Panzer III Ausf. F (Updated version of DAK)
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January 30, 2022The Pz. III Ausf. F from 6 Kompany of 5 Pz. Regiment, 5th Leichter Division.
Majority of tanks from 5 and 6 Kompany were Pz. III and only four of them were Type F. Their tactical NO. were 513, 525, 615 and 625, respectively; all these four Pz . III Ausf. F were upgraded before shipping to North Africa.2
January 30, 2022The Pz. III Ausf. F with tactical NO. 615.
We can clearly see that the 37mm L/46.5 gun has been upgraded and replaced by a 50mm L/42 barrel.
In addition, we could still find an insignia of 3rd Pz. Div. was painted beside the left vision port on upper structure.3
January 30, 2022The Pz. III Ausf. F with tactical NO. 625. We could easily figure out the driver’s vision port of type F is quite different from version G or H.
The Pz. III ‘625’ was also the last armored vehicle from second platoon of 6 Kompany.4
February 16, 2022Taking an vacation on the sand beach.5
January 30, 2022Another Pz. III Ausf. F from 5 kompany, his tactical NO. was 513.
As we can realize there was no additional armor has been mounted on the front hull (both the late G and H version have the additional armor), moreover, the early version commander’s cupola and driver’s vision port were still applied on this vehicle.6
January 30, 2022The Tripoli parade of DAK in March 1941.
Here we could see many Pz. IIIs from 5 and 6 Kp. of 5 Rgt., most of them were type G.7
January 30, 2022Another photo showed the Tripoli parade.
We could see the Pz. III F with tactical NO. 615 and 513 were surrounded by Pz. III Ausf. G’s.8
January 30, 2022Two Pz. III Ausf. G’s were in front and one Pz. III Ausf. F. was behind.9
January 30, 2022The Pz. III 512, 535 and 513 were in the line. Note that 512 and 535 were Type G, while 513 was a version F Pz. III.10
February 10, 2022The ‘112’ Pz. III from first Kp. of 5 Rgt. was also type F.11
February 10, 2022The old version commander cupola for ‘112’ Pz. III.
From the rear side, we can directly see the cover of engine starter port for Pz. III Ausf. F, that is another difference we could apply in identifying the type F and G Pz. III.12
February 10, 2022It seemed ‘611’ Pz. III was in front of the ‘112’ during the Tripoli parade and vehicle ‘611’ was a type G Pz. III.13
February 18, 2022A group of Pz. III’s and armored vehicles were on their way to frontline.
Note the last Pz. III in photo was classified as type F if we focused on the engine starter cover on rear plate.
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January 30, 2022The 15 Pz. Div. launched to North Africa in late April 1941 and we usually believed that all Pz. III from this division were either late G version, or version H.
However, this interesting photo reveals a strong evidence that at least a few of Pz. III Ausf. F has been equipped by 15 Pz. Div.. I cannot find the tactical NO. of this Pz. III in above photo, but the triangle insignia on left side of vision port indicates this Pz. III F was from 15 Pz. Div..15
January 30, 2022The Type F Pz. III from 15 Pz. Div., although the tactical NO. was not visible on turret, we could still easily figure out this Pz. III was Type F, because of its driver’s vision port was an early version that has been applied for Pz. III Ausf. E & F.16
February 10, 2022The destroyed Pz. III F from 15 Pz. Div., a single digit tactical NO. could be seen on turret and we were sure this Pz. III was a member from 2nd Kp.17
January 30, 2022Project start here ~~~
The lower hull was completed.18
January 30, 2022Unlike the models of Tamiya or Academy, the Dragon was pretty complicated and I need to glue so many parts on the lower hull.19
January 30, 2022One of advantages for Dragon is it presents all the details incredibly. But drawback is time consuming, I spent nearly 5 hours to finish the lower hull.20
January 30, 2022The turret was almost finished except the rear storage bin. Note the cupola is very different from the one on my Pz. III Ausf. H.21
January 30, 2022The 50mm L/42 barrel was from Academy 13531.22
January 30, 2022The turret’s interior.23
January 30, 2022Different wheels, fenders and some upper structures.24
February 4, 2022Finished attaching the lower hull and upper structure together.25
February 4, 2022The metal racks for spare road wheels were installed on rare of vehicle.26
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February 4, 2022The jerrycan case is PE part from Academy 13535 (Pz. II F).28
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February 4, 2022The body of Pz. III F was mostly completed.31
February 4, 2022The turret was finished except the dust cover of barrel32
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February 4, 2022The primer (XF-9) was painted.39
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February 8, 2022Top coat (XF-92) was applied.58
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February 8, 2022The decal was applied.
It was a little bit pity that I did not have the decal of tactical NO. 513. According to the reference photo, the Pz. III with tactical NO. 512 from 5 Pz. Rgt. should be type G. Based on my own researches on Internet, I believed the armored vehicle with NO. 112, 513, 525, 615 and 625 were Pz. III Ausf. F, while the rest of Pz. III were version G.64
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February 22, 2022It was done.
Not as perfect as I planned, but I still felt satisfied and got much enjoyment.86
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April 4, 2022“Tobruk is appearing on horizon”96
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Commentaires
17 30 January 2022, 11:49
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That sounds interesting, Audrius.
I bought those drills online, but their qualities are moderate.
9 February 2022, 07:44
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i like them. however one shall handle them with care. Drills are quite fragile and if drops down on the floor gets braked.
9 February 2022, 07:59
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