Panzer sturmgeschütz IV sdkfz 163 Revell 1:72 – Modeling
Today I've been through a hobby shop to buy some paintings and watching the assortment of model on the shelf I saw a Revell kit which was on sale for a ridiculous price, Well in the end it has come home. The kit in question is the car chase Sturmgeschütz IV the Stug IV assault cannon or better known as car after hunting Panzer IV chassis brand Revell and a scale 1:72, Once home I have opened and the truth although the level of detail is not bad many pieces not recreate the original carriage, for example small wheels undercarriage nose latches do not exist and in many ways is a pretty bad kit, but good for the price that I have acquired no reproaches.
A little history on Sturmgeschütz IV:
El Sturmgeschütz IV (Sd.Kfz. 167) the StuG IV, It was in its infancy assault cannon used during the Second World War by the German army, then become best known as an effective tank destroyer.
Developing
Because the demand for assault guns, the StuG IV was formed from a combination of the carriage structure of StuG III assault and slightly modified Panzer IV chassis. It began to occur from December 1943 by the firm Krupp and were built around 1100 unidades. They used the chassis of Panzer IV because Krupp did not build the StuG III.
The StuG IV became known as a very effective tank destroyer, especially on the Eastern Front. It had a maximum space for four crew, and it is mainly supplied to the infantry divisions.
Production history |
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Manufacturer | Krupp-Gruson AG |
Produced | 1943-1945 |
Quantity produced | 1108 + 31 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 23 t |
Length | 6,7 m |
Width | 2,95 m |
Height | 2,20 m |
Crew | 4 |
Shield | 10–80 mm |
Primary weapon | 1x 7,5 cm KwK 40 63 shells |
Secondary Weapon | 1x Machine Gun 34 600 cartridges |
Motor | V12 Maybach HL 120 TRM 300 CV |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h |
Autonomy | 210 km |
Suspension |
springs |
The assembly and painting:
Assembly is simple as can be seen by the few pieces bearing the kit. Once all glued to lack of parts that necessarily have to stop without hitting to paint parts kit, is the hole in the muzzle because this does not lead him a little bit.
Step into the primer gray Vallejo.Once dry, the primer, I used a dark color like khaki Tamiya XF-49 , then will clarify with dark yellow Tamiya XF-60.Pinto also the two lateral protection plates and had to camouflage scheme.
The scheme I decided to recreate the cover of the box and have used it apart from dark yellow basis, el Nato brown Tamiya XF- 68 and Verde Nato de tamiya XF- 67.
Painted camouflage scheme Stug IV, step paint brush tools details, MG machine gun etc. Tamiya colors used XF-1 black , Nato Brown XF- 68 for MG and Color Metallic gray XF- 56 for tools.
Apply a descorches based and brown with fine brush.
Camouflage paint scheme on the protective side plates using the same colors of the tank.
Add some descorches technique using the fine brush and sponge with dark yellow base color.
Paint the base color chains undercarriage Colored Red Brown Tamiya XF- 64.
Apply several passes glossy varnish Tamiya XF-22 all to protect the paint job and then apply the decals, this will allow the transparent bands these are best fade into the paint.
Once thoroughly dry the layers of gloss varnish step to place the decals with the specific placement liquids Microsol y Microset.
Add chains undercarriage, another martyrdom not as fit to 100% on the sprockets, but in the end I could hide a bit. Once the chassis mounted, step paneling, I tried several products but has worked best for me such small scales is the Oil highly diluted with turpentine or other products such as "White Spirit" from AK-Interactive.
I use for paneling dark brown better than the black.
With a fine brush I'm adding the diluted oil between the recesses and connecting lines kit.
Let it dry a few hours and with a swab soaked ears with White Spirit AK-Interactive I removed the excess.
Pigments work with the exhaust pipe, I have used colors are red and black.
After a few days to dry the oil used for paneling, We turn to other aging techniques as are the oils that can simulate fine dirt and dust chorretones, rust and other.
In this case I used Oleos de color siena, white y black to simulate dirt.Being a very small model small dots applied with a fine brush.Once the points distributed over the surface with a flat brush slightly soaked in white spirit or turpentine AK-Interactive, rub vertically down repeatedly until the oil blend in as many vertical lines, until the desired effect.The effect is visible once the liquid evaporates.
I apply the same technique with oils to the entire panzer, chain drives the deal with a brown wash Brand AK-Interactive called "Track Wash".
With the airbrush and dark very dilute mixture of yellow Tamiya XF-60, applied in the lower parts of the shield and the side plates of additional protection to simulate dust accumulated panzer.
In the skirts also apply a little with the airbrush.
After the process of chorretones with oil and dirt, step varnishing entire model satin varnish Vallejo Model Air, I give many runs until remove 90% Brightness, with even without drying oils 100% will be difficult to eliminate glare from east to spend several days'll wait to complete the panzer.
It's almost ready, He happened to hit the plates of protection to its side supports.
A dry oil applied once past the last of calendered varnish to finish removing all the shine of the model and bring an end to the panzer.
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Autor Armando C.M.