1:35 StuG III Ausf.G - Stowage Set#3 (For Miniart, Dragon, Das Werk, Takom, RFM Kits)

A stowage set for the StuG III Ausf.G in 1:35 scale

This is not a kit of the vehicle but an accessory for one. The cast parts represent the stowage that crews carried on the hull and on the sides of the assault gun. Because it is already the brand's third set for the same subject, it can be combined with the earlier ones, or used on its own on another vehicle of the same period. The set is intended for the MiniArt, Dragon, Das Werk, Takom or RFM kits.

The real subject

The Sturmgeschütz III Ausf.G was the most numerous version of the German assault gun built on the chassis of the Pz.Kpfw. III. It reached the units from the end of 1942 and carried the 7.5 cm StuK 40 gun with a long barrel. The vehicles served until the end of the war and period photographs show hulls wrapped in crates, drums, spare road wheels and the soldiers' personal things.

Building and painting tips

First wash the parts in lukewarm water with a drop of detergent, so that no remains of the mold release agent are left on the surface. Cut off the casting blocks with a saw, level the mating surfaces and seat the individual pieces with cyanoacrylate glue. It is worth painting them before they are fitted to the model: lay a thin primer under the main shade, tone the canvas parts differently from the metal ones, and finally add dust and mud with pigments or with a liquid shade that runs into the hollows.

Who the set is for

• modelers who are building a diorama and want a vehicle that looks lived in
• builders of German tracked vehicles of the Second World War in 1:35
• those who have the basic model finished and are looking to enliven the silhouette
• anyone interested in practice at painting small canvas and wooden surfaces

The package contains accessory parts only. The vehicle itself, glue and paints are not part of it.