Tristar 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV

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Tristar 1/35 Sturmpanzer IV; another build for Vince
Tweet Topic Started: Sep 29 2010, 03:37 PM (3,028 Views)
peebeep	Sep 29 2010, 03:37 PM Post #1
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious Posts: 9,337 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: July 8, 2009	Here's the box: Open the lid and: 600+ parts! Of special note, track links (198 of the damn things), laser cut card skirts, vinyl 'tyres' and PE bits: The kit itself looks seriously good and checking out the trackhead sites it rates very highly. The only major omission is that if you want zimmeritt as depicted on the box art then it's a DIY job. The instructions are also virtually devoid of painting recommendations, me being an armour dunce 'an all. I will start putting knife to plastic later on... peebeep



snipersmudge	Sep 29 2010, 04:24 PM Post #2
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	A very nice kit indeed, with interior as well. You could use no more nails and a junior hacksaw blade to add the zimmerit to the hull. It's a good method as the no nails is easily washed off if a mistake is made.



peebeep	Sep 29 2010, 04:48 PM Post #3
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious Posts: 9,337 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: July 8, 2009	Pete, please don't lead me into temptation, this has to be finished for SMW! So it might have to be factory fresh. But I will take note of that tip, I had been thinking about Milliput rolled wafer thin. peebeep



f4sooty	Sep 30 2010, 12:41 PM Post #4
Advanced Member Posts: 1,146 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: September 22, 2009	will be fun watching you put this together



The Hooded Claw	Sep 30 2010, 12:47 PM Post #5
Advanced Member Posts: 1,759 Group: IPMS Member Member #40 Joined: September 28, 2009	peebeep Sep 29 2010, 04:48 PM So it might have to be factory fresh. Paul They left the factory with Zimmerit. THC



peebeep	Sep 30 2010, 01:17 PM Post #6
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious Posts: 9,337 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: July 8, 2009	The Hooded Claw Sep 30 2010, 01:47 PM They left the factory with Zimmerit. Damn. My dunceness is fully exposed, I thought the stuff was usually applied 'in the field'. No nails it is then. peebeep



MemberOne	Sep 30 2010, 02:07 PM Post #7
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	I'm enjoying this torture of Paul ...this has made my week ...Oh Paul looking forward to you doing the track links ..Don't worry I'll be buying beer and watching more of this torture



peebeep	Sep 30 2010, 02:14 PM Post #8
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious Posts: 9,337 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: July 8, 2009	Git.



MemberOne	Sep 30 2010, 02:16 PM Post #9
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Well wheres the Progress Pictures then



Vincewb	Sep 30 2010, 03:07 PM Post #10
Trader Posts: 201 Group: Admin Member #104 Joined: November 9, 2009	Even I can take a picture of the ?***? box. Get your finger out



Bazza	Oct 1 2010, 12:20 PM Post #11
He argues with Daleks !! Posts: 1,054 Group: Members Member #37 Joined: September 24, 2009	Ain't you started it YET ?? :lol: :lol: Come along Paul,the Clock is ticking...,(or in your case),the Calender's ticking...... tick tock,tick tock,tick tock.... Not even i can help you with this beast,or perhaps i can ?? i've got the ancient Tamiya version,Made up.(Found in King Tut's tomb.... :lol: ) Swop that & we'll pretend it's a Tristar one,no one'll know the difference,after all they're 'only' Tread-Heads....!! Oh....:poo: they're reading it,aren't they.... i'll quietly go away & hope no one's seen me.... Cheers Bazza. P.S good luck,mate !!



MemberOne	Oct 1 2010, 02:32 PM Post #12
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	Yeah and Vince wants the full interior done as well ...so he can show it off



peebeep	Oct 1 2010, 03:06 PM Post #13
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious Posts: 9,337 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: July 8, 2009	Blimey, what a bunch of slave drivers. Oright, oright it's started: Each wheel comprises six components, two halves, a hub cap, a vinyl retainer and two vinyl tyres. The tyres scuff up nicely after a couples of swipes with a sanding stick. The wheel in the picture is a test, I'll leave the tyres off the rest until they're painted as no cement is required to keep the tyres on. Six wheels glued, only another fourteen (84 parts) to go. If I stop posting during this build it's probably because I've lost the will to live and committed suicide. peebeep



MemberOne	Oct 1 2010, 03:08 PM Post #14
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009



snipersmudge	Oct 1 2010, 05:21 PM Post #15
Release the hounds! Posts: 875 Group: IPMS Member Member #245 Joined: August 26, 2010	and that's just the wheels! looks like a complicated build



Gary West	Oct 1 2010, 05:48 PM Post #16
Advanced Member Posts: 1,006 Group: Members Member #6 Joined: August 20, 2009	Thank god I prefer winged things :wacko:



peebeep	Oct 2 2010, 06:10 PM Post #17
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious Posts: 9,337 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: July 8, 2009	Quite. I can't believe I'm doing this... Here's 29 liddle wheels plus their tyres. The sprue gates on the wheel halves are quite chunky and a right pain to clean up: When chopping off the tyres I noticed that there was some text on them. Unreadable with my naked and poor eyes, but on close inspection this is what you can see: The tyres are 14mm diameter. Amazing. Next up loads of little suspension bits, that are also handed and therefore will need to be kept separated. peebeep



MemberOne	Oct 3 2010, 02:13 PM Post #18
Newbie Posts: 0 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2009	I'm enjoying this oh don't forget to find out which springs go on the suspension and hope there's lots of parts for them as well



Phreak	Oct 3 2010, 02:22 PM Post #19
Advanced Member Posts: 12,419 Group: IPMS Member Member #11 Joined: August 25, 2009	peebeep Sep 29 2010, 05:48 PM Pete, please don't lead me into temptation, this has to be finished for SMW! So it might have to be factory fresh. But I will take note of that tip, I had been thinking about Milliput rolled wafer thin. peebeep



peebeep	Oct 4 2010, 10:56 AM Post #20
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious Posts: 9,337 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: July 8, 2009	Thanks for that Rich. My mental capacity/incapacity is entirely down to Vince at the moment! Suspension assemblies, seven pieces each, eight required. Plus they are handed and the instructions areFUBAR'ed with respect to parts numbering, you get to work it out for yourself: Upper roller supports, thankfully one piece, but more lower suspension stuff, three pieces to assemble ten required: I assembled the transom(?) components and attached it to the hull(?): Apart from the track links I think that is most of the really fiddly stuff out of the way. peebeep


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