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Monday, November 21, 2016 - 04:33 AM UTC
Dragon has turned its attention to the early part of Wittmann’s career, where he cut his teeth commanding a StuG.III Ausf.A during Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front in 1941. At that time he fought with the elite LAH Division.
Michael Wittmann was probably the most legendary panzer commander of WWII. Dragon has previously issued a 1/35 scale kit of his Tiger I tank, as well as an associated figure set of his crew. Now they offer his earlier tank, a StuG.III Ausf.A in 1941.

The Ausf.A was the first variant of the Stug.III family, with just 30 vehicles manufactured by Alkett from January-May 1940. The type mounted a short-barreled 7.5cm StuK 37 L/24 gun.

Dragon already has in their catalogue kits of the StuG.III Ausf.C/D and the Ausf.E, so this kit of the Ausf.A is a welcome addition to the infantry support/tank destroyer family.
Not only does it allow modellers to build a stunning Ausf.A, but it permits Michael Wittmann’s own vehicle from 1941 to be accurately depicted.

This kit features a brand new upper hull and superstructure roof. There are also two new storage boxes on the rear. To top it all off, the kit will contain appropriate Cartograf decals depicting Wittmann’s vehicle.
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Very interesting. Dragon had released a very old Wittman Stug - later reissued as a Cyberhobby Orange Box offering - but as I recall there were some accuracy issues...
NOV 21, 2016 - 07:28 AM
Your not reading it carefully ,it say it has a brand new upper hull ect, So i would take that to mean this is done on the new stug bits not the old .Mind you time will tell.
NOV 21, 2016 - 08:31 AM
I guess I didn't word that very well.. What I meant was it was interesting because it is a new offering compared to the 1997 one. I am sure it will be newly tooled with some donor parts like suspension etc coming from other kits..
NOV 21, 2016 - 10:06 AM
Hi, People!!! Ooooh, Wittmann's StuG.III- So WHAT!!! I'll probably buy one of these, but I definitely WILL NOT build it as Wittmann's- THAT stereotype is getting SOOOO OLD!!!
NOV 21, 2016 - 12:08 PM
How about a model of Wittmann's "kiddie-car" from when he was 5 yrs old?
NOV 21, 2016 - 08:19 PM
Oh Look! Another re-release of another older kit that will be upgraded and re-released once again in a few years to the stupefication of model builders everywhere who were suckered into buying the earlier version(s) of said kit!
NOV 22, 2016 - 04:28 AM
Or how about a figure of Wittmann's Mother on her way to the Horsepistol to deliver this little BRAT..? PS- For the "Humorless"* out there, I DO know how to spell "Hospital"... * U.S. spelling of "Humourless"
NOV 23, 2016 - 01:01 AM
Here's Mikey's brother taking it for a spin:
NOV 24, 2016 - 07:24 AM
NOV 24, 2016 - 08:16 PM
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