Stug III at Kursk Armor Build

[B-17engineer]

She's almost done! I don't know where to put her though.......uhhh?

Pictures are on previous page...

 

[Wurger]

Looking very nice. There's really lot of mud H~.

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks Wojtek!!

 

[Airframes]

Looks great H, very well done. Agree with Wojtek, a lot of mud - for July.

 

[B-17engineer]

Still have to add some things, not done yet.

Thanks!

 

[Wurger]

Keep working then...

 

[Matt308]

Wow!!!! That looks awesome!

What about a tow rope?

 

[B-17engineer]

Its being painted I was going sneak it in the new pic with the drilled barrel. Darn you!!

 

[Erich]

instead of the title Kursk build how about Spring Thaw ?

 

[Matt308]

Hah!

 

[B-17engineer]

Erich, Stug was in Kursk, could the paint scheme have changed that much, plus, I really wasn't trying to be historically accurate just something to compliment my build.

But I don't know how to display the tow rope on the stug or trying to pull the Opel?

 

[Matt308]

I think the Opel had two reverse curved cleats under the fender attached to the frame. Airframe's will know. And there is likely two molded into the rear of the Stug even with the bottom of the hull. A single snatch line would do it between common side cleats with little slack in the line.

 

[B-17engineer]

Ok, I'll display the line then pulling. I need to replicate a little slack so I think I have an idea...

 

[Erich]

H

sure in the spring of 43 the Stug III was the standard with possibly grey to mottling over sand depended on the area of course same goes for the Kursk battles usually sand with red/brown stripping, spots or plain nothing at all. it's July and filthy hot and dusty as can be even traveling through miles of wheat fields .

 

[B-17engineer]

Oh okay thanks Erich...

What color should german soldiers uniform be at this time...

I modified an officer with his hands up to look like he's signalling for the tow cable. I cut the officer head on and glued a soldiers head on. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have an officer walk out into a mud pool to recieve a tow cable

 

[Lucky13]

Think that they had their usuall grey uniforms H....rolled up sleves etc.

 

[Erich]

Stug crews field grey wrap arounds or if W-SS that or the typical spotted camo pattern.

Ground troops for Heer would be standard field grey, W-SS at least the pull over camo smocks over field grey pants, camo covers for helmets and stupid silly terribly hot black boots

 

[B-17engineer]

Alright thanks guys!!

 

[Matt308]

Now you're thinkin'!!!!

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks. Don't have correct German uniform colours but will lighten up my Panzergrau