Hey guys, i just got this panzer3 ausf.n(Leningrad 1943),details are good and here are some pictures of my progress(60%)
this is my first time post photos on this site,any advice will be appreciated.
Anyway, i hope u enjoy it

good detail, no extra PE parts added


German grey base coat

after some shadows and highlights

snow camo and scratches


today after filter and washes i added some more details and scratches.


i made that hatches movable


that's what i've made so far. tomorrow i'll add some rust and rainmarks and then deal with wheels and tracks.

A nice, clean build with VERY good winter camo - real nice look to it! I like it a lot.

Cordially,

Dennis

Outstanding!

Looks great. Guessing you used the hairspray method?

TO Ernie
yeah, hairspray,it's a great skill. i wonder who invented it

TO dennis
thx ur words man, i'll post new pictures once i got some progress

hi there i got something new to post
some mud effect, three layers，i'll add wet dirt and fuel stain later




rust and rainmarks with oil colors



movable hatches


that's for today. wheels tomorrow. Enjoy it

Very impressive

I'd say a competitor for the crown. How did you go about making the hatches on the turret movable?

Outstanding work on the whitewash and weathering Eric!

A lot of us strive for results like this, but fall a bit short despite our best efforts. Would you be interested in putting together a step-by-step tutorial for Armorama describing how you successfully created your whitewash using the hairspray method as well as how you created the accompanying mud and streak effects?

hi matt, thx for ur reply. here are the steps


use super glue to fix the wire.on the bottom, not too much,otherwise it will run into gaps and glue everything together.
easy right

hi Jeremy,thx for ur words. Sorry that i didn't take much photos about my process, but i'll try what i can. The follow steps will be recorded amply and i'll post more pictures about previous procedures. Have a nice day
Eric

Excellent job of painting and weathering a very clean build. I like your technique for making the hatches moveable, thanks for sharing.

What a fantastic paintjob! Well done.

Fantastic paint job Eric. You captured the worn white wash beautifully. Can´t wait to see it completed.

Thank u guys. i'm such fool that lost one of the wheels this morning. but luckily found it in the garbage can before dustman take it away.
well it's busy today and no big news about the tank.i just paint a tool box and find a resin part of supply stuff.

i like using zippo oil to do washes, cos it dries quite fast

though unfinished, the wood effect looks OK

i found this part in my "dustbin" well matched



by the way,i got an idea to make a scene like this


what do you say guys, is it a little dull?

hi guys. after a week's hard work, now the panzer is about to finish.
i was so eager to see the final result that didn't take photos step by step.
this is the upload
use the same method to whitewash the wheels

tracks before painting

dark redbrown basecoat. there's an accident when i try to use mineral spirit to fix the pigment, the tracks just broke into pieces. and that's really a nightmare for next procedure.

halfway done parts

ok, maybe it's a little fast, but i have to jump to the final looking, didn't take step pictures.sorry

here we go





the snow was made of baking soda









by the way i'm building the scene now
it will take about a week to finish，here are some process
snow will be added later

that stick is a unfinished roadsign

this is what the scene about, panzer3 of 502 is approaching to leningrad
here tank crews are taking a break at a supply depot

i hope u like it

tomorrow i'll post some steps about how i made this base

Eric, Thats a great looking PzIII you got there. Was the baking soda snow mixed with anything like white glue
Looking forward to seeing the completed work

I would love to see a step by step of one of your builds sometime. I really like how the snow turned out, but I can't use baking soda because it will attract ants and other bugs into the house.

Beautiful work!

Eric:

REALLY COOL! I mean COLD! Brrrrrr.

I love it - very inspiring in all sorts of ways. You really should do a hair-spray tutorial! Those sprocket wheels are super fine, in MO. I just "primed" / base-coated some StuG III sprockets last nite - seeing yours, I'm going to work them over pretty carefully and hope I get a little of that finely-worn effect you have!

And that snow... baking soda, eh? Looks real, to me! The obvious question: how did you stick it on?

@ Jeremy; Baking soda (a water-soluble "salt" - sodium bicarbonate) by itself or applied with some form of non-food glue or vehicle is not likely to attract the ants. Baking soda - I always think of "Arm & Hammer" in the 'frige - offers no energetic value for those hungry little pests... The glue one might use could be another matter!

We'll have to see what Eric used as glue!

Bob

great work!

To sal and Bob
Baking soda mixed with white glue and water. 40%soda+40water+20%glue.
that mixtrue is just fine to make realistic snow, using sharp tweezer to remove unwanted soda after it dries. the effect is permanent, but the "snow"maybe end up with problems like turning yellow,months of years later. that's depend on the quality of soda.we can simply avoid that problem by adding a tiny little of tamiya's white to the mixture.
afterwards, brush some prue soda onto the dry mixture. and a beautiful shining snow effect is achieved.

Eric, I've been following this build since the start. All I can say is to just join the chorus of: "Excellent work!"

As someone already stated, your work trully inspires me to take a long look at my own builds and think hard before the next step.......

I'll just add my vote for requesting a step by step of your hairspray/snow camo and rust/rain streak effects (Zippo fuel?????)... Really would like to be able to pull off such an excellent effect!

Keep posting man!