Hi guys,
I've just trreated myself to the lovely little Tamiya 1/48 StuG III Ausf G (kit #32525) as I have the next two weeks off work and want to get some practice in for the Panzer III GB. I haven't done any modelling for four weeks now and need a quick fix!
The kit:
I like the occasional smaller scale builds and my cabinet is lacking a StuG III G.
I'm building it OOB except for a replacement RB barrel. The tracks come with a one piece top section with built in sag and the kit as a whole looks like a real treat!
This was supposed to be an easy build to get me back into things for the GB as I haven't done much for the last month not wanting to open £45 Dragon kits in the stash just to kill time for the sake of it! They are for later on this year
Now, the old 'Zim thing' has come back to annoy me again. I know when it was introduced and I've seen pictures of StuG G's with and without Zim so obviously some were built without. I'm going to build the earliest marked vehicle that I can which is Eastern Front Autumn 1943.
Do I have to zim this build? The box art shows no Zim (which means nothing I know) but I wasn't planning to do do my first ever white Milliput Zim job on a quick build 1/48 StuG!
What do you think? Can I forego it and call it a quick build (if it really should have Zim) or if I decide to try some basic Zim what's the best way of making a small 1/48 scale 'waffle printer' to punch the Zim on?
WIP starts tomorrow with the usual blog - I'm going to try and make my blogs more in-depth as I personally love a good, detailed blog that answers questions before they need asking.
Many thanks guys,
Ben
