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Post by wbill76 on Mar 8, 2016 12:59:53 GMT -5
Solid foundation for what's to come, carry on good sir!  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 8, 2016 14:11:16 GMT -5
FREAKING AWESOME! Glad it is back on the bench... it is always good seeing you and your work. Love how the paint makes the zimmerit POP out!
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Post by wouter on Mar 11, 2016 12:35:37 GMT -5
Bruce, thanks bud  Bill, Sir, thanks for that! ^^ Andy, you're so kind mate . I agree, I was glad to have it back at the bench too...hope I can finally manage to finish the scene this year (still need to sculpt those two figs...so far I have only done the boots on one guy lol) So, assembly of the StuG...I went slow...and tried to remain as calm as possible and managed to glue the fighting compartment, fenders and engine deck in place. It's quite a tight fight and it doesn't fit too well in places. Not 100% happy with that, but luckily not too much would be noticed (unless by very critical persons up close...lucky me I don't participate in modelling contests at shows anymore these days...angel 2) One cock up happened though, when I glued the gun barrel in place I noticed I didn't add it properly...the muzzle brake ended up not sitting 100% correctly. Big bummer so I decided to add a muzzle brake cover. After three sculpting sessions of which two were utter fails, I managed to achieve a reasonable result. It's not completely what I wanted but it'll have to do. During the build stage I also sculpted a small tarp to fit between the gunt mantlet and fighting compartment, luckily that was completely as I wanted it teeth 2 As for markings...there aren't any photos of the sides of these StuGs so I did my own thing. I decided to use some Archer Fine Transfers Balkenkreuz transfers on each side of the fighting compartment. No numbers though...    Well, next step is the most exciting one so far: the whitewash ^^ Cheers
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 12:55:05 GMT -5
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 11, 2016 14:18:06 GMT -5
Nice save on the muzzle brake cover and the mantlet tarp is a nice touch to go with the whitewash winter scenario.
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Post by wouter on Mar 11, 2016 15:54:57 GMT -5
Thanks Bruce You like it then ey Bill? Thanks, not sure if I like the muzzle brake cover though. Btw, I forgot untill I started painting the road wheels the other day...do you recognize the utter left one on the first photo? Yup, paint by our own Wild Bill Cheers |
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Post by Leon on Mar 11, 2016 16:44:51 GMT -5
Nice work on the muzzle brake cover and tarp Wouts!  Looking better and better. |
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Post by modsrule1976 on Mar 12, 2016 3:43:58 GMT -5
Very nice...... big fan
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Post by dierk on Mar 12, 2016 11:52:47 GMT -5
Well, I really like the muzzle brake cover! Really liking the way this is heading.
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 12, 2016 15:36:06 GMT -5
Thanks Bruce You like it then ey Bill? Thanks, not sure if I like the muzzle brake cover though. Btw, I forgot untill I started painting the road wheels the other day...do you recognize the utter left one on the first photo? Yup, paint by our own Wild Bill Cheers I wondered why that looked so familiar! I'd forgotten that this was one of the kits you picked up during my great stash reduction sale a while back. |
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Post by armorguy on Mar 12, 2016 18:00:23 GMT -5
The muzzle brake cover looks perfect, it 'hangs' very realistic. your spraywork looks mighty fine too. The zim pops out just enough, spot on I'd say.
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Post by wouter on Mar 13, 2016 1:54:46 GMT -5
Leon, mr. Mods and Dierk, thanks very much chaps ^^ Bill, yeah I totally forgot too, untill I came across the wheels...so happy I didn't need to paint ALL of them Also, gives a nice reference to how different colors we all tend to use, quite fun!
Guyke, thanks bud, well you guys sure do make me feel a bit better about the muzzle brake cover ^^. Need to paint that one too before whitewash...darn Cheers
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Post by afvfan on Mar 13, 2016 8:52:34 GMT -5
A little FYI, Wouts. There were hooks on the back of the mantlet and front of the superstructure made specifically for the weather cover. You can see them in this picture (one of the mantlet ones is missing).  There were bars sewn into the front and rear of the covers that slipped on to the hooks. Of course, the original covers often got lost or damaged. They would be replaced by anything the crew could find to keep the weather out leading to a lot of variations, such as what you depict. |
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Post by wouter on Mar 24, 2016 7:40:46 GMT -5
Very interesting photo there Bob, thanks for that ^^ And today a next session. Whitewash, yeah baby! I sprayed two coats of hairspray on the StuG, followed by Tamiya Flat White thinned with water. After that the fun could begin!       Cheers |
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Post by armorguy on Mar 24, 2016 8:07:01 GMT -5
Kickass whitewash treatment Woutje ! Imagine a dark wash...
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Post by adt70hk on Mar 24, 2016 8:29:56 GMT -5
Wouts!!!
