StuG 40 Build
These are the parts....
Lower hull and sides joined.
Upper hull added
You can't win any battles with a solid barrel
Drilled out the barrel. I have no clue wether the size is in scale.
Added some parts to the rear of the lower hull
Added parts to the top of the rear.
Dry fit of the barrel to the..... other bit?
Added some bits to the front of the turret. Dry fit of the gun assembly.
Added the cupola and the supports for the schürzen
Painted A.Mig-011 Dunkelgelb.
First time ever airbrushing camouflage. Decided to do it unmasked as well. Learn it the hard way. 😉
The back end. Green is A.Mig-001 Olivegrün. Only the red remains to be done....
Added the A.Mig-014 Rotbraun.
I'm having trouble to get the paint thinned well. The green was too thick, the red a bit too thin.
Just keep trying to get the right paint:thinner ratio.
It still looks .... nice?
Glued the barrel on. Learned the other day that Ammo paint actually are Satin. So the shine is supposed to be here. Will be fixed with a simple matt coat 😉
Dry fit of the wheels.
Tricky tracks.
Trying to get the correct radius.
Overview.
One of the single links fell victim to my carpet monster.
Masked the road wheels with poster buddy
Tires painted
Tracks painted
Light rust wash
Pre-filter
Tan filter applied
The infamous grass returns! Original on the right.
Alignment of the wheels
Glueing of the tracks
Commenti
30 December 2016, 17:20
Martin OostromThe kit is fine, nice lines, good fit. On purpose I put on an extra ammount of clue, in the hope it will look a bit like weldlines. I also painted the gun thingy with Mr surfacer to look like welding marks. Looking forward to the painting.
I'm dreading the tracks, that are a whole lot a pieces....
30 December 2016, 19:00
Ingo FYeah the tracks .... Pain in the .... to build then vinyle tracks but in the end they looks more realistic. 🙂
30 December 2016, 20:22
Martin OostromI try to be. Up till now mostly WWI and WWII planes. I'm progressing to the more modern planes, just made it to the 50's 🙂
This is my very first tank ever. I've done a lot of ships, some 25 years ago. Got some in my stash though. Also in my stash are 3 locomotives, which I've never done before.
In the previous century I had some bad experiences with trucks. I'm tempted to try it once more, but first I'll have to empty the stash a bit.
13 January 2017, 08:53
Martin OostromOkay, resurrected this one. Has been far too long. Of course one of the tiny single links went AWOL and was snatched by the carpet monster. Now I need to think of something. Leaning towards a broken track or something.
17 April 2018, 19:56
Ingo FI can look tomorrow into my stash if i have some leftover parts from my StuG/Panzer IV builds i did years ago.
17 April 2018, 20:03
Martin OostromThanks Ingo, but I just glued the remaining tracks to represent the Stug having lost a shoe.
17 April 2018, 20:46
Peter HardyMartin? Building something that doesn't fly? Is this the 'real' Martin? Hell hath frozen over!! I will have to buy a lotto ticket! Clearly this is my lucky day!
17 April 2018, 21:03
Martin OostromOverslept buddy? Your mind's still a bit groggy I fear:
Kenworth AeroDyne 'Motormaster' | Project by Mahoo76 (1:32)
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😄
17 April 2018, 21:19
Spanjaardi missed this one before. i am certainly in. what to know what you are up to😉
18 April 2018, 10:05
Martin OostromI bought a circle cutter just so I could mask the wheels. Sadly enough a 1cm radius isn't the same as a 1cm diameter. So I have masked the wheels with poster buddy.
18 April 2018, 21:16
Alec KSweet build Martin. Have this one in my stash also (I guess I also fall within the "Allrounder" category...). Following 👍
18 April 2018, 21:18
Peter HardyHead in hands! I'd like to solve your problems Marty but I have to go work.
18 April 2018, 21:19
Martin OostromPainted the wheels & tracks. Up to final assembly and perhaps some weathering
19 April 2018, 16:53
Martin OostromThanks for the tip James. Will do next time.
Alec, it's a nice little tank and goes together with zero problems. Only the tracks are a bit of work. This is my first tank ever and I think I want metal tracks in the future.
But now, the infamous grass has returned. Started on a tiny base for this cutie. Drowned the too green and uniform grass in pigments. Hope that helps.
19 April 2018, 20:30
Peter HardyMetal tracks bring their own problems Marty, especially little tiny itsy bitsy ones. They do look heaps better though!
19 April 2018, 20:53
Peter HardyYep, I reckon so! Don't do the KT though, those tracks are almost impossible to put together without bending the little tiny linking parts. And use staples, not the wires they give you.
19 April 2018, 21:09
Alec K(Insert Yoda accent) 1:35 is the path to the dark side. Jedi's strength flows from the one true scale...
20 April 2018, 01:14
Peter HardyIt's too late to save him now! The Force is weak within him, but with the Dark Side he will grow strong, and armour will form and flow at his every command. Even Fruil tracks will bend to his every whim. Come to us young Martin, be one of us. Reject 1/32 forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20 April 2018, 02:34
Martin OostromAaaaand she's done. You can admire her over here StuG 40 Finished | Album by Mahoo76 (1:72)
I'm tempted by the dark side 😛
Can anybody explain this one-true-scale expression to me? One would think they mean 1:1 😉
20 April 2018, 14:59
Spanjaardvery nice job Martin. you are building really fast for somebody who complain that can only work at the bench very sporadically😉
fast and good quality 🙂
20 April 2018, 15:52
