Rick
Lovely work with your 1:48 conversion. I have seen a lot of your work on Planet Armour and it is always most impressive!
Welcome to FSM
Cheers
Mike
Oh man, what an awesome looking StuG!! Don’t hold back on us now Rick! Every facet of his one is stunning, I love it!!
Hello forum folks…
After a little delay my tracks have arrived - and what NICE tracks they are!!! I was fortunate to have William Wiseman of WW2 Productions send me this set of tracks for my use. This is my first experience using their product, and I will report that I am very impressed.
The tracks are very nicely cast resin, with very little clean-up required. To assemble, simply “click” them together - that’s it! I was able to complete both runs in less than 1/2 hr. As you can see they are totally workable, and durable.
Now, for a small update - the tracks;
I first gave the assembled tracks a light spray of MR. Surfacer 1000 as a primer, then followed with at “dirty” grey spray of Vallejo’s German Grey and US Tan as a base color, then a light wash of MIG 502 Ateilung Dark and Light mud oils. Finally, a light drybrush of chainmail on the raised details.
Further weathering was done using MIG Productions pigments…
Small, but significant update…onward to completion.
Thanks for following along,
Rick
Again, my thanks to William Wiseman and Jenny Croft for providing me with these tracks.
I was wondering how long it would be before someone entered the 1/48 space with replacement tracks, looks like the WW2 Productions item is a real winner. Nice work on the weathering process so far as well. [;)]
Hello forum friends.
Once the tracks arrived it didn’t take too long to put the final touches on this little guy. I really had quite a nice experience building my first 1/48th scale kit…I’m sure that more will follow soon — Marder III perhaps?
I hope that you enjoy these final shots…
Thanks again for taking the time to follow along. The entire build and companion article will featured in an upcoming issue of Military in Scale magazine.
Take care,
Rick
What can I say beautiful Work!
[;)]
Greatness shines through again.[tup]
…Tony the Mutt…
WOW, Rick; that is truly just superb finishing!
I love the base color–I’m always promoting a much-lightened Dark Yellow base coat, as you have done here–I think it’s a perfect shade! I like the whole color harmony as well; extremely well-done!
I’m guessing that you washed the zimmerit and base coat with some MIG washes? [:-^]…[swg] It really does lay nicely in the hollows!
I just realized that his is 1/48 as well–wow, I would have never guessed!
[tup][tup][tup]!!!..[:D]
Simply gorgeous Rick. It doesn’t show at all to be 1/48. Looks real to me. Super work here.
Hello,
Nice job Rick. The zimmerit looks great and better yet it’s 1/48 scale. The details in the track links are amazing. The weathering looks great too. Interesting subject done very well.[tup]
Mobious
Nicely done all around Rick, the fact that it’s in 1/48 just adds to the quality of the finish. [tup] [tup]
5 stars—top-notch work…gorgeous…if only that blasted red star wasn’t on her…lol…
Nice, very nice, that’s one mighty soviet strum.
Awesome work just awesome! I replied to your in progress thread and your work is very inspiring. I love the STug IV and you have done a fantastic job. I forgot to ask, where do you purchase your Hauler products? Direct from the maufacturer or online shop?
Cheers
Rob
Beautiful build, really cool subject to. The tracks and muffler look amazing and the hand painted red star looks better then a decal!
Rick it boggles my mind that this is 1/48! The zimm the paint and weathering [bow][bow]
Rob, I ordered the conversion through Track 48:
http://track48.com/shop/home.php
though others also carry the Hauler line.
Everyone, thanks very much for the very kind responses, I very much appreciate them.
Doog, no MIG Filters on this build at all! Lately I have been experimenting with acrylic filters.
Rick
Rick
That is a fantastic build. I normally build 1:72 armour, but have purchased a number of 1:48 kits recently to try at some stage.
Cheers
Mike
Mike, it’s a fun scale! Just big enough that you can transfer the 35th techniques over…with some slight modifications. I would imagine after 72nd these would seem very large - and easy???
Matter of fact, I’m awaiting the new Tamiya Marder III to arrive.
Thanks,
Rick