Its NOT a Stug!! Tamiya 1/35 Brummbar + Easy link Ostketten tracks

[Guest]

"Somertketten"

It means “Something flawed”:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=somert

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[Steven000]

I'm sure in that book with "Somertketten" they meant the opposite of winterketten. Thus normal tracks. It means indeed 'summer track' in German though...

[Guest]

As Allen said, that would be Sommerketten.

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Allen, i as i said i know bugger all about a Brummbar but i am being well educated. many thanks :thumb2:

Enjoy Mike, my brain hurts:tongue-out3:

I am not using the tracks now and will keep for a StuG, want to play around with the skirts, damage, weathered etc so will use the rubber band tracks and skirts, surprised that Tamiya did not use there excellent link and length tracks :angry:

Right back to the ugly beast, almost ready, the holes on the front plate are for spare tracks so will paint first before fitting, same goes for the tracks on the lower bracket

Kit comes with 8 steel wheels, so placed them at the front on both sides, i assume they were used due to the weight of the gun?



Might leave a skirt leaning against the body, but will damage it first after thinning it




Soon to join the others in my blo++dy cold garage

Hope you like chaps :upside:

[Allen Dewire]

Hi Bob,

No problems Bro, if I can help out in any way, just give me a shout. They weren't the prettiest thangs, but had one hell of a bang for the buck! The steel wheels were used exactly for that reason, overweight on the Pz IV chassis...

First used in Kursk supporting Ferdinands and radio-controlled Borgward IV's. The Brummbärs were to bombard the soviet infantry emplacements, the R/C Borgwards were to take out the fixed emplacements and bunkers, so the Ferdinands could move forward, with their 88 mm guns and take out the supporting tanks and whatever else moved. They made slow progress on the first day, but didn't count on the minefields that were laid in depth. Broken tracks stopped more vehicles than enemy fire on the first day of the offensive.....Just some useless info about the 216th StuPa group at Kursk....

Prost
Allen

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks Allen

No idea they were at Kursk!

[BattleshipBob]

Right back on with this, i really must break the que in the paint shop:tongue-out3:

slapped on some black Mr 1500 surfacer, thined 50/50, in too lacquer now so easy to work with apart from the smell :angry:




can see the scratches i should have sorted but will leave.

Biggest problem is the garage i have to hoover the bench every time, keep the door shut its too dark despite lights, keep it open to windy and dusty, cannot win , BUGGER

[adt70hk]

Good to see this one back the bench Bob!

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks for that, got a bit of catching up to do:disappointed:

[BattleshipBob]

Next up, 2 thin coats of Tamiya lacquer dark yellow, thinned 50/50 and at 15 psi




Happy bunny so far, not sure if it needs another one or two layers

Would appreciate your opinions chaps

I have 7 kits awaiting different stages of painting!!

Bob

[Steve Jones]

Difficult to tell from the photos Bob. Looks good from here. I personally like a bit of primer showing through here and there as it adds to the faded worn out look.

If your a happy bunny then I'm a happy bunny too :smiling2: :smiling5:

[BattleshipBob]

Difficult to tell from the photos Ron. Looks good from here. I personally like a bit of primer showing through here and there as it adds to the faded worn out look.

If your a happy bunny then I'm a happy bunny too :smiling2: :smiling5:

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Whos this Ron chap lol

Thanks Steve, one more layer, been messing about with a lamp to see the effect on shadows. Going to leave in a single colour, and hope to keep that faded knackered look!

[BattleshipBob]

Well its back:upside:

One of my shelf queens. So another thin layer of dark yellow and i hope it gives a well worn faded paint look. Bit surprised that the paint feels rough??

Tamiya LP seems to be like MRP, needs to be sprayed at lower pressures and in several thin layers, on one StuG over 4 thin layers to finally cover the red primer!


Added Tamiya LP semi gloss varnish, then decals

Also started on the washes and the exhaust



Noticed two lifting hooks have escaped and vanished bugger!

Cheers bov

[scottie3158]

Bob,
The paintwork looks top notch.

[BattleshipBob]

Bob,
The paintwork looks top notch.

Appreciated Paul

Can see a bit more cleaning up to do after the washes!

Just looked at the decals and not looking good, so another layer of microsol!