Hello,

a little look on my workbench. Trumpeter StuG III F with some few homemade details.

But also a lot of work so far.

Feel free to comment.

Hello Alex

I haven't seen your work here before, or maybe you haven't posted in this forum for a while. Either way, great to see your work.

Nice start on the Stug. I like how you improved the mudguards with the anti slip tread - and the other additions.

What are you planning for the paintjob ? Dunkelgelb or maybe a winter whitewash ?

cheers
Neil

Hi Alex.
Nice work so far. Looking forward to seeing more progress.
Cheers,
Tim

What did you use for the treadplate on the fenders? I found some cigarette foil that had a passable pattern but it's really hard trying to cut and place it without smoothing it out.

Hi Alex,

Nice work on that Stug. I have only built 1 Trumpeter model, but I see that their quality is very high.





Eduard and OKB Grigorov make anti slip surfaces for German vehicles suitable for 1/72. But I've seen excellent results with cig foil too.

P.A.

Hello at all,

thanks for your comments to my build.

@Neil: I think i will make a "Panzergrau" (german tankgrey) with some dark yellow stripes or spot.

@Mike: I use cigarette foil. Cut of the tools and some cigarette foil stripes, glue it on the fender, wait few minutes (glue must be dry), then cut it around out with a sharp scapel. I will be a low cost resulut an you save a lot of money because you don´t need PE Parts. An also a very easy way to make it.

@Alexander: watch out by this kits. Some Details incorret or missing. You must invest some work in this Stug III an have few spare Parts from Revell oder Dragon. But it is a miracle for me how Trumpeter makes some very good Kits and then some that will be horrible.

I hope i can make some other parts for the kit in the next days an then i post new pics.

Cheers,

Alex

Thanks, maybe I'll try it without taking the backing off next time.

Hi

regarding using the cigarette packet foil.

I've used it on a couple of models. Its a good cheap option to save a little, money, or to save time if you have to rely on the post for your parts

One tip I'd suggest is to use white PVA adhesive (also known as wood glue or Elmers) to glue it to the fenders. This glue is very slow drying and gives you lots of time to position and move the foil around.

This long drying time also helps if you find the piece needs another trim, easy to peel it off, wipe the glue off, do the trim & have another go, or if you have measured wrong and the piece doesnt fit, easy to peel it off, wipe the glue away and cut another piece, as the glue doesn't react with the plastic.

When its dried it holds very well.

cheers
Neil

Actually that is what I use, thinned with some water. The problem I have is trying to position it or get it down around details often leaves it smooth from rubbing out the embossed texture. Guess I'll just have to keep practicing.

The model looks very nice, although the pictures have a lot of light. What tracks did you use?

Regards. Pedro.

Hello Pedro,

i will use perhaps the MACO Ostketten. But they will not correctly fit around theteethwheel. So i must sand it smaller or cut if of. Why did you not like the trumpeter vinyl tracks? There are not so bad.

Photography is not my strength

Some actually progress pic..it will be very slow go on.



Regards

Alex

Small steps ahead..

Make scratch binocular an add a dragon one.

And other spare parts from the box. Most Revell oder Dragon. Hatches was the last step with some details. Next i will search for some tools or make a tool box on the engine deck.

But i can make some steps in few minutes because the lack of time.




Hope it will be better pics. Learning by doing.

Regards

Alex

@Wischti – Alex,

Your build is coming along nicely and enhanced with all of the modifications and scratch made additions you’ve made. You have a mixture of parts on your build; I imagine you have quite an extensive spare parts box lying near by to come to the rescue when needed?

Your first photographs were actually better than the more recent ones that you posted. I think that light reflecting off of the silver foil sheet that you used to replicate the tread plate and mixed in with the white styrene parts and light colored putty caused an undo amount of glare on the model. I am also learning to take better pictures so I don’t really have any good advice on how to remedy this issue. Perhaps taking a few photographs with the lights set at different angles? Your later photographs need light on the wheels, which is what you did on the first set of photographs. Sometimes you just can’t win but keep practicing with the camera.

~ Eddy

Good evening from germany,

some better pics with daylight an some tiny modifications.

@Eddy: hope i will be better photograph in future.







Feel free to comment.

Regards,

Alex

Very good
Waiting for the color!!! :-)

Gruß Daniel

Hello @ all,

the vallejo panzergrey primer is on the model. Now I will finish some groundwork an correct few details. Then spray it panzergrey and the tracks will be fit on the StuG.

Cheers,

Alex

Hi Woschti

the dark grey looks great, even though its not the final paint job, it shows how the finished model will look, which is very nice

cheers
Neil

Hi Alex,

Filter made, the colors will look great..
Regards..

Hello @ all,

first coat of panzergrey and one side with maco ostketten. The other side will follow in few days. Next paint step ist a coat of Johnson "Klear", washing, filters, drybrushing, chipping, pigments, etc.

Good work Alex but, is the light or I see the panzergrey colour very clear?

Regards. Pedro.

The panzergrey primer looks great. What did you use for the base color? Getting panzergrey correctly is a headache everytime for me.

P.A.

Hello,

i use tamyia german grey with 5% white. I look lighter because the flashlight and also the other light will not be optimal at this time. I tink it will look better after the washing.

Hello Alex

I feel the combination of those wide tracks with that variant of the STUG was a good one, visually a very appealing combination.

Its looking good, should be a great piece when all finished

cheers
Neil

Certainly looking excellent so far.

I wouldn't worry about the shade of Pzgrey. After some filters it will all come together.

P.A.