Pete's 1/35 Tamiya Stug III B

[Deleted member 7237]

Well done Pete.

The only thing you can say is that I had ago and it didn't fall off. The good news is I've got new glasses so this in the box and I can finish the Kangaroo at least I can finish it before Christmas.
Pete.
Pete.

 

[JR]

The only thing you can say is that I had ago and it didn't fall off.
Pete.

I'd love to have a go, but think it might be a little to much .

 

[Deleted member 7237]

I'd love to have a go, but think it might be a little to much .

If I can let's say do it you certainly can.
Pete.

 

[JR]

If I can let's say do it you certainly can.
Pete.

Ok Pete, the next Russian slab of Armour remind me and I'll have a go along with some texture on the castings .

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi his is just my opinion and my first attempt at metal tracks but Fruil tracks are to time consuming I get the cleaning up part which I've done but drilling 1,344 holes for the wire is a joke, spent most of the day on them and only half finished on one side and have given upon them and are in the bin never again .
Will stick to rubber band tracks.
Pete.

 

[JR]

Hi his is just my opinion and my first attempt at metal tracks but Fruil tracks are to time consuming I get the cleaning up part which I've done but drilling 1,344 holes for the wire is a joke, spent most of the day on them and only half finished on one side and have given upon them and are in the bin never again .
Will stick to rubber band tracks.
Pete.

Damn and blast, dig them out mate, send them to me I'll do them for you.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Looks good Pete nice updates

 

[scottie3158]

Pete,
They can be a chore but the way I do it is to do a few at a time then set them aside and do something else. Dig them out they are worth it in the end.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Got all the parts in primer, when I paint this one in the new year I'm going to try some contrast painting between the wheels and lower hull with lighter wheels and darker lower hull.
Also use a slightly darker colour on the sides and lighter on the top surfaces.
This has become a test vehicle now.

Added a few more little details after the initial priming, drilled out the end of the mud guards support rods, tool clamps/brackets from copper wire and white card.



Test card, I still need to test more colours.

Pete.

 

[Mini Me]

Pete, I've been following along and this is quite a bit more than just a test vehicle. I really think you have done a great job with the details and all the extra equipment you've added. If the glue stain on the roof bothers you, it's an ideal place for an Ariel recognition flag. Cheers, Rick H.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Very nice Pete, carry on sir!!

 

[stillp]

How well does Stynylrez brush Pete?
Pete

 

[Deleted member 7237]

How well does Stynylrez brush Pete?
Pete

Hi Pete black and grey or brilliant, green and beige a bit wishy-washy really need two coats, I've used the grey as a base coat and know one noticed (they do now) would definitely recommend it to anyone.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Damn and blast, dig them out mate, send them to me I'll do them for you.

Thank you for the offer but this is now more of paint testing project to try and improve my painting.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Looks good Pete nice updates

Cheers Lee .
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Pete,
They can be a chore but the way I do it is to do a few at a time then set them aside and do something else. Dig them out they are worth it in the end.

You can say that again, they just beyond me I'll leave them to the experts.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Pete, I've been following along and this is quite a bit more than just a test vehicle. I really think you have done a great job with the details and all the extra equipment you've added. If the glue stain on the roof bothers you, it's an ideal place for an Ariel recognition flag. Cheers, Rick H.

Thanks for following along Rick the mark on the roof doesn't show now the primer on,as for the rest of it, it's nothing special that anyone else could have done.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Very nice Pete, carry on sir!!

Hi Bob will do just ordered lots of different shades of grey from John to try and add different contrasts/ shadow/shades to help with the overall look and to try and improve my painting ability.
Pete.

 

[JR]

Morning Pete.
Your very well organised on the bench, enjoying the paint tests immensely.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi back to the test vehicle, got some different greys for Christmas so started by painting four different coloured prime's on to white card three being Stynylrez Grey, White, Black the fourth one is Mig One Shot Brown Oxide.
I've then painted ten different shades of grey across each primer to see if there was any difference there is some.
The main thing is I can see all the colors together and now can choose and go from dark to lighter IE top to bottom also from the sides, wheels to inner lower hull to try and cause shading/shadow.

Paints and test card.

Test card, primers on the left and coming across the ten Vallejo Model Colour used it's the colour not the actual finish I was after, all done with her stick.

Test vehicle in white, grey and black primer.
Thanks for stopping by, how to choose the paints and paint the tank.
I will be doing the same test with Greens and DAK colours just to see.
Pete.