Steve H, 1:35 Italeri Stug B, Bob's Stug GB

[SteveH]

Morning
The start date has finally arrived!
All the photos of the sprues and a bit of a shock?
It's been 4 years since I last opened the box, and it was a bit of a ?????
I had swoped out some wheels for my Stug A version II,!!!
Oops, but there is Eduard PE and a turned barrel, even if it's only a tip!

I have decided to drill and open up the guide horns as they are solid,
I know it's a real labour of #####dity, but as I am sat at home off sick waiting until Thursday to have another new knee surgically inserted, what else is there to do?
I only need 1/2 doing anyway, as I have a ""plan"".
The construction is very basic, but so was the real thing. I'll start to plod along and see how far I get as there is Xmas trimming the house and packing for my 3 day hospital stay.
Have fun everyone
Regards
Steve H

 

[adt70hk]

Hope the surgery goes well Steve

 

[Deleted member 6559]

And he's off! Up early, box open, build planned. Have fun with this one Steve.

 

[Steve Jones]

Is it a cunning plan Steven?? So cunning that you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel??

Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us all. Good luck

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Sounds like you have a busy time ahead Steve, will keep an eye out for your "plan"

 

[SteveH]

Thanks Andrew

Morning Peter, have a good day painting with the clear bright light.

Its so cunning Steve it has a Ph D from Oxbridge in Cunning (There are other universities of cunning available)

I shall be cutting drilling and working from the tub up as per a standard Tank build, inbetween making paper chains, watching Christmas films and eating mince pies, yum yum

Regards

Steve H

 

[SimonT]

Hi Steve - this is the same kit as my Zvezda but with better tracks but at least it admits to being by Dragon

 

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Steve

a warm welcome to the GB, best of luck with the surgery, best wishes fro a speedy recovery

Looks like a busy build ahead

 

[Fernando N]

Nice one and have fun with the guide horns Steve.

Good luck with the surgery and wishing you a speedy recovery.

 

[PaulTRose]

oooh, that looks familiar

will let you make a start so i can crib off you

 

[SteveH]

Morning
More photos of "stuff"
It's a 1994 Dragon Imperial kit, in Italeri colours

There is a Stug III A conversion set of white metal and resin pieces

Some closer spruce shots to see if anyone recognises it as a rebox, Simon?


The replacement wheels from the Stugg III A

One of the many reference books I shall be using

I might get something done before Thursday, as everyone has noticed, this tub and undercarriage goes together rather quickly.
Have a fun stug day
Regards
Steve H

 

[SimonT]

Yes the sprues look rather familiar Steve

I even recognise the bits where you have snipped out the original wheels

My parts are not quite as crisp though all these years down the line

 

[James Robert Noble]

Hi Steve, looking forward to a bit of this action. I really do like the box art on this Kit.

 

[JR]

Steve hope all is well.
I shall sit with Simon as we have the same highly moulded offering. We both have extra plastic on ours !
In the end it looks like a StuG

 

[SteveH]

Morning all

I am gradually getting mobile and am desperate to get some plastic cut and glue sniffed!

My knee wont bend enough to sit comfortably under my desk or the table, but I am developing a lap tray system which should work for now.

I have lots of bits clipped and sanded, all done one by one ready for an assembly day.

I have even been able to drill out the horns on half the track links too.

There should be something to actually blog in the next few days, once I have the time to get everything I have done, out, assembled and photographed.

As ever and I am sure you will all appreciate the pain of, just as you have got all your stuff ready to start modeling

""Move your modelling stuff, we will have visitors shortly""

Grrr, seems to have been every day this week.

I can't believe some of you guys have finished already !!!!

The box art, James, very 1994 and straight out of the Art Deco Nazi propaganda poster folder, all tough squared jawed determination to win the day.

Scale 75 do 1:35 heads which are just the same, straight off the propaganda posters and ideal for an $$ diorama, if you were inclined!

Simon, John, I'm keeping mine more or less, , OOTB, clean cut with no real baggage as I have another idea for a finish, which puts the Stug III at the centre with many other players in a scenario I once saw on the MiniArt site and would like to try for myself.

I know, not much given away, and I'll keep it under wraps until it looks something like, and I have the base prepared.

I have a PE set for the Stug III B and will only use those pieces that actually improve the look, as I, like many others have figured out that all PE is not an improvement, only some of it.

So, the words are up to date, I need to get the plastic up to date too.

Thanks chaps and have a Stug weekend

Steve H

 

[JR]

Steve .
Glad you are feeling slightly better, a shame about the constant interruptions, maybe you should say that modelling is all part of the recovery process.

 

[Fernando N]

Glad to read you're on mend Steve, hopefully the recovery is swift.
Like John said, it's part of the process

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Bloomin' visitors! My problem is that I have to clear the table every time someone wants to eat.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Heres to a speedy recovery Steve

Bob

 

[SteveH]

Than you all for your kind wishes, and yes John, sitting at a table is actually part of my recovery schedule, as I need to "train" my new knee to bend and sit without pain whilst at a desk/table!
It still doesn't bend that far without pain for more than a few minutes, thus the lap tray work.
Wheels done, and as they are Dragon wheels, I have used a fresh 11P blade and cut off the right 1/2 of the final U of the CONTINENTAU, that Dragon print on their wheels, to correct the name, you probably Cant see it!

The base, wheels and rear all completed



Next, will be getting the tracks done and researching how the rear deck should look?
The PE has loads of replacement brackets for the towing cable, but there isn't a cable in the kit?




I also want to build the tracks and wheels as a single unit like a 1:72 kit, so they can be painted and the tub can be weathered easily.
I have done this with both Tigers I and II, and a T34.
No more visitors, I have been told, until the big guy with the red suit LOL.
Perhaps a little more soon?
Time to dig out the reference books.
Thanks for popping by
Regards
Steve H