A few members have asked how I lowered the drivers compartment on Aracula's Stug IV kit.
Here are some pictures and an explanation.....
This is the look I wanted.
I lowered the drivers compartment by 3/8 of an inch.
I marked the areas to be cut and then used an x-acto saw.
Mark the drivers compartment and cut the 3 sides.
Once this is done, you will need to cut out the armor just behind the drivers area and add a new piece so the slope of the angle is correct.
Here it is after I cut both sides.
I cut from the inside using the sides as a guide.
Styrene Sheet and Squadron Putty can be found at most hobby shops.
I hope this helps.
Sturmgeschütz IV modifcation, drivers compartment
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Re: Sturmgeschütz IV modifcation, drivers compartment
Thanks Normandy. Aracula's kit looks great. Was the compartment just too high in it's stock form or are there multiple heights on different Stugs?
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Re: Sturmgeschütz IV modifcation, drivers compartment
That's a good question Grunt, I'm not sure if there were different heights. In most pictures it seem to be
lower than the kit.
A fantastic kit!!
lower than the kit.
A fantastic kit!!
Re: Sturmgeschütz IV modifcation, drivers compartment
Great work as always Normandy.
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Re: Sturmgeschütz IV modifcation, drivers compartment
Great work, Normandy! I was studying your initial build pics to figure out how you lowered the driver's compartment... I know when I built mine, I had it all together and painted then realized that the driver's box was way too high. I managed to rip it out, lower it a bit, and re mount and repaint, using a lot of putty to get the sloped angle of the armor to match and blend into the driver's box (well, almost as there is a slight dip).
Overall, though, Aracula made an awesome Stug IV kit and I'm very glad to have one in my collection
Overall, though, Aracula made an awesome Stug IV kit and I'm very glad to have one in my collection
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Re: Sturmgeschütz IV modifcation, drivers compartment
Great Work Normandy...Well Done, i love the look of this.
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Re: Sturmgeschütz IV modifcation, drivers compartment
Hey Normandy
I am commandeering your post for a minet .
I have been consigned to make a Stug IV and working out a trade with Stanford got one of his kits .
His rendition is a Stug III .
I have spent the last 7 day reconfiguring kis kit to a Stug IV .
I changed EVERYTHING ON THE KIT TO MAKE A STUG IV .
EVERYTHING !!!!!!
There is no doubt that it would have been easier to start from scratch .
So that being the I plan to copy mine and sell it .
As you see in the pics it is totally different than Stanford's so it would be safe to say I did not rip his off .
The only thing I did not change is the gun tube and muzzle break.
The hog's snout is 3/8ths of an inch wider and 1/4 inch taller with cast texture.
Which are copies of 21st's Panzer IV
I am still not done and need to add more details to finish.
Probably 2 more days or so.
Saturday morning and it is time to get back on the Hinds.
I am commandeering your post for a minet .
I have been consigned to make a Stug IV and working out a trade with Stanford got one of his kits .
His rendition is a Stug III .
I have spent the last 7 day reconfiguring kis kit to a Stug IV .
I changed EVERYTHING ON THE KIT TO MAKE A STUG IV .
EVERYTHING !!!!!!
There is no doubt that it would have been easier to start from scratch .
So that being the I plan to copy mine and sell it .
As you see in the pics it is totally different than Stanford's so it would be safe to say I did not rip his off .
The only thing I did not change is the gun tube and muzzle break.
The hog's snout is 3/8ths of an inch wider and 1/4 inch taller with cast texture.
Which are copies of 21st's Panzer IV
I am still not done and need to add more details to finish.
Probably 2 more days or so.
Saturday morning and it is time to get back on the Hinds.