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Tank destroyer finished
grimlock
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Metro Manila, Philippines
Joined: June 21, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 02:06 AM UTC
Here's my entry. It's the 1/35 Trumpeter Sturer Emil. It was also entered in the Trumpeter expo held recently in Manila. Forgive the simple look. I've just started to get the hang of drybrushing, washing, post-shading, etc. FYI, this is one of the first models i've built since joining the local IPMS chapter. Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions please.

Thanks!
Joe










keenan
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Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 02:09 AM UTC
That is very well done. That thing just says "tank killer" to me.

Question: Did you rework the welds on the upper hull or are they stock. In either case they really look good. Your weathering really makes them stand out.

Shaun
Frag
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Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 02:14 AM UTC
Joseph,

from what I can see it looks like you have done a very good job with a clean build and some subtle weathering on the vehicle body. You have done well with your post shading work! Great vehicle to model.

The tracks look like they could use more weathering, though. Also I noticed in the 4th pic that one of the right hand side roadwheels is extending out over the track.

The pictures are really dark. It helps if you have some direct lighting (no flash) that you can use to illuminate the model. I use a small spotlight in my pics.
grimlock
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Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 02:20 AM UTC

Quoted Text

That is very well done. That thing just says "tank killer" to me.

Question: Did you rework the welds on the upper hull or are they stock. In either case they really look good. Your weathering really makes them stand out.

Shaun



They are stock welds.
wampum
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Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 02:21 AM UTC
This is an excellent model Joseph. I like it very much. Congrats on finishing it. I agree Mike's suggestion on taking the shots. These pix are too dark and we can't see the wonderful details good enough.
grimlock
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Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 02:27 AM UTC
I agree on the dark pics. Will post some more after I tweak the model a little. Too bad about that roadwheel. I guess it really made a difference. Tracks were too tight and they linked up under that particular wheel. Will post new pics next week.

Thanks for your kind comments.
warthog
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Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 10:29 AM UTC
Well done. I saw that in the TrumpEx...and it looks even better in real life. I like the subtle weathering. As suggested by others better lighting...if you are interested, I normally use two desk lamps (tig-isang daan piso lang) as light source.

Keep it up

Cheers
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