spanner's 1/35 Tamiya Stug IV - Bob's Stug G.B.

[spanner570]

Thanks boys.... :thumb2:

Bob, the model isn't finished yet, and I did write earlier that the Jury is still out regarding the sag...er, lol There are original pictures of stugs with no track sag, so I've yet to decide which way to go with them... :upside:

Thanks for all your positive input.

Cheers.
Ron

[spanner570]

Tools painted, then the whole model toned down a bit with an all over Lt. grey brushed on wash.
Some damage.
Then some modifications / moved bits / add-ons, all asked for by the Stug commander to make life easier and more practical - to him anyway!

No offence, but I don't much care for the trend for (To me anyway) excess wear, rust and chipping. I think they all tend to get over done. Very clever skills, but too much. After all, a large percentage of them didn't last long enough to go rusty, etc.

So I'm sticking to a bit of wear, some fender damage (smashed off too!) and burnt metal around the exhaust.

Please don't have a pop at me, as I fully appreciate we all have different approaches to the finish we want for our own models.

Here's my Stug so far.







Still loads to do......

Cheers.
Ron

[Guest]

Looks good Ron :smiling3:.

[Guest]

Would never have imagined the disc camo was brushed on, looks great!

[minitnkr]

Looking very good. Tight tracks don't get thrown as readily. I'm of the same mind Ron. Most vehicles in western Europe really didn't survive long enough to sustain a lot of wear&tear. I would think the same of the Russian front, although they certainly put more miles on than the west. Tiger Is seemed to do pretty well everywhere as they appeared to be more mechanically robust than later marks. First cuppa ramblings. PaulE

[Guest]

No offence, but I don't much care for the trend for (To me anyway) excess wear, rust and chipping. I think they all tend to get over done. Very clever skills, but too much. After all, a large percentage of them didn't last long enough to go rusty, etc.

QFT.

While I think models painted like that often look good, I at the same time think they usually look unrealistic. I’ll never be able to paint like that, but I aim for a finish that leans towards the plausible-for-a-real-vehicle rather than towards the artistic.

[Fernando N]

Looking very nice with the disk camo Ron.
Neat way to represent zimmerit too :thumb2: .

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps.... :thumb2:

I'll wind this up now.
Thanks to those who posted during the build.

Here's a picture of the finished model.


I've posted the final pictures over in '2017 onwards group builds completed'.

Here's some 'Taster' shots.









Thanks.

Ron

[Guest]

Hi Ron, an absolute belter of a build. Loving the camo and the minimalistic weathering.
I have a tendency to over cook my weathering as I get carried away with it but as you say each to his own.
Great build. :thumb2:

[spanner570]

Hi Ron, an absolute belter of a build. Loving the camo and the minimalistic weathering.

Thanks James. If you fancy a wander over, the final build pictures are over in '2017 and onwards Group Builds finished'

Thanks again.
Ron