modelling minion Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Absolutely superb work as usual my friend. Your tried and tested methods are proving their worth yet again. She really is looking great and I am sure that the vignette will look just as good as all your others have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Nicely done Stix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Hi @wimbledon99, @modelling minion and @Ozzy. Hope you are all keeping well and thank you for your comments. A bit more progress has been made. First a few photos of it against a white background - pretty much as it was in the last set of photos except for a bit more weathering - mostly dust effects - created by stippling on very, very, very thinned, lightened, Desert Yellow. Oh - and the aerial from stretched sprue. Then I decided I wanted to add some stowage. I felt I ought to add the sort of framework on the back that they used to use sometimes to hold the jerry cans. A rootle through the plastic selection found me some squared U section styrene strip and some angled strip. Some of the crews obviously included some timber planking to provide additional support so I found a bit of flat, thickish styrene sheet, which I cut to size and then scaped a micro-saw blade over both sides to create a sort of wood grain effect. Everything was bit overscale really but I think it looks okay under it's painting and weathering: Finally I assembled some Tamiya 1/48 Jerry Cans, some general stowage items and a crate, plus cleaned up some Red Dog resin stowarge items and got it all painted and secured in place: The rope was some thickish thread that I soaked in very thinned Dark Earth which was also mixed with a bit of PVA glue to stop it fraying. Next I'm going to do a figure (or maybe a couple) and then a base. Hopefully it shouldn't be too long now until I am finished. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Well you might not think that you have done much but what you have done is absolutely fantastic. The weathering is spot on and the various items of stowage are great and are placed in a very realistic manner. I really like the bucket hanging down at the rear, a very nice touch. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Aye up Stix. Another fantastic model. The weathering and dusty finish are spot on and not over done. Really liking the stowage and the bucket! Look forward to seeing a figure or two along with the base. Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Wooooooooooowwwwww!!!! That looks so beautiful. So expertly done! And suddenly I feel like building an AFV again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thats looking Great Stix, Im hoping to do this or a Stug III in the build. Not that it’ll be as good as this my armor builds just aren't up to snuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Thats looking Great Stix, Im hoping to do this or a Stug III in the build. Not that it’ll be as good as this my armor builds just aren't up to snuff. Just follow Styx's steps. I tried to emulate just a few basic fundamentals that he has shared with us, and while my stuff isn't on par with his, I'm beginning to understand how his technique works, and have been getting positive results with it. It won't look great at first, but you'll learn something anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Nice build Stix, The extra stowage makes a real difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 And there was I thinking it couldn't look any better from the last set of photos! Stix, it's wonderful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Brilliantly executed as ever, with really nice details and weathering, a classic bit of Stix tank work on display. looking forward to the figures and base. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 1:45 PM, PlaStix said: The final bit I did on these over the weekend was to fit and glue the link & length tracks: Having painted the tracks on the sprue do you clean off the mating faces before applying cement? Or do you find they stick OK painted. (I have yet to try link and length tracks...................... I have a Revell Tiger II I've been putting off for months.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 On 01/12/2020 at 16:25, modelling minion said: Well you might not think that you have done much but what you have done is absolutely fantastic. The weathering is spot on and the various items of stowage are great and are placed in a very realistic manner. I really like the bucket hanging down at the rear, a very nice touch. 👍 On 01/12/2020 at 20:20, fatfingers said: Aye up Stix. Another fantastic model. The weathering and dusty finish are spot on and not over done. Really liking the stowage and the bucket! Look forward to seeing a figure or two along with the base. Regards, Steve On 01/12/2020 at 22:42, SoftScience said: Wooooooooooowwwwww!!!! That looks so beautiful. So expertly done! And suddenly I feel like building an AFV again I hope you do!! On 02/12/2020 at 01:21, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Thats looking Great Stix, Im hoping to do this or a Stug III in the build. Not that it’ll be as good as this my armor builds just aren't up to snuff. Don't be so hard on your builds Dennis, you do great work!! On 02/12/2020 at 03:58, SoftScience said: Just follow Styx's steps. I tried to emulate just a few basic fundamentals that he has shared with us, and while my stuff isn't on par with his, I'm beginning to understand how his technique works, and have been getting positive results with it. It won't look great at first, but you'll learn something anyway. On 03/12/2020 