Martin's StuG 3

Björn Johansson · Post by **Björn Johansson** » Thu Jul 14, 2022 1:37 pm

Great work with the dents and the chipping

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 5:08 pm

Hi Vince, Chris and Björn,
thank you so much for your nice comments. But comming back to the StuG: now i start the painting of the hull, also with chipping and weathering.

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:42 pm

It is time for a small update for some tools like s-hook, jack and the rear Notek light

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Tue Jul 26, 2022 5:14 pm

Now made the weathering of the side plates and mounted the first road wheels.

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:50 pm

Some more road wheels from the other side, the first field markings on the back side and the first electric components are in.

Gary Richardson · Post by **Gary Richardson** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:01 am

Hi Martin

Well done, I am enjoying your build, very good detailing and love the way you have distressed the model.

Regards
Gary

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:27 pm

Hi Gary,
sorry for not answer so long time, but i am very busy at the moment! Many thanks for your nice words.
Here comes a small update. Not really much done but a chaos with cables and electric boxes. Only at the rear side the cables are sorted now.

Gary Richardson · Post by **Gary Richardson** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:35 pm

Martin Hofmann wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:27 pm
Hi Gary,
sorry for not answer so long time, but i am very busy at the moment! Many thanks for your nice words.
Here comes a small update. Not really much done but a chaos with cables and electric boxes. Only at the rear side the cables are sorted now.

Hi Martin

Have you tried spiral wrap for the cabling, I used some on my Tiger and it made the wiring easier and neater to route.

Regards
Gary.

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:37 pm

Hi Gary,
sorry, sorry for not answering such a long time. No i never had tried a spiral wrap for the cabling - i use cable ties.
The chaos you saw was only a first test for the correct position and connection of the several boxes.
Here is an update for the next layers of painting with all the chipping layers between. The next layer will be the yellow one.

Oliver Brüninghaus · Post by **Oliver Brüninghaus** » Wed Nov 16, 2022 2:18 pm

This looks promising.
The details are so beautiful!

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:56 pm

Hi Oliver,
thanks for your nice words.
After the grey layer comes the yellow ones with 2 different colours. The bright colour is XF-60 from Tamiya and the darker one is XF-92 DAK41 ( Deutsches Afrika Korps ) also from Tamiya.

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:43 pm

After painting the fighting compartment the engine deck and the fenders are the next to paint before starting chipping.

Martin Hofmann · Post by **Martin Hofmann** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:11 pm

After painting the chipping starts with some details. But this is only the first step of aging. The next step is weathering.

simon_manning · Post by **simon_manning** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 6:57 pm

Looking good Martin, Another nice build, regards simon.

Oliver Brüninghaus · Post by **Oliver Brüninghaus** » Thu Dec 08, 2022 2:07 pm

Beautiful weathering and great details make this model a very special one.

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