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Stug III w/interior

easyco69

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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 11:04 PM UTC

This guys work is amazing !!!
http://s140.photobucket.com/user/louisuni/library/Stug%20III?sort=3&page=1

Compared to my first attempt lol

gonna try again after seeing that guys work, boy , do I have alot to learn!!

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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 11:42 PM UTC

Man,that looks like a shot of the real thing

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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 01:01 AM UTC

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This guys work is amazing !!!
http://s140.photobucket.com/user/louisuni/library/Stug%20III?sort=3&page=1

Compared to my first attempt lol

gonna try again after seeing that guys work, boy , do I have alot to learn!!

. The gun is it turned 90 deg. To the right ? I enlarged the picture and is not , just an optical illusion .

easyco69

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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 01:08 AM UTC

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This guys work is amazing !!!
http://s140.photobucket.com/user/louisuni/library/Stug%20III?sort=3&page=1

Compared to my first attempt lol

gonna try again after seeing that guys work, boy , do I have alot to learn!!
. The gun is it turned 90 deg. To the right ? I enlarged the picture and is not , just an optical illusion .

lol Ya it is, I just had it hanging there.

chumpo

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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 02:00 AM UTC

I better get the eyes checked, what's the cylinders on top of the gun ? I though they were turned so the brain did not recognized it .

easyco69

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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 04:08 PM UTC

i painted the outside

)
Have to fix interior, pretty dirty inside.

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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 05:57 PM UTC

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i painted the outside )
Have to fix interior, pretty dirty inside...

Looks good so far, maybe some pics of closer look for the interior after rework will be better if posted here. For the next step, I believe you will go excellent with the diorama concept. Love the red window frames, ruins and buildings

Cheers

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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 06:07 PM UTC

David,

Its AWESOME !

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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 08:15 PM UTC

Hello David,
An awesome effort!
Villiers

easyco69

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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 10:47 PM UTC

Another shot, going to clean it up inside.The tank isn't weathered yet.

These 2 need interiors

This is the Stug III with the top on. The commander is looking out for airplanes lol.Since the Stug was considered Infantry Assault Gun, the crew wore grey uniforms , not the black panzer uniforms. Correct? You can see poor "Fritz" in the rubble.

robertkru

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Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 01:12 AM UTC

Hello David
You built really a nice Stug.
But one point. The MG shield holds only in upright position when it is hooked at the open front hatch. Otherwise it would lay flat folded either forward or backwards. Closed hatch and MG outside would also be unlikely. to easy to loose it. In any case it would make sense to open all hatches with your interior.
Regards from Vienna
Robert

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Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 02:22 AM UTC

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Hello David
You built really a nice Stug.
But one point. The MG shield holds only in upright position when it is hooked at the open front hatch. Otherwise it would lay flat folded either forward or backwards. Closed hatch and MG outside would also be unlikely. to easy to loose it. In any case it would make sense to open all hatches with your interior.
Regards from Vienna
Robert

Thx Robert. Ya , I had to tack glue it shut to paint it , it will be open when it's complete. Have to find another crew member - loader for it.

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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 06:39 AM UTC

update: So I ordered the CMK Stug III G interior set, bought Eduard Interior sets for G, F8 & B.Bought a new Cyber hobby Stug III G initial production kit.
I have this above Stug to finish , I have a Cyberhobby/winterketten White Stug III to interior , plus the new Cyberhobby.
I was thinking of un-gluing the top of the StuH 42 , pictured above & putting an interior in it as well?

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Posted: Monday, October 28, 2013 - 10:59 PM UTC

update: So I got my CMK Stug III upgrade kit , resin & PE. Plus the other PE sets. So I started with the new cyberhobby kit while also adding parts to the pre built Stug III G above.
Will add photo's after work.

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Posted: Monday, October 28, 2013 - 11:42 PM UTC

It is a great looking Stug III.

I hate the way the flash washes the colour out of the models paint scheme

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Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 12:55 AM UTC

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So I ordered the CMK Stug III G interior...Eduard Interior sets...I have a Cyberhobby/winterketten White Stug III to interior...StuH 42 , pictured above & putting an interior in...

David, you must really be "into" StuGs - pardon the pun!

Very nice work! I have always wanted to a build a StuG with full interior - much more than other AFVs. Dunno why.

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Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 12:46 PM UTC

Yehaw !!!! Look what I finded pa!

easyco69

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Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 12:38 AM UTC

Update.: Ok, so here's a couple pix of the new CyberHobby Stug III G interior. I know it looks like crap but , still working on it. I opted to use the dragon radio's instead of the CMK & Eduard...both look silly.
Just have to wire it up & work on the ammo boxes. Add the MP 40's & Nades.

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Posted: Friday, November 01, 2013 - 03:28 AM UTC

I don't have the skill yet to tackle the tiny tiny PE hinges...I think I have to do a few bigger hinges first. I have no idea why I put that chain in there lol.

I will put a coat of paint on everything & see what it looks like...post a pic later today hopefully. k? k...

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Posted: Saturday, November 02, 2013 - 11:23 AM UTC

update: Finally, phew that was a lot of work, still not done. But here is the interior from new kit. Left gun guard off for pix.

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Posted: Sunday, November 03, 2013 - 04:22 AM UTC

That is one great looking interior! For the really small pieces of photoetch, I use a pair of very fine tweezers with a pair of reading glasses and optivisor.

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Posted: Sunday, November 03, 2013 - 08:06 AM UTC

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That is one great looking interior! For the really small pieces of photoetch, I use a pair of very fine tweezers with a pair of reading glasses and optivisor.

Thx Matt!
I will try your info on PE Matt.
I had to change that "big" handle on that radio to PE one.
Today I'm putting the model together to prime. The other Stug III interior is cleaned up & ready for interior detailing. Will post pics after.

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Posted: Sunday, November 03, 2013 - 08:19 AM UTC

Impressive, really nice job, I can see my self looking for all those tiny pieces on the floor now.. you know when you pick up the tiny piece with tweezers and Twang!, with no landing sound... no idea where it landed.
- John