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Sadness
03-25-2008, 10:08 AM
Hello,

My 2 kits finally arrived today and I am gonna build one. Here is the box art:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/b_CHC6229_00.jpg

First progress pics will soon follow.

Greetz
Tom
louisuni
03-26-2008, 01:07 AM
Hi Tom,

Is the muffler the only difference between DML 6320, and this Stug III ? Thanks.

Louis
Sadness
03-26-2008, 05:36 AM
Hi Tom,

Is the muffler the only difference between DML 6320, and this Stug III ? Thanks.

Louis

Hello Louis,

Since I dont have any other Stug III kit at this time, I can't answer your question.

Regards
Tom
Sheeds
03-26-2008, 05:50 AM
G'day Louis.

Yeah it is, mostly. You get an extra sprue (marked "Panzer III ausf M"), decals and a couple of steps in the instructions are different.....

Sheeds.
Sticky
03-26-2008, 11:20 AM
Rear deck overhang underparts and muffler are different as are the brake inspection hatches and upper glacis plate.
HTH
louisuni
03-27-2008, 01:57 AM
Thanks all for the clarification. :)
Sadness
03-28-2008, 04:39 AM
Hello,

Here are the first pics. They are from the lower hull and fenders.
Overall shots:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3280001.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3280002.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3280003.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3280004.jpg

Detail of the muffler:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3280005.jpg

Detail of the P.E. track holder:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3280006.jpg

And left and right rear fenders:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3280007.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3280008.jpg

Questions, comments or suggestions? Please feel free to post them so I can learn from them.

Regards
Tom
DOJO
03-28-2008, 05:03 PM
green plastic?!
RickLawler
03-28-2008, 06:00 PM
Tom, the build looks pretty good so far. One thing, and these are hard to tell sometimes on photos, but it looks like you might have some leftover sprue attachment points on the ends of the fenders.....maybe it's just the light?


green plastic?!
I think the white balance is off just a little...but it is a nice color!
DOJO
03-28-2008, 08:40 PM
Yeah, I did liked the greenish plastic. It will be nice if it was like that but I can imagen it will be a little bit of an issue painting it.
lquah
03-28-2008, 11:52 PM
Tom

Looks good. You might want to fill in the join at the front of the hull sides, just above the final drive housing.

The spare track holder looks a bit too thin and it's quite easy to replace with plasticard.

Lawrence
Sadness
03-29-2008, 04:19 AM
Hello,

@ DOJO,

No green plastic. It is the usual light grey DML colour but as Rick has said its due to my poor photographing skills. I have to take my pics in the living room.

@ Rick,

There were indeed some sprue attachment point that I forgot to clean. It is taken care of now.

@ Lauwrence,

I will fill in the joints. As for the spare track holder, I dont have any plastic right now and on my following trip to the LHS I bring some and replace the holder.

Thanks for all the comments.

Greetz
Tom
Sadness
03-29-2008, 04:38 AM
Hello,

After building the rear plate and the exaust system I realized that there was something odd. If you look at this picture:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290001.jpg

You see that there are two openings in the plate.

In the instructions there is no mentioning of the two hatches in this picture:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290003.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290004.jpg

Now shoud I or shoud I not add those hatches to the lower plate?

I hope it is a bit clear what I am trying to say.

Greetz
Tom
lquah
03-29-2008, 05:45 AM
Tom

Those hatches should be added.

Lawrence
Sadness
03-29-2008, 06:04 AM
Tom

Those hatches should be added.

Lawrence

Lawrence,

Thanks, will do that.

Greetz
Tom
Sadness
03-29-2008, 06:11 AM
Hello,

Little update.

I have build the commanders cupola and found that there is the use of a P.E. strip. Thats the first time I saw that on a cupola. Here the pics:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290001-1.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290002.jpg

And the completed cupola:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290003-1.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290004-1.jpg

I also did the rear of the fighting compartment:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290005.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P3290006.jpg

Thats it for now.

Comments, critiques or suggestions are welcome.

Greetz
Tom
Sadness
04-22-2008, 08:04 AM
Hello,

I finally had some time to work on this project. Here are some pics of the gun mount and gun.

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010003.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010007.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010008.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010009.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010010.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010011.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010012.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010013.jpg

More will follow if I find the time as modelling hours are very limited for me these days.

Greetz
Tom
RickLawler
04-22-2008, 08:55 AM
Tom, glad that you found some time to move this along. You may want to address the seam lines on the gun now, before you intall it. It will be hard to reach later and the lines may show on the finished piece.

Take care,
Stuke Sowle
04-22-2008, 12:07 PM
Wow. Didn't know so much interior detail was included.

Nice progress so far.
Sadness
04-22-2008, 12:37 PM
Wow. Didn't know so much interior detail was included.

Nice progress so far.

Hi Stuke,

There is even more. Some radio racks are also provided. They will be build next when I find the time.

Thanx for looking.

Greetz
Tom
panamadan
04-22-2008, 07:41 PM
Great looking (green) kit! Dan
Flak
04-23-2008, 07:21 AM
Clean and nice build...
Sadness
05-04-2008, 09:58 AM
Hello again,

I had a little time to spent on modelling so I did some work.

Front armor:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010001.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010002.jpg

And engine deck:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010003-1.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/Sadness_010/P1010005.jpg

Thats all for now.

Greetz
Tom