SU-85 w 6 riders & 8" SPGS - from scratch

Two Pz IIIs (AAM collectables v2.0) painted to normal standards.
One Px IV, same scale, done to extra-fine standards.
PzIV has hollowed out turret, with top hatch and side turret hatch open.
Spent ammo shells cast from inside the turret were added. Also added are front spare tracks and track bar, bars to hold spare road wheels on, and a completed rear-end with rear axle housings. Battle damage done with pine-cone grinder bit and painted rusted & blackened. Fender gaps seperated from tracks with jewelers file and “bent”. Rust all around and rust-drips on vertical surfaces. Footwear and misc dings added. Commander added. Sprocket and track teeth silvered. Silvery-rusty scrape zone on barrel from recoils.

Very Nice!

SD250s & Sd222’s combined to make these, plus 1 marder.

From true north minis (they have some cool smaller country WWII stuff at www.truenorthminis.com).
Metal die-casts, they do require a good bit of mold-line removal and other filing, but have good detail. They seem to be a great scale match to v1.0 units.

Not something I have done before, as I have never wanted to cover up all those details. These ones were sprayed with a texture, which I dry-brushed with brown. It stuck to the texture and made it look dirty. But it wasnt enough. Today I mixed some wood putty, brown paint, and fine sand. I then dabbed it on. It is caked n the treads and at the rear, where the treads would be flinging it around.
  I even added mud where it would have been flung up by other vehicles or nearby explosions. The mud was inked with brown afterwards and sprayed with clear.

It’s a pitty you live so far from me IL, I’d love to get in on some of your gaming.  An 8 hour drive is too much for my budget right now, maybe in a few years.

Unless of course Cali falls into the ocean, then you can relocate to a better state  :-D

Wow very nice stuff! much better than anything i ever saw.