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

al41andall wrote:

HELLO NORWAY! WELCOME! Here are some shots of an ITALERI Stug. IV before camo painting and weathering. It's an early zimmeritt attempt and I used a series of production shots for reference. I used SQUADRON white putty spread with an artist paint spatula with the handle removed so that I had a wide end and a narrow end for tight spots. I textured it with a small flat blade screw driver. I'll eventually finish this model. Hope this helps some.[/img]" border="0" />" border="0" />" border="0" />

disastermaster, waddaya mean?

Should I make a new cable, but twisting it to the left when making it instead of to the right, as I did on this one?

wbill76 wrote:

Found a good shot, and a description, in Squadron's Stug III G Walk-Around of the shot deflector. The weld seams are clearly visible and the caption indicates that it's a stamped steel piece, not cast as I'd originally thought. The design is identical between the StuG III and IV.

Thanx wbill76!

That's a really good shot, think I gotta get me this book. Seems that the only part I had wrong was the vertical seam I applied, and I also have to apply a seam around the bottom flange in front of the cupola.

Thanx again!

Erik

Found a good shot, and a description, in Squadron's Stug III G Walk-Around of the shot deflector. The weld seams are clearly visible and the caption indicates that it's a stamped steel piece, not cast as I'd originally thought. The design is identical between the StuG III and IV.

the doog wrote:

Stampede wrote:  detailfreak wrote: the projection from the front of the cupola ,being concrete,would not have a weld seam.but rather seperation marks where the lack of or poor bond to the steel is apparent.with yourself and 9 toe tanker applying zim there should be no need for any of us to apply zim in the field..have relatives in dorotea sweden,i believe they have a resort there.welcome. detailfreak, you need to enlighten me here. I've been checking out some references in Panzer Tracts #8 dealing with the various Stugs and it seems to me like there should be a weld seam around the base of the cupola. If you check out the two enclosed pics and compare the weld seam drawings in the saukopf area to the ones around the cupola base, don't you agree that this does look like weld seams? Feel free to chime in here... Thanx... I would tend to agree withyou, but I wouldn't make my decision based on a drawing; try to fing some photographic evidence instead to support it.

Stampede wrote:

Help has arrived.......

German tow cables sported a left hand twist.

Stampede wrote:

detailfreak wrote: the projection from the front of the cupola ,being concrete,would not have a weld seam.but rather seperation marks where the lack of or poor bond to the steel is apparent.with yourself and 9 toe tanker applying zim there should be no need for any of us to apply zim in the field..have relatives in dorotea sweden,i believe they have a resort there.welcome. detailfreak, you need to enlighten me here. I've been checking out some references in Panzer Tracts #8 dealing with the various Stugs and it seems to me like there should be a weld seam around the base of the cupola. If you check out the two enclosed pics and compare the weld seam drawings in the saukopf area to the ones around the cupola base, don't you agree that this does look like weld seams? Feel free to chime in here... Thanx...

detailfreak wrote:

the projection from the front of the cupola ,being concrete,would not have a weld seam.but rather seperation marks where the lack of or poor bond to the steel is apparent.with yourself and 9 toe tanker applying zim there should be no need for any of us to apply zim in the field..have relatives in dorotea sweden,i believe they have a resort there.welcome.

detailfreak, you need to enlighten me here.

I've been checking out some references in Panzer Tracts #8 dealing with the various Stugs and it seems to me like there should be a weld seam around the base of the cupola. If you check out the two enclosed pics and compare the weld seam drawings in the saukopf area to the ones around the cupola base, don't you agree that this does look like weld seams?

Feel free to chime in here...

Thanx...

Man....PE weld seams! What will they come up with next?!

This is looking superb, really! It is definitely a unique look to a StuG build and I'm excited to see the paint finally go on! 

Applied some weld seams up front below and beside the saukopf opening and around the base of the commanders cupola. The seams were applied according to my references, hopefully they are correct but opinions and corrections are welcome.

The weld seams are PE from Lion Roar, with quite nice detail. They come in different widths so I applied a narrow one around the cupola base and a tad wider one below the saukopf opening.

Here are som pics of the result, I think they will look good once painted.

Below saukopf area...

Commanders cupola base area...

Phew!....got the final zim on the lower hull layed down yesterday, I'm glad that's over.
I hope it'll look ok once painted and weathered.
Comments and critics are welcome as always...

Now if only my PE could arrive so I can get down to some serious building. Anybody got any experience in shopping at Internethobbies and Squadron, cause that's where I've ordered my stuff.

Pics...

The herringbone pattern of Zimmerit looks very cool! You sure jumped back into modeling with both feet and hit the ground running onthis build. Very nice work! Good idea to do sections before they are glued together and are easier to get at.

HELLO NORWAY! WELCOME!

Here are some shots of an ITALERI Stug. IV before camo painting and weathering. It's an early zimmeritt attempt and I used a series of production shots for reference. I used SQUADRON white putty spread with an artist paint spatula with the handle removed so that I had a wide end and a narrow end for tight spots. I textured it with a small flat blade screw driver.

I'll eventually finish this model.

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Got some more zim layed down today, man that's tedious work.
Dunno how this looks to you guys, so comments and critics are welcome...

The final strip of zim in front will be applied when the lower hull is glued to the upper hull.

Please do comment...

DHM wrote:

Those tow cables look great!  I have never been able to get tow cables right.  From what I see it should work fine.  I'd like to add that your zimm looks awsome, too.  Not a pattern that you see every day.

Yeah--cool cables!

Those tow cables look great!  I have never been able to get tow cables right.  From what I see it should work fine. 

I'd like to add that your zimm looks awsome, too.  Not a pattern that you see every day. 

Made a tow cable yesterday to replace the kit supplied "blobby" one.
Will this be useable when weathered properly and the eyes cleaned for flash?

I made it out of three slightly flexible wires that I twisted and inserted them into holes drilled in the original eyes.

Thanx for the cudos on my build and zim so far guys, appreciate it.
I may be in over my head here, but I kinda like stepping into modeling again with both feet in a demanding project. Gonna be kinda cool to see how the final result will look.

I'll keep ya posted, thanx again!

Thanx doog, I really appreciate this kinda feedback from ya!

Nothing fancy when applying the zimm, just some Squardon Green, an X-acto with a #11 blade to spread the putty and a 5 mm wide throvel I made from Evergreen .25 sheet which I sanded tapered at one side.
Now I just hope that my backordered Lion Roar PE from Internet Hobbies can arrive soon so I can get down to some construction as well.

Thanx again and I will keep the WIP photos coming...