thevid Posted July 5, 2021 Report Posted July 5, 2021 Airfix Stug I've built this kit several times. This is the latest version; I suppose it should be painted dark yellow. It is out of box except for the machine gun, which I later learned were stored inside. I used to staple the tracks together but I did learn by trial and error that one can glue the tracks with brute force using superglue (CA glue) and a pair of needle nose pliers. Glue the two ends together with superglue and with a firm grip hold down the ends with the pliers for about 30 seconds. It works. On the kit the level of detail is quite good for such a tiny model and with careful and delicate weathering one can bring it out. I used the yellowed kit decals which worked well. The road wheels are a bit of unusual in that some seem to have slightly different detail. I think it's due to the age of the tooling. Well here's my little Stug ready to save a squad of infantry. 1
thevid Posted July 5, 2021 Author Report Posted July 5, 2021 And one more. I filled the lower hull with lead pellets to give some heft.
Mark Deliduka Posted July 5, 2021 Report Posted July 5, 2021 Beautiful job on such an old kit! That brings back so many memories. Way to go!
Nick Filippone Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 I built many of these Airfix armor kits when I was in High School. I used to solve the problem of closing the loop of the treads by sewing the ends together with needle and thread. It worked very well. Nick
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