Monday, December 30

Preview: MiniArt's StuH 42 Ausf. G Mid Prod. A short-barrelled StuH...

MiniArt continue their 1/72nd scale range with the new StuH 42 Ausf. G Mid Prod. A short-barrelled StuH, this will attract plenty of modellers after the high quality in a smaller kit. We look at the art & CADs in our preview...

Preview: MiniArt's StuH 42 Ausf. G Mid Prod. A short-barrelled StuH...

StuH 42 Ausf. G Mid Prod.
From MiniArt
Kit No #72115
1//72nd scale
The kit contains four marking choices in the box.
Photo-etch & clear parts are included
The Subject: The StuH 42 Ausf.G Mid Prod. Jul-Oct 1943
The StuH 42, SdKfz 142/2, or Sturmhaubitze 42 (StuH: Sturmhaubitze (assault howitzer) was a self-propelled gun that was used by Germany during World War II. Only about 1,300 StuH 42s were produced and were based on the StuG III F/8 and G models. The StuH 42 was first developed in 1942, when the need for an anti-infantry support vehicle was needed and the production of StuGs was in full force.

Loading ammo into a StuH 42 with Topfblende (Saukopf) mantlet.The projectiles are Sprenggranaten (HE).
It only seemed logical to convert this already battle-tested and readily available chassis into a specialist vehicle, and because many features were carried over, development time was cut short just in time for the Battle of Kursk, where around seventy StuHs fought. They continued on both the Western and Eastern Fronts until the end of the war. In the end, around 1,200 were produced.

The kit from Miniart:
Another of the StuH series from MiniArt. We are not sure of the few details, but there are at least four marking choices in the box. The kit is without interior parts, so this is an easy construction.

This kit also includes tow cables, tools and equipment for the exterior of the tank, hatches that can be opened or closed, clear parts are provided for the periscopes; & individual track links are included

There are some minor parts in Photo-etch that eliminate some of the need for thinner, more delicate plastic & bring detail at such a small scale.
The decal sheet houses four versions of the StuH.
The four schemes are covered more in the instructions...


That is all we know about this kit so far. See more about all of MiniArt's kits on their website...