Hello,

I have just joined and would like to show off my very second tank model for your constructive feedback! The idea was to depict heavily washed winter camouflage on Panzerkapmfwagern IV Ausf H Early Version by Tamiya.
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Thanks!
Pawel

Looks much better than my second build Pawel. Well done. Thanks for sharng.

Very well done for only your second effort! Welcome to the site!

Welcome to Armorama.

Very nice. The worn winter whitewash is not easy to do but you have executed it nicely. Hard to believe that you are new to the hobby.

Super paint job and weathering!

It is all well balanced.

Cheers,
Joe

Great job! More photos please

Hi Pawel, nicely done, especially for your second try. The only thing that caught my eye was the paint on the co-ax and hull MG barrels. Both probably would have been removed when the tank was painted, since the paint on the barrel would have contributed to heat buildup.

Impressive! I wish my second tank looked that good.

Thank you for your comments. It actually helps that I am a civil engineer and so I am trying to replicate real life weathering effects. My next challenge is learning how to use pigments. In this model I have only used Tamiya weathering kits for those last touches. My first tank was 1:25 Panther which I got as a gift. I did zimmerit coating on it from putty - great fun and great effect but the whole tank was not that great. I did not have airbrush then and I tried to replicate the effect with cotton buds but I did not thin those pigment heavy Tamiya paints and so the end effect was not that great. Now that I have an airbrush I absolutely love it. Marder II Early Version from Dragon is next!




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Pardon my ignorance but what is co-ax? As for the machine gun barrel - so basically repaint it with gun metal, right?

The co axial mg is the one mounted on the mantel and shares the same axis as the main gun.

Yes repaint the co axial and hull mg gun metal.

Cheers,
Joe

Yeah, what Joe said.

On the co-axial gun, the fat part towards the back is an armored shield. Leave that like it is. Just repaint the skinny front part.

Thanks for the explanation. Both barrels now repainted.

Pawel, if you want to post full sized photos, here's how to do it:

Right click on the full sized photo in your gallery and click on "copy image address"

In your post, click on the "img" tab under the text box.

Delete everything between the 2 "img" tags and insert the copied image address. It should come out like this:

Beautiful work on that Pz. Welcome!

That is killer!

Ok. I've just worked out how to use Photobucket. I will update on my next project soon. Thanks for all the feedback!

With mud added:

I too am impressed by how good your work is for only your second effort. I look forward to seeing what your next effort looks like.

wow excellent start !! welcome