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#3514319 - 02/08/12 05:28 PM Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale)  
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First dio for two Stugs went awry so I made a single vignette for this one.






The StuG belongs to the Sturmgeschützabteilung of Panzergrenadier Division "Grossdeutschland" at Kursk in 1943.

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#3514544 - 02/08/12 10:08 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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That looks great and nicely weathered. very detailed for a 1:72 scale AFV
What is the parts count in those Dragon kits?

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#3514788 - 02/09/12 05:36 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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Very nice! I have a number of Dragon models, and they're all superbly built.
#3514790 - 02/09/12 06:28 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: Squid_DK]  
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Originally Posted By: Squid_DK
That looks great and nicely weathered. very detailed for a 1:72 scale AFV
What is the parts count in those Dragon kits?


I'd say considerable. WinkNGrin

At least the Panzer IV and StuG III (and probably the new Panzer III) are very detailed whereas the earlier kits (all Panthers and I think most of the Tiger and King Tiger kits as well) suffer from a cost-cutting exercise known as die-cast hull and not so clear details.
The StuG is far above the Panther kit I used to kitbash a few parts for my Revell Panther G last year, the upper hull alone consists of four major parts and the small details are crisp and clear.

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#3515143 - 02/09/12 06:41 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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Very Nice.

Reminds me of World Of Tanks.

I was thinking there's a couple of details that don't look quite to scale then remembered it's in 1/72.

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#3515526 - 02/10/12 09:10 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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#3521438 - 02/18/12 12:26 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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Nice!

btw. here is a amazing video of a StuG torn out of the mud somewhere in Russia:


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#3532956 - 03/05/12 09:53 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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That stug looked in really good shape for 60 years in the mud.


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#3533259 - 03/06/12 06:57 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: kilosierra]  
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Originally Posted By: kilosierra
Nice!

btw. here is a amazing video of a StuG torn out of the mud somewhere in Russia:

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I was shocked that the tracks actually still functioned after all those years submerged in the mud!


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#3533868 - 03/07/12 02:47 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: wheelsup_cavu]  
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That is amazing!
I'm surprised at how there hardly seems to be any corrosion, and how well the paint has stood up after 70 yrs in a bog.

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#3534244 - 03/07/12 06:03 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: Cold_Gambler]  
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I was shocked that the tracks actually still functioned after all those years submerged in the mud!


Someone had to get it out of gear first!
#3534651 - 03/08/12 05:48 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: Vitesse]  
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Originally Posted By: Vitesse
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I was shocked that the tracks actually still functioned after all those years submerged in the mud!


Someone had to get it out of gear first!

Even so I would have expected the wheels that the tracks run on to be frozen solid.


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#3534656 - 03/08/12 05:59 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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What can I say? Made in Germany! whoohoo

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#3534800 - 03/08/12 02:53 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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Made in Germany! Like it.

I'm in awe too, Wheels. That Soviet mud (and German engineering) is pretty special.

I seem to remember that T34 they pulled out got a new tank of fuel and started up. Hope the oil got changed, at least.

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#3534857 - 03/08/12 04:19 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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Very nice work, and doubly so in that scale.

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#3559544 - 04/20/12 07:55 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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Be cool to see how its been restored today. Also, wonder if there were any human remains inside it...given how it came out of the mud (upside down)?

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#3559571 - 04/20/12 09:54 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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Actually it wasn't restored - it was cut to pieces and sold as scrap.

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#3559631 - 04/20/12 01:18 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: Cold_Gambler]  
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Maybe the mud preserved it just like the Ostsea preserved the Swedish DC-3

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#3559725 - 04/20/12 03:37 PM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: kilosierra]  
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Check out the link to their site on the youtube page.

Lots of pics and videos an an English option.
#3560154 - 04/21/12 04:30 AM Re: Another StuG III (also 1/72 scale) [Re: csThor]  
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Originally Posted By: csThor
Actually it wasn't restored - it was cut to pieces and sold as scrap.

Makes sense but what a waste...


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