4509davidb Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Hi All, Heres the Tamiya 1/35 Brummbar late. I've added the ATAK Zimmerit set and painted with Tamiya acrylics. Goes together really well and with a bit of time the Zimmerit can look pretty good I think. You can simulate battle damage easily and it takes paint well Usual comment s & critique appreciated. Cheers David 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soeren Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Very nice, Great decision for the Zimmerit. Is that the new Brummbär? Your wheel choice, I thought all steel wheels would only be up front to compensate the heavy front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMax12 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Looking good, gotta love that ATAK zimmerit. Easy to apply, looks great and saves a ton of hassle doing it with putty and such. Camo looks just right but not sure about that one red panel on the right side schurzen, maybe just a hint of green and brown to break it up a bit. Take care, Lloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4509davidb Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 Hi Thanks, the wheels are as per instructions - I think you could put 2 more rubber tyre wheels on but not the full four. I can't find a photo of one with steel wheels at each end though. The one at Saumur is all steel. Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4509davidb Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, BlackMax12 said: Looking good, gotta love that ATAK zimmerit. Easy to apply, looks great and saves a ton of hassle doing it with putty and such. Camo looks just right but not sure about that one red panel on the right side schurzen, maybe just a hint of green and brown to break it up a bit. Take care, Lloyd Hi Lloyd, I had the idea that it was a plate in primer taken from another gun but i take your point. Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny akes Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Your choice of the ATAK zimmerit was a good one, really completes the model. And I like the schurzen in just its primer coat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I suppose the wheel question depends if they were used because of the additional forward weight, which perhaps seems logical. But if they were simply "resilient" steel wheels with the internal synthetic rubber doughnut used because of the rubber shortage - as on other tank types - then I suppose they could be fitted anywhere. One assumes that if the war had dragged on then steel wheels would have become a standard fit on PzIVs and derivatives. There would perhaps have been more tyre wear on the first and last bogies. But the Russians took the opposite tack, with steel-wheeled T-34s often having rubber-tyred wheels on first and last wheel stations. On the zimmerit front, the Atak product is impressive. But there are a couple of places on the trackguards where it still looks like stuck-on pieces and you can unfortunately see the joins. Being a paste, there would be no edge gaps so they perhaps do need a touch of filler along their edges. Did you sand off the treadplate pattern first? Looking at the zimmerit-ed areas on trackguards on the Munster and Bovington StuGs, the zimmerit doesn't always come right to the edges. The same is also true for some other panels, perhaps more noticeable with waffle pattern. So perhaps Atak pieces might be trimmed/shaped a bit around the edges where appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Very well done.T he Brümbar is not my favorite vehicle, but as the mates say, the Zimm is very good. For some time I read, that the ATAK sets are the best, and I see that this is ... Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4509davidb Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Das Abteilung said: I suppose the wheel question depends if they were used because of the additional forward weight, which perhaps seems logical. But if they were simply "resilient" steel wheels with the internal synthetic rubber doughnut used because of the rubber shortage - as on other tank types - then I suppose they could be fitted anywhere. One assumes that if the war had dragged on then steel wheels would have become a standard fit on PzIVs and derivatives. There would perhaps have been more tyre wear on the first and last bogies. But the Russians took the opposite tack, with steel-wheeled T-34s often having rubber-tyred wheels on first and last wheel stations. On the zimmerit front, the Atak product is impressive. But there are a couple of places on the trackguards where it still looks like stuck-on pieces and you can unfortunately see the joins. Being a paste, there would be no edge gaps so they perhaps do need a touch of filler along their edges. Did you sand off the treadplate pattern first? Looking at the zimmerit-ed areas on trackguards on the Munster and Bovington StuGs, the zimmerit doesn't always come right to the edges. The same is also true for some other panels, perhaps more noticeable with waffle pattern. So perhaps Atak pieces might be trimmed/shaped a bit around the edges where appropriate. Hi its always the way that you see things once you've done the photos . I've stuck the zim back down now. In hindsight I wish i'd left the mudguards alone as the Zim is tricky to get to lay down and the Saumur Brummbar doesn't have it on there in any case. Thanks for the feedback - Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 That's agreat looking Brummbar and it looks even better in it's Zimmerit coat! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 6/5/2018 at 6:37 PM, 4509davidb said: Hi its always the way that you see things once you've done the photos . I've stuck the zim back down now. In hindsight I wish i'd left the mudguards alone as the Zim is tricky to get to lay down and the Saumur Brummbar doesn't have it on there in any case. Thanks for the feedback - Cheers David That is one of the unwritten laws of modelling, had the same problem with the Zim on my Panther. I used No Nails on the Zim edges to blend it in. Great looking Grizzly. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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