StuG IV by Bernie Dietrich

 Bernie found Dragon's 1/72 scale StuG IV a highly detailed kit replete with PE Schürtzen and even PE attachments for the Schürtzen!  And, it went together very well considering it's small size. 

For the base color he used Vallejo German dark yellow over Vallejo grey primer. The tracks were painted with a 3:1 mixture of Vallejo black and German red brown then dry brushed with Vallejo Magnesium. The road wheels were painted with Vallejo tire black.  A pin wash of Tamiya panel line accent, and chipping with silver colored pencil and Vallejo magnesium paint were used to weather the model. Finally, Mig European earth and dark earth pigments were used to enhance the weathering.

The base is a piece of wood from Hobby Lobby painted Krylon rattle can black. The lower portion was taped off and a little Mod Podge was added to the upper surface. After force drying it with a hairdryer he painted the terrain with Mig earth brown. Next,  Mig dark earth and Europe earth pigments were added to achieve the desired texture.  Vallejo khaki pigment was then added to lighten the texture to show tracks in the earth. Finally,  self adhesive static grass tufts were set in place to finish the landscape.

As a final step, both the Stug and the base were sprayed with Vallejo satin varnish to seal in the decals and the earth texture.