German assault gun crew wore field green instead of Panzer black uniforms, they needed to regularly dismount to coordinate attacks with Panzergrenadiers (motorized armor infantry) and Landsers (infantrymen), thus required better camouflage. Uniforms of die Panzertruppe - www.panzerworld.net/uniforms.html

Inset 1 : Stupa rear view with 4 spare road wheels, foliage cover, and schurzen set. Opel truck in background. German tank colours - www.panzerworld.net/colours.html

Commander figure from TAMIYA King Tiger kit, holes drilled into headset to insert electrical wiring, headphone struts replaced with thin plastic styrene. Iron-Cross medal molded below neck was scrapped-off, reshaped into handkerchief. Lost Battalions Military Reproductions - www.lostbattalions.com/german2idx.html

Rollover : Sturmpanzer rear, arching gun loader on rear engine deck wears field green trousers and medium grey shirt (worn inside tunic). Engine deck accessories include storage case, cable cuttings, tow cable, wrench, grey water canister, armor jack, spare wheels, tarpin cover.

Storage Box painted TESTOR Military Brown, used XACTO knife to scratch item to mimic usage. Engine deck dusted with BLACK chalk for exhaust stains. Water canister painted grey to show that although 1943 German order to use African-Yellow as main base color, equipments were repainted on as-needed basis, therefore some accessories still had old Panzer Grey color.

Inset 2: Within the modern scaled-military modeling realm, name of Shepard Paine resonates. He produced a series of dioramas for US modeling company MONOGRAM back in the 1970s. For us kids growing up in that era, we were absolutely awe-struck by his historical detailing, such as Sturmpanzer 43 model from his diorama pamphlet. Brummbar : Sturmpanzer 43 diorama sheet - www.itzproductions.com/Misc_Pages/shep_paine.htm