Sd.Kfz. 234/3
Heavy Armoured Car “Stummel”
ROCO 1:87 Scale Vehicle Review

The ROCO model of the s.Pz.Spähwg. "Stummel" is sold fully assembled, but in a nearly factory-new condition without any equipment. A considerable amount of effort must be put into getting this Kanonenwagen ready for battle. The picture shows a wrecked Sd.Kfz. 234/3, which we restored with considerable effort and then repainted in a three-colour disruptive pattern.
Contents
- Sd.Kfz. 234/3, heavy Armoured Car (Kanonenwagen) with 7.5 cm L/24 StuK 37 “Stummel”
Evaluation
Excellent choice of subject, ROCO‘s Kanonenwagen with 7.5 cm L/24 StuK 37 “Stummel” is unique in this scale.
The ROCO model of the Sd.Kfz. 234/3 Kanonenwagen consists of 19 parts and is sold fully assembled. It appears to be a Kanonenwagen under construction, still incomplete, which has not yet received any equipment other than a pioneer spade and a pickaxe. Model makers and wargamers will have to do a lot of upgrading here if they want to turn this showroom model into a combat-ready Kanonenwagen.
The front bumper is missing, as are the width indicator rods on the front and rear fenders, the exhausts on the rear mud flaps and the spare wheel at the rear. Tank headlights or the camouflaged Notek headlight (Notek vehicle night marching equipment), Abstandsrückleuchte rear light, tail and brake lights are missing. On the port fender, two jerrycans, fire extinguisher, pioneer spade, rack jack, antenna mount and two additional 20 l jerrycans are missing. The same sad situation on the starboard fender; the following are missing: 20 l jerrycans, wooden block for the rack jack, and sponge.
The open-topped fighting compartments rotates like a turret, which was not the case with the original. The StuK gun had a limited traverse of 20 degrees to the right and left. We recommended that the fighting compartment be firmly glued to the hull and the missing armour plate added at the rear of the fighting compartment.
Sprue and mould lines on the gun, hull and tires must be removed prior to painting.
Compatible with HO scale model railway equipment and miniatures by Märklin, Faller, Pola, Preiser, and Noch.
ROCO‘s Kanonenwagen is an interesting model of the Sd.Kfz. 234/3, which unfortunately lacks many important components and equipment. Wargamers may be able to use the Sd.Kfz. 234/3 Kanonenwagen as it is sold by ROCO; for serious collectors and diorama builders, this vehicle is at most a solid basis for a sophisticated conversion.