In the promo pic, Dragon call the StuH an E/F. Can it then be backdated to an L/24 StuG lll E? This kit isn't based on the ancient Imperial Dragon StuG lll, E/F, is it? (Or was it an equally old C/H kit)?

I do hope so,

This ^ plenty of other armoured subjects that haven't a model in any scale but still the manufacturers bring out German tanks, in many cases some that didn't even make it of the drawing board. [/quote] I've said and written this for years, and I still get told to "SHUT UP!" by the German WWII fans. [/quote] I don't recall anyone ever telling anyone to SHUT UP over this, let alone you, Dennis. What I have seen is people say "Model companies make what they think will earn them the most money", or some variation thereof. Why do I bring this up? Because it's a perfect example of the needless, ridiculous, exaggeration used to frame arguments these days. It seems that people can't live with the other guy hearing their point and deciding not to agree, they must have been victimized, attacked, deprived. Why else wouldn't the model companies make more Allied vehicles rather than panzers? You have to wonder, if a factual telling of your position seems lukewarm and unconvincing without blowing it up to extremes, perhaps your argument is lukewarm and unconvincing. KL

Oh look, a nother stug. I bet you there's going to be some kind of Panzer IV as well this year

Well, to be fair, are there really that many more StuG kits out there than there Tigers or Panzer IVs? I'm willing to gamble and bet that there are more Tiger I kits alone than there are StuGs of all denominations.

New-tooled early short-barreled StuG's are in short supply!

Dragon and other producers attitude towards Stug is very much "Ausf G or GTFO"

Still waiting on Dragon 6688 Stug III Ausf. E, promised years ago

I'm also waiting on that plus their M3 Lee.