AlanG's 1/35 Tamiya Stug IV (StuG Group Build)

[Guest]

Exhaust is excellent, looks very realistic.

[AlanG]

Ok thought i'd try something different instead of the red brown colour. I have had a bottle of Vallejo Model Air Rust sat in my draw since the beginning of time and so i thought i would use that instead. Once this dries properly i'll add the hairspray and then the tri-colours. Then it's chipping/scratching time. I'm interested as to what you guys think of the added rust colour?

[AlanG]

Final dry test fit of the side armour panel thingys. Looking good imho

[AlanG]

So i've made a fictitious tri-colour pattern on the side armour skirts with hairspray underneath. This way if i mess it all up i can just leave them off lol

[Guest]

I like the colours Al, good luck with the chipping!

[AlanG]

Not sure i've done it right but it's sort of scratched/chipped. Do i have to seal in the underneath colours with varnish before i spray the hairspray? Here's what it looks like at the moment.

[AlanG]

Ok so i've stripped the side armour panels as i wasn't happy with the chipping effect. Some of the chips went all the way through all layers of paint (and i wasn't rubbing hard). So i was wondering if the hairspray i used could make a difference? We had this tin of maximo cheapo stuff around the house from somewhere back in the depths of time. Is this ok to use or does it have to be a particular brand?

[Mickc1440]

That's looking really nice Al. Quick question as our kit instructions look the same. One of the last bits shows two triangular brackets that are shaped to go under the rear fenders but around the rear idler? housing. I'm at a loss how to fit them so they're still in the spares pot.

[AlanG]

Same here Mick. I couldn't get them to fit at all.

[Mickc1440]

The gap between the underside of the fender and the housing is quite significant considering the size of the parts, spares they are then.

[AlanG]

BattleshipBob mostly. What colours are the tools on the StuG IV? Are there any wooden parts or can i paint the whole lot black?

[Guest]

The handles on the shovel, pickaxe, bolt cutters and similar are wood.

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Al, the cutters had a baker-lite finish, a reddish brown and the tip of the shovel is often molded with its location bracket, this should be the same as the vehicle

Cracking work by the way, now wheres the mud and dust!

[BattleshipBob]

That's looking really nice Al. Quick question as our kit instructions look the same. One of the last bits shows two triangular brackets that are shaped to go under the rear fenders but around the rear idler? housing. I'm at a loss how to fit them so they're still in the spares pot.

I have built the Tamiya Jagdpanzer IV and yes the two plates are a right pain to fit, good solution

[AlanG]

By jove old bean i think i may have cracked it. Changed the varnish to Klear and it seems (on initial attempts) to stop the water soaking all the way through. allowing me to rub the paint away. Just need to try it on the exhaust next as that will be the real test because most of the paint will be missing.