spanner's 1/35 Tamiya Stug IV - Bob's Stug G.B.

[spanner570]

Here's my contribution.

A simple and straight forward O.O.B. kit complete with the excellent, easy to work one piece rubber tracks. So no hair pulling or time consuming fiddly metal tracks to fight. Perfik!






I'm going to have me some sport and add all sorts of stuff to the model whether it was actually on the real thing or not, so rivet counters kindly pass quietly by..... I thank you.

After seeing this 'er waffle stuff on WW2 photos of Stugs, in a lot of cases, it really was roughly applied and in various patterns and sizes of waffle, so I just did my own thing out of a foil yeast packet and scribed/ gouged the pattern (Whatever you care to call it) with a cocktail pick. Then roughly cut around bits and bobs and finally glued on to the model.

The hull is loose fitted. The foil looks all a bit cob and naked nude, but will tone down once I get the brush out and paint the disc camouflage, muck it all up and stick a forest on the thing!

I've added a couple of lid thingies out of plasticard, as the kit ones are moulded flush into the upper hull and would have vanished under the waffle. Still to add the zimmerit to these.











Cheers.
Ron

 

[papa 695]

Nice one Ron, and a great start.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Evening Ron, cracking start!!

 

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Great start don't recall seeing that approach to zimm but it looks good to me.

 

[Deleted member 7181]

And another one, this certainly is one popular GB. Looking good so far

 

[Mini Me]

Way to go 570. Very interesting approach to the waffle pattern zimm. I'm really curious to see how this looks under paint.
Rick H.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks for the interest chaps in what I appreciate is a rather dull, ordinary build with no add-on's...

I don't like 'In your face' zimmerit, preferring a more worn and used look. Also the offerings I've seen for models is far too uniform and neat. This stuff was probably put on with a trowel, for heavens sake!
Here's the stug with its first brushed on coat of vallejo Dk. yellow. The zim. has blended in and not so obvious, just what I was hoping to achieve.

Still loose fitting hulls
Suspension fitted and big wheels added.












Cheers.
Ron

 

[Mr Bowcat]

That zim looks good Ron, top job.

I've also decided to go with the Tamiya rubber tracks on mine, from the pictures I've seen there was very little track sag, and I have a cunning plan to replicate a small sag between return rollers.

 

[papa 695]

Very nice work on the Zimmerit Ron

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Looks great with the paint on it, blended in nicely.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice Ron

 

[Andy Belsey]

Ron
We can always rely on you to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! Simple but very effective and I love the technical names - "lid thingies". No nonsense, just great modelmaking!
Andy

 

[Mini Me]

That's the dog's 570! Nothing like a bit of recycling to get the effect you are looking for. Rick H.

 

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Looking very nice mate.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks for your great comments boys.

I love these kits. simple, straight forward, no stress, just happy model making and great fun to paint and tart up just as I like, with no worries about being pulled up for some minor inaccuracy or mistake. not that it happens here on S.M.........

I know some folks lace into these early kits at every opportunity.....Awful, inaccurate, inferior, no detail etc, etc., that's fine, to each his or her own, but spare a thought and understand that there are folks like me who try their best 'O.O.B.' and are happy to leave (For me anyway) the stressful p.e. and complicated builds to those with greater skills than me and to whom I have nothing but the highest esteem. I just couldn't cope and prefer the easy life....

Yours.
Ying Tong Song.

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks for your great comments boys.

I love these kits. simple, straight forward, no stress, just happy model making and great fun to paint and tart up just as I like, with no worries about being pulled up for some minor inaccuracy or mistake. not that it happens here on S.M.........

I know folks lace into these early kits at every opportunity.....Awful, inaccurate, inferior, no detail etc, etc., that's fine, to each his or her own, but spare a thought and understand that there are folks like me who just build for fun and are happy to leave the stressful (P.E.) and complicated builds to others. I don't want that, ta very much....

Yours.
Ying Tong Song.

yiddle eye po

 

[JR]

Oooooh 570, that's smart .
Yours 453

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Paul and 453. All good stuff!

I've attached the road wheels and rollers to the chassis. This makes the task of freehand brush painting the wheel rims easier and reasonably straight forward. Glued some bits on the a**e end too!


Cheers.
Neddy Seagoon

 

[spanner570]

Using my 'Yard brush' as I fondly call my big flat headed paint brush, I brush painted the hull and wheels, then with a fine point brush, I freehand highlighted the various wheel rims etc. I always attach the wheels to the axles before I attempt to paint them. I use Vallejo Model Air, thinned a tad with tap water.

The most excellent vinyl kit tracks I brush painted with Dk. Brown and then highlighted the road contact bits with silver and then I rubbed my thumb right around them.

I've noticed stugs had varying amounts of track sag, some didn't have any, so I'll leave mine as is for now.....











Thanks to those who have looked in.

Ron

 

[scottie3158]

Ron,
It just goes to show that you don't need airbrushes and lots of aftermarket to achieve great results.