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DML Stug III Kit

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  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Sunny Florida
DML Stug III Kit
Posted by renarts on Monday, May 26, 2003 11:12 PM
Picked up this kit Friday. Wow, I'm impressed. The detail in this thing is very fine and it also comes with a PE set. Has track kit as well.

Anybody know of any hidden pitfalls before I tear into this?

Mike
Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:35 AM
I am working on this kit myself. It is a very nice kit and well detailed. My only warnings are be careful with track skirt mounting brackets when you remove them from the sprue, they are quite fragile. Also watch the return wheels, they aren't supported by much and have to be thoroughly dry before you can begin handling the kit. Other than that I didn't find any really noticeable flaws with the kit, but I'm pretty new at this and don't have that great of an eye yet.

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Sunny Florida
Posted by renarts on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:07 PM
Thanks fo rthe note. I am impressed with the deatil of this kit. But it even has undercarriage details. No motor holes to fill in like on the Tamiya kts.

I've always been a hardcore Tamiya fan but I can see DML getting some shelf space.

Mike
Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
  • Member since
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:44 PM
I was real impressed with the kit when I cracked the box open as well. I've just about got it done. I had to do a little back tracking though, my cat jumped on it and busted off the return wheels, most of the track and one of the track skirts, so I've got some repairing to do. I just have to get the heart back up to finish the kit.

  • Member since
    January 2003
Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:03 PM
You'll run into those motor holes on just about any of the older kits from Tamiya and even on some other manufacturers.
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Long Island
Posted by Moses on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:07 PM
The newer Stug III from Tamiya does not have any motor holes in the chasis. As for the DML Stug III, I have to agree, it is very welll made, but on the fragile side with some parts. Personally there is no better place for Panzer III casis armor then with DML.
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