Namabiiru
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Rhode Island, United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 11, 2015 - 03:24 AM UTC
Benjamin,
Your mud and rust effects look great. One tiny detail I noticed is that you've got some soot showing on the back of the tank (not over-done, which is good), but the inside of the exhaust is still rust color--should be black. Maybe even add a bit of black just around the outside of the end of the exhaust.
South Australia, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, January 11, 2015 - 09:52 AM UTC
Yep, good spot... I've also noticed that the inner side of the schurzen plates are too clean as well.
Namabiiru
Associate Editor #399
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Posted: Sunday, January 11, 2015 - 10:23 AM UTC
Funny thing about photos--they show us stuff we don't see looking straight at the thing in real life.
Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 - 12:00 AM UTC
I realized that the interior is wrong. It may be a month, before I can get the correct one in.
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Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 - 02:06 AM UTC
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Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 - 02:36 AM UTC
John: It was not correct, for a IV D. I have ordered the correct driver's compartment. This, with the kit parts should allow me to continue work.
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Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 - 08:04 AM UTC
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John: It was not correct, for a IV D. I have ordered the correct driver's compartment. This, with the kit parts should allow me to continue work.
Ok. Got it.
Well you can always work on the turret or the wheels... plenty of things to do
Looking forward to see some progress !!
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Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 - 12:41 PM UTC
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John: It was not correct, for a IV D. I have ordered the correct driver's compartment. This, with the kit parts should allow me to continue work.
Ok. Got it.
Well you can always work on the turret or the wheels... plenty of things to do
Looking forward to see some progress !!
Actually, I got some work done on the turret bin. Will post some photos, once I have a little scratch build done.
Ideals are peaceful. History is violent.
Michigan, United States
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 12:42 AM UTC
United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 01:37 AM UTC
I'd like to join this campaign with the venerable Tamiya ausf D and a few aftermarket goodies.
cheers
Matthew
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 03:45 AM UTC
Nice looking collection Matt. I have a set of star decals for mine, but I am going for a syrian Panzer IV. Look forward to seeing yours take shape.
Chuck that a fair bit of etch on that Jag.
Pete
United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 03:57 AM UTC
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Nice looking collection Matt. I have a set of star decals for mine, but I am going for a syrian Panzer IV. Look forward to seeing yours take shape.
Pete
Thanks, Pete. Already I've found an irritation. The drive sprockets are way to wide for the Friul tracks to fit.
Oh well, I'll just have to use the rubber band tracks that Tamiya provides...
cheers
Matthew
Namabiiru
Associate Editor #399
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Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 04:21 AM UTC
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Nice looking collection Matt. I have a set of star decals for mine, but I am going for a syrian Panzer IV. Look forward to seeing yours take shape.
Pete
Thanks, Pete. Already I've found an irritation. The drive sprockets are way to wide for the Friul tracks to fit.
Oh well, I'll just have to use the rubber band tracks that Tamiya provides...
cheers
Matthew
Matthew,
That appears to be common problem with trying to use Friul tracks on Tamiya kits, as the Tamiya sprockets are generally beefed up to allow the kit to be motorized. I certainly had that issue with the Flakpanzer I just finished--had to go get the Friul sprockets, which for some reason are sold seperately from the tracks (unlike, for example, the SAM-6 tracks, which include sprockets). I personally have a serious dislike for vinyl tracks, and recommend getting the Friul sprockets.
ColinEdm
Associate Editor Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 07:24 AM UTC
Matt, you could also order a set of Kaizen tracks like Phill and I did, they fit the Tamiya sprockets just fine (unless it's a REALLY old kit. Check out page 9 of this thread.
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Nice looking collection Matt. I have a set of star decals for mine, but I am going for a syrian Panzer IV. Look forward to seeing yours take shape.
Pete
Thanks, Pete. Already I've found an irritation. The drive sprockets are way to wide for the Friul tracks to fit.
Oh well, I'll just have to use the rubber band tracks that Tamiya provides...
cheers
Matthew
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Namabiiru
Associate Editor #399
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Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 01:51 PM UTC
Base coat of Tamiya XF-60 applied:
Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 02:01 PM UTC
Northern_Lad: Those kit tracks are horrid. I really enjoyed building that one, some years ago. I look forward to seeing it done right.
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spongya
Associate Editor Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 05:33 PM UTC
Finally I got it finished... The Schmalturm conversion by CMK, and Revell awesome pnzIV kit. I wrote a review as well; it should be published soon(ish).
Please visit me at my blog: https://butterfingeredmodelbuilder.wordpress.com/
United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 07:39 PM UTC
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Did this, last night.
The interior is in the paint shop.
Are those hatches and extra armor glued on already , because how do you keep from breaking them off ?
Namabiiru
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 06:04 AM UTC
Camo is on along with a coat of Pledge where the decals will go:
Still need to add an overspray of the dark yellow again to blend everything...
United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, January 25, 2015 - 05:47 PM UTC
So I ordered a set of the Kaizen tracks last Friday off of eBay. Thanks for the advice, Colin.
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Matt, you could also order a set of Kaizen tracks like Phill and I did, they fit the Tamiya sprockets just fine (unless it's a REALLY old kit. Check out page 9 of this thread.
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Nice looking collection Matt. I have a set of star decals for mine, but I am going for a syrian Panzer IV. Look forward to seeing yours take shape.
Pete
Thanks, Pete. Already I've found an irritation. The drive sprockets are way to wide for the Friul tracks to fit.
Oh well, I'll just have to use the rubber band tracks that Tamiya provides...
cheers
Matthew
ColinEdm
Associate Editor Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Monday, January 26, 2015 - 08:10 AM UTC
You're welcome Matt!
Cheers
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 03:33 AM UTC
Hey,
Nice work everyone!
I have some Panzer iv ausf D progress to report...
The resin stowage and road wheel hanging off of the front are from Black Dog. I’m tempted to use the open and packed turret stowage bin that comes in the same set. That’s a little way further down the line.
Cheers
Matthew
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Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 - 02:52 AM UTC
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Namabiiru
Associate Editor #399
Rhode Island, United States
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Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 - 03:47 PM UTC
ColinEdm
Associate Editor Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 - 11:47 PM UTC
That turned out very nice Mark!
The voices are back.....excellent....
