Dragon 6581 1/35 WWII StuG.III Ausf.G, Dec 1943 Production

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

Features:
- Newly tooled 80mm front armor plate
- New road wheels and sprocket w/accurate details
- Side-skirt armor produced in metal for scale thickness
- Cannon can be elevated up or down
- StuG.III Mid-Late Production MG gun shield
- StuG.III Mid-Late Production fighting compartment authentically produced
- Gun w/full breech assembly
- Slide-molded mantlet w/internal surface detail
- Chamfer in lower part of mentlet
- Slide-molded gun sleeve
- Gun breech and rocoil guard are fully produced
- Recoil and recuperator cylinders are trully represented
- Gun sight and hand wheels are included
- Complete gun mount is represented
- Slide-molded muzzle brake
- One-piece barrel
- Roof armor w/accurate weld seams
- Screw heads are accurately reproduced
- Upper hull w/easy assembly
- Multi-piece upper hull for maximum detail
- Multi-directional slide-molded superstructure w/bolt detail
- Engine deck w/interlocking structure has realistic weld seams
- Radio set and seat are included
- Steering-brake inspection hatches can be assembled open/closed
- Floor treadplate pattern is correctly done
- Commander's hatch w/interior details - can be assembled open/closed
- Fully detailed hull bottom weld seams
- One-piece slide-molded lower hull w/superb details
- Driver's vision port w/clear-plastic part
- One-piece driver's vision port armor w/nut details
- Hatches can be assembled open/closed
- Air deflector truly represented
- Photo-etched mesh is included
- Cooling-air intakes are slide molded
- Photo-etched air-intake grills
- Commander's cupola periscopes made from clear parts
- Detailed track tension adjuster
- Idler wheels w/photo-ethced parts
- Final-drive housing covers are separate parts for maximum detail
- Jack is reproduced w/multiple parts
- Notek light included
- Fenders made from slide molds w/both upper and lower surface details
- Fender pattern is accurately portrayed
- Fender details made from photo-etched parts
- Antenna base w/correct shape
- Slide-molded periscopic gun sight is made from clear part
- Detailed injection-molded on-vehicle tools
- Engine and radiator hatches and vent covers accurately produced
- Slide-molded hydraulic shock absorbers possess extremely good detail
- Detailed suspension swing arms
- Toolbox w/padlock produced by slide molds
- Exhaust pipes w/hollow ends
- 40cm Magic Tracks

The StuG.III (Sd.Kfz.142), based on the widely used Panzer III family of tanks, evolved into a very capable German tank destroyer during WWII. In fact, the StuG.III was Germany's most widely manufactured armored fighting vehicle of the war. As enemy tanks improved their protection and armament, Germany responded by fitting the 7.5cm StuK 40 L/48 gun inside the vehicle's casemate. This variant was known as the Ausf.G, of which 7,720 were produced from December 1942 through till April 1945. This made the Ausf.G the most common German tank destroyer variant by far, and hence one of the most popular amongst modelers too.

Dragon's newest 1/35 scale StuG.III Smart Kit depicts an Ausf.G model from the December 1943 Production timeframe. This means it displays unique features such as a cast gun mantlet (Saukopfblend) and it also has new sprocket wheels without any hub caps. The steel return rollers are brand new for this late-1943 variant too. The protective side skirts (Schu"rzen) are provided as separate metal plates that lend themselves perfectly to the task of replicating those on the original vehicle. Other photo-etched parts are included for components such as fender details, air intake grills and idler wheel rings. This is another fine StuG.III Ausf.G kit from Dragon - a December 1943 vehicle.