The model:

As one of the newest kits in scale 1:48 of the company Tamiya you can characterize this model.Further improved castings, they have beside the accustomed fitting a very good looking. And as a small addition, you have insieded a commanders-figure, which also have some improvements opposite the first figures of this company. 

The construction:

On this, one can report also not much, the construction appears in Tamiya typical way. All parts fit well to each other and almost there is no after-treatment needed. Only the metal-tub represents a small additional expenditure, because you cannot work with normal plastic-glues, sever you must use Cyanacrylt to manage a good connection. Otherwise the construction is simply and as the only supplement, the fan-fences of Hauler are to be recommended. These parts would bring the model to a T... My model was build in two components; the top and the hull was build seperate and combined after completion. 

The painting:

This took place with the airbrush and under application of an individual color which was mixed from augments Tamiya-colors. So various yellow- and brown-tones are included, also white and mixed by feeling. The rubber-parts of the castors was painted with a black acrylic-color. The tracks was still painted at the casting-branch, by using the airbrush and as a tone the steel-color of Gunze.  Totaly  coated with weak clear varnish of Gunze, to have a basis for the following works. After a sufficient drying-period, followed by the montage of the castors, the tracks was pulled up and the contamination was represent by pigments. Since my StuG should get a winter-camouflage and it was rather muddy soil, where it should have moved, I have decided in favor of a dark earth-color. These pigments were scrambled with lighter-gas and were served with an old brush. The track was still dry-painted with silver before. As all have dryed, I connected the top and the hull and the decals was applyed. After this step, the details were still painted with brush and acrylic-colors. Since I wanted to show an already weaker winter-camouflage, I have gone a for me new way. This camouflage was made with oil-color in a procedure like dry-painting. With quite little color on the brush I have stroke over the model, partially I must it repeat more than one time, until the result  became my contentment. 

Conclusio:

A beautiful and interesting model from this series, which also contents the fun-factor in building.  Without big problems, you can build a good model, commendable.

Happy modelling
Andreas Dobinger