The Sturmtiger must have looked a fearsome beast on the battlefield and would have been a trophy for allied troops to have captured. Enjoyed watching you build this model with a great result.
Cheers for the video. I’ve found it’s easier to spray the stencil onto clear decal film, clear coat it then cut out and apply as you would with regular decals.
Very well done. It's a shame a lot of detailing we all do ends up being hidden. The last Tamiya Bf-109 I did had multiple parts held on with very small magnets. You could display with the cowlings open and later, when you got tired of that look; put the alternate parts on for cowl closed. I HAVE thought about putting a small fiber optic camera in a tank interior. But, that might be going a little overboard. ;-) Nevertheless, I like your work and very calm demeanor when you explain things. See you next video.
It really looks great. I like the full interior models. It would be nice if the model companies would make a transparent paint for the armored clear parts. So you can still see the interior. I guess it's asking too much. But really nice job.
@@ModelNerd yes I have one or two but when you paint them you can't see all the detail that you do inside unless you leave it clear or take the top off I don't like either one that's why I want transparent paint in the right colors
Painting interiors with the buffable Mr metal color by brush gives a base you can spray over and chip back with toothpick easily.I used dark iron on sturmtiger,those racks were a right head scratcher.I’m going for plain dark yellow.Thanks for vid.
Ja nice work turns out very well .The bolded plate on the front is only for the prototype and the rings for the gun are one for the Prototype and the other for different other Variations .I never mention that as I saw the model in the shop so I realy think over to buy one .
Bloody awsome! A tip if you want to create some heavier mud, is to mix desired paint with some plaster and add that behind the roadwheels. You can can blend it by adding washes and speckling mud tones on to it! As the heavy weight of the vehicle would most likely tear up the soil
Terrific job you’ve done with this....👏🙂 Really liking the effect with the camouflage, tedious I’m sure to create the templates, but well worth the effort, looks very neat! Nice video in all, well explained & informative. Well done 🔝👍
@@ModelNerd There's a time and a place for everything, this concerning the "rust", I think people might go a bit overboard at times when it comes to rust, and mud, and some other NATURAL effects.
A great model and a subject I have always liked. About a year ago I made the RFM Jagdpanther with the full interior. It is a mega build with, as you say, a lot of small parts and what would have been hidden detail. In the end I decided to section the hull with my dremel and made the model look like a museum exhibit. I cut away almost all of one side of the upper hull, lots of the roof and much of the front around the detail parts. I don't think the clear roof is adequate to show off the interior.
Very cool! Sounds like a great project. I agree about the clear parts. The RFM Panther I have includes cutaway hull sections like you describe (plus normal parts too), which is really handy.
7:30 those different patterns are there because in real life, the Sturmtiger was so inconsistent that every Sturmtiger was different than the previous model, those holes are there to redirect the gases after a shot and force them out, if you look for pictures you'll see every gun is different
I have there other one with full interior but for all you see even with the hatches open your better off with this one really! Yeah it's good fun but unless your going to do a split display of it there really not much need! This one is perfect for a diorama with just the casemate hatches open seeing the breach and winch with the big ass mortar!
Yeah, I agree. I did the full interior Tiger B in a previous video - I still need to put that in a diorama with the crane lifting off the turret so you can see inside. The RFM Panther I have is the version with the cutaway hull parts (normal hull parts also included) so I may well build it like that.
Super job and, yes, a very enjoyable watch! Great job on the build, camo and weathering effects...some ideas I'll be putting into my latest tank. Very interesting taster.....wonder what it will be?? I'll be keeping an eye out for that one.
Looking good! I have the same kit on the go right now and it will not close up with the shells in place. Very frustrating after all the effort that went into it. I like how you've done the camo, something to consider for mine :)
Oh, that's strange. Where do the shells catch? On the rear of the fighting compartment? Did you have the same issue I had with the brackets that hold the spare shells?
