1/72 German Armor Group Build

Ok, I've allready done it with barrel up like SP arty but I'll post pics tonight, I was pretty happy with it.

Will

Ok here are the pics, there not the best quality, but my camera struggles with the small scales. The decals on the back are there there just not visible. The base is half the clear plastic box to a pack of cards that doesn't fit on the cards, and the mud is PVA and pastels. It was an enjoyable build.

Will

Will7813 wrote:

Ok here are the pics, there not the best quality, but my camera struggles with the small scales. The decals on the back are there there just not visible. The base is half the clear plastic box to a pack of cards that doesn't fit on the cards, and the mud is PVA and pastels. It was an enjoyable build. Will

great build and a good paint job.

but i thought the elefant was a anti tank, so the gun should be horizontal, or is it just to show the detail?

keep it up

Robbioo

Robbioo wrote:

great build and a good paint job.   but i thought the elefant was a anti tank, so the gun should be horizontal, or is it just to show the detail? keep it up Robbioo

ok sorry, didn't read the last messaseg about the accident.

great build

I have but 3 words to say Will "INCOMING TAKE COVER!!!!!"

   nice job on the fix and a great job on the paint & weathering

Thanks for the comments guys, if I get any 1/72 german armour before this GB finishes, I'll join it again (and not break my model again )

Will

Duke Maddog wrote:

I will. Thanks. I have the wheels done so far, but there isn't much else I've done so it ain't worth taking pics yet. I should have more done later. Meanwhile, here's where I am so far with my Trumpeter 1/72 scale Sturer Emil I started:

I made a concerted start on a Dragon StuG IV (Late) last night. I'm still waiting on some PE for the Ostwind to arrive, you see.

This should be a quick build.

Progress:

The superstructure isn't yet glued to the hull, and neither is the roof glued to the superstructure. The fit is exceptional, and the moulding detail is quite good, too.

Brews wrote:

The superstructure isn't yet glued to the hull, and neither is the roof glued to the superstructure. The fit is exceptional, and the moulding detail is quite good, too.

Brews,

Nice work.  I enjoyed my Stug IV kit.  I wouldn't even bother gluing the upper hull to the lower hull or the roof to the upper hull until you are starting to weather.  Things on these go together that well.

Grant

P.S.  I look forward to seeing your Ostwind. 

Nothing's happening this weekend. I'm in Perth until tomorrow night, then flying back to Auckland. I'll havea  busy few days, then flying to Vancouver for a week, then onto London for 2.5 weeks. I might drop in on some friends in Lansing on the way, though.

 I swear I wasn't looking for an LMS here in Perth, but in fact last night, when I went out for a bite to eat, I came across this shop:

which I went into today to check out their stock levels. I have to say, it's well-stocked. However, I left it just as well-stocked as I walked in, due to the fact that I'm going to Scale Model World in a few week's time!

Now that I've got a bit more done on this, I want to post these quick pics of some of my proigress on this Emil. There ain't much done, but at least you'll be able to see what this baby will be looking like!

Here is the main parts/assemblies of the 1/72 scale Trumpeter Sturer Emil all test-fit together so you can see what it's gonna look like:



I have to paint all the interior parts that go on the inner walls of the fighting compartment and then paint the exterior before I can glue this all together. Once that is done, it is on to finishing!

I hope you guys like it. Comments are welcome! 

You are right. Nothing was really safe in front of that. One had sixteen kills before it was finally subdued. The other of the two was captured at an evaluation camp where it was being used to train another crew.

Got some paint on it, I just have to get the interior detailed and installed now. 

Hey is anyone still watching this?

I got a some pics of my 1/72 scale Trumpeter Sturer Emil here to show off. Here is a shot of the gun carriage assembly mounted in the main hull:

 

There's still a bit of touch up I need to do in there, but it's coming along again.

These next two shots are of my interior, first one side then the other:





And here are a couple of pics of this model showing each side with the fighting compartment walls test-fit in place:

I hope you like it. Comments are welcome.

Man Dave, I'm sorry to hear that. At least you are getting some renovations done, that is good. Hopefully things will go fast so you can get back to building.

I've completed the assembly on my Emil. Now all I have to do is the decals and then weather it. I'll post pics when I'm done.  

The StuG III is finished bar the matt varnish.

I'm pretty happy with it.

Pics to follow.

The StuG III started out OOB, and is essentially OOB except that the antennae were damaged in a plane trip, so I made some bogus new ones. I posted this also in the Airfix GB (I forgot where I was talking about it). If you want, I can delete this post.

Anyway, here's the build-up.

and, painted, decalled and on a Matchbox Comet base:

Looking good Brews! Glad to see this one, it looks great!

Now here are pics of my completed Trumpeter 1/72 scale Sturer Emil:

Thanks for looking, comments are welcome!