Hi everybody,

This is the first model I made a few months ago. It was the Zvezda kit which I thought was really good. Came together well with no issues except for the strange reubber band tracks. It does not hold paint well!
Any comments to improve it would be very helpful. Sorry for the bad photos they will start to be better with my upcoming project that will be a build log.









If the pictures don't work, could somebody help me? they are on the gallerys at kitmaker.
Also, why are some big and some small?

Any comments apreiciated.

Richard Singleton

"Building is Easy. Painting is hard. Weathering is harder. Not becoming crazy doing the above is hardest."

That looks pretty freakin neat Richard. What years was this vehicle produced? Also, what chassis does it sit on?

I just put together a StuG IV recently that had "rubber band" tracks. The paint didnt stick to them work a lick. The paint went on fine but once you bent them, it all cracked off. I even tried priming one and that didn't work. Oh well, snafu.

Hi Justin

Well, I may not be great at military modelling but I do know my tanks. They were started in I believe 1937 and produced until 1940 ,I could be wrong, and were officially taken out of service 1943. There were two makers: Alkett, who produced a five sided version and Skoda who made the 7 sided version as seen here. It sits atop of a Panzer I chassis in which a few were modified but most were made for the platform.

Thanks for the comments. and I also have to say that you did pretty well on your first model too. (Pz IV ausf F2) Good luck on your Tiger.

Richard Singleton

"Building is easy. Painting is hard. Weathering is harder. Not going crazy during the above is hardest."

Richard,

Thank you very much for the comments on my Pz. IV!

I've got a StuG thread and a Build Log on my Tiger I if you want to see my other work.

I wish i could help you on the picture issues, I use photobucket for mine. They are always the same size and you can simply click on the IMG link and it auto-copies it for you. All you need to do is paste the link in your thread and presto!

Welcome to the site and I am looking forward to seeing more of your work!

Thanks Justin

I have been looking at your Tiger I and Stug. Both look pretty good, I'm especially looking at the build of the tiger, as I'm into german heavy armor, especially when I get my next project, which will unfortunately be my last for a REALLY long time. Thanks for the comments and again good luck on that tiger.

Richard

"Building is easy. Painting is hard. Weathering is harder. Not going crazy during the above is hardest."

I paint the rubber band tracks with an artist oil of burnt umber and black. After that I spray the tracks with a dull coat several times and assemble them once they're dry. So far, I 've had pretty good luck with no cracking and flaking. Once they're on I will weather and detail the bottom haf of the tank.

Great kit-- I have one of these that have been in the closet for awhile. Good job on this.
You ban get a good effect of worn paint by rubbing the edges with a pencil and then dull coating. Chipped paint would look good on this, too.

Semper Fi!

Thanks Daniel,

I have to admit I thought I did pretty bad on this, especially using only 3 colors and a weathering pen for the entire model: Flatt Black, German Grey, and Buff for the interior, plus a few odds and ends for the interior if only I could show it

Thanks for the comments and i don't excactly know where I should really put the chips so, unless anyone could tell me the best locations for 'em

Richard

"Building is Easy. Painting is hard. Weathering is harder. Not becoming crazy doing the above is hardest."
"Everything looks better in real life."

Try to consider where the crew would mainly be working and the fonctioning parts of the tank. You can accomplish a good chip effect by using a green scrubbie dabbed in gunmetal and black mix.

Semper Fi!