Well, my next project was going to be a late war Sd.Kfz.222 with Lion Roar etched set etc etc. but seeing as Mr. Lawler beat me to it by a couple of days I've had to have a change of plan.
While my Ausf. F2 is waiting for a primer coat I thought I'd tackle this kit as I bought a couple when they came out. Along with the Voyager 'upgrade' set it should be a quick ( ) and easy build.
The usual excellent Tamiya box art shows a vehicle of 2./ StuG.Abt.226 in June 1941. In June, Stug.Abt.226 were based in Poland, the 2 kompanie east of Molozew, waiting for the start of Operation Barbarossa to cross the River Bug.
The kit shows very nice detail
The Voyager set; looks great but my rule is if it doesn't improve the kit parts, it doesn't get used.
I've started putting a few bits together and wanted to show the rather odd way Tamiya have done the 'movable' suspension. Odd, as it only works on the front and rearmost roadwheel arms and the rest of the roadwheel arms are left to dangle. It's a little toy-like IMHO and as there is quite a bit of pressure exerted from the springs I think it possibly best to glue the suspension in place. Or at least I will be.
) and easy build.
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