The Tristar Panzer IV didn't work out, so I'm starting Dragons
Tauchpanzer IV Ausf. E Below is the box art.



Donald

Hi Donald,

This is a good subject and hopefully a nice kit.

Looking forward to see the progress of works.

Cheers

Giovanni

I built this kit a few years ago and it was a joy to put together.I have a couple of pictures of the finished model in my gallery.

Might buy another soon as my model got broke when I moved house

I shall look forward to some of your progress

Karl

Thanks guys, it's nice to know someone is watching.
I've never had any trouble with the Dragon Panzer IV s
Well here is the start of the build.



I have the bogie units finished no problems there.
I left the bump stops on the sprue pieces for easier handling.



A view of the bottom, I haven't added the parts that go between the bogie mounts yet.


Well back to work.
Donald

I have some more finished.


Of course with the Dragons infamous instructions there are mistakes.




The fit has been really good so-far.

Here are the rear exhausts.


There are some extra holes to fill in the rear plate,& the small exhaust pipe is shown in the wrong location on the instructions



That's all for now.
Donald

I have finished the main part of the upper hull.
I like to build in modular sections and then assemble the sections after painting.

I replaced the tow cable hooks with pieces oh brass rod bent to shape.

Here is a close up of the front.
I'll be building this kit , as ready for submerging .

A view of the bottom.


The top view.


I like to do kits in sections , this way I can paint and assemble the track to the model easily.
That's all for now.
Donald

I have the upper hull finished, Man I hate those tiny photo-etch parts.





Now to work on the turret.
Donald

Nice progress so far Donald. I am just finishing mine Tauchpanzer for the Unfinished 2015 campaign. As much as I love Dragon Panzers, this one was kinda cursed for me. Dunno why, but whenever I did some work on it, I felt like giving up.
I see on the front lamps that the wires are not reaching the hull. Same thing in my kit too, so i replaced them with lead wire.
And I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who gave up on those tiny PE tool clamps, they sure are nightmare.
Keep up the great work, I will follow this with much interest.

I have the base color on.




Back to work.
Donald

I have the wheels installed

They give you a fuel trailer with this kit, I'll not be using it with this model but I assembled it for show.


The fuel hose is thin solder.
Donald

I have the tracks finished and installed.

I bet it's a dream to build compare to the Tristar kits

You had better believe that, I have just finished this build.
There are 18 pics. to follow, so please have patience while I get them posted.
Donald

I'm all finished with this build.

This kit was a lot of fun to build, not counting Dragons screw-ups on the instruction sheet, with mislabeled parts & missing parts.
There is a ring that goes under the water proof cupola that is not mentioned, I found it after I had allready glued the cupola to the turret top.
That's all for now.
Donald

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