Hi folks,

You''ve read his blog and for some of you, followed it diligently so here''s immortalizing his work as a build feature.

I would also like to take the opportunity to encourage everyone to follow this method of blogging your builds and then submit a build feature from it.

Thanks for the submission Bill!

Building DML’s SiG 33B



If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

Thanks for putting this one up as a Feature Jeremy, I'd chalk it up to the Valentine's Day stampede and the fact that many already commented in the Build Log thread.

I already made a few post in Bill's original building thread, but hey!, if this can help here's another round of "Wow!, great built" :-)

I should also add that this feature is now bookmarked for the day I'll find one at my LHS (or order one from an online store )

Good on you both, Bill for writing the feature and Jeremy for posting it, nice one fella's.

Richard, knowing that is far more gratifying than gathering up a bunch of attaboys since that was the main reason for keeping the log in the first place.

Mark, thanks for your comments as well!

Another great article Bill sorry i havent replied sooner but comp layed down on me, its always appreciated even if not always said so.

Ron.

Thanks Ron, glad to hear you're back online, missed you the past couple of days, hope that didn't slow your factory down any?

Bill,

Simply put this is really well done. Everything. I have already printed it off and will use it as a reference for when I build my sIG 33B. Besides really helping in identifying what to look out for in the build, I really learned a lot from your painting and weathering methods.

For my sIG I hope to put an engine in it and open up the rear compartments and have two mechanics working on it. It is going into a small Stalingrad diorama.

Thanks again,

Marty

Hi Bill,

Interesting and useful article and a really excellent looking kit. Not a big fan of German armour but I like this one.

Cheers

Al

Thanks Alan, have to agree that it's got a strange appeal to it that's hard to pin down, but the moment I saw it available I scooped it up until the time was right to build it.

Hi all,

Nice article Bill, I'm building this one right now...as well as a few others.

Only issue I see is the instructions show a Stanlingrad camo of Dark Yellow, Red Brown, etc...but I would think this should be Panzer Gray? Also, no exhaust deflector?

Pretty nice kit...kinda falls together.

Paul

Paul,

The instructions do have an error in that regard...the camo scheme and markings they provide in the finishing guide are for a 1943 vehicle, not the Stalingrad vehicles. Of the 24 built, 12 were used in Stalingrad and would've been straight Panzer Gray, the other 12 were delivered later and would've been done in the dunkelgelb/camo scheme.

As for the heatshield, the StuG III-E was the basis for these and they didn't have the heatshield fitted.