"KRIEG-SCHWEIN" STuG III

[ALPHA]

Cheers Mr Alpha, Ive watched in awe of others doing the more traditional wavey zim coat and shaken my head. No way I can pull that together. The method & finish I have got is in line with the look I needed to achieve, a bit rough, a bit haphazard.
I guess like a partial field applied/partial factory original coat that has suffered the effects of time in theatre.
My only true regret is not primer covering the hull before doing the zim, then I could simulate wear & damage a bit easier.
Was iffy about the stuff not sticking & dropping off to leave a nasty grey base patch.

That would have been my concern as well...though you could have experimented before hand...with that said though Herman...the Zimm still could have peeled once the job was done....so playing it safe was a wise decision

I am also revising the concept of fully loading the ass-end with stowage. Unless I make it removeable, the zim job is for nothing

You have time to think about it...maybe after primer it will become clearer


Good Luck Herman

ALPHA

[ALPHA]

Just an after thought Herman...if you had a Checkering tool..you could have made a really nice tool for pressing into the milliput

ALPHA

PS. You better paint this something other than a toasty brown lol.....the Zimm pattern reminds me a lot of Belgian Waffles

[HERMAN BIX]

Gunsmithing tools are pretty expensive for what I need to do !
Plus I had to cut the stamp down to fit in tight areas, so the wood was best really.

Gearing up for tonight/tomorrow mornings 0100hrs kick off for the Rugby World Cup Final................
I am very prepared for a long after match 'function'
At $155 this will cap off the game quite well I think

[jarndice]

Oh I see, not enough to ensure that every Rugby playing country in the Northern Hemisphere is obliterated early in the championship, you now intend to celebrate your win (You being a New Zealander living in Australia can only be a Winner) by drinking a FRENCH WINE!!! Shame on you sir.
At least unlike Soccer and FIFA's corruption, the best two teams have made it to the final pretty much free of controversy,
And like you I am looking forward to a good game.
shaun

[HERMAN BIX]

I only hope the game is not marred by a poor ref's decision.............such as the one that stole the game from Scotland.
It'll be good alright.

[HERMAN BIX]

Waiting for the game.........................

Have got a bit more done on the 'pig'
Finished the zimmerit, now thats a win, fitted the engine vent PE grilles, and the main sections of the stowage frame on the rear.
Earlier today I got the Dunkelgelb on the roadwheels, and the red primer on the lower hull.
So a bit of forward momentum.

[RobW]

Suspect Herman might be a tad pished....

As an aside, is zimmerit to stop magnetic mines?

[jarndice]

ROB Hi, The German Army fitted Zimmerit to their armoured vehicles because as you rightly suggest they wanted to prevent the danger caused by magnetic mines,
My understanding is it was not until late in the war that someone in the German army realised that the only European army using magnetic mines against armour was the "GERMAN" army which is why all the later models of German armour were no longer covered in zimmerit.
shaun.

[RobW]

Thanks.

[HERMAN BIX]

ROB Hi, The German Army fitted Zimmerit to their armoured vehicles because as you rightly suggest they wanted to prevent the danger caused by magnetic mines,
My understanding is it was not until late in the war that someone in the German army realised that the only European army using magnetic mines against armour was the "GERMAN" army which is why all the later models of German armour were no longer covered in zimmerit.
shaun.

G'day lads, yes, pretty fly blown but happy does not come close

Mr Jarndice is right, although I have read that the coating was added as the Germans expected the Soviets to use magnetic mines, as they did. As the conflict progressed, and this never materialised ,the coating was dropped.
Tanks in the west seemed to have longer runs of being sent out coated, but I expect this was more to do with the volume & type of machine rather than the geographic aspect.
It was basically a blend of polymers, sawdust, and cement applied in such a way so as to both create an uneven surface as well as reduce the contact required to stick a magnet in place.