This is my Dragon vorpanzer,I have just put the finishing touches to it and it's now complete.
Painted in Vallejo model air and finished off with a combination of Mig productions/AK interactive and mig ammo for the weathering,also used artist oils.
The decals were missing from the kit when I received it and I had to use what numbers I had as could not find any replacements.Yer thanks model hobbies
Thanks
Karl
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Panzer III Ausf L vorpanzer
PanzerKarl
England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 05:18 PM UTC
Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 05:21 PM UTC
Great looking build. Weathering not over done, looks very good.
Giovanni1508
Napoli, Italy
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 05:56 PM UTC
Hi Karl,
Very nice build and painting. I like the final result of your ''Forward Panzer''.
I'm quite sure the unit number and symbol are correct for the Ausf.L on russian front.
Cheers
Giovanni
obg153
Texas, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 06:27 PM UTC
Very well done, Karl!! The paint scheme is really different and the running gear looks great.
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 07:08 PM UTC
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Hi Karl,
Very nice build and painting. I like the final result of your ''Forward Panzer''.
I'm quite sure the unit number and symbol are correct for the Ausf.L on russian front.
Cheers
Giovanni
Giovanni yes the unit symbols are correct 502 woolymamoth but it's the turret numbers there slightly a bit bigger than the original kit decal numbers.
Thanks all for your positive post
AFVFan
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 - 08:30 PM UTC
Nice looking build there, Karl. I'll agree with the others that the build, paint, and weathering are all well done, with three very minor exceptions.
First, the tailight and convoy light lenses need some paint. These can be easily rectified. Second, you should think about drilling out the empty pin holes on the ends of the spare track links (or add sections of rod to simulate that a pin is in place). The last item is not so easy. On the jack block, you have the grain of the wood going in the wrong direction. The steel bands are meant to strengthen the block to keep it from splitting when used on uneven ground. With the grain going with the bands, as you've depicted, there's nothing to keep it from doing just that.
Don't take offense at the "nit-picking". Just offering a couple obsevations.
First, the tailight and convoy light lenses need some paint. These can be easily rectified. Second, you should think about drilling out the empty pin holes on the ends of the spare track links (or add sections of rod to simulate that a pin is in place). The last item is not so easy. On the jack block, you have the grain of the wood going in the wrong direction. The steel bands are meant to strengthen the block to keep it from splitting when used on uneven ground. With the grain going with the bands, as you've depicted, there's nothing to keep it from doing just that.
Don't take offense at the "nit-picking". Just offering a couple obsevations.
retiredyank
Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 03:11 PM UTC
Fantastic job!
PanzerKarl
England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 02:31 PM UTC
Thanks Matt
pablo_g
Wojewodztwo Slaskie, Poland
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 02:54 PM UTC
Really great built, I love paint scheme and weathering. Great job Karl, congratulation.
Paweł
Paweł
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 06:10 PM UTC
Cheers Pawel
easyco69
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 06:20 PM UTC
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