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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Stug IV early - 1:35 - Academy
Corporal_PL
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Wojewodztwo Lubuskie, Poland
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Posted: Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 06:05 AM UTC
Bulid:

Shot at 2012-04-29

Shot at 2012-04-29

Shot at 2012-04-29

Shot at 2012-05-01

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Shot at 2012-05-23

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And done:

Shot at 2012-06-07

Shot at 2012-06-07

Shot at 2012-06-07

Shot at 2012-06-07

Shot at 2012-06-07
SdAufKla
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Posted: Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 09:14 AM UTC
Marcin,

I like it!

Maybe the antennas are a little too thick and "heavy" looking, but other than that, I really do like the way this looks.

Thanks for sharing.
Tanksami
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 11:16 PM UTC
Hi Marcin,

It looks really good love what you did to the side skirts!!

Agree with Mike about the antennans, came out really nice

Cheers Mike
ericadeane
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Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 01:21 AM UTC
Nice work. One other tiny thing I'd do is to rest the butt stock of the MG 42 on the loader's hatch and even lean the shield back as if it were awaiting an infantry man to use it. There was no mechanism to keep the MG shield upright besides hooking it to the front hatch. If the hatches were buttoned up, the MG shield would lie flat. Hope this makes sense.
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Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 02:58 AM UTC
Nice looking build, thanks for sharing.
SdAufKla
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Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 08:43 AM UTC

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... There was no mechanism to keep the MG shield upright besides hooking it to the front hatch. If the hatches were buttoned up, the MG shield would lie flat....



I didn't want to say anything about that since it's kind of too late maybe with the build for all intents finished, but it is a very good point.

This is quite a common error with StuG III/IV builds, too. Just about every "closed top" StuG III/IV build shows the MG shield in the incorrect vertical but un-supported configuration.

It's too bad that the kit makers don't ever really say anything in the instructions about how the sheild and hatch should be arranged.
Petro
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Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 09:04 AM UTC
Excellent looking build.
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