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Alex K
I'm in - of course...

Michael Kohl
I only and sincerely hope that you quadruple checked your references that the original plane didn't have an "Airfix" molded on the cockpit side walls - lest you have to scratch new ones. 😉

Łukasz Gliński
My heart broke when I had to do it 😁

Nicolas
I'm in. Got the Airfix kit and the Pavla detail set in my stash, but I'm thinking about replacing it with the AVI kit. I think your report will be a big help there.

Cuajete
Great! The Bird Dog Society has begun. I have felt a great disturbance in the Force, but I remembered that Łukasz is a great tamer of hard plastics 😉

It looks like those photo-etches are doing a good job 👌

Alex K
So... if the AVI kit is destined for the representation of Major Buang-Ly's plane... I'm also eager to see what the Airfix kit will be...

Łukasz Gliński
You're absolutely right Alex - AVI's going to be Major's BirdDog and Airfix is destined to be boxart DJ-coded one.
I was thinking of Maltese markings for it, but there are none available.
Cuajete, the PE are quite good, but the Airwaves set has quite unclear hand-drawn instructions, which is challenging sometimes.
Nicolas, wish I could fetch the Pavla tail set, I need to try restoring the raised lines after having to remove the injection marks.

Nicolas
I'd wish there would be a conversion kit to a Siai SM 1019. But I think I have to scratchbuild the different cowling, propeller and tailsection.

S M
I'm in!

Łukasz Gliński
Terve! 😛

J35J
Taking a chair

István Szücs
Interesting project, I'm watching!

Robert Podkoński
Watching too.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome mates 👍

Clement
Nice project, I'll take a chair and follow along 🙂

Cuajete
Very nice interior, Łukasz! 👍

Guy Rump
Looking good Lukasz, following. 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Thanks and good to see you. I progressed a bit with AVI set as Airfix requires some corrections, namely tail and windows

Robert Podkoński
A beauty!

Christian Bruer
Recently I stepped into the 3d printed product range from Fat Frog Scale Models. This company from Hongkong offers highly detailed 3d printed tracks for all common German WWII tanks in scale 1/72. In the case of these Pz. III tracks the driving wheel is printedt together with the tracks. They fit for Dragon, Revell, Vespid etc. Because of the sag it will not properly fit with other brands Pz. III kits, but I'll give it a try later.
So I start this project just to look how it works. You have to build the main chassis and running gear except the driving wheels. You can glue all the wheels in place, except the idler wheels. Here I recommend to dry fit first, to make sure everything is aligned correctly. In my case the tracks seems to me 2-3 mm to short, so that I had to adjust the position of the idler wheel to get a proper fit. Here I only made an oval whole out of the round whole to fix the idler wheel a bit more forward. I also add a brass pin inside of the driving wheel to get a correct fit as well.
Well it is not a shake and bake as I first thought, but with just a little work you will get excellent tracks for your scale 1/72 tanks.
I can highly recommend this product and hope they will increase their range.
About the Dragon Stug III, nothing else to say, because it is an excellent kit!
Happy Modelling, Christian

Simon Nagorsnik
This looks interesting- i follow!

Tom B.
Those 3d-printed tracks look really neat 👍 I´m following this!

Christian Bruer
Welcome aboard Simon and Tom. Still enough place in the first row.

Christian Bruer
Last modelmaking in 2023, progress on the Stug III.
Happy Modelling and a Happy New Year to all Scalemates🙂

Alec K
Following along, and Happy New Year 👍

Christian Bruer
You're welcome Alec 🙂

Spanjaard
looking good. happy 2023 Christian

Christian Bruer
Thx Spanjaard 🙂

Dave Flitton
Following

Christian Bruer
You're welcome Dave 🙂
WIP Stug III, Dragon scale 1/72. I finished the basic work today. I made some improvements and added storage items on the engine deck.
Tracks are 3D printed from Fat Frog Scale Models, accessoires are Black Dog and ModellTrans Modellbau, figures are Dynamo Models.
Happy Modelling
Christian

Christian Bruer
WIP on my Stug III, basic painting is done, next colour modulation with oils.
Happy Modelling
Christian

Guy Rump
Looking great. 👍

Alec K
Christian, you make it look easy 🙂

Christian Bruer
Thx a lot Guy and Alec 🙂

Christian Bruer
First figure is painted. Dynamo Models figures, 3D printed in excellent and sharp quality and figures with lifelike and interesting poses.
Happy Modelling
Christian

Rui S
Excellent figure painting 👍

Christian Bruer
Thank you Rui 🙂

Christian Bruer
Figure #2 is done.
Happy Modelling, Christian

Spanjaard
excellent

Christian Bruer
Thx Spanjaard 🙂

Christian Bruer
WIP on my Dragon Stug III painting process.

1. Basic painting using Vallejo 71.025 (Dark Yellow) and highlights 71.025 + 71.001 (White)
2. Chipping and scratches using Vallejo 70.862 (Black Grey) + 71.001 and contours using 71.025 + 71.001
3. Washes using oils, Yellow Ocre, Medium Yellow, Raw Umber and White
4. Highlights using oils, Yellow Ocre, Medium Yellow, and White

Now the paint needs to dry completely before I can add final touches with oils and acrylics.

Happy Modelling
Christian

Spanjaard
superb!

Christian Bruer
Thanx Spanjaard 🙂
The Sturmgeschütz is done. The last detail I have added was a cover in between the gun mantlet and the casemate to keep it clear from water and dust. Only later versions got this modification out of the factory. Before it is often seen as a field modification.

Finally a crew is added. I used the excellent Dynamo-models Stug crew.

Next will be a small vignette to present the Sturmgeschütz.

Happy Modelling
Christian

Pietro De Angelis
WOW!

Christian Bruer
Thx for the WOW Pietro 🙂

Marcin Dudek
1/72?! No way, it looks like 1/35. Perfect job👏

Christian Bruer
Thank you very much for your kind comment Marcin 🙂

Alec K
Another beauty, very inspirational 👍

Christian Bruer
Thank you Alec 🙂

Guy Rump
Wow! So impressive! 👍

Christian Bruer
Thank you very much Guy 🙂

Christian Lehmann
👍

Agrippa
Very nice work

Pepe
Wooooooow.....impresionante!!!!!