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Scale : 28mm - 1/56th
Requires Assembly
This product is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue and paints not included.
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This product is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue and paints not included.
The Sturmgeschütz (StuG) III was a well-armed and armoured vehicle based on the tried and tested Pz.Kpfw III chassis. Manned by the artillery originally, as it was considered a mobile howitzer, it went through many variants during WWII, and indeed was one of the few German AFVs to serve throughout the war on all fronts.
The StuG III had good frontal armour, its low profile making it ideal for performing ambushes, presenting a poor target for return fire. It is armed with an efficient and powerful 75mm gun and carries an MG42 for close defence.
The StuGs were welcomed by their infantry comrades, supporting their attacks with HE shells or knocking out enemy tanks to the extent that by the end of hostilities, they had amassed more kills than any other German vehicle.
This highly detailed plastic kit can be built as either the StuG III Ausf G assault gun or as the 10.5cm Sturmhaubitze infantry support gun.
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This vehicle can also be used in games of Achtung Panzer!, the game of close-quarters tank-on-tank combat, its rules can be found in the Achtung Panzer! rulebook.
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I like how this kit looks in the end, the details are nice and clean and the instructions were pretty clear for the most part. There were a few parts that were pretty fiddly to get into place so you'll really want some good tweezers if you've got clumsy fingers! The model went together quite well with no real gaps, I just had to squeeze the parts together tight until the glue cured--no big deal.
Two main issues--first, the breech of the gun is way too long to fit properly inside the mantlet and needs to be trimmed. Secondly the struts that support the side skirts if you choose to include them need to have the bottom 'pin' trimmed off--I imagine that the larger kit has holes for these to go into that the 1/56 version does not. It was a bit confusing at first and a great example of why it's a good idea to dry fit parts.
A final nitpick for me is that the main hatch is modelled open with no option for it to be closed. Maybe I misunderstood the part but it didn't look right trying to fit it in closed. There's no second hatch part like there is for the MG hatch. Again, not a big deal.
Overall, really good looking kit that has a couple of minor issues that are easily dealt with and don't affect the end result.
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