1:48 Sturmtiger photo-etched set is an aftermarket accessory for a kit you have already bought, not a model in its own right. It refines the exterior detail of the heavy self-propelled vehicle built on the chassis of the Tiger tank.
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This set from the Czech maker Hauler holds photo-etched metal parts for the model of the German Sturmtiger heavy self-propelled vehicle. It replaces and completes those sections of a plastic kit where the simplification of the mold shows most. It is an accessory for a model that the modeler buys separately; the package holds no plastic parts of the vehicle.
The Sturmtiger, with the production designation Sturmmörser Tiger, was a German heavy self-propelled weapon of the end of the Second World War. It was based on the chassis of the Tiger I heavy tank, on which a box-shaped armored superstructure with a 380 mm rocket launcher, originally developed for naval use, was built in place of the turret. The vehicle was meant for firing at targets in built-up areas at short range. Only a few dozen were built. For a modeler it is interesting for its massive superstructure, its huge muzzle and the handling gear for loading ammunition at the rear, that is, items that photo-etch can refine markedly.
With more complex photo-etched sets it pays to go through the whole instruction sheet before you cut the first part off, and to mark in the kit instructions the places where the photo-etch will be fitted. Most of the parts belong on the model before the hull is closed and before painting. Wash the fret in warm water with detergent and let it dry. Cut off the original plastic details that the photo-etch replaces and sand the area. Make the bends in a bender or between razor blades, and bend longer parts along their whole length at once rather than in sections. Glue with super glue picked up on a piece of wire. Once all the photo-etch is fitted, go over the model with a primer for metal and plastic, or the paint on the metal areas will come away at the first handling. The large flat areas of the superstructure will take marked weathering, dust pigments and rust streaking around the welds.
This is an accessory set, not a kit of the vehicle. The base model, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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