StuG IIIG Vignette by Stew Langenbeck

Stew made some minor modifications to Cyberhobby's initial production G to turn it into an early production model. A Tamiya 75mm breech assembly was used in place of its Cyberhobby counterpart since it was much less complex. The only significant scratch building involved were the vertical plates on the rear deck which were used to mount spare road wheels.

 

The stowage boxes were scratch built- the larger one was a Firefly turret radio box, the smaller ones were made from Legos. The wicker basket was a dollhouse accessory modified to smaller scale. The potato sack was made from a moisture control silicone bead bag and potatoes were made from stained air-dry clay. Cabbages are peppercorns.

The designer paint scheme on the Schurzen (which you may recognize from Culver's Panzer Colors book) was done by photocopying the Tamiya skirts and working on a practice copy before transfer to the photo etch plates with a fine tip marker and hand painting. The edges of the plates and the eight mounting points were used as a sort of grid to achieve accuracy. Stew came up with his own design for skirts on the left side since no photos exist of that side.

The base was scratch with materials in Stew's yard and his wife's spice rack...which she did notice missing when she visited the spice cabinet.