Sincere apologies but I've somehow managed to miss a load of updates on this!!
I'm glad I've found it though as it's looking very, nice indeed. A lovely base job, nice paint job and a great save with the muzzle cover.
Yet more inspiration for my modest little builds!!
Keep it up.
Andrew.
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 24, 2016 20:29:53 GMT -5
You nailed it!!!! Enough said...
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Post by wouter on Mar 25, 2016 8:28:43 GMT -5
Guy, thanks bud...well haven't started the Dark Wash just yet, but a first pinwash has appeared  Mister Steinman, thanks Andrew, no worries, too much going on on site ey ^^. Glad you like it, thanks! Hey Andy, thanks, 'nuff said LOL So, another update A while ago I bought Ushi van der Rosten's track burnishing fluid (European variation of Blacken-it). I had never tried so this would be a first. Exciting!  I put the tracks in a bath consisting out of water and vinager to degrease the tracks, I let it sit over night. This morning I started blackening the tracks. First you pour the burnishing fluid in a small box and add an equal amount of tapwater. Then I put one trackrun in it, you can immediately see the fluid starting to work. I use an old toothbrush to rub on the trackrun to elimate airbubbels which can disturb the burnishing process  When the tracks are dark enough I rinsed them with tapwater to stop the process. Really a very neat result  I was a bit afraid using the fluid since it's a chemical, but things worked out fine, and a very big plus: it doesn't have a strong smell! After that I decided to add a first pinwash to the StuG to make the details pop out again. Perfect for a winter subject is Migs' Cold Grey wash  I removed the residu of the pinwash after a couple of minutes, I took a flat brush and removed it using gentle strokes. The advantage of this is that the Cold Grey Wash acts as a filter at the same time. You can see this a bit on the front of the StuG  I some places I removed a bit too much of the wash, but no worries, another pinwash using a dark color will follow... Cheers |
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Post by tobias5555 on Mar 25, 2016 8:29:54 GMT -5
Great update
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Post by wing_nut on Mar 25, 2016 9:31:59 GMT -5
Late to the party but it looks like there's still time for a few beers. really nice. Love the tracks.
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Post by Leon on Mar 25, 2016 9:49:26 GMT -5
Just getting caught up Wouts! Whitewash, tracks and pin wash look great. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 10:10:51 GMT -5
Wowzer!!
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Post by armorguy on Mar 25, 2016 15:22:17 GMT -5
Well done Wout. So the track burnishing stuff works well ? I heard of poor results of other brands. Ushi's works ?
Great to see the surface change by the update. Keeps looking better and better.
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Post by afvfan on Mar 25, 2016 15:33:23 GMT -5
Great paint work there, Wouter. The pin wash really did it's job.
I love Blacken It, though it seems a number of people have issues with it because of the toxic chemicals in it.
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Post by wouter on Mar 25, 2016 15:37:22 GMT -5
Tobias: thanks mate Mark, glad you're here bud, and plenty of beer so grab a seat Hi Leon, thanks chap Dogfish: wowzer to you too lad, thanks Well done Wout. So the track burnishing stuff works well ? I heard of poor results of other brands. Ushi's works ? Great to see the surface change by the update. Keeps looking better and better. Glad you like it Guy, thanks. And yeah it works. I think key to make it work is degrease the tracks properly. Alexander from Ushi made a video on how to use it and he suggested using water and vinager in stead of using diswashing soap. also, I never use ca glue and that's a big plus too since glue marks evidently will make that areas where the glue is won't be burnished. Basically the Ushi stuff is the same as the one AK had (Ushi produced it a while for them, but they went seperate ways) and it works out fine. I also had a set of Panther Friuls ready to treat with the same batch of liquid, but I had the impression that burnishing liquid was working slower after I had treated two links already. Anyway, if you keep working the tracks with an old teethbrush to remove the airbubbles from the tracks it gives you a great result. I sure will use it in the future again Bob, just missed you there, thanks mate, glad you like it. Well I was a bit afraid of the toxic nature of the liquid, but no odors whatsoever. And although I used gloves, I spilled some on my skin but no reactions. Is the Blacken-it smelly stuff or odorless as well? Cheers
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Post by afvfan on Mar 25, 2016 22:34:58 GMT -5
No odors that I can detect, but due to the acidy nature of the chemicals I try not to get my nose too close to the pan when I use it.
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 26, 2016 12:04:03 GMT -5
Making good progress here Wouts! Whitewash and tracks, what could be wrong with that? |
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Post by armorguy on Mar 26, 2016 13:42:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the extra info matey, I know what product to buy now.
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Post by TRM on Mar 26, 2016 14:56:33 GMT -5
Continued beautiful work there Wouts! The wash really makes her stand on end! Let the fun begin! |
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