Some Unfinished Business

oh ok, i'm a bit shy to ask him. he looks japanese. he brought some static grass too.

anyways, i just "half finished" the camo on my unimog (just the top). i don't have the paint "leather brown". and i'm taking it step by step, the hard way actually. first time to do a camo. (it's really hard) i'm "hands-up" for the modelers who can do camo schemes"

thanks for bearing with me.

here's the link again
www.geocities.com/garry_xxv/kulang

Getting better, pare. I can see that you already a modeloholic. He-he-he. (Like me). don't be afraid to do camo schemes. Practice on pieces of plastic until you feel you are getting it. Good luck.

hehehe Dwight. yup i guess i'm a modeloholic too, like you and the rest here. lol
thanks for visiting it again. sorry i have to put it on link, i dunno how to post it here. all i got were x's.

I always make it a point to check the sites of the members because I really enjoy looking at the models. If you have time please visit my site by clicking the Web Icon under my signature and you can give me suggestions on how I can improve my works.

Regards,

thanks for the link Dwight! actually i saw it already while i'm still a snap together hehehe. i really admire ur work and i don't know any suggestions right now. i should be the one asking for suggestions from you! hehehehe

Garry: Cool stug III. Are you going to do it in a camo scheme?

Thanks Dwight!
yup am gonna do a camo scheme, it says on the instructions that it uses an olive green and desert yellow colors, with the dots. i know you know what i'm talking about hehehe. is this scheme correct? i really have doubts on the kit's instructions.

and i hav to buy an air compressor, canned air is really putting a halt on my builds.

I'll check my refs on the camo schemes and I'll try to let you know tomorrow.

Check National Bookstore. Last time I saw they had a good sized compressor on sale. I use the Tamiya Basic Airbrush & Compressor Set. Not so strong but quite handy and less-noisy.

i saw a compressor at ace hardware and it's priced at 3,800. it's a kawasaki oil-less compressor 25-35 psi. am not sure if it's good but i'll try with my airbrush before buying it (if they let me). i don't know what's an oil-less compressor either.

the tamiya basic airbrush is the one with the rechargeable battery right?
it gets the job done pretty good! u got nice models! your airbrush is "basic" but you're a pro! hehehe

Garry: Yep it's real, avaliable through scottishquality.com for a mere $963.67 US! No I don't have one, it's about $750 out of my budget!.

Hey, hey! That Unimog is coming along nicely, Gary. Whyd you stop at the top? Nice work so far, man.

Btw, if youre looking for a compressor, try taking a trip down Sta. Cruz. The prices there are at least P500-900 cheaper. You just have to find the right store and make lots of tawad. Hehehe! I got my compressor there after retiring my Tamiya Spraywork rig. After the 11th year the Spraywork compressor churns out more noise than air. And then it conks out... sigh.

ey allan, welcome back!

i stopped at the unimog because am still experimenting on camo schemes, i used some masking tape and cut 'em on curves. first time to do it and also, got no more air coz am just using a canned air. and i also forgot to buy a brown paint. hehehe

hopefully i could buy a compressor next week.

thanks for goin back here.
what are u building right now? i'm building a snap on gundam right now, hehehe.

Gary:

Sorry I cannot find much info on the camo schemes for StugIII G. Here's one link that I found:
http://www.features02.kitparade.com/sturmibg_002.htm

However, you might want to take a look at the following as references. These are not exactly for Stug III G but just in case it is OK for you not to be historically correct with your camo schemes. He-he-he.

For a Stug40 G


For a Stuh42


For a StugIV


Good luck.

Dwight,
thanks for goin all thru the hassles!
it's a stug iv, same as the third pic.

thank you very much pare!

No problem. At least I got 1 out of 4. Hmmmm. 0.25 not bad. He-he-he.

ha ha ha at least u got it!

i think that's the same scheme on the box of the stug. it says desert yellow and olive green. then there are dots whose colors are opposite it's background. that means yellow dots on the olive green and olive green dots on the desert yellow. sounds like a lot of work.

one more thing, what's the color of stug's tracks? no instructions on the kit.

thanks!

Well here is how I do it:

1.) Paint it with a self mixed paint 60~70% Dark Blue + 30~40% Black
(sometimes when I am lazy I use Gun Metal)
2.) Apply a darkbrown wash
3.) Drybrush with metallic grey
4.) Apply another darkbrown wash
5.) Drybrush lightly with chrome silver

But remember, there are a lot of possible ways to paint tracks. If you are planning a dio for the tank take note that the ground work should a least be related to the weathering of the tracks. Ex. If the groundwork is muddy then it is necessary to put mud on the tracks. If the setting is sandy or dusty, the wash to use should simulate the dust on the tracks, etc.

Good luck.

Thanks Dwight! it's my first time to do a german wwii tank and it's really fun.

just finished mudding up my M113. hope you guys check 'em out again.
i don't like what i've done with the paint job though. i think that's what they call pasty look.
i over "dry brushed" it, got carried away he he he

thanks guys!

www.geocities.com/garry_xxv/kulang

comments and suggestions are very welcomed.

Just finished the unimog's camo and decals.
first time i did a camo and i think it doesn't look good.

some tips and critics would be very welcomed.

