Yves Stug III update

[yves mouton]

Hello,

A small update, install the elevation countweight.




This is the stug for the moment, ready for the ( camo ) and some more details.
I clean up my garage to put my car inside because it is freezes at night.



Best regards Yves

[Roy Beukeveld]

Hi Yves, nice to see how it's all coming together.
I read your other posts about the elevation problem, glad to hear it is solved now.
But with a different motor and a significant counterweight...

I ordered this pack also, when I come to it I will keep your experiences in mind.

[yves mouton]

Thanks Roy

Best regards Yves

[yves mouton]

Hello,

A small update, a few days ago i put the fenders on the stug.




Stug is now ready for the ( camo ) and weathering.

Best regards Yves

[Roy Beukeveld]

Hi Yves,

Do you have all electronics working and tuned in now?
Is it ready to drive when you put the wheels and tracks on?

[yves mouton]

Hello Roy,

Yes everything is in place and working, drive, smoke, recoil, barrel up and down-left and right.
Just put the tracks on and i can drive.
First i have to do the weathering and some little details: tow cables, spare tracks, hamer, shovel, axe, fire extinguisher, tankcrew, MG34

Still waiting for the Steve Winstone Notek lights and antenna bases+antenna's from Mark Lawson.

Best regards Yves

[Roy Beukeveld]

That sounds good Yves, the finishing touches so to speak.
I must say you did a fast job on that build, I guess you have some experience

[Phil Woollard]

Yevs another very clean build!

[yves mouton]

Hello,

Thanks Roy and Phil for the nice comnents.
Yes i have some experience, it is my fourth German tank i build.
The stug is my fastest build because i have more time now to build ( i have another job ) dont work in construction
anymore ( bad back ) Working in the port of Zeebrugge now shunting ( driving cars )

Best regards Yves

[Roy Beukeveld]

Fourth one, that's impressive!

Sorry to hear about the bad back, hopefully the new job will bring some relief there. More time to do things like these is in any case a good thing

[yves mouton]

Hi Roy,

I started in 2010 with a Armortek Tiger 1 my second one was the King Tiger,
then the Panther A and now the Stug 3 hopefully the next one is a sdkfz 251,
so i hope Armortek will produce one in the near future.

Best regards Yves

[yves mouton]

Hello,

A little update from this weekend.
Made a bracket to put the on and off switch, load plug, smoker switch.




Did some weathering on the spare tracklinks and jack.



Best regards Yves

[Roy Beukeveld]

Hi Yves, I find that really amazing, very nice work!
( Weathering is an art I really don't master )

And looking forward to your camo scheme as well

[yves mouton]

Hello Roy,

In weathering i am not the best, but i try
About the camo, i cant find some good pictures from all sides of the stug.
For my other tanks i find a good book but for the stug?
I got one picture from Florian here on my stug build that's look ok.
But i am a litte scared to start.



Best regards Yves

[Roy Beukeveld]

...But i am a litte scared to start...

I understand... I can imagine it's quite tricky to get right the first time. But I'm confident you will pull it off