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Armor/AFV: Braille Scale
1/72 and 1/76 Scale Armor and AFVs.
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Pz IV J WIP
stevegs
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England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 01:37 AM UTC
Hi Guys,
Here is my latest wip. Revell Pz IV Ausf J with Part photoetch.







Steve
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Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 04:39 AM UTC
Looks good, Steve!

What about the MG mount on the commander cupola? Isn't it included in the Part PE? This is inculded for my current KT build, but I'm not sure if I will use the PE for this part.

Keep posting!
Henk
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Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 05:12 AM UTC
Braille scale?? good grief, this looks good. You are putting 1/35 to shame with all that detail..
I would say that the tracks and turret skirt brackets look a bit chunky, compared to all the other incredible fine detail.

Looking forward to see it painted.

Cheers
Henk
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Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 10:57 AM UTC
Certainly a of of extra detail toy have added.

One thing I cannot understand is why yourself and some other builders built the entire vehicle, tracks and all. It surely must make painting difficult?

Is that an Armo barrel?

cheers

Mike
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Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 11:26 PM UTC
Hi Mike,
Yes, its the Armo barrel.
In this scale I find it easier to complete most of the construction before painting, however on this model the mesh skirts and panels are only temporarily attached for the photos, so getting to the wheels and tracks is not too difficult.

Steve
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007 - 01:02 AM UTC
Wow! What a nice and clean built for the scale! Impressive! Looks really good!
sabredog
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Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007 - 02:00 AM UTC

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Hi Mike,
Yes, its the Armo barrel.
In this scale I find it easier to complete most of the construction before painting, however on this model the mesh skirts and panels are only temporarily attached for the photos, so getting to the wheels and tracks is not too difficult.

Steve



Well certainly I must try and get some of these turned barrels. They do look rather good and I have a Dragon JagdPanther Porsche turreted version would be a good candidate.

Look forward to seeing more progress pics.

cheers

Mike
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Posted: Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 04:42 PM UTC
Steve,

Sure looks like a 1/35 scale build from your excellent pics. Your on the way to a beauty! This is the first time that I have seen both screen skirts and panels used on a small scale kit. Waiting to see more of your builds here.

Thank you for sharing
-Eddy
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Posted: Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 10:03 PM UTC
excellent work!!!!
looking forward to see it painted
thedoog
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Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 07:36 PM UTC
WOW.......WOW!!!!
That's stunning! Can you tell me who makes the PE skirts?! I'd love to pick them up for mine!
stevegs
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Posted: Friday, December 07, 2007 - 12:39 AM UTC
Hi Karl,
Its the PART photoetch set - beware lots of VERY small parts, but worth it!

Steve
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Posted: Friday, December 07, 2007 - 04:41 AM UTC
This looks great ! Must be fun to paint such level of details. Succes Steve ! G.
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