Post-build Review: Dragon 6644 StuG.III Ausf.F/8 Late Production w/ Winterketten
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- Welcome to a review of kit number 6644 by Dragon. In this video I cover the finished model kit - post assembly - and explain how well the kit went together, the quality of parts and instructions, and any issues that occurred during assembly. I also cover a few minor improvements I made to the tank as well as which kit-supplied options I went with and why.
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very complete discussion of the model, interesting presentation :) i like how you made all these small but very useful changes to the kit.
Thank you very much Michael! I had fun doing all those little things, and can't wait to paint this one up :)
This Dragon Kit 6644 is my favorite Dragon kit! All the things you said were very true indeed, such a pleasure to build!
Thank you very much John! :)
Truly enjoyed your post build review! Much more interesting seeing the completed kit and hear about the actual assembly.
Thank you Jack! I'm glad you liked the format, I think I will do more of these in the future :)
Great kit, I am a huge fan of dragon's kits as i always know they're going to be quality, looks like a really clean build you've got there, and if its going to turn out like your other stug, It should be a showstopper!!!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks
Thank you very much! I'm planning on doing this one up with a winter camouflage, either very heavily worn or barely chipped at all. Still thinking it over but I'll do some videos on it :)
Great Video/OUTSTANDING REVIEW. Really like
your modifications. I will be cracking the box open on this one soon.
You'll sure have fun with it! I'm painting up the interior right now :)
Love the details on the kit! I loved the explanation on what you did to build the StuG III
It's a cool variant and I think I'll build it in the future.
Thank you very much Joe!
Thanks for this nice and complete video, nice to see how you made those modifications, looking very good.
Rob
Thanks Rob!
I know this vids a couple of years old, but it's a very well done vid, very informative especially for a novice like myself, I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open for one of those kits, thank you for sharing,
It's a like and sub from me, well worthy
Always pleasure to watch your review .Nice and clean build ! Take care buddy.
Thank you! I always appreciate your comments my friend :) You take care too!
Nice build Evan, I really like this model great work :)
Beautifully clean build Evan. My kits without paint would look decidedly gluey! Good video format and tons of helpful info
There's a couple of areas with glue marks on this one too. I'm not a perfect builder, but I've built a ton of these StuGs and know how they work!
Very nice build and excellent review. Well done!
Thank you very much :)
The interior detail is very nice. Yes, that bridge over the MA must no be glued early. Evan, you are wicked smart :)
Now that's how you do a kit review! Great job.
Thank you very much!
Great review. I now what to look for and to add when I build this kit.
Awesome that's exactly what I hoped to achieve :) Thank you for the comment!
My Dragon 6644 is arriving next week and it's a kit I've been looking forward to build so thanks for confirming that it is a nice kit!
Awesome! Hope you enjoy the build as much as I did :)
That I'm sure I will! One can never have too many StuG in the stash ;)
My StuGs don't last too long in my stash ;)
Hahaha! :D
Nor do mine! I've worked on 15 kits in total since the beginning of June. Far from all of them are StuG's but a few are. I just wish all of those kits were done, which they aren't, so I've made a deal with myself to finish half of them before I begin working on the Dragon StuG - but no promises... ;)
Awesome work mate!
Need to get this one....or two!
Looking forward to more videos! 👍👌👏
Thank you!
Great video I'm building this one right now. Awesome job on the periscope cage, I really murdered mine. I'll look harder at some references and maybe the one I'm going to build it will be omitted.
Thanks Benjamin. Yeah it was a pretty tricky part, shame they don't have the preformed PE one in all of these kits.
nice review thank you ...so much more interesting than out of the box reviews thank you ...so much more interesting that
You can make your antennas by yourself. by cutting about an 8 inch long straight part of sprue, and heat it from the middle with a candle and then pull fast from both ends, stay still and let it cool, and boom, you can cut off your very own antenna
Brilliant video, have this kit myself and looks amazing..
Thank you for the comment! It's a truly wonderful build :) Just that PE cage for the gun sight is pretty tricky.
Great review espcailly how you have the gun assembly in 3 sub assemblies for painting and construction. Will be doing the same with my future Stug builds.
Great video I hope my Stug kit #6454 goes together as smoothly as this one.
Thank you David :) I have built that exact kit but with a 75mm gun, and it was beautiful! The zimmerit is really nice.
