stevej60 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) Hi folk's,just a placemarker for an entry in this GB,I popped into the LMS today for a few bit's and picked up Revell's 1/72 kit which I thought would be a chilled easy build but a bit pricey for me at £14;99 especially given the scale so looking through the Tamiya selection I noticed this kit in my prefered scale for a nicer £11;99 so went for it instead it's an oldie but with Tamiya that never put's me off.Over a 1,000 were build as new and damage repaired iv chassis,Boxart for now. Edited December 13, 2018 by stevej60 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Hi Steve. I've seen some great models made from this kit and I have no doubt your modelling skills will produce a superb result. Kind regards, Stix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I currently have one of these in the post as my second build. Thought I got a good deal, but yours is even better. Hope to get some hints and tips from your build as we go, and I'll hopefully manage a different scheme from whatever you choose too (I have something in mind but no idea what's in the box so don't know if it's possible yet). Andy Duplicate Duplicate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Foxbat said: I currently have one of these in the post as my second build. Thought I got a good deal, but yours is even better. Hope to get some hints and tips from your build as we go, and I'll hopefully manage a different scheme from whatever you choose too (I have something in mind but no idea what's in the box so don't know if it's possible yet). Andy Duplicate Duplicate North east model centre Andy,permanent 20% off Tamiya I keep forgeting the armour section! Superbly molded kit as you will soon see but a very ununspiring all dark yellow scheme in the instruction's however tamiya give you a shed load of number's so a trawl on the net for other scheme's and a good few choices should be possible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, stevej60 said: North east model centre Andy,permanent 20% off Tamiya I keep forgeting the armour section! Superbly molded kit as you will soon see but a very ununspiring all dark yellow scheme in the instruction's however tamiya give you a shed load of number's so a trawl on the net for other scheme's and a good few choices should be possible. Doh!! Never thought of going there. I'm just down the road too, so it's pretty much my LMS. Ordered mine from Jadlam while I was at work - under £14 and free postage, so not bad, Good to know about the numbers. I fancy a sun bleached Italian veteran to compliment my Normandy gun tank - something like this: Italian StuG Andy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 hours ago, stevej60 said: North east model centre Andy,permanent 20% off Tamiya I keep forgeting the armour section! Superbly molded kit as you will soon see but a very ununspiring all dark yellow scheme in the instruction's however tamiya give you a shed load of number's so a trawl on the net for other scheme's and a good few choices should be possible. A truly great model shop. I often find a 'reason' that I 'need' to go to the North East and as it's just 5 minutes off the A1M - it would be shameful no to pop in. I always leave with something and the discount on kits is a real bonus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Why not go for something more exotic, a StuG IV of Stug.Abt. 122, that was deployed for a short period with its parent infantry division 122 Greif as a reserve for Finnish army troops defending the northern shores of the Gulf of Vyborg, summer 1944. The Stugs saw no action there but were publicized in pics taken at demonstrational maneuvers. http://sa-kuva.fi/neo?tem=webneo_image_preview_max&lang=FIN&doc_id=7aa7d2236621431f704ebe993ca3ca12&archive=&zoom=YES 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Hi Steve, I was going for the same kit, with full PE and PE zimmerit, but was gifted a Nashorn, so that won the day. However, IF I get the Nashorn done in plenty of time, I may do the StuG as well. Good luck with yours, and I will be watching closely to see what I'm missing! Rearguards, Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetifan Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Built one of these recently, really nice fun kit. Looking forward to see which way you go with the paint job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Same as badder, I was pondering on this kit Steve I have Aber and eduard etch for it, this will be worth a watch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 Afternoon folk's another weekend with little model time but got a couple of hour's in just now,assembled the lower hull and wheel's and added a couple of pieces to the upper hull,I'm going to do one session per week to pace this one out and I'm hatching a cunning plan for a little dio got my eye on a set of mini art figure's which my LMS should be able to order. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Great to see you are underway Steve and I like the sound of your plan! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, PlaStix said: Great to see you are underway Steve and I like the sound of your plan! Kind regards, Stix Thank's Stix,I've poured over photo's of Stug's, going for a Russian front machine winter 42 would give me scope for a whitewashed Gray machine but no photo's turning up with the add on armour which I really want to include more research needed I have a plan to have a fire in a fuel drum and and the base I have would enable me to fit a light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Hope you manage to find a suitable image - hopefully one of the modellers taking part in this GB will be able to help. And I like the idea for the light and the fire. I'm sure you can get flickering LED kits - if that’s something you fancy trying. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Hi Folk's,keeping to schedule this weekend's session has concentrated on fitting the upper hull part's and the framing for the armour plate.only a couple of day's off but can't see me getting any model time till next week but hope to get the lower hull painted and track's fitted. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Looking StuGulous! Have a great Christmas. Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Lovely progress Steve - looking very smart. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Afternoon folk's,had a little session today first since before Christmas.Fitted the mounting bracket's to the side armour and dropped on for a photo so apart from a few part's (mainly tool's) all done ready for paint,I've poured over what seem's like hundred's of photo's now and these Mkiv based Stug's all started out in dark yellow with various unit's adding their own camoflage so I'll pop down my LMS tomorrow as I have no suitable paint,I think a bit of "denting" to that side armour is on the card's. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Looking very nice Steve, crew applied camouflage gives endless possibilities. I'm on the lookout for Tamiya's, new paints for German 3 colour camouflage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 That looks to have gone together very well Steve and looking good. I'm looking forward to seeing it in some paint. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) Hi folk's,first session for three week's today still not 100% fit but the worst is over hopefully.after a spray of dark yellow as primer I've gone a couple of coat's of white and left to dry so just started the long process of weathering as you can see from the wheel's I need to paint the wheel's rubber area's and track's next. Edited January 7, 2019 by stevej60 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Looking good Steve, very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Good to hear your better Steve, nice job on the White washing are you going to keep it white or wear it a bit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hi Steve. Glad you are feeling a bit better now and progress is looking good. The paintwork is looking very effective. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Apologies Steve, this has slipped the net, good ol tamiya, it looks grand, I see you've also got some German loafers to accompany the stug, great stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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