's one of the previously posted pics...the double one with a lot of snow on the ground. Except for the vehicles, the scene looks very deserted. I just noticed that if you take a magnifing glass and check out the corner of visible text of the photo caption, it's in Russian!

BTW Robert, would you know if any AM manufacturer produces 12.8 cm brass shell casings for 'Emil'?

I'm coming late to this post but would like to thank Biggles2 for his pics.Have to say that I think that the Trumpeter offering is absolutely fab,and only 12 quid!!!

Biggles2. I have yet to see any 12.8cm brass rounds out for the Emil yet. I do know that the new soon-to-be-released Dragon Henschel Jagdtiger has brass 12.8cm rounds included, but these may be for the Pak 44, and I'm not sure how close that weapon is to the 12.8cm of the Sturer Emil.

Have you ever cast your own resin parts ? If so you could duplicate those that come with the Emil kit. Just an idea. Either that or lathe-turn your own, if you have one of those fancy tools. Its beyond my skill level though

Thanks for posting your in-progress shots, Stuke. Looks like you have the gun breech off to a good start.

I'm planning to "pop plastic" on my Emil kit this weekend. It's been a while since I have had a chance to work on something. Still thinking ahead for paint schemes.

Cheers !!

A bit off-topic, but a PzJag l of PzJag Abt 521:

More shots of the kit guys. This thing is going together like a dream.

The breech R side has a whole bunch of joints to fill and sand. And the breech block itself is a hollow molding and is open on the forward side. So if you're going to make it with the breech open you will have to fill the inside of the block as it will be visible. Also, the commander's scissors scope has the lower half on the inside, but the scope hatch is molded closed and there is no upper half to the scope. I filed and sanded the hatch smooth, bored an appropriate size hole through the roof, and installed a new scissors scope from Dragon's Stug lll, then made a new hatch cover and glued it in the open position. Apart from these few minor, but annoying, problems, it is a very nice kit of a rare vehicle.

Thanks for the heads up on that Biggles2.

The Voyager PE set provides the small circular hatch for that scissors range-finder, so that may help you out on that. Plus its an outstanding PE set for all the other items included.

Good idea on using the part from a Stug III kit. Sounds like a good match.

Be sure to let us know if there are any other issues.

Thanks Stuke, for posting those pics of the gunbreech, too. Those and the comments about the breech block will come in handy.

I will be starting my Emil this weekend (finally!!)

Cheers !!

Alpen

Gents, I know this thread is gettin a bit old, but I found these while surfing the net.

A link to an excellent 1/35th Sturer Emil diorama, and another in-box kit review for the Trumpeter "Emil" kit. Both of these links are over at Track Link, and are worth taking a look at if you have not seen them yet.

http://www.track-link.net/gallery/3459

http://www.track-link.net/reviews/k1458

Also, it looks like they have a thread going over at our friends on Planet Armor. Some good close-ups of the Trumpeter Emil kit, and the Voyager Model PE set for the Emil kit. Again, worth taking a peek at.

http://www.planetarmor.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1203&st=0&

Thought I'd share these new findings, and keep this Sturer Emil "buzz" going.

Cheers !!

Alpen