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Post by desertrat on Aug 28, 2014 12:33:21 GMT -5
whilst waiting for the pe to arrive for my next build (revel,panther, 1:35th ) i thought i,d do a quick build........WRONG!!!!!! was going to do this oob, but decided to add ,rb barrel, and zimmerit, then noticed..... lack of shurzen!! not sure why dragon didn't add this as standard, unlike revel, but there you go,the rest of the kit is superb,on with the show,      |
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Post by wbill76 on Aug 28, 2014 13:48:50 GMT -5
Off to a great start on this one.
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 28, 2014 22:57:10 GMT -5
Looking good... you are going to make Deano very happy here. LOL
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Post by Deano on Aug 29, 2014 2:09:47 GMT -5
Very nice work DR , look forward to updates .
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Post by Leon on Aug 29, 2014 4:22:59 GMT -5
Looking good DR.
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Post by richardcraig on Aug 29, 2014 13:58:56 GMT -5
Hi DR great start .. I'm working on one of these in 1/35th scale and I can see just as much detail on this one as on my kit .. Man 1/72 has changed since the last time I built one .. (ain't going to happen soon ) lol.
Keep it coming I'll be watching ..
Rick
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Post by richardcraig on Aug 30, 2014 11:58:10 GMT -5
Hi DR ... I only know this because of my own idea of adding the co-axial MG to my Stug IV .. It seems this was never done on the Stug IV .. Just thought you'd like to know .. but it does look cool.
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Post by dupes on Aug 30, 2014 12:34:38 GMT -5
Is the zim hot-melted? As in soldering iron-style?
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Post by desertrat on Aug 30, 2014 15:58:24 GMT -5
Hi DR ... I only know this because of my own idea of adding the co-axial MG to my Stug IV .. It seems this was never done on the Stug IV .. Just thought you'd like to know .. but it does look cool. uuummmm think it was? i know this dosn't show it but the LATE version had the co-axial fitted, will find pics for you,hopefully? it seems to be a bit of a grey area, how are you getting on with yours btw?  |
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Post by desertrat on Aug 30, 2014 16:10:58 GMT -5
Is the zim hot-melted? As in soldering iron-style? yep you got it, the good old pyrogravure!!!! got the brass shim today, so bring on the shurzen!!! |
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Post by richardcraig on Aug 30, 2014 20:21:45 GMT -5
Hi DR ... I'm doing a blog on Armorama (that's why I can't post it here ) The latest version of the Stug IV is a mix of old sprues with a few new parts ..The instructions are crap ..The tool placement on the fenders are wrong .. but as usual Dragon kits are crisp and no sink marks or punch marks anywhere visable ... So with some good references I should be fine.. There is a mistake on the new shutzen holders That Craig Ellis pointed out along with the info about co-ax MG .. Mike Roof also converted the earlier Dragon kit into a late and is a great reference over on Armorama. I'm still finding little things that my references can't really answer (like the bumper stop on the commanders hatch(should it lay flat like late stug IIIs?..and does the pistol port beside the driver disappear on these final models?? I think it should .. ) but it's coming along quite well. I just can't wait to show my work here again ... There is so much more camaraderie and encouragement over here.
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Post by TRM on Aug 30, 2014 21:43:24 GMT -5
Nice looking StuG DR!! Looking forward to following along!! Richard, pretty sure you are good posting some of you blog here my friend! At least, feel free to post the link!  |
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Post by richardcraig on Aug 31, 2014 1:54:42 GMT -5
Well I'll post the link as soon as things get more interesting ..Right now it's just simple gluing things together..lol
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Post by desertrat on Aug 31, 2014 14:46:17 GMT -5
Well I'll post the link as soon as things get more interesting ..Right now it's just simple gluing things together..lol looking forward to seeing it!! |
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Post by desertrat on Dec 7, 2014 15:46:23 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on Dec 7, 2014 16:00:46 GMT -5
Great finish on the Stug DR.
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Post by desertrat on Dec 7, 2014 16:04:46 GMT -5
cheers for that, it's been that long since i've been on photo bucket ... it's all changed!!!! will get head round it again soon and post the pics i wanted to post! aaaaarrrgggghhhhh!!!!
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Post by Tojo72 on Dec 7, 2014 17:34:31 GMT -5
Outstanding work, couldn't tell it was 1/72
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 8, 2014 1:59:57 GMT -5
Love any StuGs I see here... you did great work!!! Like Anthony... I thought it was 1/35 when I first saw it. LOL
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Post by TRM on Dec 8, 2014 6:50:43 GMT -5
Well done on the mini StuG DR!!
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Post by Deano on Dec 8, 2014 9:54:15 GMT -5
Brilliant finish DR , the weathering looks spot on mate !
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Post by wbill76 on Dec 8, 2014 13:51:51 GMT -5
Nice finish to the little StuG there DR!
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Post by desertrat on Dec 8, 2014 15:23:16 GMT -5
cheers all, really enjoyed this build, but gonna give my eyes a rest, 1:35th panther next, well why not!!!!
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Post by danb on Dec 8, 2014 18:54:13 GMT -5
Nice finish well done sir  Dan B |
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