Tamiya StuG III Ausf. B
Hope you are having a great July 4th weekend!
I signed up for Turretless GB and Tamiya StuG III Ausf. B was my choice. I bought this Tamiya kit at Hobby Lobby using 40% coupon. Yup, I am a cheap a$$ like some of you guys. It was a recent release and it comes with small amount of PE parts & aluminum gun barrel. The build experience was good but it was too short with low count of parts. The kit track came in as rubber bands so I opted for MK tracks with help from wbill, thank you wbill! Also, I used AM cable because the kit set wasn't that great.
The forum has been very helpful for me to build my second armor since my return after 20+ years break. Great tips how to paint the wheels & tracks, MIG weathering pigments, which colors to paint, using the pencil, how to paint wood and many more that I couldn't list 'em all. Thank you guys!
Please bear with me as I am still trying to figure out how to use my new digital camera Nikon CoolPix A570 that I bought few days ago.
I was too chicken to try dot filtering procedure this time. But I tried the MIG weathering pigment called 'Panzer Grey (Fading)' and I liked it very much. You can look at more pictures of the weathering results in the Turretless GB on page 10 if you wish. Then I applied second coat using Light Brown & Dark Brown MIG Washer and I nearly ruined my first weathing job. I think I was supposed to apply some protective coating before I apply second weathering? Help me here!
Tools... used MM Wood then applied W&N Burnt Umber oil paint. Then MM Gunmetal dry brushed with MM Steel. MIG Light Rust was used on some tools...
Interior pictures... I wish I bought AM stuff for interior because Tamiya kit wasn't that detailed. I drilled holes to hold potato mashers like shown in my reference books. The range finder part broke... I need to have it fixed by inserting a wire to hold it together because the cazy glue couldn't hold it together. It was one of two struggles I have had with this kit... PE part was so fragile that it snapped often.
I apologize for allowing my StuG crew to live like a bunch of pigs...
Playing with my new camera... I think it works better if I can take pictures outside?
I used the camera's flash... result was different but it showed its true color. Do you guys use camera flash or not?
Finally, I want to thank detailfreak for his countless support especially the pictures he found about my StuG. You have to look at the pictures he posted. And of course Thunderbolt379 for taking his time too!
Comments welcomed... thank you for looking!