Reviews : Tamiya Sturmgeschutz III Ausf.G Early Tank

This tank kit was a pleasure to assemble. All the pieces fit well and looked real. I really liked the plastic tank track, much easier to use then all the little track pieces that have to be glued together( I have tried to assemble the links and they are not a lot of fun). I was especially happy with the figures and that one had a puppy in his arms and the other was feeding him. They look so life like. It makes you think that in between all the fighting there was time to relax and enjoy some down time. I am making a diorama of a tank repair unit with a maintenance area and a tent with a radio operator and this will go perfectly in the repair yard. The only bad thing and maybe I made a mistake in assembly but I can not make the gun barrel stay up it keeps drooping down, but then maybe this is a good thing for the repair area.

This model comes with side armor that you can put on or leave off. It also has a human side with a crew of two with the gunner having a pet dog. You can build two different eras and paint schemes, and add or leave off details as you wish. In short, this is YOUR OWN model to do with as you want, you don't have to follow exact paint schemes as there were so many StuG's made, nobody can possibly know if you are right or not. When people think of German armor, they think tanks, but the the assault gun was more common than the tanks and this model fits right in with mid-war production.

This was kind of a cool model. It gives you an option of using the side skirts or not. I chose to use them but however they do not fit on like other model side skirts the support brackets for the sides do not go underneath the upper Hall they sit on top as you can see from the pictures. Hardly any flashing except for the figures which is normal. Very easy build and yes you can use the machine gun in place with the loader sitting there. By the way this was a very fun build and it didn't take too long 3 days. Well worth the money.

This Stug III is another great kit from Tamiya, whose kits are excellent. This kit has no flash, parts fit very well, and easy build. I modified mine for 1943 Afrika Korps with additional decals. Nice little addition is a lucky dog the commander and loader are holding. Not a huge number of parts and goes together quickly, I would recommend this kit to modelers of any age.

This Tamiya kit was a joy to build. Zero flash, great detail, perfect, zero complaints. I used the 75mm cannon barrel, added some resin, and scratch built stowage, a few jerry cans also from Tamiya. The included figures are crisply detailed and nicely relaxed in pose. This vehicle will be the centerpiece of an Eastern front diorama.

Very nice kit. Photo-etched side armor and racks are great addition. I managed to find a resin replacement roof that adds the extra material in front of cupola, a mantlet covered by canvas, and extra sandbag armor to add to my rendition, (see pics). A bit more advanced kit than Tamiya usually offers, but not overly advanced.

Works really great. Thins nicely and adheres well to vinyl tracks. Holds even when bending tracks and positioning them running gear. I've used this product for at least a half dozen kits and am completely satisfied with the results.

I have never had a Tamiya StugIII model (yet many others) so I was expecting the usual quality of careful packing of the parts. This kit should be easy to build and I am looking forward to it!

Love my Stug. Had a beautiful detailed T-xf 60(dark yellow) finish which I just winterized. Build/finish/tweak/detail/change seasons/does it ever really end?