Hello all,
this is the Brummbär from Tamiya. "Brummbär" roughly translates to "growler" and is also used to describe a sometimes grumpy person. For some reason my wife gave me this kit for Christmas... A hidden message? (BTW she said yes, the vehicles name inspired her to buy it for me )
To reproduce the Zimmerit coating, I used a PE set from Eduard which I cut on our cheese plate because it is made of glass, so the PE parts won't bend.
Here is the result, I used the kit crew figures:
Thanks for looking
KM
1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
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1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
I like to carve old kits into something roughly aircraft/tank shaped...
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
Well executed
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
Perfect in every way. The build, the camouflage and the crew uniforms and faces.
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
Very nice work, the model looks very smooth and finished.
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
A very elegant Brummbar KM. Lovely finish.
To be honest the PE Zimmerit looks a little too fine and delicate for the scale to me, but that's just a minor nitpick from an old nitpicker.
To be honest the PE Zimmerit looks a little too fine and delicate for the scale to me, but that's just a minor nitpick from an old nitpicker.
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
Very nice work KM.
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
Thank you very much for your kind comments!! It`s far from perfect but I must confess I`m quite pleased how it turned out in the end to be honest .
You are definitely right, it is a too fine structure, but I did not find reference pics without Zimmerit and the readily available PE set was sooo tempting compared to trying self made Zimmerit
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
Top notch, KM, a really great looking Sturmpanzer IV and crew. That Eduard PE Zimmerit is quite effective but, I agree, it does look a touch refined and could do with being a little rougher.
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
Not a fan of German tanks but I do like their SPGs, I will have to get one of these and if it comes out half as good as yours I will be very pleased.Well tidy mun.
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Re: 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär Sd.Kfz 166 / Tamiya 35077
Thanks a lot!
There is also a new tool version (for a later mark of the SPG) available, but I think the old tool Tamiya kits are still building into nice models and going for very reasonable prices
There is also a new tool version (for a later mark of the SPG) available, but I think the old tool Tamiya kits are still building into nice models and going for very reasonable prices
I like to carve old kits into something roughly aircraft/tank shaped...