International Scale Modeller

I'll have a go with this kit,the 38 cm Sturmmörser Tiger from Italeri. It comes with pre molded zimmerit that looks quite nice and a very basic interior/engine with sparse details....I will build it OOB but maybe add a base and some figures later. Time will tell....

Box and sprues:

I have the Tamiya offering in my stash, so ...

Hehe, I recently had a close contact with this kit.
I'm really curious how yours will turn out.

GL & HF!

Cheers,
Attila

Looks like a fun build.
Good luck.

Cymru wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:07 pm I have the Tamiya offering in my stash, so ...

papatika wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:18 pm Hehe, I recently had a close contact with this kit.
I'm really curious how yours will turn out.

GL & HF!

Cheers,
Attila

pourquoi61 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:50 pm Looks like a fun build.
Good luck.

Thanx guys!!

About time to post some pics from this build. I'm mostly an aircraft dude so building an armor kit is somehow "learning by doing" for my part.

The interior in this kit is very sparsely detailed and will not be visible on the finished build. This is how it looked after a coat
of Elfenbein interior color.



Some weathering on the inside parts, upper hull and engine was done.



After priming, the base color was sprayed on the exterior.



Camo scheme added. I tried to fade the colors a bit




Lower hull and running gear



The tracks(looks like Winterketten to me) were of the plastic link and length type and a real pain!!! to deal with, but on they went allthough they never really came out the way I wanted them.



Interior and engine bay glued into position in the lower hull. Exhaust pipes also added.



Finally this is how it looks after the tracks were weathered and the exterior got a dark dirt wash.



Now I'll proceed with the last details and finish the weathering process.Then I'll try to build a simple base and maybe add some figures too.

Nice work Sir!

Looking great to me, I definitely wish I could get my hands on one of these. I love the zimmerit, I wish Tamiya did this as well. I love how the interior turned out.

Overall a great result. Looking forward to the finale.

Love the 3 colour camo. Paint fading and wash have really made it look good. Superb stuff Sir.

TheNordus wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:20 pm Looking ... I wish Tamiya did this as well. I love how the interior turned out.

Errrh Tamiya do do this https://www.scalemates.com/kits/131949- ... sturmtiger

Cymru wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:27 am

TheNordus wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:20 pm Looking ... I wish Tamiya did this as well. I love how the interior turned out.

Errrh Tamiya do do this https://www.scalemates.com/kits/131949- ... sturmtiger

I've built the Tamiya offering and they most definitely don't do moulded-on zimmerit.

That came together really quickly once you got it started - looks fabulous!

Looking forward to seeing the final result

My bad, I thought you meant the kit not the Zim!

Great job Anders, looking forward to seeing the dio!

Paul

It looks beautiful! That dark dirt was really popped out the details!
Can't wait to see it in a dio!

Cymru wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:44 pm Nice work Sir!

TheNordus wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:20 pm Looking great to me, I definitely wish I could get my hands on one of these. I love the zimmerit, I wish Tamiya did this as well. I love how the interior turned out.

xSCAR45 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:33 pm Overall a great result. Looking forward to the finale.

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:33 pm Love the 3 colour camo. Paint fading and wash have really made it look good. Superb stuff Sir.

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:31 am That came together really quickly once you got it started - looks fabulous!

Looking forward to seeing the final result

Quax wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:09 pm Great job Anders, looking forward to seeing the dio!

Paul

papatika wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2017 9:26 pm It looks beautiful! That dark dirt was really popped out the details!
Can't wait to see it in a dio!

Thank you very much for the kind words guys. Much appreciated!!

I installed the crane and did the last weathering details on the Sturmtiger.









I decided to go for a "maintenance" theme for the mini dio and found these kits in the stash.



Fuel drums and a dog will also be part of the small base.



I painted the figures and table.



Something like this is what I have in mind.



Now I'll just need to put some dirt and grass on the base....Will be back soon!

Gonna be a super dio, and you just gotta love the dog!!!

Oh that looks stunning. Really nice set up for the diorama too.

Very, very nice I do like these from life dio's, some amazing work going on here mate

Looks great, excellent work!

Really promising one! Keep up the good work!



Attila

Looking superb. I've asked my local hobby shop if they can find me one of these kits.
Interestingly the interior looks almost identical to how I remember the Tamiya kit looking.

Wow!

Fantastic work, Anders !

The dio will be just perfect


Tommy

Cymru wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2017 11:29 pm Gonna be a super dio, and you just gotta love the dog!!!

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 8:29 am Oh that looks stunning. Really nice set up for the diorama too.

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:15 am Very, very nice I do like these from life dio's, some amazing work going on here mate

ElCapitan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:17 am Looks great, excellent work!

papatika wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:00 pm Really promising one! Keep up the good work!



Attila

TheNordus wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 1:10 pm Looking superb. I've asked my local hobby shop if they can find me one of these kits.
Interestingly the interior looks almost identical to how I remember the Tamiya kit looking.

TommyKillander wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:51 am Wow!

Fantastic work, Anders !

The dio will be just perfect


Tommy

Thanks alot guys for the nice words!!

Work, Christmas, family issues etc. have kept me away from the bench for the past weeks , but now I finally got time to finish this little dio.



More pics in the reveal thread:viewtopic.php?f=630&t=23881