at 18:19, Ozzy said: Nice build Stix, The extra stowage makes a real difference. On 03/12/2020 at 21:41, wimbledon99 said: And there was I thinking it couldn't look any better from the last set of photos! Stix, it's wonderful On 04/12/2020 at 22:17, rob85 said: Brilliantly executed as ever, with really nice details and weathering, a classic bit of Stix tank work on display. looking forward to the figures and base. Rob Hi all and thank you very much for all your kind comments and support. This is what I think makes Britmodeller such a great place to be part of!! I must again apologise for taking so long to reply and thank everyone. It was a combination of lack of time generally and wanting to build something in @Corsairfoxfouruncle's excellent Panther STGB. I have now done a little vignette scene but it was a bit of a rush job over this last weekend. First I cut out a small piece of 4mm MDF with a coping saw and sanded down all the edges. As I wanted to make it look like the tank was setting into the crusty surface I marked out and cut the sides of the track marks with a craft knife. I then chiselled these out flat: Testing it in place: Household filler applied: More checking: Two coats of thinned Humbrol Desert Yellow. Allowed to dry. Very, very, thinned wash of Revell's Gunship Grey applied all over and allowed to thoroughly dry. Finally everything was dry-brushed with a lightened version of Desert Yellow: Army Painter grass tufts applied and then even more checking!: Finally I added the figures I have made up and painted plus the radio gear: So that's it! Finished! The RFI photos can be found HERE and the Gallery photos can be found HERE when I have posted them. Thank you again to everyone who was kind enough to take the time to comment, advise and offer support in this thread and to Patrice @TEMPESTMK5 for his excellent GB. Can't wait for the next MTO GB. One final photo taken against a desert photo backdrop: Kind regards, Stix 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Fantastic build Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Well that just looks brilliant mate. The little diorama sets your Panzer off a treat, the way you have built it is great. Really nice job on the figures too. Yet another Stix masterpiece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 As Craig says... Brilliant ! I thank you for the kind words Stix. Looking forward to the Panzer III and my StuG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Another stunner there Stix! Superb work Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Good morning Stix Superb job you have done here and as others said earlier about the dio .. 👍 It was a great pleasure hosting this Gb even tough I was not able to follow and comment each build.. Best regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Fabulous! Congratulations on another gem, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Superb! Perfectly posed. Faultless. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 12/01/2021 at 20:30, Ozzy said: Fantastic build Stix Thank you Ozzy. On 12/01/2021 at 20:33, modelling minion said: Well that just looks brilliant mate. The little diorama sets your Panzer off a treat, the way you have built it is great. Really nice job on the figures too. Yet another Stix masterpiece. Hi Craig. Thank you, as always, for your way too kind comments. On 12/01/2021 at 20:53, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: As Craig says... Brilliant ! I thank you for the kind words Stix. Looking forward to the Panzer III and my StuG. Hi Dennis. Thank you very much and I.m looking forward to seeing your StuG in progress in the GB. On 12/01/2021 at 21:41, fatfingers said: Another stunner there Stix! Superb work Regards, Steve Hi Steve and thank you very much. On 13/01/2021 at 07:40, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good morning Stix Superb job you have done here and as others said earlier about the dio .. 👍 It was a great pleasure hosting this Gb even tough I was not able to follow and comment each build.. Best regards Patrice Hi Patrice. Thank you very much for your kind comments and you did do an excellent job with this GB. Well done. On 14/01/2021 at 08:45, CliffB said: Fabulous! Congratulations on another gem, Hi Cliff. That's very kind of you to say, thank you. 22 minutes ago, Ray_W said: Superb! Perfectly posed. Faultless. Ray Hi Ray. You are way too kind, but thank you, Kind regards, Stix 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senux Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 intersting way of modelling. Painting still on the frames. very interesting. nice way of doing, and nice result! 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoawelch Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Stix, I know this is an older thread, but have to say the result of your painting and craftsmanship is outstanding - in any scale. Cheers, George 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 100%... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago On 31/08/2023 at 19:46, senux said: intersting way of modelling. Painting still on the frames. very interesting. nice way of doing, and nice result! 👏 On 10/04/2024 at 11:00, geoawelch said: Stix, I know this is an older thread, but have to say the result of your painting and craftsmanship is outstanding - in any scale. Cheers, George On 12/04/2024 at 20:01, FalkeEins said: 100%... Hi @senux, @geoawelch & @FalkeEins. Thank you very much for your comments and apologies to @senux for my reply being so late! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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