1.72nd scale. Sturmgeschutz 3 Ausf.G. & Sturmgeschutz 4.
Hi, Two more small 1/72nd scale models from a few years back they are both old Revell kits quite basic really but they build into nice representations of a Sturmgeschutz 3 Ausf.G and later period Sturmgeschutz 4 (Stug 3 and Stug 4.) both these Tank destroyers were built by utilizing existing obsolete Panzer 3 and 4 Tanks of by eliminating the turrets and adding fixed fighting compartments and bigger guns they were easier to produce and were manufactured in vast numbers they were also very effective and used on all fronts right to the end of the war. The main disadvantage though for most Tank destroyer crews is there is no rotatable turret and the fixed gun has very limited left/right movement so the driver has to manoeuvre the whole vehicle to line up for targets and they usually have much thinner armour than true tanks but these vehicles were intended as ambush snipers rather than closer tank to tank combat vehicles. Both of these models are built absolutely straight from the box with no added details apart from a simple tarp made from paper towel and white glue on the gun mantlet of the Stug 4. easy to build and fun to paint.
Cheers, Andy.
First pics - Sturmgeschutz 3 Ausf.G
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Sturmgeschutz 4
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by Martin Bull
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