WOW! Much information to get here! Thanks! - Max
Thank you Max :D
Excellent review ... looks great
Thank you!
Thanks for all your amazing content, Panzermeister. You've inspired me to pick up scale modeling again after like... 10 years of 40k? Gotta ask--what's your favorite StuG III kit? I was going to buy Dragon as a matter of course but I'm surprised to hear they're not a watchword for quality anymore.
+Tom Krug Dragon StuG III kits are quite good. Most of these kits were released before Dragon went downhill. Tamiya's StuG III Ausf.B kit is also excellent.
The thing you were wondering about at 17:00 is a gun exhaust to remove the toxic air after firing a round
On the F/8 that vent is located on the roof. The thing I made there is part of the intercom or something...it's where the vent is on a StuG G.
Like the review. Great video Evan.
Thank you Ron :)
Subbed, This is a nice vid and I am building it now as well so thanks!!!
Thank you very much! Hope it was helpful :)
Great job.Go on and thank you!
Thank you!
beautiful clean build. I see you've added on the weld seam to the recupirator and thinned down the tool clamps! Your welcome! LOL. Thanks for the menchi. On StuG F/8s and Gs, there should only be radios on both sides if it's a command vehicle. If you can get your hands on that other StuG book that I showed you, the Japanese one.....get it. Ask your mom n dad for Xmas! Some of the Japanese or Chinese retailers will have it. Loved the build, loved the video and especially loved the ausf G in the video. Awesome. Only one thing.....and I don't have my references to hand.....I think the f/8 should have the earlier pressed steel rear light, not the tubular one, but I could be wrong. Just a heads up to check it. kutgw. Love it.
Hey Stevie! Yes your advice and the book were super helpful :D What replaced the radios on non-command tanks? more ammo? The radios look super cool so I'm keeping them though haha! I will check to see about that light. They offer both in the kit but I'm pretty sure they tell you to go with this one, but I don't know if it's right either. Hard to tell: www.bpmodels.net/Model/StugIIIF8/DAKStug1.JPG
Hi Evan.....tthanx for the menchi on youtube The radios are OK in the ausf f/8 as it is a command tank with two ariel's, but just thought I'd let you know for the future. Nothing replaced them.....just an empty space. Maybe some crew stowage and bits n bobs. I think in that timeframe it should have the other rear light.
I don't know if that how you spell menchi!?!?!?!?
Also fyi if you're super detailing a G, on the ausf Gs, the 2 mp40s both face right.
Returning here… in 2021 Anno Domini… this 6644 kit may only be found on eBay for an obtuse price of $161.xx USD and ships from China (which means it will be poorly packaged and thus likely to be delivered in a damaged state). I know this firsthand for I made such a purchase eight months ago and “China sellers” do not offer refunds when they ship their model kits wrapped in black plastic trash bag (
What do you think is the best 1/35 ( long barreled) stug kit? Most accurate and detailed?
3:08 Nice Work SIR!!
Looks great, do the Dragon kits come with enough track links to create the sag or do you need more?
Thank you Johnny:)
Oh yes you get plenty extra tracks in Smart Kits like this. You should have about 25 extra tracks at least
Panzermeister36 Thank you very much :)
Awesome review! I would actually trust myself with building this model. At this point however, it would be a waste because i would probably mess up the weathering and ruin the whole thing. But once i got at least a moderate level of weathering down with some cheaper and smaller kits, i will do this one for sure. Mostly because i love me some stugs but since you only had good things to say about the quality i don´t see why my first "serious" model after what i consider to be still training shouldn´t be this very model. Thanks!
I would seriously recommend this kit. It is awesome! StuGs are my favourite tank as well, so that makes this kit doubly good :)
How much time did you actually spend building this one? Like how many hours? And how long for the paint and finish?
Sorry I don't exactly remember, but it wasn't too long or tedious. an enjoyable build over a few weekends. As for painting and weathering, that was a long time. I had at least 5 hours of raw video for the Standard Weathering Procedure video and that was only ever filming each process over a few locations on the tank. probably 30 hours for painting and weathering at least...which is probably more than it took to build. But it was really fun!
What is your Top10 Kits you have ever built? -Max
10 is quite a lot.... but the three that come to memory are this kit, Trumpeter's T-62 ERA, and Dragon's Marder III Ausf.M.
But Dragon's Panzer IV, Panzer III, and StuG III kits are all quite good in general, and I will always enjoy building any of those.
