SimonT - 1/35 Zvezda Stug.IIIB - Bobs StugGB

[Neil Merryweather]

My word Mr T you are pushing the limits of scratchery with that treadplate repair! :flushed:
An Oscar winner in my opinion.

[Guest]

Ruddy marvellous! :nerd:

[SimonT]

Hi Andy - I reckon I must have spent best part of two hours making the three hooks. Most of the time was spent chasing them around the floor :smiling5:

Neil - not perfect but hopefully once painted and weathered it won’t stand out too much. There will also be the option of covering with snow

James - cheers

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
That replacement bit for the tread pattern has worked well.

I reckon I must have spent best part of two hours making the three hooks.

Why is it that things sometimes go well and sometimes just go from bad to worse. You know when you have a few of the same parts to fit - one always goes on easily and one, at least, just refuses to play ball :sad:
Seriously though the added/improved detail is mind blowing for us mere mortals.
Jim

[Fernando N]

Very nice detail work Simon, especially like how you made the cleaning rods modelling at its finest:astonished:.

Thanks for explaining how you make the various parts too, helps us mortals understand how its done:thumb2:.

[papa 695]

Some cracking work Simon

[scottie3158]

Simon,
Lovely scratchery mate. In particular the cleaning rods.

[SimonT]

Jim - thanks. That would be Mr Sod and his law coming into play

Fernando / Scottie - thank you. Quite pleased with how the rods turned out

Thanks Ian





added the hatch padlocks from the etch set

due to them being etch they are wafer thin so I bulked them out by CA'ing to plastic card


the S towing wotsits with flash and moulded clamps removed then the etch ones added


the wire cutters after a considerable re-work

• the front end had all the flash and flare cut off
• the jaws sanded back to points
• the cutting jaws were sawn apart
• the blade edges scraped back in
• the moulded clamp sliced off
• hole drilled through

the kit handles, shown for comparison, were then sliced off and replaced by micro brass tubing

the joint between new handles and kit front end will be covered over by the etch clamp



the muzzle dust cover was tethered to the barrel with a pewter strap

that was all I managed - these little details take an age to do as they are so small and fiddly

back to work tomorrow - boo - so all progress will slow right down to the usual crawl

[Jim R]

By 'eck Mr T this just gets better and better. Just being able to see the tiny bits it is an achievement but being able to work with them is incredible.
Jim

[SimonT]

I can only work with the Optivisor these days Jim - used to be able to do this sort of thing without

[SimonT]

Only a small bit of progress on the last day before going back to work


a totally new starter handle as the kit version was rubbish - plastic rod, brass tubes and some punched plastic card for the lugs


the radio aerial mount - bracket from a section of etch fret brass

the triangular locking handle was sliced from the kit part as was the swivel mount

the insulator is a punched disk, brass rod and microstrip

top of the mount and the aerial are more brass tubing

[Neil Merryweather]

astonishing!

[Steven000]

Very nice etch-work Simon :thumb2:

[Steve Jones]

What an absolute joy its been catching up with this build. Your detail additions are something to behold. Stunning work Mr T

[Jim R]

hi Simon
Truly amazing.
Jim