Sturmgeschutz IV Tamiya 1971 Tool 1988 box 1/35 scale

Guy Rump
Started my next 1/35 project, a Sturmgeschutz IV by Tamiya. The first part was to put all of the wheels on. 🙂

Guy Rump
The top of the tank is now together including the gun. 🙂

Many thanks Villiers & Karel D for your likes and interest. 👍

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Primer and then Dark Yellow added. Top and bottom of hull yet to be glued together. 🙂

Thanks for the likes Vytautas and Frank K. 👍

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Camouflage dark green and German red brown (Vallejo) added over the dark yellow. 🙂

Neil Patrick
Nice to see how a oldie can be resurrected Guy. I meant to buy this in the 1970s but never got round to it, so I only have a couple of the Dragon kits on the shelf. I suspect you'll have finished this before I could even get the wheels done on one of the Dragon kits!

Guy Rump
Added most of the tools on today, spare tracks and rack for spare wheels. 🙂

@ Neil: it'll be good to see your Dragon kits if your 1/72 armour is anything to go by! Thanks for the kind comment. 👍

Thanks to Jeff F & Neil P for the likes. 👍

Neil Patrick
You're welcome Guy. I think it will look better than it ever did with most builds in the 70s. Incidentally I don't know why but I always liked the crew figure included in this kit. One of Tamiya's better efforts from that era. Are you going to include him? 🙂

Guy Rump
Now declared as completed. There are photos of the vehicle with and without the side panels. I have tried out some more weathering, trying to make it specific to the terrain on the board its sitting on.

I decided to add a Panzer Grenadier in order to practice my figure painting.

As you can see Neil P, I have used the commander from the kit. 🙂

Many thanks to Simon N, Mathias, Carlo & Jan Z for the likes.

279 Sturmgeschutz Brigade UNIT HISTORY:
May 1944..... Shattered at Sevastopol, in the final battle for the Crimea, remnants of the unit were evacuated to Rumania by sea.
21 Jun.1944..... Stu.Gesch.Bde.279 was rebuilt at the Deutsch-Eylau Truppenübungsplatz, Wehrkreis XX.
10 Aug.1944..... Assigned to 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
2 Sep.1944..... Attached to XXVII. Armeekorps, 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
2 Oct.1944..... Attached to XXVII. Armeekorps, 4. Armee, Heeresgruppe Mitte.
1945 :The rebuilt XXVII Corps was transferred to Second Army, facing the Soviet East Prussian Offensive. During the course of the offensive it was encircled on the Baltic coast at Danzig, and again destroyed / disbanded. The staff was evacuated and transferred to the reconstructed Third Panzer Army; the remnants of the Corps eventually surrendered to troops of the US Army on 4 May, north of Ludwigslust.

Neil Patrick
Bravo Guy! So good to see this done. Proves these oldies can still hold their own.

Guy Rump
Many thanks for your kind comment Neil P; I really enjoyed building this, my 2nd kit in 35th scale. 👍

Thanks for the like Alberto. 👍

Neuling
You really brought this oldie to life ......... 👍

Johne 69
Oldie but goldie 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks Neuling & Johne 69 for your very kind comments. 👍

Thanks Mike B, Mona, Pasquale G, 2 others & Ingo G for the likes, greatly appreciated mates. 👍

Andy Heim
Nice, camouflage! Good work!

Guy Rump
Many thanks for your kind comment Andy. I appreciate it greatly. 👍

Thanks to Dave F, Marc LB & Andy H for the likes. 👍

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Many thanks for your interest and like Daniel K. 👍

James C
Nice work 👍

Villiers de Vos
Very nice.

Guy Rump
Thanks James C and Villiers for your kind comments, appreciated. 👍

Thanks Mark S & James C for the likes and interest. 👍

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Thanks Angelo, Chan Li & Ingo for your like and interest, appreciated. 👍

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Thanks Николай Романов & Marvel for your likes and interest. 👍

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Thanks Morr for your like and interest. 👍

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Thanks Aleksander K & Lenny V for your likes and interest. 👍

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Thanks John, Michael K, Raditz and 1 other for your likes and interest. 👍

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Thanks for the likes and your interest Ian S, Eduardo T & 1 other. 👍

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Thanks for your likes and interest Carlos C & Alan G. 👍

Alan G
I built this kit as my first ever armour build (i'm just on my second now lol). Nice little kit to cut your teeth on. You've done a nice job on this Guy 👍

Guy Rump
Thanks for the likes Martin & Alan G. Many thanks for the kind comment Alan, it's greatly appreciated. 👍

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Thanks Pietro for the like and your interest. 👍

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Many thanks mate for your interest and like Graeslurk. 👍

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Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Marc & Neil. 👍

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Many thanks mate for your interest and like Andrew B. 👍

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Many thanks mate for your interest and like C Jackson. 👍

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Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Aman S & Nick N. 👍