Please ignore my previous "tip". I have a mistake there. Now correcting it.

Bob and David are absolutely right about the Dragon Hummel kit being a very nice kit. Got started on the suspension, and so far it is so much better than the last DML kit I put together. The detail on this one is superb and the parts fit is fantastic. The only "issue" I have found so far is that the taper on the axles is just a little too much to ensure a nice snug fit on the road wheels. A wind of masking tape seems to tighten up the resulting wobble nicely.

If anyone is still trying to decide on a kit for this build I can heartily endorse this one!

Hi

My start picture, my first Hummel, so looking forward to it.

First WIP update photo: Suspension is all a-tanto and ready for laying some smart track.

Up date time ... first off cutting the chassis and extending it and then cutting the angle ,, that went without a problem .


You can see in this pic how much longer the chassis is now over the stock one ,the eagle eyed amongst you will notice the pieces glued to the hull to reshape the chassis ..i made the first cut lower deliberately to make it easier for me to figure out how high i needed to go to get the right angle ..yip its strange but it works for me


I also paid some attention to the gun as well .. thats now mounted and looking pretty damn mean .

But there has been even more work done ..right now having a wee problem sleeping so i did some more to this this morning ..its 2.20am here right now and starting to get tired so sleep might not be far away

Next i got to mount the return roller mounts and wheels .. but i have to wait for the putty to dry first and i am not going to make it super smooth or clean as there is going to be a light covering of mud and dirt .

More to follow soon guys .

Phill

Here's my start up photo for the campaign. Looking forward to this build.
it's a 1/35 Dragon Sturmpanzer IV 'Brummbar' Late.

The Schmallturm conversion:

CMK set




contents



Assembled model: the texture on the turret is really nice



First paint layer. The two parts of the hull are not yet glued together

All finished !!! Painted with mostly Tamiya paint,weathered with AK and Mig Products.A great kit to build,very detailed,no issues for me except a ton of fiddly PE some of which I left off.I would highly recommend this kit.

Looks great Anthony nice job on the camo

Oh common Anthony. You´re already done and I haven´t really decided which kit to use...
Glad to hear the kit is a good one, was one of my possible options. But I think I´m leaning more twoards a E with Vorpanzer. Just for the badass look:

I think they could have done more with the weathering, Fabian. The markings look too bright to me

Thank you Fabian, I did the Vorpanzer a few years ago, another highly detailed but enjoyable kit.Have fun with it.

Hoping some of you Pz IV experts out there can give me some guidance. As I was working on the undercarriage for my Hummel, I noticed that every image of the return rollers, whether in the instructions or the box art, look like the steel type return rollers; whereas the return rollers actually included in the kit are the style with rubber tires on them. It looks to me like maybe the Nashorn had the rubberized return rollers, while Hummel had steel rollers. Is that actually the case? Would a Hummel with rubber return rollers be wrong?

Mark ,,The answer to your is yes ...the Hummel with rubber return rollers is totally fine ..the Hummel was built with both and here is a pic of one in Russia in 1944 to prove it .



So feel safe mate ..your all good to go

Phill

Awesome, Phill! Thanks!

I have completed building this kit. Here are progress photos of my 1/72 Mobelwagen.






And here are pictures of the gun.




This is a very nice kit. A little challenging to build but the fine details look great. This is now ready for priming and base coating.

Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.F2(G), some more steps.
Step3


Step4


Step5


Step6

Playing catch up here... these photos were take last week.

upper deck


suspension arms


turret


Box of wheels and bits

Hi Guys,
Finally the first steps.
Here are some photos of my Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.G:






cheers
Antonio

Been doing more work on my Waffenträger auf pz. iv and this is what is looks like so far .


I did some work on the engine cover ..replaced it with a resin one i found in the parts box .

Because of the shield i had to modify the ram mounts on the gun .

And just for a little bling .. some PE guards and other things to still be added which it will be soon enough .


More to follow soon .

Phill

Great work so far Phil!

Phill, that's huge..
Are you sure you won't need another set of wheels ?

Update:

A little progress. The TMD turret roof and front/ rear hull pieces fit great. It will be getting turret schurtzen and Fruil Winterketten. There's a pic in the Squadron Panzer IV in action of a similarly equipped tank that I've wanted to build for years.