My armor building time dates back to the mid 80’s. All I was able to find was Italeri/Testors in local pharmacies. I’ve had to improvise with colors and other than square bottles of OD Green, Wood, and a few others, I found at local GT’s Toys later KB Toys I was on my own. Needless to say, my passion for armor went down the drain and switched to Car Modeling. Most sports cars were Red, Blue, Yellow, Black or White plus the dupli color line at Western Auto saved the day. So, its been quite a while since my last armor build and I chose the Tamiya 1/48 Sturmgeshutz III (kit # 32507) to add some muscle to my German 1/48 aircraft display cabinet.
I used Tamiya XF-63, post shaded a bit with 2 drops of XF-1 to deepen the German Gray. I used Vallejo pigments and Liquitex Ceramic Stucco. Give me your opinions and constructive criticism.
Special note:
I did used a flash bouncing disc in my studio to brighten up the suspension area. For some reason it looks like the ceramic stucco is still moist. It is as dry and flat as the rest of the build.
That’s a great kit, I’ve built that with a winter white wash. My comment would be to add a wash to bring out all that details on top. Since you used acryltic paint I would recommend diluted enamel or oil paint as a wash. It will really make your model details pop, Good looking build!
Your StuG looks great! [Y] Hard to believe it is really 1/48 because it looks just exactly like my Tamiya StuG in 1/35 scale I built last year. Only thing I would do is add dirt to the white decals as they look too clean to me. Everything else looks awesome especially the weathered tracks!
Thank you all for stopping by, making your comments and suggestions. They are really encouraging. Yes, armor building it is so different today from back in the day. Although I don’t have much to compare with since all that was available was Italeri/Testors.
Thanks for the compliments on the threads. That was 100% improvisation. I looked for some pointers around but all I found was for 1/35 rubber or metal. I painted the threads still on the sprues with a base of Model Master Acryl Rust 4675 on both sides. Then with Vallejo Pigments Dark Red Ocre (73107), I made a small batch of ‘paste’ using Acryl Flat Clear and applied all over the thread with a brush. Once dried, I cleaned up the excess and topped it with a dry brush of Acryl 4679 Steel.
I definitely like 1/35, but I want the armor to go along with the Luftwaffe aircraft and other staff vehicles I have in my cabinet.
I have that one as well. Nice work.