I finished this project recently and I finally have access to a camera, so I figured I would finally share some of my work. I am relatively happy with the end result, although, there are some things I wish were better. Isn't it always that way though? The Hetzer and figures are all from Dragon's "Hetzer Command Version" kit.

Looks great, keep up the good work.

HARV

great builld!
may i ask how long the hetzer is from drivewheel to idler
:D

I think you have nothing to complain about. First thing that caught my eye is the realism of the paint job. It looks like a real tank rather than a painted model. The scene is simple but the way you positioned the vehicle and the figures makes it dynamic and realistic. Too many tims I see dio's stuffed with rubble, plants and road signs (but if you put those in, the crew wouldn't have to ask for the way anyway )

Keep up the good work

Matthijs

Harv: Thanks

James: I'm not entirely sure what you are after, but the measurement of the model is about 11.4 cm

Matthijs: Thanks for the kind words. I am glad to hear you say it looks realistic to you. Since my childhood modeling days were in the mid to late 80's, and Verlinden was THE MAN as far as I was concerned, I have to fight the urge to drybrush the heck out of everything.

how did you do the mud. it looks great

Mike,

The base is celluclay. After it started to dry I added impressions from the tracks of the Hetzer and other random marks with spare wheels and things.

Matt

one more question, the rocks are great on the little wall. is that a kit or just regular rocks stacked up

Mike,

The wall was actually a bit of an experiment/training exercise. It is actually made of two rectangular pieces of balsa foam that I carved/scribed into shape. I wanted to get a feel for the stuff and see the kind of undercuts that were possible. My next project includes a ruined building that I am hoping to start carving this weekend.

Matt

Matt,

Awesome job on the weathering on the Hetzer. Could you explain a bit what you did to achieve such a nice finish. Pastels etc. I would like to know if you sealed it with a matt coat finish when done.
I can sit and look at this one for a long time. There isn't anything I don't like about this dio.

Tony

Matt, excellent job on the whole dio. Hetzer looks really nice. The layout is great and as Tony said, I can sit and look at it a long time.
Don

Hello Owsi, it's always nice 2 see a good-looking Hetzer ! Nice, nice,nice ! Grtz Eddy

Tony,

The weathering/finishing was done in several steps that combined a mish-mash of various techniques. I am still trying to learn what works best for me with all of the methods that are out there.

So, once the model was finished and the base camo applied I did some post shading as described in this article. After that, I applied a pin-wash and some faint drybrushing. Once that was complete I added several layers of different shades of pigments. I used them with several different mediums; mixed with water and Vallejo mat varnish for muddy areas, just water for areas I wanted to be able to partially remove them to represent mud washed off from rain, and dry in areas where dust would be.

I hope this helps explain what I did.

Matt