New forum member StuG IV... ** FINISHED PICS with FIGURE! **
Hi all, from Norway!
Just getting back to modeling after years of house building, tending to kids and so on...
I used to build 1/25 scale cars for contests about 10 years ago, but getting back now I just got the urge to do something completely different. The choice fell on armor because I built quite a bit of armor back in my youth, and this forum also contributed to my choice.
I've picked up an old Academy Minicraft StuG IV that I ditched back in '97 due to the afore mentioned house stuff.
I've been doing some internet shopping and wounded up with som PE, a Rubio barrel, indy links, Squadron Green, MM Panzer colors and a copy of Panzer Tracts no. 8 covering the StuGs.
I've been searching this forum for some good build up threads of the StuG IV but it seems like the StuG III get all the attention. Isn't the IV as popular as the III or is it just that there aren't any decent IV kits around?
I'd appreciate if somebody could point me in the right direction regarding build up articles on the IV.
I've started laying Zim with Squadron Green according to photos in Panzer Tracts, and I gotta say it's a PITA. I'm guessing it's kinda ambitious for me to do an armor starter kit with Zim and PE, but I've been taken with the quality of some of the builds on this forum so I decided to go all the way on my first armor model, so any input what so ever is highly appreciated.
I'm used to PE from my car modeling days so I'm guessing that part won't present a problem. I've been soakin' up all the threads about weathering on this forum so I guess I won't be needing my Micro Mesh Polishing kit to produce high gloss finishes. I'm kinda freaked out about these weathering and dry brushing techniques, but I guess it's just a matter of takin' it easy and studying pics and read articles on the subject.
Anyways, enough writing from my part now. Looking forward to some expertise input from you gurus here. I may even post some pics of my WIP StuG IV here if I dare...
Thanx...