Stug III G Finished Pics

Marc, good seeing ya at Mosquito Con! Looks like you have another show piece here...no criticisms from me! Good work.

     Holy hand grenade Batman that looks awesome!!!                                                                                                                                                                                  

One day I will be good enough...........................

T(h)anks

Chazzer(Scott)

I like your style of weathering ..........really good looking build .

Marc,

Looks awesome...one question, do you apply the pigments dry or do you apply them over thinners and let them dry?

Very good!  That's the kind of subtle look I'm working for.

Boy Marc, did you crank this baby out. Superb as always and really like the finish. Don't forget that badge .

Very very nice!  May I ask: the vision blocks atop the commander's cupola seem painted dark yellow.  Maybe re-paint those?

very nice enjoyed the pics.

Ron

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.

Roy... that's masking tape.  I almost forgot to put it in so it figures I would forget to take it out

I just noticed one of my return rollers is loose.  Some of the angles make the tracks look kinda wonky

Nice build, paint and weathering.  Don't feel too bad about the track direction, these guys couldn't get theirs on right either:

 http://www.worldwar2aces.com/panzer-tank/stug-iii/stug-iii-1526.jpg

Or this one where one track is on right and one wrong:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/5582978120/

Keep  up the good work.

                                                                                   Pat.

looks good Marc,nice amount of weathering,not overdone.

Backwards?  Ah crap!

It's gonna work either way though... I mean a 1:1 tank... but I have an extra set of tracks so i guess I'll fix it

I think that second one Pat would just go round in circles

wing_nut

Backwards?  Ah crap!

It's gonna work either way though... I mean a 1:1 tank... but I have an extra set of tracks so i guess I'll fix it

I think that second one Pat would just go round in circles

 Has probably happened to all of us at one time or another.

Straighten up that roller/track issue and you got yourself another winner.

 OK now.......    where's the penny?

Don't feel bad about the tracks Marc, everyone experiences it at least once on a Pz III family vehicle!

Looks like the usual standard we've come to expect from things rolling off your bench, nice work on the straight DY finish.

Tracks backwards......naaaa...just set up for 4 gears in revers and on forward

Looks great....hopefully you can fix your roller. Sorry I missed you this weekend....I owe you one!!

Rounds Complete!!

Thanks guys Much appreciated.

Bill, it's not until you start weathering the 1 color scheme that you realize how difficult it seems.  It gets so dark looking so fast, you really need to talk yourself into, "It's not that dark...but STOP NOW!"

Mike, sorry to say you missed a good one.  Still waiting for thee totals but there was a pile of armor there.  We had to do a double split of just the pre-45 category.

G, no worries.  In keeping with the vane of 2 part thoughts, my 1st reaction was, "That was harsh."  but then next thought was, "Nah! G's not like that."  I still love you. That's in a Wayne's World "I love you man" kinda way... not in a "let's get coffee kinda way.  Interesting though, I looked at about a dozen walk around of Pz and Stug 3s and 4s and about 40% had them backward too.  Some of them looked like they came form, the field that way too.

Two reference photo's that show them wrapped around the running gear in the direction like your model ......makes me wonder why the heck did they shape the tracks like that anyway ? 

wing_nut

Backwards?  Ah crap!

Hey Wingy,

What a lovely build - Tracks on the wrong way is usually the first thing I notice but I didn't even notice at all - I was too captivated by that SUPERB dark weathered finish you've managed to obtain! I'm not just saying that to make you feel better either

I used to do it all the time but that's the great thing about Friuls - just pull a pin and turn them around! I always leave an unglued 'safety' pin that can't be seen so should the tracks need to come off for any reason I can do it very easily.

I've also seen a lot of model show builds and even magazine pictures of  the real things and models with reversed tracks so unless you plan on showing it I'd leave well alone as it is a stunning build.

ATVB

Ben

Thanks Ben.  Most times the drive sprocket will stay taut and straight on its own without glue so I don't use it if i don't have to. It was  a snap popping the tracks off and flipping them around.

Another winner Marc,will I get to see it tommorow night?

John

WOW tomorrow?  Thanks for reminding me.  I think that may be arranged

Good thing I said somthing.... Hopefully see you then

John

Very Very nice work... Great OTB build!

It looks so spot on.
I have another lost picture where you can see a Stug III turning up towards the camera with an american truck in the background.
The commander is talking to someone at the side of the road.
This is exactly how I envisaged that tank.

I like the dented roadwheels, the tracks, the greasy looking undercarriage.

Thank you for sharing.

As always
Boarder

Very nice work you got there!

Outstanding OOB result!   I like the worn chipped rubber on the wheels.  Looking forward to your next build and what will it be? 

Dawg, Boarder, MM, Andy... thanks guys.

Andy here's the thing... Just started a WNW 1/32 Albatros for my Great War GB.  I having such a blast making little turnbuckles and eyelets galore and rigging wire.  I was even making a few of those goodies while stuff was drying on the Stug.  I made a comment elsewhere that the least time I was this excited about a model I was building it was when I change from all aircraft all the time to all armor all the time.  Does this means I am about to go all WWI bipe all the time?     NAH! But I bet I bounce back and forth a lot more.  I did pick up a Panther and T-34/85 at MCon that I wouldn't mind starting.  I guess I really didn't answer your question did I? 

Brilliant work Marc, pity about the return roller. As for the tracks, well add me as well, I got one right the other wrong and never noticed until Karl pointed it out.

All aside great work .

Terry.

Terry, tanks for stopping by and the kind words.  I fixed the rollers and tracks but did;t take another photo.  I might do that one of these days.