I have decided to build this for the campaign Although the directions say 2004 the fuse is stamped 1979 and I believe the parts to make the C version were done in 1989. I had a hard time finding something I did not want to add to or modify.

Cheers Rob.

I have been able to get a base coat on my Wespe

the side armor is dry fit for the photo as well as the 2 freezing Germans

Ok question to campaign leader I know this is suppose to be an OOB campaign but can I add some personnel equipment inside the vehicle and some camo netting as seen in this photo

Ola Guys

@ Rob
nice pic. Looking forward to your work on it.

@ Sal
That is a nice paintcoat on the Wespe mate. It will always be one of my favorite vehicles. Looking forward to the finished project.

I got a bit of an update again. Bar the exhaust and some really small bits n' bobs the whole underside of the vehicle is done. Those leafsprings were, although time consuming, really fun to do. Also making sure the axles are the same width and making sure everything is level and aligned was a bit of a challenge but really enjoyable. And in the end Bonnie and Clyde's last Ford will have a a solid foundation.






Next up: the last details for the underside like exhaust and some small details for the leafsprings at the back. And then it is off to make something of the carriage both inside and out.

@Rob: lovely choice and I sure know what you mean about not
adding or modifying something it sure aint easy doing
a kit oob or near to it.

@Sal: hey dude yes you can add figures, stowage and new decals. This is in the rules and hasn´t been added as a wish.
That paint job is fantastic, what did you use?
And maybe just add a little filler to the 2 indents on the side armor, it will make the world of a difference. If you do go for the filler then add a very dark color to it before applying to the kit, otherwise you´ll have one hell of a prob trying to tone it in.

@ Robert: Bloody hell, the chassis is also vacu? I´m glad thats your kit and not mine
Nice work and very tempting to go and another vacu kit ,just to try it again.


Paul

@ Paul
Yes mate it is a full vaco form. Which means a lot of scratchbuilding is involved. The chassis is about 80% Vacu and 20% scratchbuilt.
You should try it again. It is great fun building these. It helps your skills as well. Since a mistake means either you have to bin it or learn to scratchbuilt even better.

Starter Pictures. They were taken Sunday.

I'm planning on doing these two; Tamiya's Panzer II ausf. F/G and the Verlinden Bergepanzer IV conversion with a frenkenpanzer IV. I'll probably build the Panzer 2 as a LAH vehicle during Kharkov and I'm playing the Bergepanzer by ear.

Thanks! Robert, Paul!

Robert, your Gaz M1 is coming along nicely.

I have not had to use too much filler yet. The kit has a lot of mold irregularities little bumps and so, but should look fine when finished. What about adding details? I want to change the solid control rods for the engine nozzle they just look odd the way they are molded and is an aftermarket seat OK if from the same time period and on hand I don't know if I can make the seat look good enough to match the interior.

Cheers Rob.


Pics are a bit blurry funny they looked fine in the tiny screen on my camera.

So, here is my entry. Dragons Stug III B kit #6008,dated, 1994. These are my start photos, some progress since these, will post soon. This was a great idea I've been in a rut of starting and not finishing kits. This was actually my first armor kit, I got it for Christmas back in '95 or '96. Here's the Pics.

https://picasaweb.google.com/109977541326804605816/JurassicplstK#5842359163116526434

Test,been a while.

O.K. Need to tweak this, been a while, 'til I figure it out, if your not facebook mistrusting, check out Ostfront Scale Models,here http://www.facebook.com/OstfrontScaleModels and like it(please).

Going to try to remember how to post pics.

Hi Rob, I take you applied that small amount of filler with
#2 paint brush (2inch)
There´s nothing wrong with using some aftermarket stuff if you had it at the time the kit was purchased. Please don´t go getting things now and using them, that would spoil the whole idea of this campaign

@ SteveW: Welcome mate just one small thing please put your
photos onto this thread and not a link, I put this in the rules so that others can learn from our pains
and know what to do with these kits too

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Campaigns&file=index&req=showcontent&id=655


Paul

I am not buying anything, I understand the spirit of the Campaign I have a stack of old AM almost as old as my stack of kits.

Cheers Rob.

Hello,

I told myself I'd better get going on this build as the deadline may not be too far away. So I sat down yesterday and got to work on the wheels and hull, cutting and cleaning -- the usual stuff. However, I had a feeling something wasn't right, and a quick peek proved so:



Apparently both the hull sides and hull bottom were off the mark:



Jeez, and I thought this would be a quick build! Anyways, glue, ample curing time, and TLC got the warped parts corrected:



Yeah, fix one thing and another one comes up! I was dry-fitting the wheels, and the outer halves were too tight such that when its in, its tough to take it out. "..yes sir I'll surely pop out but not without taking the wheel stub with me..."



Man, I am really getting the "jurassic" feel of this campaign! Now I'm not complaining about the link and length tracks that came with the kit -- I can't bear to think of working with rubber band tracks for a kit of this age.

Anyways, here's where its at right now:



I'm giving the hull tub another day to cure, before working on the wheels.

I have started doing the upper hull / casemate, and cleaned up the tools. I just couldn't make sense of the tool layout from the instructions so I may need to look into other references.

I believe this Stupa is an Early -- I'd appreciate if any of you folks could point to a clear pic / diagram of an Early layout.

More updates soon.

Cheers,

Tat

I'm starting to think all the PE just slows ya down!

(actually, I love adding all those little bits... But this is a nice break from all of that!)





LOVE the hardware! Yes, that is a metal rod that connects the front wheels. And, did anyone ever put batteries in these??

Hi there, as some of you are getting close to being finished
I thought I´d better add the link to the campaign Gallery:

https://gallery.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/28130

I haven´t done this before so I hope it works for everyone.

@ Darren and Pete (the new big toes): could you check this out? It looks different to what Gary used to put on, but it seems to work.

@ Tat: looks like a problem child dude, but you´ll master it

@ Steve-O: looking cool buddy , you see you don´t need that resin and brass after all

Keep ´em coming lads

Paul

Here is a link to the campaign gallery

Alright new day lets try again. Here is the kit,If it works I will put up more pics soon.


That wasn't nearly as hard as I was making it the other night,sleep and time can do wonders!

Here is my entry, as I said it is Dragon Kit#6008, these are my start pics.
Got some work done will get some more pics up tonight or tomorrow.