Tamiya 1:35 35197 StuH 42
Posted: 31 Mar 2018, 22:44
Evening one and all
Why am I building this one as part of a retro GB?
Shimmery time travelling effect, sorry Raoul, done this one before
I started modelling at aged 9, one rainy Saturday afternoon, my 14 year old uncle came round with an Airfix Arado sea plane, and you can still get them!
Built and painted in one afternoon, and I was hooked.
I followed a weekly eclectic building plan, of anything I could afford on 3 shillings pocket money, 15p by today's money, and a King's ransom in 1969, I was a lucky chap
I built and occasionally painted but built and built, and one day, my 12th birthday, I think, it snowed heavily and I walked 4 miles home from school in 6 inches of snow and a minor blizzard, my birthday presents included this, and my future was locked and loaded for ever
and you can still get one, even now
I did progress to the 1:35 kits as a teenager, and still have some of my 1970's builds, well 2
Be gentle I was only 13 or 14
.
The real step forward was a 1:35 Tamiya Stug III G, which isn't available as such
But the next best thing, and still pre, 2000 at 1995 is going to be this
I did contemplate this but perhaps not?
I could even recreate the original Tamiya No. 14 figures with this Dragon set, even the poses are similar, well nearly
And what next you may ask?
Time for some research, just the ticket
And my book collecting OCD clicks into place
I will definitely need this
waffle zimmerit tool
I will, one day, have to do Alkett zimmerit, but it isn't easy without one, using PE zimmerit isn't always the best way forward.
Does anyone know where to buy one at a reasonable price, Firestorm don't seem to have any?
My internet search has been fruitless, so if anyone has anything useful to advise?
The Tamiya kit is reviewed as a really nice build,
Tamiya 35197 Stug III G
build video
a real shake and bake kit, no need to worry about tracks with the schurzen.
I have ordered an RB barrel, one of each size too
More tomorrow
Steve H
Why am I building this one as part of a retro GB?
Shimmery time travelling effect, sorry Raoul, done this one before
I started modelling at aged 9, one rainy Saturday afternoon, my 14 year old uncle came round with an Airfix Arado sea plane, and you can still get them!
Built and painted in one afternoon, and I was hooked.
I followed a weekly eclectic building plan, of anything I could afford on 3 shillings pocket money, 15p by today's money, and a King's ransom in 1969, I was a lucky chap
I built and occasionally painted but built and built, and one day, my 12th birthday, I think, it snowed heavily and I walked 4 miles home from school in 6 inches of snow and a minor blizzard, my birthday presents included this, and my future was locked and loaded for ever
and you can still get one, even now
I did progress to the 1:35 kits as a teenager, and still have some of my 1970's builds, well 2
Be gentle I was only 13 or 14
.
The real step forward was a 1:35 Tamiya Stug III G, which isn't available as such
But the next best thing, and still pre, 2000 at 1995 is going to be this
I did contemplate this but perhaps not?
I could even recreate the original Tamiya No. 14 figures with this Dragon set, even the poses are similar, well nearly
And what next you may ask?
Time for some research, just the ticket
And my book collecting OCD clicks into place
I will definitely need this
waffle zimmerit tool
I will, one day, have to do Alkett zimmerit, but it isn't easy without one, using PE zimmerit isn't always the best way forward.
Does anyone know where to buy one at a reasonable price, Firestorm don't seem to have any?
My internet search has been fruitless, so if anyone has anything useful to advise?
The Tamiya kit is reviewed as a really nice build,
Tamiya 35197 Stug III G
build video
a real shake and bake kit, no need to worry about tracks with the schurzen.
I have ordered an RB barrel, one of each size too
More tomorrow
Steve H