My humble Sturmtiger

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:34 AM

Wowz thats one hot machine you built there. and that molded on zim sure does look fine, maybe more model companies should take note...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:04 AM

Looks good Tigerman I really like the camo job, very weathered to , I like it alot.

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 12:29 AM

Well actually I really thought the Italeri kit was the better of the two. I like the look of that molded zim, too.

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ABARNE

Member since
February 2003
From: Southern California, USA

Posted by ABARNE on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 12:11 AM

Well Tigerman, as the builder you of course know all the possible shortcomings of your build. On the other hand, I as a critic, without any particular expertise on Tigers in general and less so with the more esoteric Sturmtiger, cannot find said shortcomings in your photos. I like the metal on the tools, and in spite of the discussion about how they were often camouflaged along with the tank, I think they look a lot better individually painted. With such a nicely done camo scheme, I don't blame you for not wanting to hide it all under a heavy coat of weathering and mud. All in all, a fine build that you are more than justified in being pleased with.

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:57 PM

For some reason the pics turned out darker than I thought and I lost detail in them. Sorry, I will try to get some new ones up, it's just late now.

Dwight, it is a pretty detailed kit, some interior and a poor engine, but I was impressed. Just a messy build at times, lots of putty involved. Rob told me the tracks stank and offered some Tamiya ones to me. To be honest, I never had any ambition to build a Sturmtiger, just my LHS had it for 50% off. Can't go wrong with that.

Eric

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:51 PM

Hmmm..are you saying that Tamiya has a better Sturmtiger? That's explain the price difference between the 2. I might get one of those someday.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:48 PM

She looks great tigerman,got that one on the shelf.

Hey Dwight the tracks are actually indies (kinda )however not up to par with the tamiyas,also I noticed a lack of detail on the road wheels as well.

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:37 PM

That looks wonderful, Tigerman. Looks intimidating, too. Did it come with flexble tracks that you needed to replace them with Tamiya indies?

Now you something to keep your Panther company.

Great job!

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

My humble Sturmtiger

Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:34 PM

I just completed my Italeri Sturmtiger for the Stug/Sturm group build. I thought I would share it here so more people could critique it. It has molded on zimmerit, Tamiya engine grilles, Tamiya indy tracks graciously donated by Moses (thank you Rob), and Archer transfers. I'm pretty pleased with it (for my skill level) LOL. I prefer a more subtle weathered finish rather than mud. Let the comments fly...Sorry my pics aren't as good as I'd like them to be.