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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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SturmTiger Tamiya 1/35
toonja
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Bangkok, Thailand / ไทย
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Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 04:31 PM UTC
Hello this is my first time in this forum please give some comment with my work



























ahandykindaguy
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Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 04:44 PM UTC
Very nice Sturm. Really well done.

AFVFan
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Posted: Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 11:00 PM UTC
Pretty nicely done. Since you requested comments here are a few observations.
....the paint seems to have a shine to it. What did you use for a dull coat?
....there wouldn't be a dirt build up on the tracks where the roadwheels make contact with them. It clearly shows in the 10th picture where you can see no evidence of the wheels path.
....you did a nice job with the chipping, but it seems to be a bit overdone in comparison to the condition of the rest of the paint.
....the guide teeth on the tracks should be a bit more polished from contact with the wheels and the faces of the inner wheels should also show wear from the same contact.
....at 1/35 scale I would liked to have seen a cable and hook on the shell hoist.

Hope these help.
Eloranta
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Hame, Finland
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2014 - 01:46 AM UTC
Very nice Sturmtiger. As Bob said, little polish to wheels and tracks, also some mesh to engine deck grilles would be nice touch. Other than that, very cool.
americanpanzer
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2014 - 03:05 AM UTC
excellent work; I have this kit in my stash and pulled it out recently; it now awaits its Maker.

I recently finished an old 1/35 Dragon Grille SP gun(1990's issue); had to use some track links I had from another kit since kit tracks were a total nightmare; otherwise not a bad kit but the newer stuff is better (even if the parts count is insane at times).

keep up the good work; new member signing off
Byrden
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2014 - 05:50 AM UTC
That looks really good.
I would discolour the exhaust shields... those things got extremely hot at the upper half, and the paint could literally burn off.

David
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2014 - 06:11 AM UTC
Should have had zimm on this vehicle too. Same mistake I made on mine.







Jeff
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Posted: Monday, May 12, 2014 - 07:00 AM UTC
Cool!

It all pretty much looks good - yes, a little polish on steel wheels and tracks, and a little fading and scorching of paint on those heat-shields, the "lacking" hoist cable and hook, and, yes, this thing should have some zimm on the original Tiger chassis parts - all the other's notes I second. But it's a nice effort and good-looking build, and Be Proud!

The one thing which hasn't been mentioned yet that "really" disturbs me (OK, just a tiny amount!)... the very sooty muzzle! This weapon probably never got fired more than a few times (huge rounds with little supply, slow firing rates, short vehicle life-spans, etc.), so there would have been little opportunity for any sooting - that and this weapon had a rather special design whereby the barrel was actually vented forward (those small holes around the muzzle allowed chamber gases to blast forward as the projectile "left the building"). This would further reduce the muzzle-blast and likely sooting. I would suggest that only the muzzle face should have much soot on it. Just my opinion, of course!

Great job!

Bob
toonja
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Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 04:00 AM UTC
I really appreciate for all comments that help me a lot. i really missing a cable and something i really don't know such as track and wheel surface,sooty muzzle and so on there are a lot of thing i don't know.

i just build model with my imagine and refference picture model from google i see what i like i build it to my model.
chumpo
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Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 04:16 AM UTC
Then keep imagining , you doing great .
ANT1969
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Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 05:35 AM UTC
Congratulations, very nice Sturmtiger. I particularly like the camo.
It almost cries for such an upgrade.

Regards
Antal
AFVFan
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Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 08:07 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I really appreciate for all comments that help me a lot. i really missing a cable and something i really don't know such as track and wheel surface,sooty muzzle and so on there are a lot of thing i don't know.

i just build model with my imagine and refference picture model from google i see what i like i build it to my model.



That's just one of the benefits of posting your work here. By going through one of these little critiquing sessions you'll pick up a lot of useful information and tips that'll help you further your skills.
toonja
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Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 02:17 PM UTC
Thank you you are really kindly.
oh... i love this forums.
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