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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 03:14 PM UTC
Nattapong Suwannarat shares his captured Hetzer with us.

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Thanks!
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 08:06 PM UTC
Great job Nattapong, I ,like a lot the weathering

Have you made a reconstruction af a hypothetical captured exemplar or this tank has actually existed?

Cheers and congrats indeed

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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 09:16 PM UTC
great job, a real inspiration
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Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 10:22 PM UTC

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Great job Nattapong, I ,like a lot the weathering

Have you made a reconstruction af a hypothetical captured exemplar or this tank has actually existed?

Cheers and congrats indeed



It existed, there are also photos of a Jagdpanzer IV similarly painted and marked, and many other vehicles I'm sure. It seems captured AFVs were generally repainted, wereas captured trucks and cars were left in original camo, with new markings.

A period photo and colour profil here

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/galleries/axiscaptured/axiscaptured_SPG_img.htm
Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 02:46 AM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

Great job Nattapong, I ,like a lot the weathering

Have you made a reconstruction af a hypothetical captured exemplar or this tank has actually existed?

Cheers and congrats indeed



It existed, there are also photos of a Jagdpanzer IV similarly painted and marked, and many other vehicles I'm sure. It seems captured AFVs were generally repainted, wereas captured trucks and cars were left in original camo, with new markings.

A period photo and colour profil here

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/galleries/axiscaptured/axiscaptured_SPG_img.htm
Cheers,

Christophe


Thanks a million Christophe!
I've already known that site but I haven't noticed the Hetzer



Cheers
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 03:13 AM UTC
Well done! Excellent modelling and paint job, a masterpiece!
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Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 10:42 PM UTC
What main paint colour did you use for the Russian Green? Great Build Congrads geraint
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Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012 - 08:12 PM UTC

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What main paint colour did you use for the Russian Green? Great Build Congrads geraint


I use Gunze colour for paint
you can see more detail in my website

http://www.bustfactory.com/?page_id=150

Thank you
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Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:15 PM UTC
Thanks Oishi Cheers Like your site cheers Geraint
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Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 12:47 PM UTC
It is so odd to see a green Hetzer, Great paint and weathering . Thanks for sharing.
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Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 05:55 PM UTC
Great job! that is one ominous looking machine I am inspired to build one soon.
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 06:04 AM UTC
Hetzers are NASTY. Nice work.
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