Here are some progress pictures of my 1/35 Tamiya Stug IV. I am using Eduard’s PE set. This is my first time using a PE set. I have to say it does add days to a project. There are still alot more parts to glue. Comments and tips welcomed.
Joe
looks good
Nice looking zimmerit, Joe…
Regards, Dan
Thanks guys. There is one thing I wasn’t sure of…should I apply zimmerit to the front and rear fenders? The PE set didn’t come that way but doesn’t mean that it’s right. My reference photos hasn’t shown one without zimmerit on the fenders.
Joe
Good looking job so far Joe. Looking forward to more.
Looks good so far [tup]
Nice detail
A nice build going so far, Joe!
I have seen pictures of stug4 w/ zimm , and there was none on the fenders . I believe they were more concerned with hull penetration from magnetic mines as there is no hull above or below the fenders they probably would skip that . Real nice detail job you have going there the PE stuf f when done is almost too pretty to paint ! Keep up the good work ![8D]
Looks great Joe, hope to see it when it’s done!
great looking stug so far!!!
Joe,
looking good!
my only suggestion from my experience w/ the PE Zim on my Panther G,
is that you will have to work the edges of the PE where two (or more) pieces meet.
i pushed the edges down as much as possible, and used some Tamiya putty
to fill the gap. trouble spots are usually where two sheets meet especially at an angle.
you probably already knew this and had not gotten to that step yet.
you have definitely done a good job w/ it so far.
keep us posted,
ed.
jkeller hi[:)]
looks real good from here!![8D]
and wildwilliam thanks for that tip…i was wondering about that.[:)]
regards,
nick
Spector822002: Thanks for the info. That’s good news because I wasn’t sure how I was going to be able to match the PE zimm. I think i’ll leave the zimm off the fenders. The copper and silver do look cool. When I do paint it I hope I don’t mess that up. I have a spare tank I think i’ll practice on first.
Wildwilliam: Thanks for the tip. Actually I wasn’t really sure how to fix some areas. I started bending some of the PE zimm overlap but in some places it couldn’t be done. Will Squadron green putty will work just as good?
Looking good. Hope you have had beeter luck with keeping the glue on the zim and not yourself than i did with my panther.
You have more patience that I do with PE! Wow! Very nice.
Ron
Hey Joe, I’ll add my “nice work!” to the comments. Looks like you have a handsome model on your hands.
Based on photos I’ve seen, it looks like the Germans put Zimmerit all over everything vertical in 1943 and early 44. Later, they seem to have abandoned the practice of putting it on fenders and schurzen. Even in the earlier period, it quickly wore off as the fenders got banged up and rubbed against foliage. I think it’s totally fine to leave it off.
Lookin’ good
Thanks again for the comments.
Lizardqing2: I think I got more glue on my hands than on my model. I was thinking of using a toothpick put some type of poster putty on the end that will hold the PE parts until there are in place. The tweezers and fingers just aren’t doing the job.
Larry: Thanks for the info. Leaving it off would be better for me.
Joe
Very nice Joe. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.
mark956
Joe,
any putty should work, but you will need to texture it a bit so it just looks like more zim.
so you can continue the pattern of lines thru it, or depending on where the seam is,
it could be a row between lines.
try some of the putty on scrap styrene to get a feel for drying time and seing how
‘workable’ it is.
you might be able to mix it w/ tesors tube glue (or was it liquid cement?)
to make it a bit softer and easier to spread.
DEFINITELY DO NOT try that on your model first.
experiment on scrap styrene!
ed.