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| Subject: | Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) |  |
| Date: | Jul 16, 2005 |
| From: | Roy Chow | |
Hey Paul:
Here are some tweaks for the Tamiya Stug IIIG kit. With the bolted armor, it should be an early ausf G. However the kit has several features of the later production variants. (reference Achtung Panzer 5)
1) The weld pattern on the upper edges of the engine deck shouldn't be dovetailed. They should be continuous as found in the Pz III L kit.
2) the frontmost fender support mounts should be tubular with triangular support flange.
3) unless you're doing one of the earliest ausf Gs, then you need a armored pistol port to the outside of the driver's compartment
4) the various hex bolts on the upper superstructure should be recessed screws. Also remove the pilzen mounts.
Other areas to add detail:
5) the left rear antenna mount is missing a plate with two bolts
6) the vertical surface of the plates between the cupola periscopes have four small bolts
7) you'll want screens for the air intakes
8) shave off most of the hex bolts on the add-on armor and reattach them but slightly askew. As molded, the bolts are all tightened uniformly -- looks strange that way. |
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 | Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Paul A. Owen - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Robert Gregory - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Paul A. Owen - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - RC Hill - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Roadwheel problem - Robert Lockie - Jul 18, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Paul A. Owen - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G wheels - Tom Nelson - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - RC Hill - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Ryan - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Roy Chow - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Roy Chow - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - James Tainton - Jul 16, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Bob Gregory - Jul 17, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Marc Brandes - Jul 17, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Tamiya StuG III G (the newer kit) - Marc Brandes - Jul 17, 2005 |
| . . . Tweaks list - Robert Lockie - Jul 18, 2005 |
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