Panzer III and Its Variants GB

                                      *** GROUP BUILD PARTICIPANTS  ***

Updated 6/26/11

                         *** RESERVED FOR BUILDERS ROSTER ***

Updated 6/26/2011

Looks good.  Thanks for all the work.

Win! This is going to be a great GB, I think!

And...I'm a lock for the Vorpanzer. It should be arriving Thursday.

MajMike- Your welcome... it is going to be fun!  You can PM me anytime if you have any GB questions.  But it will cost you 229  everytime...

DoogsATX- AWESOME!  I was hoping that somebody will go for this cool Vorpanzer so we have a very good chance that we will hit all models and variants now. 

I can afford that.  My Panzer III and after-market goodies should arrive from Spruebrothers tomorrow.  All I'm lacking are the right color paints and the necessary skills. 

MAJ Mike

I can afford that.  My Panzer III and after-market goodies should arrive from Spruebrothers tomorrow.  All I'm lacking are the right color paints and the necessary skills. 

I wish Sprue Brothers stocked necessary skills. I'd buy a couple myself!

Hmmmm, Panzer III's, Panzer III's...gotta root through the list a bit. 

Still trying to do a "one-of-each-variant" thing? If so, I'll hold off a while, see if I can fill in one of the gaps.

Hey Andy.  Nice set up page.  Great participants, great coverage so far!  Should make for a great GB.

   Still undecided, however will hit the hobby store this week.

Smileys WILL be kept to a minimum,seriously.I can't wait to start!!!Will be my first GB and first Panzer III

Chazzer

Dupes- Welcome aboard!   It is not a mandatory but It would be great if we can hit each variant... I think it can be done since we have a large number of interested builders.  That's why I am waiting to decide which kit I should order to fill in the gap.  Leaning between Panzer III Ausf E and Ausf M since nobody has those unless you do. 

Rob-  Thanks!  I am really looking forward to this...

Chazzer-  GB is a great place to learn and get help from others.  That's what I did when I returned to the hobby 3 years ago.  It will be my fifth GB... wait a minute... sixth GB I think.    Before you head out to buy a kit, check the list I am about to post tonight showing which variant is still available so maybe you can help us close the gaps if your store got them! 

Guys- If you can look at the third list I recently posted next to GB participants.  It is our official tracking list and it will help us keep better track what variants that are still available.  With nine participants or more still undecided, maybe we can fill in the gaps if you haven't ordered a kit or have those already.

Please let me know what you think... I am open to feedback to change or improve the list.  Thanks!

I've go the E/F two in one kit, an L, a K, and the old Tamiya M.  I'm leaning toward the F if you do the E def.

Satch

satch ip-  PERFECT!  Now we can close two of the gaps.  Yes, you can do F and I will do E.  I assume you have Dragon 1:35 kit?  I am going to order the kit today... now it is really looking good!

The hardest part of this GB will be waiting for the start date.  Guess I could work on a Tiger I or Panzer IV as a warm-up.

I'll do the G

Poked around the stash list, found all of my III - based stuff...available kits shown below. I'll definitely be able to fill in one of the lesser-known versions! I just finished Sturm-Inf33b and StuGB's in the past 6 months, so I'll ignore those ones.

As far as the A-D, unless someone has a resin kit (Coree, maybe?) or conversion that I'm not aware of, we won't be seeing any of those built up, unfortunately. 

Panzer III Ausf J, J1, K, M
Pz.Beob.IIIH
Flammpz III
StuG III A, C, D, F (I'm sure I could make an E with a bit of research as well) 

Oh, quick question - are we going to include the Sturmhaubitze 42/43 (105mm short-barreled StuG F/G) as a separate variant? Look up DML kit 9058 here: 

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/dragon/dr9058.htm

Not sure why DML didn't label it as a 'StuH' vs 'StuG'.

Dupes, I wish I have many Panzer III in my stash!  Only two for me... I will let my wife read this so maybe she will let me order few more.

I agree with you about Ausf A-D... that's why I put them all in one row and maybe somebody would be brave enough to step up or already has a resin kit. 

If I was you, I would go either for Pz.Beob IIIH or Flammpz III.  I am surprised nobody else has signed up for Flammpaz... it looked real good and easily available at most vendors.  Maybe you can build second if you are interested later this year or in 2012. 

