Stug Production in Progress

The Maybach plants are cranking up their production of the Quad Stug Aus F.  They hope to start shipping finished units to the blighter front in 2 weeks.  There have been delays with the Porsche suspension and quality control issues but a Blighter Motor Works plant has been retooled to assist with the pneumatic control systems which should help avoid further delays.

Vector Art Stug

I finished a vectored version of the Stug.  I made this to use on the stat card for the toy.  I'd love to see a cartoon show with these little guys.

And a pic of the Stug with the guys who got me doing Rivet Wars.

Stug is Done!

I made a casting of the complete Quad Stug toy.  I still have a few bugs to work out with the molds but all in all it's done!  I'm pretty happy with how it came out.  Here are some pics of the final as well as some works in progress.

Ready to pour the 2nd half of the body mold.

Mold walls and clay laid in for pouring the 1st half of the leg molds.

the 1st parts of the lef molds have been cast.

Pulling apart the molds after the 2nd half of the leg molds have cured.

The entire Quad Stug with legs attached.

Stug 1st Test Casting

Tonight I did a test casting of the Quad Stug.  I couldn't wait.  The other day, when making the molds, the 3D print collapsed in the pressure pot from a structural failure in the material.  This smashed up the model, but I was able to glue it back together and remake the molds.  You can see the damage on the bottom, but all in all it looks pretty great.  It feels SO good when you hold it in your hands.  I need to carve out some channels so that I don't get air bubbles in the helmet and some other areas.  Then it's molding the legs.

Prepping the Quad Stug

Today I'm sanding and prepping the Quad Stug.  I'm going to see if I can't get the molds done this weekend and start casting next week.  This toy has been waiting to be made long enough.

Quad Stug print arrived today!

I received the 3D print of the Blighter Quad Stug today.  It is insane!  It is so big.  It dwarfs the vert tank.  I took some pics of it next to the scale allied grunt.  I have to get some molds made and start shipping these guys out.  I can't wait to set these guys up in a battle scene.  Now I totally have to make an allied bazooka trooper unit to help take these monsters out.  Let me know what you think.

FYI the legs are separate so that I can cast them independently.  I modeled in a little joint so that the legs can be attached at different angles.  They fit so nicely I just slipped it together for the pics.

Blighter Quad Stug is off to the printers!

I felt like the Stug model was finished up so I sent it off to be printed.  This is a much bigger model than the vert tank.  The legs will be cast as separate parts from the body.  This is allowing all the cool detail that'll appear in the legs.  Can't wait to see a couple vert tanks take on one of these :)

Stug Progress

Did some more work on the Blighter Stug last night.  Thought I'd take a break and do a quick post.  I am starting to love the leg detail with the rivets and springs.  Let me know what you think.

The Blighter Quad Stug Aus F is powered by a Maybach HL120TRM with a 6 speed gearbox. It can reach speeds up to 40 km/h with a range of 140 km. It is armed with one 7.5 cm StuK40 main cannon. The Stug serves in an anti- tank role in support of front line units. The Quad leg configuration allow for all terrain deployment although maintenance requirements on the Porsche suspension have been higher than anticipated.