Just finished this one a nice little model from Tamiya,went together very well and i am more than happy with the finished look.I am learnng more and more every model about finishing them right ,weathering and and washes each one gets better i think.The figures are from Dragon the german tank crew 1939-1943,And i am very pleased with them.I am getting better and better each one i have a go at lol.

Hi Andrew,

Well you haven't posted up any photos of your earlier work to show your progress, but this is a pretty good job all round. I like the camo scheme a lot. Did you brush-paint the green lines? You're definitely getting the knack of weathering too. And the tyres look great - nicely defined, and no paint-over to or from the wheel rims!

The tank does look a little glossy, but I suspect that's flashback from the camera.

Couple of minor points: The covers on the engine deck might benefit from pin washes where they meet the deck itself to give the whole thing a bit more depth. Ditto the tow cables, they look a little monotone.

The uniforms of the Panzer crew look pretty good - looks like you've done a decent job on the insignia too, although the pics are a tad blurry to see them in detail.

The only thing I'm not so keen on is the faces: The eyes of the guy hanging out of the hatch are too big and deer-in-the-headlamps. But faces are notoriously tricky to get right and I'm sure that with a bit more practice, it'll all fall into place. There are plenty of useful tips about face-painting both here and on the HF forum.

But overall - very nice work, and I hope you'll continue to show us more.

- Steve

nice build, i havent seen many panzer 3's built.

i do liek the camo, good work for a brush paiting job,
you could shade the figures a little bit:) an basicaly echo what steve says really!!

Very nicely done Andrew. I really like your work on the camo scheme. Very nice indeed.

Very nice work Andrew. The only areas I would make suggestions on are:
The open hatches I believe inside should be the same colour as the outside, this is to prevent them working as targets and drawing unwanted attention. (I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong)
The inside of the barrel could do with darkening judging by picture one.
The tracks and suspension could do with some pigment work to lessen the metallic finish on the track, and make the vehicle look more lived in.

The figures and uniform are well painted and a great addition to making the vehicle come alive, the uniform being very well painted in my opinion. The camouflage I like (is it a genuine design or one you made up?) and looks well executed. I feel the minimal damage you have done and from what I can see of it is well replicated, not excessive, and looks realistic. All in all a very nicely done build, well done.

Nice panzer 3 you've got there Andrew well done

Thanks for the feed back guys great help and pointing me in the right direction.I think i did a bit better with this one lol.

CMOT you were right on the hatches further checking i found that out lol pity i also herd they were grey as well so i went with the grey as i had already done them grey on this one lol.