Andy,

I'll do the Pz. III Ausf.J Smart Kit with the long L/60 cannon. This is the 1/35 scale kit number 6394 2 in 1 kit seen here:

http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/dml/kit_dml_6394.shtml

Nate

Hey Andy, I wanted to build the "Stug Ausf G" but it looks like a lot of people are going to do that one so if you like I also have a "Stug Ausf C/D".   I could do that instead in order to get more variants marked off.  What do you think?

Nate- That's great!  Another variant marked off... I got you down for Pz III Ausf J from CB.  I am looking forward to follow your build very closely like Marder Madness. 

Rob- You read my mind?!?!?  I was going to PM you asking if you can build something other than StuG III Ausf G.  Yes, it would be great if you can do either C or D!  Just let me know which one you want to build. 

It is looking real good... more than five gaps were closed today alone.  More to come I hope!

MAJmike-  I know the feeling... you are not alone.   Couple of buddies PM'ed me if we can start now instead of July 1st. LOL  Many of us have ongoing GBs that we need to finish by June 30th so timing is perfect. 

Anthony- That's great!  Another gap closed... got you for Pz III Ausf G.  Thanks for being flexible!

Dupes-  I admit I never heard about this until you mentioned StuG III G 10.5cm.  See I am always learning something here.  I wonder why it isn't part of list I got from Wikipedia and armor related sites.  I don't see anything wrong to add this since it was built on a Pz III chasis.  Thanks for bringing this up!

Guys, the building roster has been updated.   It is really looking good with only three gaps left for Pz III and few more for its variants. 

Off to work on my Chaffee now...

Def, If this GB lasts a year I can do the K also.  I've got that in the stash.

Satch

Satch ip-  That would be GREAT if you can do K.  A year is plenty of time for most of us.  I am very slow builder.. I built only 4 kits last year and I hope I can build five kits this year.  So I am determined to build two kits for this GB. 

Guys- Rob brought this to my attention that StuG III C and D are identically the same except for an onboard intercom.  So I think it would make sense to combine those two into one if you are OK with that?

Guys- List has been updated... believe it or not there is only two gaps left for Panzer III!  I expected its variants to be more challenging because there may not be available kits for those... there are 8 available gaps.  I am hoping one or two gaps to be closed by our friend Dupes...

Chazzer, hun Hunter, filthpig- If you haven't brought a kit for this GB... it would be great if you can go for either Panzer III Ausf J' and Ausf M.  I checked there are kits available for Ausf M... I am not sure about Ausf J'.  That Ausf is equipped with more powerful gun 5cm Kwk 39. 

                             If I may mention tht since there are so many interested particpants and many have the same panzer III's in the stash that panzer III's and there variants that i should be accepted that there be sy moe than one stug III G  as they were used in many theatres of the war ,from th eastern,and westrn fronts,to Italy.Thus three members could build the stug III G.That way we can open this up a bit more. Just a suggestion.

                            Well I must finsh prpping myself for the day. Have a good day Andy,and allthe rest of you styrne junkies.

                                                     Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

Andy - a few notes here for you:

1) You have both the Pz.III Ausf. K and Panzerbefehlswagen III listed as separate entities - I don't believe that's the case. The Pzbflswg.III IS the K variant.

2) If you list the "Sturmgeschutz III Ausf G 10.5cm" as the "SturmHaubitze III Ausf G" there won't be any confusion vs the 'regular' G's.

3) What exactly are you calling J vs J1 in the III list? Are you just going with Long vs Short barrels as the distinction?

Heh...I've actually got more Pz.III - based stuff in the closet...was only listing the ones that hadn't already been taken. Between the IIIs and IVs, I kinda went nuts collecting all of the different variants so that hopefully one day I could have them all on the shelf!

Ideally I can build both a straight III and a StuG platform - why don't you put me down for the artillery spotter Pz.Beobwg.III Ausf H (DML kit 9030) and Wittman's StuG III Ausf A (DML kit 9031).

I shouldn't think you'd have any problem finding someone to do the StuGs in B, E, or F - should be readily available. Minenraumer I'm not so sure about. The Su-76i needs a conversion kit, unless someone comes out with a fresh boxing in the next year (highly possible!).