Profiline Sturminfanteriegeschütz 33 Kit Build and Review

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Profiline Sturminfanteriegeschütz 33 Kit Build and Review

Post by phyrephish » Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:07 pm

Profiline Sturminfanteriegeschütz 33 Kit Build and Review

As soon as Profiline announced the availability of their SiG 33 conversion kit it was instantly placed into my build schedule. The SiG isn't a particulary flash looking beast and truth be told looks like it is made of Lego. However, it is this boxy shape that makes it's outline so unique and to me a 'must have' for my collection.

Not a lot of SiGs were made and units were present at both Stalingrad and Kursk (making them even more desirable). Luckily, there is quite a bit of reference material for the SiG 33 and a lot of models represent units from the 201st Panzer Regiment, 23rd Panzer Division (the G-Units from Kursk). Such as those pictured below.

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However, I like the challenge that the camouflage scheme below poses and have decided to model the unit below.

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So here's the Profiline kit.

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As usual I was more than happy with the detail and quality of the resin parts. Profiline kits seem to keep improving and the SiG kit comes with some photo-etched parts and a pivioting system for the main gun. More on thes later I'm sure.

Starting the Build:
OK, now I don't know if one was supposed to be there but the was no picture CD inside the box. The SiG is not a complex beast and there are ample construction photos on the Profiline website so the lack of a CD was not a concern. First step in construction was to use a dremel to remove the tools and support bars from a HL Tauchpanzer top deck. Next I removed the transmission deck but only transmission deck at this stage. I wanted to fit the replacement deck with as much support as possible so I left as much of the deck in place.

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With the transmssion deck gone I used some scrap styrene to form a ledge on either side of the hull. This ledge allows the new deck to sit nice and square.

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I added more scrap styrene as shims to the new deck so that a snug fit was acheived.

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The citadel was then test fitted and the old hull cut away as necessary so that the correct fit was made.

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