Nice work John. I just love Panzer grey.

Pete

Here is the kit I've slowly been working on for about a month, Tamiya's Panzer III L in 1/35:



sorry for the delay, but i had to acquire yet another proprietary USB cable for my camera (nayone ever heard of the benefits of standardization??? cellphone companies can do it, why not camera companies?)

anyway, the basic construction goes fast. My only modification so far is to introduce weld seams in some spots and build up the classic tamiya weld trenches in others:



quick question: by IPMS rules, does adding weld beads knock a model out of the OOTB competition category? I suppose it does, despite being a minor thing.

I wouldn't consider weld beads a minor thing.

well, they do take some time to be sure! but they are small... that sense of minor.

Those welds are pretty!

Tiny progress update on my Pzkpfw II:



Build is going great at the moment. Some minor adjustments needed for the interior bits, but it should turn out just fine. Still haven't decided on color for the general interior of the tank, though.

Got 1 side of the tracks done. Will let it dry.
Tomorrow I'll touch some paint up, weather them and start the other side...
Photos soon.

For those planning to build this Pz II J, the image on the instructions for the track link count is way off... at least 10 or 12 extra links. Will keep tabs on the other side and let you know the exact number..

construction is almost done by now... went a bit crazy on the hatches (will proof that with pics later), and came to the skirts... that got me a bit thinking but i think I solved the mysterium

the normal skirts were mounted on brackets using 4 screws per mounting/8 per plate, these seem to be missing on my vehicle, but you can see the remaining holes on the firt three plates (marked with blue). The last Plate seems to lack these, so might be some kind of a replacemet.
All plates share a pair of (maybe) bolts, so this must be the way they´re attatched to the vehicle, not a nice construction, but one that worked

Here are my startup photos for the Pz IV Ausf A




Tom

Wow, nice greys jobs around!

Here, my update with the Panzer III E, now of the 1st. Panzer Division on France...

Chains



tools, I choose baquelite or bakelite for the cutting one.



Funny part! oils











Next chalks...

Regards,

Alvaro

Greetings,
These are in progress photos of my Tiger I Late Production. Two are of the tank in primer, two more in paint with some wash applied. More photos to come...




Regards,
Firstsergeant

Alvaro,
nice job on the Pz III. I love those early Pz III's and you're doing a nice job on this one!

Great work that early PzIII !!

Here's my progress on the tiny Panzer:

Tracks !





Fresh coat of Panzer Grey on the turret:



Tracks covered, added a few tiny PE parts and Primed !!

John: Nice progress on your little panzer.

I should have nice weather, in a few days. I'll try and finish up the running gear, hopefully start on the tracks.

Thanks Matt !

I'm planning very light weathering on this one.
Filter & light wash. Nothing too fancy, OOF (Out of the Factory)

OK guys, I'm calling this one done. Here are the final pictures, along with one of it with its "stable mate", a Panzer III Ausf. N from the same time period.











Been a fun campaign, and I'm looking forward to seeing some of the excellent builds still going on cross the finish line!

Guy: Nice choice of camo. And, it looks the part.

Thanks Matt, and no plastic tow cables this time! I took your advice to heart and ended up using model ship rope. Worked pretty well.

Guy:

Thanks for your comments, I like your Pz IV, and more the III N, a hard to find now this kit.
Well done!

Regards
Alvaro

John, what kind of paint did you use for primer?. I still search for one that really works. Here, its hard to find some paints like Tamiya or Gunze ones

Regards,

Alvaro

Hi Alvaro,

I use this :

Nice work on that pair of panzers Guy.

Airbrushed the base interior color in my Pzkpfw II B:

I added the fenders, gave 2 Washes on the tracks too.





You can also see the turret, painted and with some light weathering.

Then I already had primed & painted the last PE details for the fenders.
But some paint got scratched so will have to prime and paint them again.





So I'll let it all dry, repaint the PE parts, add the rest of the equipment, spare track holders & decals and re-filter everything and some light pin wash.

Stay tuned !!!

Almost forgot the link number...
There are 31 x 2 R1 parts ( single link ), the instructions layout says you will use 11 R1 parts for each side.

So I should have 20 extra single links... nope. got 8 left, so you'll end up using some extra 12.

Thanks John

Regards,

Alvaro

Finished my Otto Carius early Tiger I







Had some airbrush issues, but other than that I really enjoyed the build, no Tamiya but really enjoyable none the less. I have the Academy Tiger I with full interior, will wait before I tackle that one.