Those figures are what make this build Stik. Really well executed OOB build. But compared to your usual work this one looks too "new" lol.

Don't get me wrong, I'm NOT complaining. This is just another one of your excellent builds that showcase just how talented you are. I love those figures!

Thanks again Mike! I went with "light" weathering for this one, with just airbrushed on dust, plus the usual pin wash and dry brushing. I kinda of rushed this build along to get it done, so that is another reason that it looks "newer" than more of my recent works... LOL! These are the Miniart Russian SP crew figures and they really are sweet. I think that I am finally starting to hit a stride with figures.

Thank you Eric. I actually thought that it was a kit without many difficulties. Maybe I got lucky?

I think you are! They make this one more alive. If you'd not included them this would've been a rather plain build.

Whatever you build next, go for it with the figures! Go all out and really have some fun!

Thank you for the vote of confidence. The guys at AMPS must agree, because they voted this 2nd place in our little Chapter contest earlier tonite. You will be seeing more figures from me in the future...

Nice work Stik,I like the dusty undercarriage.

Thank you sir!

Really nice work on the SU-76 and the base SP. The figures really give life to anything open top like this. And I love the concrete dust, I'm still trying figure how to do this to make it look as convincing as yours.

The rubble was simple... Hammered gravel ;) I glued the bigger stuff in place and sprinkled on the smaller stuff in random batches... Plus some airbrushed on "dust" on the vehicle and base with very thinned Tamiya Deck Tan.

Well, my final entry for this project....

IPMS Monthly Chapter Meet and Contest

Big congrats!!! 

 I missed this first time around.  Any tank built, whether clean or dirty looks good to me, but your figures are really nice.  You did a great job on them and they do look good.

Very nice. And congrats on the award.

Congratulations on the recognition! 

Thank you gentlemen! I do appreciate your kind words.

Really nice, Carlos, and I agree that those figures are the bomb. 

My only critique would be that you could manipulate that dust coat a bit; put some light scratches in it as if the vehicle brushed against branches, objects, and maybe some streaks or splashes in it would break the monotone color of it. 

Those are some good suggestions for me to try out on the next one Karl. Some scuffs would certainly liven things up... Thanks for the feedback!

Really nice work. Obviously  the  others agree. I too like the figures and the overall look of the vehicle sitting on the rubble and cobbles  

Thank you Duster. I am still learning my base groundwork techniques so each one is a learning expereince.

I had not seen this before. Super nice job. I think the level of dirt is ok on the cleaner end of the spectrum. Say it was offloaded from a train car in Potsdam.

Figgies are really great. They actually look like they are doing something.

BTW Karl, nice to see a new avatar. Change is always good.