Stug IV - Blitz Build Crossover

[Dave_R]

Hi All,

 

I wanted to build a German AFV for the D-Day GB (to go alongside a Churchill and a Sherman), so the plan is to build the Tamiya Stug IV to the best I can for the Blitz Build and then transfer it to D-Day GB where I'll incorporate it into a Normandy vignette of some kind - still to be decided.

 

Here's the sprue shots:-

 

 

 

 

It's an oldish Tamiya kit, but I expect it go together fairly easily.

 

 

This is the vehicle I want to represent, a Stug IV of 17 Panzer Grenadier Division, Normandy 1944.

... so roll on Saturday.

 

Dave.

 

[vppelt68]

Great! To be historically correct, and not just politically correct, the unit was actually 17. SS-Panzergrenadierdivision. Your Stug should fit nicely in same diorama with an US Sherman but not with a British Churchill, I'm afraid. V-P

[Robert Stuart]

Good choice Dave.  Best of luck with this week-end's build

[Dave_R]

Hi All,

 

Here's today's progress.

 

 

 

 

 

...and at this point I'm calling it a day.  I'll pick it up again tomorrow morning with the camo. painting.

 

Dave.

[Dave_R]

Hi All,

 

This is what I got done today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So now the Blitz build part is over I'm going to continue the build in this thread - tidy the slightly unfinished bit's and and erm...  do something else with it that adds extra D-Day-ness to it.

 

Dave.

 

[Robert Stuart]

Looks good Dave

11 minutes ago, Dave_R said:

do something else with it that adds extra D-Day-ness to it.

Intriguing

[Lawzer]

Jeez you don't hang about!!

 

Very nice work! 👍

[Dave_R]

Hi All,

 

The postie brought me some figures on Saturday.

 

...and I've made a start on them.

 

Dave.

Edited September 16, 2019 by Dave_R

[Dave_R]

Hi All,

 

Here's how the base building has been progressing:-

 

...a polystyrene and paper piece of bocage,

 

...a papier mache covering.

 

...an earth covering,

 

...static grass,

 

 

 

I'm not going to have enough time to finish this properly - I bit off more than I could chew with all the other builds I'm doing.  I'll push on and it'll be the best I can do by Sunday.

 

Dave.

[Ozzy]

Looking good Dave, for some reason I can’t see the pictures above. Which figures did you use?

[Lawzer]

Very nice! 👍

[Robert Stuart]

Like the camo on the figures Dave (I can see them).  Think I'd concentrae on the Churchill, but hope you can get both across the line on Sunday.

[Badder]

Hi again Dave,

Another smart and rapid piece of work. Great camo on the Stuggie and the figures look great too from what I can see. I see the plastic shaker bottle has been out again. Certainly a handy tool and as you say, pennies rather than loads-o-money.

 

Funnily enough I have both the Churchill and this Stug in my stash, with PE for both, but I doubt I'll even touch them for another 3 or 4 yrs.

 

Looking forward to seeing this finsihed,

Reargaurds,

Badder

[PlaStix]

That really is a great looking Stug! Very impressive camo.

Kind regards,

Stix

[Dave_R]

To be completed in this years KUTA.