dml stug///finished pics

here's my old dml stug kit i finished a couple of months back...  this is my fourth model since returning to the hobby after my fifteen year off period...  it's and old kit and my only complaint was no bullet splash ribs and the extremely difficult to clean-up

tracks...  but overall i was happy...  i used a detail set from royal models on this one, and various stores from difrent companies...  the figures are all dragon, i think they're pretty stiff but way better than what we had back in the day...  i still gotta work on

my figure techniques...  sorry bout the quality of picks and the overlap of my crowded work space... 

Its a good looking build!  Kudos!

Did the chain come with the kit?  If not, great addition.

Bummer about the pics, for it would be easier to critique your work. Perhaps you could take some pics outside?

I would definately like to see better pics of this build.Looks like a winner so far.

Always loved those little beast StuGs!  It looks pretty good despite the picture quality.  That's something we can work on in Panzer III GB.   Just a tip, tone down the gloss paint on the figures by applying a coat of flat acrylic or two... it always worked. 

Thanks for posting your pics.  May I offer this suggestion?  Don't fall into the trap of using chains too much.  On modern AFVs (and I include WW2) the only major combatant that really used chains (attached to hooks) much was France.  Other nations used cables.  Chains weren't that useful and if you look at photos, you'll rarely see them.  Modellers love them for some reason.

   Does that make me a poser? LOL!! Nice job.

Chazzer

Hey Malone,

I think that looks like a really nice build!

Get your wife's camera and get some shots posted - I love my StuG's and want to see this one!

I take all my pictures using a 'daylight' light in the office at home or if the weather is ok there is a perfect spot outside where I can put my builds and get a proper daylight picture where the build just oozes colour and the camera isn't dazzled by the Sun as I take them just as the Sun is dropping in the sky slightly.

Since I started building I've always used my 'phones. Nokia phones with a little 5mp camera & Zeiss lens seem to work very well for me. I must try and get my Dad's digital jobbie set up for close range range work - it's a very nice camera but I struggle with close range photos, (lack of picture clarity mainly) - my phone does better.

Looking forward to more photos!

ATVB

Ben