hey guys, heres some pics of my latest build this was a kit i got cheap on ebay it came with a metal barrel otherwise its oob i had heard that was a pretty crappy kit but to be honest i really enjoyed building and painting it, the fit was great and it was fun beating the crap out of it, while the kit may be innacurate it looks like a stug to me and at the end of the day as long as im happy heh i still have one or two things to finish up like rusting the exhuast and a bit of stowage and some better pics but anyhow feel free to comment in anyway and thanks for looking.

ron g.

Hi Ron... I think the tank needs some serious maintenance... LOL... Lots of weathering! It might be a crap kit... but I think you did justice to it... Great job.

I think the rusting is fine... instead you might want to add a little soot to the exhaust..

Nice build Ron!

You did a fantastic job on the paint!
Very real world look to it.
Where did you get the cammo scheme idea?

I'am building a Tamiya Stuh 42 w/ interior.
I will post it as a feature build on Amorama.
I hope my Stuh turns out as good as your Stug.

Great Job!

Steve

Great stuff! You should be happy with this effort!Maybe a little more dirt and crusted mud to be the origin for the rust.My only concern is the 'bent' skirt.Armor grade steels tend to crack and shatter from impact force rather than bend.Fender sheet metal can be wadded up like paper.
Cheers!

Really nice! You should be really pleased with yourself! I especially like the muffler and how it looks really rusty. How did you get this effect?

it looks great, too bad you didn't put zimmerit on

Great job on such an "old school" kit! I enjoy bringing older kits into the modern modeling age as well.

Wow, that's one worn-out looking Stug IV. I love it. My only nit would be the lack of zimmerit.

Nice STUG. That thing looks like it went threw hell and back. Nice weathering

Shows what a good effort can do to a less than mediocre kit. Great job!

thanks everybody for the great response your feedback is very much appreciated, soot as been added to the exhuast thanks for that JM as this is something i tend to over look and definatly does add to the end result,

Steve the paint job is something i was trying to come across as a field applied ambush style scheme not based on any actual vehicle so kinda gave me a bit of freedom, ive seen your stuh with interior and it looks fantastic, the interior finish and weathering is top notch im looking forward to the finished article,.

Rick i was kind of holding off on the mud till i can find a good recipe that looks real, im still having trouble getting anything to look just right and thanks for the tip on the bent armour ill take care of that,

Hellbent the muffle was painted in a netmeg brown acrylic paint and then heavilly washed with burnt umber/sienna oil washes i still need to add a little texture i think,

Now to address the zimermit, i thought about this for a few days and i know i should have but i just really wanted to have some fun with this kit and try some new things with the painting and such and having only done zim once before i didnt want to get bogged down with it so i decided in the end to just build it without, ill save that for the next one

thanks again everyone.

ron g.

Great job on making an old Dawg look good.

Ciao biffa,
I agree with the rest. You definitely made the most of this kit. I really love the "use" your machine has suffered. It's look realistic! I like much!! Congrats!

Your stug looks great. Its nice to see old kits that are finished really well like yours.

Roy

Very impressive weathering Ron. That Stug has certainly taken a beating.