Hi!
I´m on the point of finishing a Panzer III Ausf J.
The commander is still missing and some paint job is to do:

Looks great! Can we have some detalis? Manufacturer? Update sets used etc.?

Vinnie

Viking, very nice panzerIII you have going there. Nice work, Thats the dragon kit? I really like the tracks and don't forget to blacken the muzzle. Cheers Kevin

Viking


Nice looking Panzer III! Great weathering and wear and tear. Love that wood color on the axe. Is it becoming part of a dio. Would look great in an action dio.

Cheers
HastyP

Very good use of the small MV lenses on the vehicle width markers on the fenders.You did use them,didn't you?
I see the latch for holding the crew door open was missing on the top down shot of the turret,was this intentional?
Nice finish on the vehicle overall.

Very nice "three" indeed matey, but I'd like to point out, if I may, that you should have deleted the right-hand side vision port on the gun mantlet in order to have a late "J".....photos of "L" without front armour are rather scarce not to say unobtainable,therefore your best bet at this point, short of taking the mantlet off the turret,would be covering that klappe with a camouflage net or an air-recognition flag!
I like the weathering and many other"touches" such as the wood and the rusted shovel!Congrats
Manny

Hello friends!
Thanks for your kind remarks!
Some answers.
Vinnie wanted to know more about the kit:
it is a Dragon 1:35 Ausf J, which was upgraded with Tamiya road wheels and idler as well as sprocket wheels. Some Aber-PE-parts for the tools were used, but no extra PE-set for the Panzer III.

Kevin was concerned about the muzzle colour:
I prefer to paint them almost plain silver, as I have seen it during my time as M60 commander. We were never allowed to let the gun get black from gun powder. I suppose, also in WWII crews kept thier guns operating and not dirty.

HastyP wants to know, if this tank will be a star in a diorama:
Now I am not actually thinking of a certain project, but maybe it will take part in an evacuation scenery with some red cross units... (next century???)

TankCarl thinks that the small lights are MV-lenses:
Sorry Carl, but they are made from instant super glue (cyanoacrylate gel)
The latch for the crew door broke off just before the photo was made and I didn´t have a glue at hand. It will be repaired today.

Manny about the Panzer III versions:
I stuck to the descriptions of the "Achtung Panzer" book abaout the PzIII, where this front aperture was also at the Ausf J types.
See also this picture for reference:


It is a Panzer III Ausf J

Source:
1/35er Militaermodellbauseite