Wow ! You knocked it out of the ballpark with that camo job ! These Strumtigers could have been a game changer for the Nazi blitzkrieg tactics had they been available much earlier in the war. They probably would have completely captured Russia, UK, France and Spain to link up the troops in Africa. This tank & the StG44 infantry rifle being readily available could have changed the outcome for the war for the worst. Such a cool tank & you definitely did it some justice! Only 3 complete hulls of these still exist today
Oh, that's annoying. I think this might have been one of RFM's earlier kits, because I hear good things about their recent ones. I have their Panther with cutaway full that I want to build at some point.
@@ModelNerd Well done just the same, I particularly liked your work on the "Dog bone" effect on the camo pattern, glad you decided to go with it, nevermind the aggravation I think it came out well, I thought you went about it correctly in that you didn't go overboard in trying to emulate the pattern that the painter of the box model created, at least that's where I've run into trouble before, sometimes the lines of replicating, and emulating, and so forth can be overzealously blurred, with me at least.
@@ModelNerd I meant; the Sturmtiger was never featured, in the WWII board game. It deals with Capitalist America, Soviet Communist Bolshevik Russia and Nazi Germany.
Lovely work,modelling and filming.The full interior kit has a PE frame across floor,what the fighting compartment should sit on.I built same kit(with engines etc) plus voyager set,lost mojo just when ready to paint,this vid should give me a push.Wouldnt want to be the crew fighting in that tiny space with all those massive shells/rockets in such flimsy frames.Original kit instructions were pretty slapdash..People who cant build dioramas,sometimes like to compensate with detail.My excuse.I used wire for all the lights around top of F/C,easy and looks good as you look down through clear part.)
Thanks Darron, that's interesting to know. I also noticed that on my "cutaway" Panther kit from RFM the instructions make no mention of the cutaway parts - they're identical to the normal kit version. I guess they figure if you're building a full interior kit, you can work it out.
@@ModelNerdI'm glad you have the kit.Before this kit ryefield had released a dragon style VK3602 under name 'Revosys',some tiger 1's looking like an upgraded academy tiger with interior kit.Thats why i worry when first ryefield purchase someone makes is Tiger or kit with the moulds included....sturmtiger.If you havent built the panther kit yet,the PE frame for floor,make double sure your bending right way,affects fit if bent wrong way,i found out on first release.Its the foundation for a lot of layout later on..I'm waiting on Rochm model's PE upgrade for Panther A (dml),find out if its as good as photo's.The contents of cutaway kit gives you real freedom,almost overwhelming,glad i had built previous release.Goodluck soon D.
The Sturmtiger looks fantastic! You say that you work on more than one project at a time, how do you manage that? (I mean that in a serious way.) Do you have a system or method to keep track of it all?
Thanks Domenic. A system....hmmmm.....I just try to make sure I keep any loose parts or sub assemblies in the relevant boxes, but yes, it can be a bit chaotic. I have just lost the hatch for my Sherman...I'm hoping I have a spare in the spare parts box....
Thanks. You need to put a minute amount of glue on the outside part of the pins - enough to keep the pin in place, but not enough to glue the main body of the pin to the surrounding track piece.
i just did the same tips of tracks and i found that it works to coat the pins in a small amount of glue before putting them in as there is no chance of getting the tracks to stop
@@ModelNerd well then, I think it needs another one. What I mean is that it should look a bit like this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-snx223qXJlQ.html
I have a question about the Sturmtiger, if anyone can answer it. Was the crane detachable? If so, under what circumstances was it removed? Was it left in place during combat, or was it disassembled and stowed in the vehicle?
I'm honestly not sure - there are some pictures of captured ones, still in the field, that are missing the crane, so maybe. Have you tried looking at the instructions for different kits on Scalemates and see if they suggest it as optional?
@@ModelNerd Thanks for your answer. I'm building a Tamiya 1/48 Sturmtiger and was wondering if I could realistically leave the crane off, but I just decided to hell with it and put it on.
