Tamiya's stug III B *WIP* FINISHED

sgtsauer wrote:

Great job on the model so far. That looks like a beautiful kit. Too bad Tamiya didn't do an "A" model. I would love to build a kit this nice as Michael Wittman's "A" model.

sgtsauer wrote:

I have the DML kit in my stash but it isn't nearly as nice as the Tamiya Stug III B.

I built mine not to long ago. Its nice for its age. I had a lot of fun building it. 

Like Randy Quaid says.. 

"HELLO boys, I'm Baaaack"

OK, so I didn't know you were gone... that's not the point

You are back in fine style.  That's looks really sharp.  It would terrific with the dog chilling on top like in the photo.

Geist awesome pic man i saved that one for reference thanks for posting it,

Treadster my man good to see ya bro and its good to be back at the bench 

as always guys your interest and comments are appreciated i have just a small update for now as most of the time is spent waiting on washes etc to dry, i did some weathering on the lower hull and running gear while the washes were drying on the upper deck, using pigments mixed with alcohol i sprayed them around the wheels and lower hull, gotta be careful with this as it looks like theres nothing there but when it dries it will be covered heh, after it dried i gave it a wash or two and this is where its at right now 

the upper hull after a few more washes the weathering is building up nicely 

    Ron,your stug look's awesome. Great way to start you'r "comeback".

Wow...the weathering on the suspension is ultra-realistic...are you using ANY pigments for this or is it strictly washes achieving that dusty effect???

Ut Oh.....the factory is back in full swing!!!

Always great to see your builds. Looking at the Tamiya M8 soon for me. I'll be interested to see yours.

Rounds Complete!!

Nice build so far Ron as always.

The Griffon tool clamps does look impressive doesnt it ?

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Ben

The results you achieve are top nudge as usual.
Mixing pigments with alcohol, is that artists pigments?

Thank you for sharing and being back, I realy missed your postings during your time off.

Svenne

Thank you all for your continued interest you have really helped me get back into the groove, Manny sorry i missed your question the undercarriage was done by spraying pigments mixed with rubbing alcohol then a couple of washes have been added since, warning spraying pigments in your AB may not be healthy for it i use a $20 junker so i dont really care  also practise on scrap before trying if you even care to, when wet the pigments do not show when they dry they will be everywhere and they will be fixed so no brushing them off.

Hi Svenne, its good to be back :) yes i used artist pigments see above especially the warning heh.  

more coming soon but its essentially just wash after wash after wash until i either run out of washes or it gets to where i want it whichever comes first heh.  

Spectacular build Ron! That "panzer grey " looks perfect.

The only thing that looks out of aspect to me is the lack of balance between the accumulated dirt and grime on the undercarriage and the rather "clean" appearance of the upper surfaces. 

10 out of 10. 

                                            Steve
 

Thanks Manny and Steve its still in progress i have done a little damage/chipping and have finished the washes now and added pigments and the upper now looks well weathered like the lower i still have a few finishing touches and it has some curing to do but i should have some pics up in the next day or two. i beagn work on the M8 because of the wait between weathering applications. The biggest reason i use cheap AB's is i really cant be bothered to take good care of them and i abuse them trying new things out so if one lasts a year then its worth it heh.

This is probably a little bit of copy cat from Manny and some of the others, but I really really like the weathering of the undercariage.  I think this might be the best one I've seen - and that's comparing it to a lot of models.  It's certainly the best "dusty" version I've seen.

Great work!

Wow, awesome, Ron! You haven't missed a beat! This looks tremendous!

When are ya gonna start doing some figures? I' would love to see your models with some human perspective next to them--I would be very interested to see what you could do on a crewman?

One thing though--it does slow down the build a bit...

Congrats on a prefect lil' StuG!

HEY STOOOOG!!  ........................

Once again i want to thank everyone kind comments this has been a real fun build for me, Hi Doog to be honest i have tried a fig or two but i just cant get them to a level that they simply dont fit with the way i finish my models im pretty much with Bill on this one where i build my models to be stand alone vehicles and as you said they do take precious build time  thanks for checking this out .

Hi Matt, glad you enjoyed tagging along and i appreciate the comments, there are some fine modelers on this forum and there are things we can all learn from each other one of my favourite things is checking out other folks build ups.

Well folks here it is the finished model, after many more washes of different mixes of van dyke brown and raw sienna oil paints i was happy with the acumilation of dirt and grime i then did a little chipping using dark brown acrylic paint applied with a fine brush after which i did a little bit of spot washing on the chips themselves with a slight rusty colour and van dyke brown to blend them in, then finally i added some pigments here and there and did a slight drybrush with steel.

The stowage is just placed for now i may change it around after everythings cured properly. 

all comments and questions are welcome, hope you like . 

Now that is a fantastic build! If you do not mind me asking, what colours did you use for the accumlated dust? The overall effect is very realistic.

Cheers

Mike

Very nice indeed, Ron. You chose the right color in the end. That German grey looks awesome with the layered washes/pigments. Top marx fella. I love it.

...Guy

This is just excellent. Everything ties in now.

...... Not to be a partypooper, the only thing I detect is the third roadwheel from the front on the port side. It appears to be "floating" just a wee bit.

Wonderful.

                                Steve