And now for something completely different, sorry i lie like a cheap watch!!

[Richard48]

A real shame and lazy of the beggars.Im not a total rivet counter but accuracy in basic areas is the way to go.With so much information and technology nowadays then we do expect more.Id love to do a nice Stuh 42 but just not worth the expense cross kitting.
Watching your progress chum.
Rich.

 

[Jakko]

No sure how much a sprue costs but lazy is the word

Sprues are cheap — the moulds for them cost large amounts of money, though. Try putting some numbers into this calculator: with some WAGs at values for a typical tank kit sprue, I get costs of US$50–80,000. That is for one sprue, and I suppose everyone here knows how many tank kits come on a single sprue

 

[BattleshipBob]

A real shame and lazy of the beggars.Im not a total rivet counter but accuracy in basic areas is the way to go.With so much information and technology nowadays then we do expect more.Id love to do a nice Stuh 42 but just not worth the expense cross kitting.
Watching your progress chum.
Rich.

Hi Rich

Good to hear from you

Remember exterior wise a StuH was the same as a StuG, the differance was the gun and ammo racks. All you need to do is get a metal howitzer barrel, move the fire extingusiher so the head points inwards, Alkett built all StuH. You could drill a hole in the mantlet, this was for a machine gun which was not fitted to StuH but the hole was on many StuH.

Doing a StuH myself is at the back of mind??

 

[BattleshipBob]

After a few weeks of pain from my right wrist, decided to take two painkillers and a support strap and get on with it.

Almost finished the rear end, no fit issues, also fitted the bolt on 30 mm armour on to the glassis




No problems with the drive and idler sprocket but took a while to make up just one wheel set, very poor mouldings

The replacement ones for the Pz 111 M have turned up so may use a few of them to see if they have been improved??

Due to pain could only go at a slow pace and after a few hours i had enough. Looking forward to the lovely Tamiya StuG for Simons GB!

 

[JR]

Bob out of interest re Takom, watch this if you have time.

Night shift is the guy building it , finds a lot of faults with this issue of a New Jagdtiger.

Yours the 4BO Club.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Bob out of interest re Takom, watch this if you have time.

Night shift is the guy building it , finds a lot of faults with this issue of a New Jagdtiger.

Yours the 4BO Club.

Will do

StuG u like club

 

[Steve Jones]

Great to see you back at the bench Bob where you belong. Exhausts are looking goooood!

Bob spends another Sunday afternoon Stug spotting with his Welsh friends during lockdown

 

[BattleshipBob]

Great to see you back at the bench Bob where you belong. Exhausts are looking goooood!

Bob spends another Sunday afternoon Stug spotting with his Welsh friends during lockdown

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Any sign of 4BO chaps!! Really hope Dai does not start the engine

 

[Jim R]

Hi Bob
Like Dave on page one I am amazed at just how much knowledge you and some others have. Real Mastermind stuff.
Looks a nice kit and seems to be going together nicely.
Jim

 

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks Jim, spend too much time reading!

 

[boatman]

Hooray the stug kid is back in bussiness glad to see you building again Bob mate an even if you do only a little its better than none at all as i know you are in pain with your wrists but please keep havin a go when you can as it pleases me to see you buildin
chris

 

[scottie3158]

Bob,
Good to see you building again mate.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Hooray the stug kid is back in bussiness glad to see you building again Bob mate an even if you do only a little its better than none at all as i know you are in pain with your wrists but please keep havin a go when you can as it pleases me to see you buildin
chris

Very kind of you Chris!

 

[BattleshipBob]

Bob,
Good to see you building again mate.

Many thanks Paul,

 

[BattleshipBob]

Bob out of interest re Takom, watch this if you have time.

Night shift is the guy building it , finds a lot of faults with this issue of a New Jagdtiger.

Yours the 4BO Club.

Thats shocking for a new kit John. Seems no one builds the kits before releasing them. Although the Tamiya StuG is years old, when it comes to fit it knocks spots of Takom and the same goes for the Jagdtiger!

 

[BattleshipBob]

Wrist and pain killers at the ready, bit more done

Finished the rear, added engine deck covers.


Started on the casemate by adding the extra bolt on 30mm armour in front of the internal ammo bin and the loader

Decided to remove the middle stud and nut on the 30mm armour in front of the driver. This makes it a Miag build and to a narrow build date of March to May 43, only Miag StuG's had this missing bolt due to the metal behind the extra armour not being thick enough.


Had to cut bits off the wheels to make them join together ok, then left clamped using clothes pegs. Not good as the wheel details are very good!

Cheers bob

 

[boatman]

IM amazed Bob about this bolt where is it was it suppoce to be could you put up an arrow an the build is lookin very good are you sure you are not a rivet counter lol
chris

 

[JR]

Good to see you back sticking plastic, Chris is right where was the nut ?

 

[adt70hk]

Bob out of interest re Takom, watch this if you have time.

Night shift is the guy building it , finds a lot of faults with this issue of a New Jagdtiger.

Yours the 4BO Club.

Uncle Night Shift!!! Aka Martin Kovac. One of my favourites. Maybe not the absolute best but I like his self-deprecating style. I'm actually about a third of a way through that one.

 

[adt70hk]

Looking good so far Bob!

ATB

Andrew