Photo-etched fenders for the German StuG III Ausf.B self-propelled gun and the Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.L tank in 1:48 scale from the Polish maker Aber. An accessory for a plastic kit, not a standalone model.
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A set of photo-etched metal fenders in 1:48 scale for the German StuG III self-propelled gun in the Ausf.B version and for the Pz.Kpfw. III medium tank in the Ausf.L version. Fenders are among the most visible places where a plastic kit loses out, because the real sheet metal was barely a tenth of the thickness of the plastic part once converted to scale. An etched replacement has the right gauge, a sharp edge and, above all, it can be bent or damaged in the way that period photographs commonly show. It is not a kit of a vehicle but an accessory to a model you already have.
The StuG III self-propelled gun in the Ausf.B version was based on the chassis of the Pz.Kpfw. III tank and carried a short 75 mm gun meant for infantry support. The Pz.Kpfw. III tank in the Ausf.L version already had a long 50 mm gun and additional frontal armor, and it was a typical German medium tank from the period of the fighting on the Eastern Front and in North Africa. Both vehicles shared the basic design of the chassis, which is also why one set of fenders covers both subjects at once.
Separate the photo-etched parts with a sharp scalpel on a hard mat, not with nippers, which deform the sheet. Make the bends in a bending tool or between two razor blades, and on longer edges work slowly and evenly. Degrease the brass before gluing, use cyanoacrylate glue, and on loaded joints micro-soldering helps as well. Lay down a base coat intended for metal before painting, otherwise the paint will not hold on the etched parts and will peel off while the model is handled. The set is meant for more advanced modelers who already have experience with photo-etch.
This is a detail accessory for your own model, not a complete kit of a vehicle. Glue, paints and the base model are not included in the package.
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