Panzer III Ausf. J (DAK Version with L/60 Barrel & Spaced Armor)
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14 9 July 2022, 07:06
J DThx for your comment, Doubtingmango.
The new Academy 13531 Pz. III J launched in 2021 was an excellent kit.
Unlike the old kits produced by Academy in last century, there is no fitting problem and most details are presented nicely in this kit. The instruction manual is colorized, quite clear and could be read & understood easily even for the beginners. Highly recommended and great substitution for Dragon 6394 & 6543.
One of the drawbacks are the tracks of kit. Academy mistakenly offers the type 5B tracks, while actually Pz. III J in African campaign equipped type 3A tracks.
20 September, 14:14
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This is also a renovation project on my early purchase kit. Slight modifications are made on the vehicle, including the self made jerrycan case and bracket for spare tracks.
The previous top coat XF-60 dark yellow has been washed away and now the vehicle is repainted into RAL8000 based on reference context.
The Pz. III J with L/60 barrel was a large family that included multiple variations; its early production shared the same chassis and upper structure with Pz. III J L/42 barrel version and its late production was pretty similar to Pz. III L. In late 1942, all Pz. III J's with L/60 barrel were classified as Pz. III Ausf. L due to the logistics and repairing issues.
