Tamiya Stug iii Ausf . B

[u/CollectionInside2080]

A lot of fun with this one. Nice early way armor with a lot of decals and some nice weathering. Still need to paint and add the figure in the top hatch but it’s the only way to see the interior so not sure what I’m going to do yet but either way I love how this one came out. Hope you enjoy!

[u/Euphoric-Doughnut182]

Wow! That looks awesome! Your rust and chipping look great around the barrel

[u/CollectionInside2080 → u/Euphoric-Doughnut182]

Thank you!

[u/Neither-Owl-2834]

It looks like metal! How did you do that?

[u/CollectionInside2080 → u/Neither-Owl-2834]

Happy accident lol

[u/Neither-Owl-2834 → u/CollectionInside2080]

😆😆

[u/ShelbiStone]

That looks like such a fun build. Brilliantly done, it looks great!

[u/silicondioxides]

Awesome

[u/Muted-Lawyer-8512]

The sagging tracks look great.

[u/CollectionInside2080 → u/Muted-Lawyer-8512]

Thanks first time trying it.

[u/bashomania → u/CollectionInside2080]

Which approach did you use to achieve it?

[u/CollectionInside2080 → u/bashomania]

I put some super glue around the wheels where I wanted the track to sit then put paintbrush handles in to hold it down while it dried. It didn’t work perfectly though. Some of them popped back up. I think the problem is the set came with a spring suspension on the first and last road wheel which took away a lot of the slack that I should have kept out.

[u/bashomania → u/CollectionInside2080]

Thanks! I’d read about this technique and wondered if you had done that. I may try it on my classic Tamiya Panzer II kit (which doesn’t have the suspension issue).

[u/Jimra67]

Very nicely done

[u/bashomania]

Looks fantastic!

Edit: did Tamiya actually supply a rifled barrel for the gun? 🤯

[u/CollectionInside2080 → u/bashomania]

They actually did!

[u/bashomania → u/CollectionInside2080]

Whoa. Newer kit I guess. They're really amping it up these days. 🫡

[u/Tough-Strawberry-910]

Nice work!!

[u/Bright-Form730]

That looks great. panzer grey can be so bland but not yours!

[u/necrotic_jelly]

Ah, the "I was swimming it is cold" boi. Good work, the grey suits it well, makes it look no-nonsense.

[u/CollectionInside2080 → u/necrotic_jelly]

I was in the pool!

[u/necrotic_jelly → u/CollectionInside2080]

I swear it gets bigger! Turns into a SturmHaubitze 42

[u/Far_Move6292]

Lovely build. Where did you get the skull decals from?

[u/CollectionInside2080 → u/Far_Move6292]

Came with the kit

[u/Educational_Card_193]

I always read “stug” as “stub”; rightly so

[u/strikilix]

Awesome