@ Greg, the winter camo looks very good and convincing. Some filters/weathering will give the depth you want.

Gary E, your Stug rocks and figures are great! The ground is very realistic. I think you should hear our cries and make a post, a step to step how to paint a figure. I sure need it.....

Agreed!

Hi Gary!
How did you do the traks print on the ground?
It is just great looking my friend, Awesome!!

Phil.

Well it's about time I started this mess.



I actually started this on Columbus Day, but I'm lazy when it comes to posting pictures



Oh God.




And hey, look, World at War is on TV to keep me sane when doing all 28 wheels


Getting there...


All the while, I'm under enemy surveillance...


And today, I'm off to the hobby shop to buy paints n' stuff I probably don't need but want anyways.

-Conor

Hey Phil,

The Track marks: Once i spread the cellu-clay in place i sprinkled dirt and a few tiny rocks of it. I let the dirt soak into the cellu-clay a few minutes and then pushed track marks in the dirt. I used a Pz.I, studebaker Cargo truck, and my Stug for the track prints, and....VOLA!!!

Thanks my friend!
Gary

I put a dirty wash on my StuG F today.

I've come to the conclusion that i like painting and finishing models better then i like building them. It might just be because i aggravate very easy and my builds just don't seem to go smooth!!

Cool Stug Mark. I like the panzer yellow

Thanks Gary!

Gary,

Your Stug and figures are looking great. I'll be interested in seeing the completed dio.

thanks

Nice work Marc on the StuG F!










~ Jeff

Hi Marc,

Lovely looking Stug F their really like the dark yellow look to it!!

Cheers Mike

Hello gentlemen,

Marc - Fine job on the StuG man! Like the base color alot.

Kevin - Hey bro, thanks!!! Good to see you drop in.

Im almost finished with the base. Im adding a partial stone wall. ill paint and weather the wall and the axe as well as a few small rocks i added. Then i should be able to place the tank, figs, and bicycle.


Thanks for looking fellas.

Gary

Hi Gary,

Love the tree stump & shavings!! How did you do it?? With a fence like that I can see why lend lease worked it is fantastic!!

Mike

Very nice Gary.










~ Jeff

Here's the last picture I took of my project, the StuG III Ausf.G.



After weeks of planning, designing and building on my paint booth, it is coming along pretty fast now. I must do some more building on actual models this week to catch up and then complete the monstrosity, which basically has consumed all my "free time".

All that's left is the plumbing and electrical which I am transfering from a brand new fan hood I stripped the componants from. Using an RV plumbing kit I will be forcing the air into a filter system inside the room and not outside.

Once up and running I'll be painting like a madd-man for sure and probably will procastrinate what will be my first victim!









~ Jeff

Gary, I'm loving it!
Jeff, Sweet project you have there you should show us a pic of your painting booth!
ho and nice work on the stug too

Phil.

Oh, I can't do that Phil. It's made of the finest materials from the space industry! Pretty top secret stuff...






... the plywood that is. You guys won't be too impressed as it's just a big, ugly box. I hope to have it completed by the end of the month and painting in it in another 3 weeks.

Still haven't decided if I need a tank or not.









~ Jeff

This has been an ordeal lately. The instructions have quite a few errors too, it lists the wrong numbers for parts, most notably the periscope. It's not there. I looked through all the sprues, checked the instructions again, and I can't find it Oh well. "Battle damage" Hopefully the missing parts are not too noticeable. The interior was been a pain, so I gave up on the radio sections for now. Maybe I'll get back to that later.

I'll shut up now. Here you go:







I didn't bother to take any other in progress photos. I'm sure we've all seen more than enough of those.

It looks pathetic at the moment, but I'll be able to salvage something out of it once it's painted.

-Conor

@Jeff, I just knew you were CIA! They always get the cool toys ...Seriously I'm curious, I wanted to build myself a paintbooth for a while and your filter exhaust system seems really interesting. You got your patent number yet? hahaha!

@Conor, Dragon kit n'est-ce pas? Intricate plans, misterious missing part, sketchy fits...Why do we love them?
Your build looks pretty damn good to me my friend. Keep it up!

Phil.

Cheer up Conor! It doesn't look bad at all!

Just hang in there and learn and endure bud. That'll make you a better modeler for sure as DRAGON kits can be testy at best.









~ Jeff

I agree with Phil and Jeff. Looks great to me Conor, keep on keepin' on!!!

Gary

Hi Connar ..I;m working on that same kit at the moment and the periscope is on the clear sprue, which in my kit is taped to the cardboard along with the PE and sideskirts. I can even make out the sprue in the first pictures you took with the date .

Rick

Well that's a big help, thank you. That's one less thing to worry about now

Hello Gentlemen,

With the exception of minor touchups...ITS FINISHED!!!






Thanks fellas, for following along and to Jeff, for an awesome Campaign!!! This build was a BLAST!!!

Gary

Hi Gary ...Awesome job on your dio .
There is one thing you might want to fix on your crew figures.. Stug crew piping was red because they were considered artillary.. It`s a minor little detail but I thought you would like to know it.
Congratulatios on a job well done all around.. You`ve got me looking at all the early stugs in my collection .

Rick