Bomber_County Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Gaz, just thinking about this, looking good, how much weathering are you adding.......picture for reference and research...... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 My that looks nice, nice and heavy !........harv 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 16 hours ago, DocRob said: As if this Behemoth would need that . Looking all great Gaz, I like the ambush pattern. Will the hull Dunkelgelb receive a brownish filter to match the wheels, or is that on purpose? Is the vent ring around the gun really that shiny on the originals? Cheers Rob Hi Rob, thank you! yes, I plan to do a wash on the upper surfaces to match the lower. The photos I have seen of the Sturmtiger show clean white metal. I imagine the matte coat will take care of any sheen. Gaz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 The Sturmtiger is looking really good there Gaz. Makes me want to build one. Carl 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Nice!!! The Germans did have some very unusual SP artillery, which makes for interesting builds watching this come together is great fun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 12 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Gaz, just thinking about this, looking good, how much weathering are you adding.......picture for reference and research...... Thank you, mate! I really intend to have some fun with the weathering. With most of the soft steel torn or shot away, the Zimmerit heavily damaged, as well as a few gouges from deflected shells. A lot of my plans come from the fact that the Machine looks best in my eyes with less skirting and no counterweight on the barrel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: The Sturmtiger is looking really good there Gaz. Makes me want to build one. Carl Thank you, Carl! It’s size really grabs you once you get the tracks and fighting compartment on. I gotta do some figures to get some scale to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, crazypoet said: Nice!!! The Germans did have some very unusual SP artillery, which makes for interesting builds watching this come together is great fun Thanks, mate! I’m certainly drawn to many of their unique designs. I draw the line at paper panzers and prototypes. I would much rather build stuff that saw action. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Even worse are the kits that weren't even paper panzers but 'what-ifs' people came up with trying to extrapolate what would have happened if the war continued. May as well build Sci-Fi models if you're going to play make believe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, [CAT]CplSlade said: Even worse are the kits that weren't even paper panzers but 'what-ifs' people came up with trying to extrapolate what would have happened if the war continued. May as well build Sci-Fi models if you're going to play make believe. I'm not a big fan of any fictional genres. I think some of the original Star Trek ships might look cool to model with lights... but there is a lot more real stuff for me to model. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Are we there yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 Well... I did something stoopid with this one. I closed it up, then realized I forgot to put the sight in the sight window/aperture. Kinda killed it for me. I'll take a couple snaps: I was always rather proud of my chipped, home-made zimmerit job. You can see the large dark space where the sight should have been. Also... I left the drive sprockets to spin freely. However, the weight of the Friuls pulls them downwards so they remind me of metallic versions of cartoon feet. So, now it is more or less just holding the Friuls that came off my first Tiger I build until I begin my next Tiger I build. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Gary, I've been there and done that. In fact my Revell Spitfire is missing the cockpit sidewall. I didn't notice that it wasn't in place until after it was completed and I cleared my bench off. As for sight, I just checked some pics of Sturmtigers and it's hard to tell if the sight is mounted or not. So to me your build doesn't look that out of place. Carl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Thank you for the update Gary, like Carl said it’s almost invisible and we can still pretend that it was looted by ravaging savages. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Great subject and camouflage Gary! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Looks good to me Gaz, a Normandy dio with allied soldiers…….? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 7:19 PM, Kaireckstadt said: Great subject and camouflage Gary! Thank you, Kai. 3 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Looks good to me Gaz, a Normandy dio with allied soldiers…….? Thanks Phil. It's pretty much a dead project. I have too many un-built kits to play with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Hi Gaz I know what you mean and I've been there and that. On my F-14 build I spent hours on the intakes assemblies and then forgot to glue them in place and didn't realize what I did until it was way too late. I think we're all members of a special club that does this very thing and rest assured, it will happen again to all of us in the future. Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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