1941 StuG III Ausf B

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:40 pm

Good Morning,
Thank you, sir. It is a slower build than I normally do but it's about time to start working on the deck so that will speed up the amount of work accomplished at a go.
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:24 am

Took a little time today to get the casemate matched up with the upper deck. In the end I had to use the Dremel for straight line cuts then used a variety of files to clean and square everything up. The resin parts are nice and heavy duty and file like the best plastics. Next I will need to figure out a mounting system for the casemate to the decking. The decking I plan on screwing into place like a regular HL version so no issue there. I want the casemate to be removable for maintenance and smoker oiling. Pics:

edpanzer · Post by **edpanzer** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:06 am

Impressive and very aggressive looking painless good work

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:23 am

Thank you, Ed. ;o) The early StuG Assault Guns have a certain pugnacious air about them it is true. Tonight I worked on cleaning up the rear of the deck and getting a little resin mounted. Instead of cutting off the entire rear face, I removed the 'L' channel that runs through the center with a razor saw. Taking a couple of larger files then, I filed and sanded the rear face smooth. This gave me a larger surface area to cement the new resin plate and channel on with than if I had just removed the old plate entirely. Pics:

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:21 am

A Bit and a Bob from the mysterious Far East. Work begins again tomorrow ( Luna willing! ) Pics:

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:47 am

As promised, a little more work on the rear Deck along with some pondering on that full width air grill under the rear armor plate. Pics:

edpanzer · Post by **edpanzer** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:10 am

Looking good painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 2:51 pm

Good Morning, Ed,
Cheers! It's a lot more fun when things work as intended.
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:39 am

The spare Sherman Exhaust deflector worked out very well as raw material for the StuG's exhaust deflector\air vent\?. Not without a boatload of cutting, filing and gluing tho'. The end result is a solid mount and looks almost exactly like the real article. Pics:

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:19 am

Back from an extended holiday weekend, I wanted to pick up work on the StuG again. Tonight's work seems small scale ( pardon the pun ) but it is critical to the appearance of these early StuGs. Pics: