PlaStix Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 This is my first kit completion for more than half a year! I decided I wanted to do something fairly straight forward to get me back into the hobby and this 1/48 Tamiya Stug was just the ticket. The only things I added as extras were the PE grills from Hauler, a bristle from a paintbrush, some cotton and a bit of stowage from a part used Tamiya Jerry Can set. As usual, everything was painted with a variety of paint brushes, as I don't own an airbrush. I only use acrylic paints, mainly from Revell, Humbrol, RailMatch and Citadel. I use water to thin all my paints. The mud product was from Vallejo. The Work In Progress thread, if you are interested, can be found HERE. The photos above were taken against a plain white backdrop. The photos below were taken with the model on a grass mat with a sky photo backdrop: I really enjoyed the build and, as you might have guessed, I also enjoyed taking ALL the photos of it. Part of the enjoyment of this hobby for me is trying to get reasonable photos of my builds. Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment and offer suggestions in my build thread. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. I am hopefully going to soon start another 1/48 Stug build, but this time the Ausf.G version, again from Tamiya. Kind regards, Stix 40 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 That is brilliant Stix. Really top painting and weathering and your photography is ace too. Bravo.👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 good to see you back at the bench Stix, hope you and the family are keeping well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I don't know how you do it Stix. There's the rest of us mortals, spending money on airbrushes and spray booths, and yet you can achieve this with a couple of hairy sticks. Great work as always. John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I agree totally with Johns comment above… we muck about with all this extra stuff and your paired down modelling is always top notch! Well done stix great job. Looking forwards to the next stugg, it’d be good to see them lined up /comparable once done. All the best, Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Nice to see you back Stix. A very realistically weathered StuG. As ever, the photos are a highlight, especially the low angle shots. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Well done Stix! Lovely finish and excellent weathering and extra details 👌 Your photos are great, especially those on grass 👍 Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Hi Stix, Wow!, another magnificent result with some sticks with hairs (some scholars call them brushes...lol)... The result you get is enviable, with such simple means, I would have given a lot to achieve something like that in my other stage as a modeler, when AB was not a viable option, and brushes were the must. I love it and the photos do it a lot of justice, just like you, for me some quality photos, they are part of the hobby too (now easier than ever, with smartphones), that way you can show the work properly , and are always on hand to enjoy the model or review the work for future projects. Cheers and TC Francis.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Fabulous work Stix, just fabulous. The painting and weathering is superb, can't say much more than that, beautiful work...👍 Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Brilliant! One of the best Stugs I've seen. Great to see a dedicated brush painter get the plaudits as well. Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigglesof266 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Love an early StuG me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Nice one, the aggressive stance of your Stug is really brought out by the weathering. Top job 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Nice one Stix, good to see your work again, superb as usual, hope you are ok in all respects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Nice work! Lovely mud work. I really like those Vallejo environmental effects products. I'm glad to see you back. I was worried that maybe we lost you. By which I mean I thought you left the hobby, not that something terrible happened. Sorry, didn't mean to sound grim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GStreet Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I'm new to the forum, but have referenced the site for many years. This is a great subject and an excellent example of simplicity of execution. A+ on the mud and grass effects. Never easy to do without making them look like they're brushed on. I have one of these in my stash and may have to get it out now. Thanks for the inspiration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Another great work Stix Cesar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solexman Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 That looks horrible! I love it!! 😆 Looks like it’s seen proper action and been used and abused. Brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Great work. Very impressive result and detail, especially in 1/48. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenad Ilijic Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Another brilliant model Stix. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartH Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Outstanding model. Mud effects are superb 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Hi @Stef N., @Ozzy, @Bullbasket, @Muchmirth, @IanC, @Keeff, @FrancisGL, @edjbartos, @Pete Robin, @Bigglesof266, @Watto, @Retired Bob, @SoftScience, @GStreet, @Carius, @Solexman, @MRMRL, @Nenad Ilijic and @StuartH. Thank you all very much for your comments. You are all very kind. Kind regards, Stix 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Another superb result mate, the weathering is fantastic and looks like she's just trundled right off the battlefield. Very well done.👍 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tojo72 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 That's a great job,weathering and mud right to scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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