StuG Ausf F8

[maschinenkrueger]

I recently finished this StuGIII F8 to represent one of the 901st vehicles at Kharkov.





I had big plans to pimp the kit out with every piece of PE I had but after about 5 hours into the fenders..



So I went mostly OOB.

[maschinenkrueger]

These Stugs were painted the Tropen Scheme of 8020/7027. I found an recipe online but the colors were way off. I eventually tweaked the colors three times to get what I thought looked right. I've never painted this scheme before and its more complicated than I thought it would be to get the colors right. It's still not quite right and will adjust with some filters.

[maschinenkrueger]

The whitewash was next. First I applied a wash and filters to the base colors. Next I used the hair spray technique to add the distressed paint effect. Next I went back with AK Washable White to add some mapping. Over the white wash I applied a grey-brown wash and a very light blue-grey filter. Next I used Humbrol Enamel White to add additional mapping effects. Tracks have been given couple of dark washes and polished with Uschi Steel.

[maschinenkrueger]

These Stugs rolled off the trains in winter and went into combat. The roads are packed ice and the countryside is all snow so there isn't any dust and mud to churn up. So it looks unfinished. I think we are so use to seeing tanks covered in dust and mud.

[tobias5555]

My favorite tank of all time, great work

[Tojo72]

Fantastic work

[rbaer]

Very nice. BTW, the Jimmy Durante Matilda looked good in the magazine, congrats!

[Tobi]

Perhaps you went a tad too small with the RAL7008 spots for the Tropen scheme, that's why you had problems?

The prescribed distribution according H.M.1941/281 was 2/3 RAL8000 and 1/3 RAL7008.

It was the same principle like the pre-/early war scheme of grey and brown, with RAL7008 replacing the brown.

[maschinenkrueger]

Tobias - Thanks. It's a toss between this or the Ausf B for me.
Tojo - Thank you!
rbaer - Thank you. That was a fun project
Tobi - Maybe. Thanks for the application ratio. I tried to follow what photos were available. It was difficult to make out the pattern thru the with wash.

[Tobi]

What product did you use for making the snow?

[sturmbird]

nice!
gary

[Steve Zuleski]

I like the metal work, paint work too. Ah, ya never get too old for this work Brotha, it's what keep ya young. But, I do recommend more powerful eye gear as time goes along, HA!

[maschinenkrueger]

Tobi - The snow is a mix of Marble Powder for whiteness, Micro Balloons for volume and Woodland Scenics snow flakes for texture. This is mixed with Gloss Acrylic Medium. The result is satin so I brushed over the snow clumps with Gloss clear.

Gary - Thanks!

Steve - Oh, yeah. I must were +3 reading glasses for the detail work.

[mustang1989]

Mar 18, 2020 8:51:57 GMT -5 maschinenkrueger said:

Tobi - The snow is a mix of Marble Powder for whiteness, Micro Balloons for volume and Woodland Scenics snow flakes for texture. This is mixed with Gloss Acrylic Medium. The result is satin so I brushed over the snow clumps with Gloss clear.

Gary - Thanks!

Steve - Oh, yeah. I must were +3 reading glasses for the detail work.

Nice mini tutorial and great turn out on your build.