I found a 6644 kit and was wondering cement you used for the PE parts.
Thanks for all of your videos!
Thank you! I use Gorilla Glue's Gel Super Glue (with the glue cap).
Brilliant! and thanks again
Evan, Where do you get your clamps from? I need some so I'm just wondering what sources to use....thanks, Paul
I've just got the cheap small ones at the local Canadian Tire or Home Depot. I really should get some better ones, so I'm not much of a help there. Sorry
Awesome !!!
Thank you!
Great video Evan. I watched your video last month. I just bought this kit on Sprue Brothers 20% off. I like the single baffle muzzle break and would like to add it to my build. Which barrel is it; an Aber? Thanks!
Hello Dave. Actually, that muzzle brake might also be included as an unused spare part in the kit as well. But this is an RB Model barrel.
@@Panzermeister36 Thanks!
One of my favorite kits ever. Shame on me that I have zero items in my stash.
Zero kits in the stash??
Panzermeister36 of that particular item.
Mitko Nikitov Oh okay!
Panzermeister36 Scary thoughts otherwise...
Mitko Nikitov Definitely! I only have a dozen or so kits in my stash...
Great video love the idea :-) J.
Thank you John!
Modifications read this mate about the re relised 2019 ausf B what spares are in this box this Fa8 is missing!
F8 sprues are in the re relised 2019 stug ausf B I'm building just now this kit has sprues from every damb kit in the box but an ausf B lol nothing is marked ausf A or ausf B it's crazy! But got loads of fantastic spare sprues the plastic part fornthe periscope gaurd is there and or a solid cover it looks and loads n loads radio's n power block's all them antennas and different Mount's just nothings used think it's just 1 thing used off the sprue it's a nightmare of an instruction book lucky built couple Dragon stugs now to know what's what but if never this kit's suspension would be all back to front n upside-down if you followed instructions lol! All the AMMO racks that are missing are in this kit though o could probably build an accurate F8 from the stug ausf B kit bud! Everything is here if your looking to build another? There is also a driver compartment partial interior it looks like with the driver seat and leavers! I'm trying to find what kit had this sonic can get it set up in the usef B I'm building its on another lovely spare sprue from an ausf E with the driver compa interior and all the AMMO racks stowage your missing here along with a couple other types! Honestly get the re relised ausf B kit you'll absolutely be amazed what's in this box not used that can make some amazing builds!
Excellent! But why are you using a blade to point? One drop and you might have some unfortunate accident with your model. You worked hard on it, be nice to it. Lol! All jokes aside, great stuff, Evan. You have contributed much to this hobby with your channel. Model on, and do well in school!
Thank you very much for your comments Russ! Yeah this was an extra-sharp carbon-infused blade too...maybe I should use a paintbrush next time :D Again, I really appreciate what you said; it means so much to me! School is going very very well and luckily I'm still getting some time for the videos and the kits and the girls!
It looks like the left rear tail light is missing? Or is it just me? Or was that intentional?
Just an observation....the term for the gun recoil tube is Recuperator. hehe
That plate on the rear center is for the gun travel lock I think.
I left off the clear bit until after the painting, yeah.
Great review and good concept to go through the kit after construction. My only suggestion is get yourself a nice pointy thing to point to stuff rather than bash your kit with that scary knife.
Thanks Harry! And yes, I will use a brush in the future, not a carbon-infused extra sharp blade ;)
Excellent review. It makes me want to buy one now!!! Do you get a commission from Dragon??? ;-) lol
Thank you! Nope, never got any commission for anything. I wish though, but then I wouldn't be a very honest reviewer...so maybe not
Well you can see that kit is a high quality one.
All Dragon StuGs are great kits! I've built like 10...
Wow, that's a great run down Evan. I'm glad it wasn't a pig.
Thanks Adam! It was amazing , thank you very much for sending it :)
Oh. . . So that what they are (antennae holder bracket thingys).
I only discovered that when I saw the part in the kit. Now it all makes sense!
Awesomeness;)
Thank you!
Your welcome
I'm building the same kit, rb barrel and all.
Oh cool! Did you enjoy it too?
i paint the body red and yellow then behind the tracks white and bleu...
like this comment if you get the refrence!
.......I dun get it
what winter tracks lol
Really very interesting videos, but why do you have to talk so fast, slow down, stop drinking so much coke. Take a tip from professional tv presenters take time to accentuate