Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya Stug III Ausf G "Finnish Army"

[Mr Bowcat]

Thanks Ian.

[Steve Jones]

Just catching up on how things are going Bob. The camo has come out really well. Nice work on the tracks also. Nearly there now??

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Steve.

Yes, nearly there. I cut a bit of ply for the base last night, but I don't think it will take long to complete as it will just be a forest floor.

[tr1ckey66]

Great work Bob. And it’s always a good idea to tie the final weathering to the base. Looking forward to the finished display.
Cheers
Paul

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Paul.

[Mr Bowcat]

Evening chaps. :smiling3:

I got to work on the base, which is a bit of ply.

First up I added some blobs of air drying clay to add some topography, and also some plaster of Paris rocks I made ages ago but haven't used yet.



Next up I covered it with thinned PVA glue and sprinkled it liberally with grout. As this started to go off I sprayed it with water to get some texture.



And finally I airbrushed some brown and earth tones and painted the rocks grey and added a dark wash. When that has dried I will dry brush them with some lighter greys.

[Mr Bowcat]

Evening chaps.

I've been working on the base some more. I finished painting the rocks over the weekend and I'm quite pleased for a first attempt, they look reasonably rock like.




Tonight got the grass and litter down, and plugged in some trees.



I might actually leave it at that. I'm trying to portray a forest track in the summer, and I think adding much more will detract from the scene.

[stillp]

Looks good Bob. "Less is more"!
Pete

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Pete.

Yep, that's exactly my thinking.

[Steven000]

Looking good Bob, nice work on the base :thumb2:

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Steve.

[Steve Jones]

Very nice base Bob. The grass has come along particularly well. Looking forward to seeing the Stug in place

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Steve.

I'm hoping to get it wrapped up tonight.

[spanner570]

Great looking base, Bob.
Nice and simple - You are spot on with your reasoning. Too much on it and it would take the eye away from the Stug.

Balance, my dear chap, balance.... :thumb2:

[Mr Bowcat]

Thanks Ron.