Looks fine Gary, well, we got to start somewhere and for your first camo job I think it
looks fine. I recently discovered pastel chalks and I think it adds great realism to
models if you're wanting a dusty/dirtied look. I got mine from National Bookstore in
Ayala, It can be bought for about 50php. per stick there are different shades, just look
for raw-umber or burnt-sienna or something like that(just as long as it looks brownish).
By the way the brand is Faber-Castell and make sure they're not the -OIL BASED-
pastels(the oil based are labeled as soft pastels), choose the hard ones.

What you do is you rub the pastels on a fine grain sandpaper and just apply the sanded
down pastels using a paint brush over the nooks&crannies of your model, if you mess
up you can just wash it off. I found this technique through this website.

And about the compressor, Oil-less means you don't have to oil the motor through its
entire life-span, most modern electric motors are like this, same as most electric fans
nowadays (we used to have an old fan that you'll have to put oil every so often).

I'm normally using a big compressor used for painting cars (very noisy, everyone in
about 20ft. radius is complaining when I start painting. he he, I can imagine the family
saying -tama na, Ipahinga mo naman yan!) but now it's being temporarily used to
refurbish a house somewhere. So I'm currently using an oxygen compressor I found at
the attic, the one used in hospitals and I believe my grandpa used it as well. The only
problem now is insufficient pressure, but just as long as it blows its fine for me! He he

QUOTE: Originally posted by Garry_Gnu hahaha beans....thanks! just got home.... have an M1a1 abrams from dragon...iraqi freedom with me (it followed me home hehehe). i can't wait to see it finished, but i have to work on my stug first..maybe until i painted its base color then i'll start with the abrams.

Isn't that the one with etched grilles? I saw one in Megamall, looked very enticing to me as well, but I didn't let it follow me home. hehe I'm looking forward to the day when I'll be able to bring several kits home. he he

QUOTE: Originally posted by Garry_Gnu ey allan, welcome back! i stopped at the unimog because am still experimenting on camo schemes, i used some masking tape and cut 'em on curves. first time to do it and also, got no more air coz am just using a canned air. and i also forgot to buy a brown paint. hehehe hopefully i could buy a compressor next week. thanks for goin back here. what are u building right now? i'm building a snap on gundam right now, hehehe.

Ey, Gary.

Been on and off line, lately. Work's been quite heavy these last few days. I expect it to get heavier still.

Buti I got on line in time to get a peek of your work. Its just like that shampoo commercial --- paganda ng paganda (getting prettier and prettier). There may be a little overspray here and there, but nice job, pre! I like the way you splattered mud on the wheels. Very nice indeed. Now Im tempted to buy one.

We'll be having an internal contest this March at IPMS-BAC. The theme is British built/designed/exported equipment. So I dropped all pending projects and am now building a 72nd Challenger MBT and a 72nd BAe Hawk 127. I just hope I can finish them in time.

Great work, man.

Bean: hey thanks for the tip about pastels! i have some chalk pastels here, still unopened, i'll try that on my models soon! yup, the M1A1-HA has the PE grilles.

Allan: thanks for coming back! yup i oversprayed the brown on some parts. when i get the compressor, i will repaint the unimog coz i really don't like it. i'll just give it a nato black and green scheme. is it open for non-memebers? can we watch it? if not, can i be a member?

i'll repaint the sides of the M113 coz i over-dry brushed it, masking the mud works of course coz i like it dirty! i'll just use the extra decals.

Just finished painting my stug german gray (canned air is finished again).
next move is to paint it with dark yellow.

Thanks for dropping by. i hope am not starting to annoy you guys LOL

Well, getting better each step of the way. Keep it up.

Thanks for the boost pareng Dwight.

i have a question, are the sides of the M113 made of aluminum? i've read that the top part is aluminum, i don't know if the sides are also made of aluminum.
Thanks guys!

'Dre,

Methinks they're aluminum, too. They made it that way to avoid corrosion, 'ata.

Thanks Andrew!

i made an error putting rust inside the engine bay, i'm sure it's aluminum too. what color should i use for it's engine bay? same as the interior?

Siguro...

I believe older 113s used white for the engine bay, makes it easier to see inside. Course, I've never seen any so I could be mistaken.

Anybody can set us straight?

i painted it white the first time but when i installed the engine, i realized that the muffler is right there inside the engine bay too! so i dry brushed some flat black and rust not thinking that it was made of aluminum. it must be really smokey inside an M113, thats why there's a decal that says, caution carbon monoxide. but there's an exhaust on the engine bay's cover though.

Gary,

Annoy us? Not a chance! We love seeing each other's works. Overspray's fine. We're all guilty of it every now and then. If you'll look closely at my sig pic (the 1/76th Phil Army Scorpion), there are some oversprays here and there too.

IIRC, some M-113s had aluminum hulls. I could be wrong, but I think the ambulance and other support versions were made of aluminum.

You're always welcome to come and see our internal contests. We do have several non-member guests who drop by (Shrikes dropped by once), even non-modelers! And you're most certainly welcome to join the club. If youre interested, check out our new website: http://www.ipmsphilippines.com and click on the "Contact Us" toolbar. Tell Bossman or Hunter youre a friend. I really hope to see you one of these days.

Andrew,
Uy! Bagong pangalan (New name)! Dont think Ive welcomed you before, pre, so welcome to the forums!!!

Guys,
We'll be holding a National contest this October. Check out the post made by Bigman in the Community Announcements forum for more details. Get your kits and tools out and lets get ready to rumble!