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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Stug III Finished
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 05:16 AM UTC





Heres my finished model of a Tamiya Stug III Ausf G.
I Painted it in Tamiya Acrylics and dry brushed with humbrol enamels,finished off with mig powders.
I also have added some extra stuff,hanging jacket is the one that comes with the dragon Tiger,MG40 from a tamiya weapons pack,and i found the helmet in a spare box.i made the tow cables out of wire that i twisted together.now i have to get on and do its diorama and figures and another tank,maybe a Panzer luchs?
For got to mention i only added photo etch grills nothing else.
All comments Greatly Appreciated.
cheers
HILBERT
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 05:27 AM UTC
Hehe WOW, that looks fabulous!!
Deffintly worth a dio!

Great job, I like the chips.
I would I can build something like that

greetz Hilbert
Martinnnn
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 05:38 AM UTC
Wow there's really nothing I can see that I don't like....

Oh wait, you forgotten 1 thing...

Where the hell is the diroama this StuG really deserves ??!?! :-)

Martin
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 05:51 AM UTC
Wow that is amazing this in my opinion is some of the best weathering i have ever seen, no changes needed here. Great job looking forward to your next post.
rbeebe99
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 06:04 AM UTC
Karl,
You have done a good job of weathering this vehicle without overdoing it. Did you add any interior since the hatches are open? One thing I might suggest, the mg34 ammo belt looks really stiff, instead of using the plastic belt maybe the drum magazine would look better. Again just a suggestion to an otherwise great model.
Regards,
Robert
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 06:18 AM UTC
Tigeriv -

What an outstanding looking Stug III!!! Beautifully detailed and weathered. Agree with others that this needs a diorama or at least a detailed base to accent this terrific build. Congrats,

Blade48mrd
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 06:21 AM UTC
wow! eyecandy all over! you seemed to very simple with the weathering and it turned out to look awsome! all the extras on it look good, and your home made tow cables are awsome, the tracks look great as well, now put this sucker in a dio!
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 06:32 AM UTC

Quoted Text

One thing I might suggest, the mg34 ammo belt looks really stiff

Thanks for pointing this out.ill try and bend it to make it look more flexable.
Thanks for all your kind words.and thanks to all at Armorama for improving my modeling skills .
cheers karl
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 08:46 AM UTC
Excellent work on your Stug III Ausf G ! I really like the weathering you have done. It's also nice to see one in an overall dunkelgelb scheme.

Wunderbar !!

Cheers !!

Alpen
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 08:48 AM UTC
At least make a road on the base
Parks20
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 09:30 AM UTC
I'm going with the masses on this one-very nice job/needs to be in a dio.
yagdpanzer
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 10:06 AM UTC
Great looking StuG. IMHO just the right amount of weathering. Great job.
sgirty
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 10:11 AM UTC
Hi, Wow! What can I say that hasn't been already said here a few times before. Absolutely fabulous job there. Something to really be proud of. Like others have said, how about a dio., to further complement this piece. A nice "how-to" article would be okay too.

Take care, Sgirty
Teacher
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 10:12 AM UTC
Verrry nice Karl. One teeny weeny gripe? In my honest opinion the weathering looks great, but I think it would look even better with some dust added.

Vinnie
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 10:41 AM UTC
Wow. Beautiful weathering job. I like it a lot. I agree, a "How to" would be great!

Chris
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 10:41 AM UTC
Karl,
Well, hope you're happy about ruining my weekend
I hate people that raise the bar so high I feel like giving up altogether ,
Seriously, you've done a fantastic job. Thank you for sharing your work.
Let's just see if your next project is better . Just kidding. If it is, I'll give some serious consideration to an early retirement.
Joe
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 10:49 AM UTC
Hi Karl~
excellent job!
are those the stock rubber tracks???
thanks~
Ron
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 04:44 PM UTC

Quoted Text

are those the stock rubber tracks???

Yes they are.

Quoted Text

A nice "how-to" article would be okay too.

I would have but i took no photos when i was building it up.plus i have never written an artical before ,maybe vinnie teacher can help me on that one day as he writes good articals.
Dont worry lads i am planning a dio just waiting on some heki grass to come then i can start it.got a verlinden tree yesterday and some more figures.
cheers all
Pilgrim
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Posted: Friday, May 06, 2005 - 09:31 PM UTC
That's a great finish Karl.

Could you provide more details about the dry-brushing? The effect of paint wearing off the metal on eposed points is very effective, and I'd like to incorporate your technique into my own repetoire, if I can!
liberator
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Posted: Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 12:29 AM UTC
very nice indeed. i like the hanging jacket. the weathering job is beautiful. do the tracks really sags that much? thanks for sharing..they are nice refernces..looking forward to see more of your work.
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