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Old 08-13-2010 | 08:42 AM
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Couple of pictures of my StuG III recently finished.
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Old 08-13-2010 | 08:55 AM
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Nice. Where did you get the rounds for the MG.?
Old 08-13-2010 | 08:58 AM
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Yes- very nice
Old 08-13-2010 | 09:00 AM
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Thanks, I used the ammo from a Tamiya 1/16th machine gunner figure.
Old 08-13-2010 | 09:25 AM
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Looks very nice. Where did you get the idea for the spare tracks wrapped around the spare roads wheels? That would be a very awkward and cumbersome way to carry them, let alone the lifting required to make use of either. That's a lot of weight on the rear.
Old 08-13-2010 | 09:27 AM
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Very beautiful job!! 
Old 08-13-2010 | 09:31 AM
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Looks very nice. Where did you get the idea for the spare tracks wrapped around the spare roads wheels? That would be a very awkward and cumbersome way to carry them, let alone the lifting required to make use of either. That's a lot of weight on the rear.
I have seen wartime photos of the tracks being carried this way. Of course I have no idea how troublesome this was, but there is prototypical evidence of them being carried this way, so the presentation passes.
Old 08-13-2010 | 09:41 AM
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Apparently it was something StuGs of the Das Reich division did in the summer of 1943 in Russia, together with carrying that large wooden box fitted between them.
Old 08-13-2010 | 09:46 AM
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wow, excellent !
Old 08-13-2010 | 09:55 AM
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A few more.
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Old 08-13-2010 | 09:56 AM
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Kind of makes sense to me to see the spares wrapped with armor protection, since those were likely prone to random gunfire. What good is a spare if it's shot to bits with rounds and shrapnel?
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Unusual, but in a combat area.a lot of ad hoc things happen with crews improvising on everything. Figure it would have been better to lay them on the side etc for addded protection...but who knows what the crew was going through. German tracks were not all that good and wore out at amazingly fast rate, so carrying more is understandable.

Nice job on weathering & field damage.
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Old 08-13-2010 | 12:13 PM
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very nice job,I love this paint and your MG bullets.
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Couple of pictures of my StuG III recently finished.
Old 08-13-2010 | 02:57 PM
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Nice great job the stug imho is one of the best hl tanks to date
Old 08-13-2010 | 05:52 PM
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amazing paint job man. I need to paint my stug.
Old 08-13-2010 | 06:00 PM
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Great job!! I love the attention to detail and the weathering on this tank. I have to get a Stug.
Old 08-13-2010 | 06:37 PM
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Great job!! I love the attention to detail and the weathering on this tank. I have to get a Stug.

I'll second that, on all counts.
Old 08-13-2010 | 07:29 PM
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It's been 30 years sinci I've touched paint or an airbrush. Gotta get caught up, that's a great job!
Old 08-13-2010 | 07:56 PM
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BEAUTIFUL WORK!

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Old 08-14-2010 | 12:32 AM
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Outstanding work Abo.Meticulous attention to detail and great weathering job.

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Old 08-14-2010 | 07:35 AM
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Where did you find or how do you fabricate the schurzen and bracket for them?
Old 08-14-2010 | 09:53 AM
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faboulaus stugIII
Old 08-14-2010 | 10:28 AM
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That is amazing, nice attention to detail, I can only dream of doing anything that good.
Old 08-14-2010 | 01:32 PM
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Wpm, I got my shurzen from www.battlefrontmodels.com. I have also bought skirts for my panther and jagdpanther from him too and a few other bits and bobs.
Old 08-14-2010 | 02:09 PM
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Thanks! I've always liked that look and will add it to my HL StuG.


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