Curious because I’d like to build one, but making zimm plates is beyond my modest skills
To my understanding they pretty much came with zimmerit. Italeri’s comes with a pre-molded zim which is okay. There wasn’t that much on it anyway, just the lower hull, not the casemate. You should be able to get resin or PE. I prefer resin by Cavalier myself, fairly inexpensive and nicer quality than PE.
The prototype and at least one other Sturmtiger did not have Zimmerit.
The prototype had earlier rubber-rimmed wheels, bolted-on nose armor, only 20 gas openings in the muzzle, a straight-cut barrel sheath with no projections nor counterweights, 700mm idlers, early tracks and Feifel air cleaners, so this is not a shake-n-bake kit variation.
The other known non-zimmerited beast, from the 1001st battery, also has some minor variations as well, such as an asymmetrical barrel counterweight, tracks hung on the hull sides near the rear and a few other small changes. It was painted overall dark yellow with no additional camouflage. No markings either, not even a balkenkreuz.
i have definately seen pics of sturmtigers w/out zim, perhaps it was the one Kykeon is referring to above.
this stuff is excellent
from what i understand they stoped putting on Zimmerit in sept. 1944
Sturmtigers were built from recycled Tiger I hulls, rebuilt to late Ausf E standards with all steel wheels. If the original hull had zimmerit to begin with, it stayed on, if it didn’t, none was added, at least to those built after Sept 9th, 1944. The first 12 production Sturmtiger were built between August 13th to Sept 21st, 1944. Zimmerit application ended on Sept 9th, 1944. The final 5 production model Sturmtigers were built in Dec. 1944.
probably only adding to the confusion here, to the best of my knowledge the first one did not have zim, the superstructure plates are also cut with a different pattern to the joints. This one also has mid production wheels ie. with tyres. I refered to the Hilary Doyle drawing dating back to the late 60’s early 70’s, I’m sure that much more accurate reference is available now. I believe that if the zim was there on the hull it was left, likewise if tool clamps were damaged or missing the were left that way.
Hope I haven’t made this worse,as I built a sturmmorser donkeys ago and think its an excellent looking vehicle.
Regards,
Terry.
I thought I already covered this…
Sorry kykeon you did, I had a copy of panzer wrecks open beside me when I was replying. there is a strmmorser in it and i was trying to see what the layout was while i typed, oops… sorry again.
Terry