New forum member StuG IV... ** FINISHED PICS with FIGURE! **

quote user="Manstein's revenge" Stampede, that's top-notch work!

Thanx Manny, I really appreciate this coming from you!

Got some primer on the StuG today.
It got a bit "wholer" when a uniform color was applied. Can't wait to get down to the dunkelgelb and camo...

Sooooooooo cool!

I absolutely love it!

That zimm looks incredible! WOW!

Wow, all of that work is paying off, but who hit the last Schurtzen panel on the right side?  It hasn't even left the paint shop and some yard ape drives a forklift into it?

Oh, wait, this is 1/35!

Hi  im newer to the site than you  but i say welcome anyway,as for your build i have been doing armour now for about five years after a long break and if i could produce something of that standard now i would be more than happy let alone  reaching that level on your first build.Your cars must have been something else.I ,like you have also done cars as im a bit of a car nut,there all in the loft now (hundreds of them) There wasnt any PE for cars when i used to model them.Zimms great. Heres a pic of my motors incase your interested, Cheers ,Andy.

I would like to join the other members in congratualting you to a great looking build!
Skitsnyggt!
What do you use to prime?

Svenne

Doog, Manny: Thanx for the cudos on my build, highly appreciated!

Dre: Thanx for the cudos! The yard ape that trashed the schurzen left in a hurry so I didn't quite catch who it was...

Bodge: Thanx! Kind words appreciated. Nice wheels you got there too!
Here's a link to one of my cars: /forums/857247/ShowPost.aspx

Svenne: Thanx! I used Tamiya primer for the priming coat.

RBaer: Thanx, I appreciate the nice comment.

Just a quick pic of the pipes on the StuG to get an opinion of wheter they look ok or not.
Here goes...

Comments are welcome...

Tjena' Svenne...

He he, you are too kind with the pulling you legs statement!

But it's just inspiring me to continue the road I'm going down with this build.

Thanx!

Got started with some washing and weathering this weekend.
Tried to follow Doogs weathering tut with some, I guess personal "twists".
Here are some pics of the "dots" after I washed the model a couple of times with a raw umber wash.

After the "dots"...

Made a new tow cable too.
Used some speaker wire that I twisted with the pin vise.
I used some lead foil on the ends and insdie the loop. Then I slapped on some paint and wash. I think they turned out pretty good.

I recon the next step will be a pin wash and another Doog trick with the tan wash to simulate a dust coat.

Comments are welcome, cause I'm still learning...

The weathering looks great so far, especially the exhausts.  Did a great job on the camo too!    Keep up the good work. 

Tjaba Stampe,

I can see that you did choose to replace the Tow Cables and I thin kyou did right.
Not only for the twist but also with the finer wire you are now using it looks very good.

Whats your experience on the Doogs dot technique?

I very much look forward to your next update.

Norda Gorda Fjord Kajorda as always

Svenne

Well, I'm considering myself finished with this one now up to 99,8%.
Just need to take care of a couple of small things like the lens in the Bosch light and get the figure painted and ready.

I'm working on the figure right now to get it ready for my first contest next weekend with an armor model, I'm really looking forward to that.

Any comments, critics and changes I should do before next weekend is welcome. I think this has been a fun project as a first armor build, and I appreciate the cudos and positive feedback from you guys here in the dark zone.

Anyways, here goes...

Some detail shots...

That's it, I'll post some pics of the model with the figure when I get it done and are satisfied with it. Hope I can pull it off cause it's gonna be my first attempt at figure painting also.

Wow, top marks fella. That really is a super looking Stug. Good luck at your show. This thing deserves to win something.

...Guy

Luftwoller: Thank you for the kind words! Glad you liked my model and my work.

Manny: Thank you very much, glad you liked the final result. Yes, it's marked as a vehicle from the 17 SS Panzer Grenadierdivision "Götz von Berlichingen" I recon in France late 1944.

I'm hoping to get a prize, but I'm not getting my hopes up too high cause the armor modelers here in Norway are very good.

I'll post some 100% finished pics with the figure later.

Just fabulous, man, simply a gorgeous StuG! The zimm and the weathering sre excellently rendered!

Yes, the modellers in up there in Norway are very good--you've just proved that!!! WOW!!

Thanx a lot doog, this sure means a lot coming from you who's work I admire.
And thanx for the good norwegian modellers comment, I'm flattered.

Here's some final pics of the StuG with the figure included. Since this is my first figure painted it think it came out pretty ok.

Comments and critics to my build and figure painting are welcome, I'm still learning, thanx.

Hmmm....maybe too many pics!

Looks good, stampede! The figure caps it all off just perfectly! Nice collar tabs there--either you're the best detail painter in the world, or they're decals, right? LOL! Just keep practicing with figure painting, and you'll improve on every one! This one looks fine to me!

This is a really tremendous looking StuG, stampede, a real work to be proud of!  

the doog wrote:

Looks good, stampede! The figure caps it all off just perfectly! Nice collar tabs there--either you're the best detail painter in the world, or they're decals, right? LOL! Just keep practicing with figure painting, and you'll improve on every one! This one looks fine to me! This is a really tremendous looking StuG, stampede, a real work to be proud of!

Thanx doog, appreciate the comments!
I'm happy with the collar tabs, those are Archer Dry Transfers, so I'm not the best detail painter in the world!

Thanx again, to be honest I'm kinda proud too!

That is a great job and the figure seems to exude a "Yeah, we bad" uber-confident attitude.

Well done, very well done.

Tigerman: Thank you very much! It's been an enjoyable ride building this one too, and I've really apprecaited all the positive comments on my build from you guys.

Glad you liked the dusty weathering on the lower hull. I was a bit unsure of it myself in the beginning, but it kinda grew on me. Thanx for the cudos on the fig too, appreciated.
I wasn't aware of the schurzen being only 5 mm thick, so I guess I'll just hook the rear right one off before the contest I'm attending this weekend. Thanx for pointing this out to me.

White_R34: Thanx for the kind words!

Dre: Thanx! He he...I agree that the fig does look a little cockey. Glad you liked my build.

RBaer: Thank you very much! I'm quite satisfied with the figure since it being my first try with figure painting. And, yes I think he looks like he belongs there too.

Stampede wrote:

the doog wrote: Looks good, stampede! The figure caps it all off just perfectly! Nice collar tabs there--either you're the best detail painter in the world, or they're decals, right? LOL! Just keep practicing with figure painting, and you'll improve on every one! This one looks fine to me! This is a really tremendous looking StuG, stampede, a real work to be proud of!   Thanx doog, appreciate the comments! I'm happy with the collar tabs, those are Archer Dry Transfers, so I'm not the best detail painter in the world! Thanx again, to be honest I'm kinda proud too!

The dry transfers looked amazing. Those are very small pieces, I don't understand how you could keep them from moving around when burnishing, please share with us.