Sunday 16 February 2014

Plastic Soldier Company StuG III

The German workhorse StuG III with the long barreled 75mm, a defensive cheap version of a "tank" in eyes of Albert Speer (aka an accountant/economist say no more). The PSC company version is a lovely snap together, highly detailed but simple model which easily goes together in a single modelling session (see below):



No fuss to build and a mean looking tank killer (see below):



It has plenty of scope to add additional campaign clutter over all those flat surfaces (see below):



The best bit is you get three in one box giving you an instant CD II/III company (see below):



There are enough subtle variations (MG mount variants and main gun types, even a 105mm StuH 42 - which I declined to use because I already have one model) to the basic kit model to add that "element of variety" that keeps the interest level up (see below): 



An other section of tanks now waiting for the spray can!

6 comments:

Monty said...

Looking good, Geordie; I've drifted away from WW2 and have a stack of PSC stuff still to paint. Must get focused, I suppose and decide on a period/scale and stick to it...

Renko said...

Lovely models Mark - but Mr Picky will want to point out there is no such thing as a Stug 42 - it's a StuH 42!

John Lambshead said...

There's something very functional and purposeful-looking about a Stug.

Renko said...

and the G in StuG is a capital!

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Thanks for keeping me right Renko ;)

The StuG's and StuH's were as John and Monty pointed out "business like" and PSC keep pumping out things I just have to keeping buying

Next in the pipeline seems to be some Western Desert kit

Service Ration Distribution (Hobby) said...

Nice work. You often see infantry following the stug's in old newsreel footage. Taking out the stug meant morale took a knock, apparently.