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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 III/G
panzerman1
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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 05:27 AM UTC
Old Tamiya 1/35 scale kit. Fixed the motorized slots/holes.
Scratchbuilt the interior fighting & engine compartment. Lots of Fun. Some pics.........



Thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcomed. Bill

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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 05:41 AM UTC
That looks brilliant William. Are you planning on leaving it as an inside view type thing or will we see the hull at some point?
panzerman1
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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 05:51 AM UTC
Thanks Christopher. These are WIP shots. The finished model is a cut-a-way display. I'll post some pics later on. Bill
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Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 06:29 AM UTC
Hi Bill,
I like it!crew at work.
best
Antonio
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 03:02 AM UTC
Thanks Antonio, I too like the crew servicing their vehicle.
It gives the model context....not just a hollow shell. Bill
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 03:27 AM UTC
Here's some finished shots of the Stug. Almost a shame to cover up all the inside detailing.



Thanks for viewing. Comments are welcomed. Bill
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 04:20 AM UTC
Nice work on that old kit. Cool concept. One thing (maybe for future reference): no hatch inner surfaces should be painted white/ivory. Anything exposed to observation would have been painted the exterior body color. There exists a handful of photos of some pre-war German vehicles with white hatches. I think those are the only extant examples in the entirety of history. Everything else: not white.

Hope this helps
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 06:00 AM UTC
To add to my premise that you can never say never in war situations, there's a picture in the Panzer IV book by Hjermstad (Squadron Press) of a Ausf. H with the interior of the side turret hatch painted white on page 46. It does make note in the caption that this wasn't usually done, but it shows that it did happen on occasion.


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Nice work on that old kit. Cool concept. One thing (maybe for future reference): no hatch inner surfaces should be painted white/ivory. Anything exposed to observation would have been painted the exterior body color. There exists a handful of photos of some pre-war German vehicles with white hatches. I think those are the only extant examples in the entirety of history. Everything else: not white.

Hope this helps
panzerman1
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 11:47 AM UTC
@Roy,thanks for the input.
@Bob, How true. I gueuss there's the Rule and the Exception.
My example is a case for the Latter, not the Former.
I appreciate you guys checking out my work. Thanks again, Bill.
AFVFan
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 12:54 PM UTC
Bill, got so keyed into the color thing I forgot to say, "great job!". Most of us either don't realize, or don't think about how tight the interiors are on most of the vehicles we build, even those of us who've added interiors to their work. By adding the 4 crewmembers your model hits you right between the eyes with that message.
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 12:58 PM UTC
Fantastic, may have to try this myself some time! Great work.
panzerman1
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Posted: Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 10:07 AM UTC
Thanks Christopher and Bob. Its Great being part of this Forum. Bill.
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Posted: Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 12:57 PM UTC
Very interesting concept executed masterfully.

Amazing job!
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Posted: Monday, December 10, 2012 - 04:15 AM UTC
Very cool. Its not something you see very often ... the crew modelled in place. Not sure Id want to do a cut-away model ... would probably opt for a version where panels could be removed, but its nice to see it done all the same. The extra effort and planning was worthwhile. makes the model much more memorable, as its rather unique.
panzerman1
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Posted: Monday, December 10, 2012 - 09:46 AM UTC
Thanks Frank and Trifon. It's challenging to think outside the box every now and then. Bill.
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Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 09:48 AM UTC
That is awesome. Impressive work! Thanks for sharing.

Seeing this makes one realize just how much the crew really was scrunched up in there. Geeze, almost no room to move!
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