I remember your build! I'm in dire need of a high quality OOTB kit to keep my spirits up.....
The nomenclature between J and L is a complete mess, but I guess the most realistic option is that these were built as standard L/42 Js and were backfitted with applique armour kits either sent to the front for that purpose or salvaged from wrecked Ls.
Looking forward to the build. Like Steve said these go together great.
I may try to join and build something . Sadly, I completed nothing in 2018. Worked on a few things here and there but did not finish anything. I have not painted a figure since the beginning of 2017. Where does the time go.
Hi Shawn, good to hear from you again! Your build is a big inspiration for me...that is, once I actually get around to start building See, you're not alone
Yeah, where does the time go...didn't we just had 2010?
Regarding the Vorpanzer spaced armor. There were delays in production of the Vorpanzer so some PzIII ausf Js only had the hull spaced armor. Some Ausf L turrets had the hull armor but only the frame and no armored plate for the turret armor. It wasn't until March 1942 that both the hull and turret Vorpanzer were common.
The first 40 PzIIIs with the L/60 were built by Alkett in December 1941 but production didn't really kick off at the other factories until April 42. March-April 42 still saw production of the L/42 PzIII so there would still be Ausf Js with both additional armors.