StuG III G early

By: Thomas Kelm

Manufacturer(s): Dragon

Modifications: It Was Straight Build out of the Box. Only the "Kolonenfahrlicht" is from Part PE, because the orginalpart is lost.

Description: The Modell is brushed with Tamiya Arcylics, weathered with Mig Oilcolors, Mig Pigments, Tamiya Wethering set, Washes with Artists Oils. the Figs are from Lammercroft (Kommandant) and Preiser (with Mig Head).

Judge 1
Good use of finishing techniques to achieve depth of finish, unfortunately due to the flash photography it’s difficult to asses the effectiveness of these. A bit more chipping/scuffing would add some interest, though again, some of this may have been washed out by use of the flash. There is a bit of a track alignment issue on the LH side between the 5th and 6th road wheels. The pin wash is good in some areas but a bit weak or absent in others. On your tow cables, try to differentiate the cast end from the cable itself with slightly different colours. Good effort. A bit of refinement of the techniques that you’ve used will continue to yield even better results. Wayne
Judge 2
The build is good and the finish is quite well done. Stronger shadows would add more depth to the model (the drybrushing is slightly heavy in some places, but does break up the single colour well). The highlighting of the centres of the panels looks effective, but would be even better if combined with other weathering effects such as dirt streaks, scratches etc. The tools would also benefit from more shading - it always best to treat them as small models in their own right.
Judge 3
Clean building job. Nice combination of finishing techniques. You should make more trace of usage: chipping, rust, oil stains... Need some dark washes to give some depth to the panel joints. Part of the tracks that are in contact with wheels shouldn't have so much mud and rust, also tracks needs some subtle drybrushing in steel color on most rised parts, because these parts where constantly in contact with ground during usage, so they hawe metal shine.