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Panzers Return!
PanzerAlexander
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Attica, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: February 17, 2010
KitMaker: 625 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 09:38 AM UTC
Guy that's a very nice looking PzIV. Subtle weathering and realistic texture.

Some progress on my pocket-Tiger.



Check Aber's MG34 Brass barrels.



P.A.
Thundergrunt
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California, United States
Joined: November 01, 2009
KitMaker: 657 posts
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 10:30 AM UTC
WOW!!!


So many awsome builds for this Campaign and it is way more than I thought it would be. I still have yet to pop in due to an unexpected Kitchen Remodel. but hope to be in shortly. Wonderful builds everyone.

Euge
Charlie-66
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Texas, United States
Joined: May 24, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 10:42 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Guy that's a very nice looking PzIV. Subtle weathering and realistic texture.

Some progress on my pocket-Tiger.



Check Aber's MG34 Brass barrels.



P.A.



Thanks Alex, your "pocket Tiger" is coming along nicely too!
alewar
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Canelones, Uruguay
Joined: December 27, 2006
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Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 - 12:12 AM UTC
Nice work Guy, I like the paint job.

Regards

Įlvaro
retiredyank
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Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
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Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 - 05:08 AM UTC
Alexander: Your little panzer looks great!
alewar
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Canelones, Uruguay
Joined: December 27, 2006
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Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 - 12:27 PM UTC
Slow motion in my Panzer III E. Working with tools.
This time I want to paint it in place. Lets see...

Regards from the south

Įlvaro





Snorri23
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: March 25, 2010
KitMaker: 514 posts
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Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 - 01:14 PM UTC
With all the panzers on display here I am honoured with the variety. Thanks. Here are some follow up photos of my project. With a metal barrel installed there seems to be some weight imballance. Wondering what I should do. The sheet metal housing is just placed on. Any suggestions upon dealling with the drooping barrel? Thanks
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retiredyank
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Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 - 03:10 PM UTC
Trevor: Why not just glue it into the position you want? I don't think that most movable parts are meant to remain that way.
PanzerAlexander
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Attica, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: February 17, 2010
KitMaker: 625 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 05:09 PM UTC
Glue the darn thing in place son!!!!!

Or maybe you can block the downward motion By putting a piece of plastic under the cannon's joint.


Damn better just glue it.

P.A
alewar
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Canelones, Uruguay
Joined: December 27, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 02:07 AM UTC
I fix my Ersatz M10 cannon problem, with a "ball" of Blue Tack or similar inside the turret, just where the barrel reach the turret.

No glue, free to move to another position.

Regards
Dragon164
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: February 20, 2012
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Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 11:11 AM UTC
Make a shell out of lead solder and put it in the breach.

Cheers Rob.
retiredyank
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Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 11:24 AM UTC
You could also try tacking it down with a very small amount of extra thin ca glue. If you want to reposition at a later time, the bond should be easy enough to snap apart and re-tack.
oldtimer
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England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: May 11, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 10:42 AM UTC
Trevor
For a drooping barrel never mind super glue, Viagra May be the answer!! Lol
retiredyank
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Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 10:56 AM UTC

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Trevor
For a drooping barrel never mind super glue, Viagra May be the answer!! Lol


Bluestab
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Joined: December 03, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:57 PM UTC
Try wrapping a length of thread around the barrel axle/pivot point. It'll tighten the it and give it added tension. If that doesn't work, a bit of white glue will keep it in place. And if you want to move it later, you can usually break it loose pretty easy.
robw_uk
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England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: June 22, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 07:26 PM UTC
bit more work on my Stug. the vuild itself is ok but am not happy with the stowage (in particular the cloth/tarp... the colours are just a bit too solid... so need to work on that







retiredyank
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Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 08:12 PM UTC
Robert: The tracks on German vehicles were enamel black. They received no primer.
robw_uk
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Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 08:13 PM UTC

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Robert: The tracks on German vehicles were enamel black. They received no primer.



thats meant to be rust ;-) but a little too red under the flash... will tone it down a bit
Pytagoras
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Mųre og Romsdal, Norway
Joined: December 03, 2012
KitMaker: 300 posts
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Posted: Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 05:32 AM UTC
I'm in!



Realized the end date is getting closer, so I'm putting my Merkava on hold while I finish this campaign before it ends.
nng-nng
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Bayern, Germany
Joined: October 22, 2013
KitMaker: 380 posts
Armorama: 376 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 11:27 AM UTC
Hey guys, it might be late to join, but not too late
I“m planing to do Italeris Jagdpanzer IV with the upgraded moulds, quite nice whats in the box...
As there are the markings for this Version included

there was no excuese not building it, this will include making the Zimmerit with putty and scatching new sideskirts

My start pic:
ltb073
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New York, United States
Joined: March 08, 2010
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Posted: Monday, October 28, 2013 - 07:25 AM UTC
@ Rob Nice looking StuG
@ Fabian looks like a cool build I like your reference photo
@ Vegard Hope that baby has Magic Tracks
Here is my Progress, build and paint completed
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and marking added
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Now I need to touch up a few spots before I start on the weathering
3rdArmoredVet
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: August 28, 2013
KitMaker: 148 posts
Armorama: 108 posts
Posted: Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:12 AM UTC
Hope you don't mind one more joining in late. After seeing all of the inspiring builds here I had to jump in with this little beauty that fell into my lap last week. It's not my normal scale but we'll give it a shot. Trumpeter's 1/72 Tiger 1 Mid Production version. Kinda shocking to look into a box that only has this few parts though. They do appear to relatively flash free and the scale seems to be uniformly correct.





3rdArmoredVet
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: August 28, 2013
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Posted: Monday, October 28, 2013 - 10:25 PM UTC
Got to work on the little Tiger last night and felt like starting halfway through the instructions. Here's the little progress I made in about an hour. There are some minor fit and flash issues but nothing major.





retiredyank
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Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
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Posted: Monday, October 28, 2013 - 10:55 PM UTC
Fabian: I'm interested to see how the jagdpanzer builds up.

I may be out of action a little longer than I anticipated. I'll be going back to the doctor, Monday. Everybody I have talked to says that it will require surgery. This may put me down, for a couple of months.
noddy927
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 15, 2013
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Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 12:36 AM UTC
Hope you come back stronger and more eager, hope all goes well Matt

Pete