Silenoz Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) Started this one last week to finally being able to finish something... When germany invaded Russia, they encoutered some nasty surprices like the KV-series of tanks and in a lesser way the T-34 (The T-34 in the beginning was a surprise, but such a nasty one as being told. It's reputation is a bit mixed, but benefitted mostly from generalising like the allies did with the flak 88. Every tank they encountered was believed to be a T-34, but the hardest opponents were the KV heavy tanks, with their additional armor between the tracks) So the Germans were looking for a stop gap measure that could be more mobile then the PAK 75 and flak 88. To be able to work faster they worked on existing chassis from panzer III and IV, and put a 88mm gun on top, some side armor and a fearsome tankhunter was born. It's best way to use it was from the flanks of the battlefield in hidden positions., in the second line from the battlefield. on to the build so far: The tracks provided are link and length and straight sections, so I bended them a bit to replicate some sagging. Here the first side. the start from the gun. I thinned the basket at the sides a bit to make it less heavy and mounted: Some pieces ready for mounting and the gun fully assembled and mounted, barrel is from RB-models and a front view, all is dryfit, so tracks and so are just a loose fit Edited August 7, 2019 by Silenoz 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve190 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Coming along very good. The aftermarket barrel by RB really looks nice. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 thx Steve added some minor detail like the FUG-5 receiver/transmitter and to add some color to the inside some gasmask cannisters and now everything has taken his bath in Formula MC (degreaser for painters) ready for primer With regards to the camo, first I encountered this one: but I think this is a museum camo, and not a real one, though interesting, it seems a bit dark,but maybe the black areas changed to german green... and then I stumbled upon this beauty (Top one): or this one, the lower one: on to the next... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soeren Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Very nice Silenoz. This looks like a sweet little kit. A Nashorn would be nice to do once in the future. But I would be torn towards a 1/35th scale, because of the more refined detail at that scale. Shh, dont tell anyone, there is a 1/16th scale semiscratch kit available to be RCed, too. No, I dont have on, sorry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 I can agree, do have this one also from dragon in 1/35 as a premium edition... Back in the days I could by a bunch of these premium kits at 20€ a piece... That version in 1/16 must be huge... Thinking about putting this one in line with his huge brother, the Sturer Emil... An maybe if I can score it a dicker Max, but that last one doesn't appeal me that much... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Nice work, @Silenoz! The kit looks very detailed and your job is great on this one! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 Finally managed to spray some paint.... As a basecolor I used Tamiya darkyellow (XF-60) + buff (50%) The ejection marks on the rearschield weren't ok, so... another layer of putty... The wheels need some slight touch-ups The gun-cradle is also started: Just as the tracks... just finished the first coat here, also some rework is needed... Painting the tracks in this way is ok... I thought it would be more difficult... some parts like the guiding teeth between the tension- and sprocketwheel cannot be reached... but otherwise... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 That has some nice detail for 1/72 scale good start on your paint job Regards Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Hard to believe that this is 1/72nd scale. Nice work. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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