Here is two photos of the Revell Of Germany StuG III Ausf F8 got the TD build I used Friulmodel tracks and put on a scratchbuilt stowage rack on the back I also decided to put some tarps on it To me it looks like I over drybrushed it I may go back over it later with a bit of a darker gray
I also plan to add two figures to it Here are the links to the pics
http://groups.msn.com/armorama/thephantomzonegeneralzod.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=14512

http://groups.msn.com/armorama/thephantomzonegeneralzod.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=14513 #:-) (++)

Ola Chad

Here are the pics of your Stug



Looking nice this beast. In one or another way the Stug is a nice vehicle though it`s quite Ugly :-) :-) Nice weathering on this tank. I like the highlights. Great job

Ola Robert How ya doin? Thanks for the assist and comments

Lord Chaddus aka "I kneel before Zod Dude"

My gosh---you have built something other than OD??????

Solid construction here Chad, and your drybrushing has made the edges and rivets "pop" nicely. Friuls are always a nice touch.

Are you going to dirtier her up a tad? --- just a thought that a mud or dirt color would add even more interest for the eye,-- maybe a dry brush of rust on the cable or on the stored track on the hull front - (but that's just me). This is well done sir.

Congrats on this build, --- for as much as you are out on the road --- its impressive the number of things that come off the modeling bench.

Steve

Lord Steve,I will be painting up the cable and tracks on the front hull Thanks for the great comments As far as adding dirt/mud probably not I've never been good at adding that stuff Not sure what type of materials to use for that stuff I may add that

Very nice there Zod :-)

I'm a sucker for a good StuG... I love the looks of the kit. You did a great job on that baby! Dirty that dude up a bit and it'll be truley handsome... heheh ;-)

Jeff

Oh - BTW - the tarps look really good, what method did you use?

Jeff,I used a 50/50 mix of water and white glue on tissue paper for the tarps

Chad,
Nice stug you got there, Highlighting very effective.

Lord Chady,

I knee knee.

This is one very fine looking Stug you got there. DML? I got the same kit but with snow track. one question, is this AM barrel? if not, then you are doing an extremely fine job of making it nice and round. Good work.

Agreed with all the above , this beastie is nice. A small remark though is there any possibility that the left trac (right as we see it in the first pic has some degrees of inside going pitch? or is the picture tha;s playing with my eyes?
Nice build friend

I agree about the tank's left track being cranked in at the bottom,are the froot loops tracks loose around the sprocket?

I went and looked at the left sprocket Guess what? It didn't glue on there straight and true I should have waited untill the glue was dry Nuts not sure how to fix it now I may try to remove it Just hope I don't damage anything

Zod,if the sprocket has a large opening,that fits around a large spud of the final drive,just SG a strip of paper around the inside of the sprocket.The if that is a tight fit to the final drive,SG thje sprocket on...

Hi, i have one question for you. HOw come the tarps are the same color as the tank, to my knoledge i have never seen or heard of a tarp being the same color as the tank, but thats just me.

Wartool,the tarps are a light gray I saw some StuG's in panzer Colors and to me the tarps looked like a light gray The color of the StuG I saw was in Panzer gray and the tarps looked like a lighter color of gray to me

Some suggestions concerning color. In my experience what helps to bring a model to life are contrasts in color. Those will be dictated by a number of factors...age of vehicle, theater of oper, unit, etc. At first glance your STUG appears to be new with a fresh overall paint scheme & new tracks. But then your drybrush makes me think that you are looking for a vehicle that's been out and about for a bit. Please let me know what your intentions were.
The first step I would take would be to add a dark wash. This really sets off all the angles and shapes of the vehicle and helps disrupt the monochromatic appearance. Secondly, age(rust) your tracks. That would be a very interesting, easy, & accurate contrast. It doesn't take much time for bare metal in the weather to gather at least a light coating of rust. My next step would be to weather it a bit. What you have to remember with these vehicles is that they are machines with men constantly moving over them, grease/oil leaks, spills, & stains. Paint chips off. Dust and rain leave streaks. There's any number of approaches you can take with this. I find constuction equipment(loaders, bulldozers, cranes, etc) to be a great reference for this type of wear. Aside from being shot at they are worked basically in the same manner.
Once again I got carried away. PM me if you're interested in addition ramblings. I do like your piece and good luck with future projects!