Hi, Just added a couple pictures in the "my gallery" section of my Panzer IV Ausf. E kit. I've added a darker wash to it in selected areas since I took these photos. It's good to look at pictures of your models as you can see certain areas that have been missed or things that need doing over, or better as you go along . I'm mounting it on one of Dragon's heavy railway transport cars so that's what it's sitting on.

Still a mightly long ways to go on it yet. Maybe by spring it m-a-y be done. Or most likely, not.

Take care, Sgirty

Hey Larry:

Your panzer is looking good. Keep it up. You'll finish it...One day

Keep up the excellent work, show us more as you progress.

John

Nice one Larry ,looking good,I'm iching to build mine mmmmm, must finish T34
Where did the gearbox and brakes come from?

Andy

Nicely done.Are you planning on adding the u shaped handles to the tool clips? (++) (++)

HI, The "interior" is an old one-piece drop-in resin kit sold by R and J Products that I had picked up a couple of years ago. Don't know if they still make this or not but it's a pretty nice little addition, all in all. I sanded down its sides just a tad and removed the reinfocements from in the inside of the hull and it fit right down in. It looks a whole lot better in a model than just sitting in the parts box. Ha, ha! And this way I could leave the inspection hatches and driver, mg. hatches open.

I have a resin engine kit too from these folks, but have lost some of it's pieces over time, so I think I'll save this to someday build an abandoned or destroyed vehicle. The details that come nowadays with these new Dragon 'super' kits just cry out for one built in some kind of "war's casualty" type of display.

Didn't use any of the PE tool clips on this model, as I just don't think I was quite up to forming them at the moment. Although I found that on jack I had to use some form of PE in order to mount it.

Unforunately, the PE with the kit had no marks on it to show where to bend them at. As luck would have it, I had an old PE sheet of either a Pz. III or IV in the parts box that had some jack mounting pieces on it with 'bend' marks and I used then for the jack.

Have had more trouble with the RR car than the vehicle so far, as there is just not that many good photos of any of these things around. I did find a couple of color photos over in the forums on the Panzer World site that showed one almost black in color and the other in red primer, so I guess either could to used. I see that I'm going to have to add some "gear" in front and behind the vehicle as well.

Here is where those "Magic Tracks" will come in handy so I can make up some ectra "track rolls" to put in front of the vehicle or in it's rear to take up some 'empty' space.

As always, the neatest thing about the model fo far is the addition of the Fruil tracks to it. They aren't cheap, but they sure do add that special "something" to any kit I've used them on so far. Love that "built-in" sag effect. It just doesn't get any better with tracks.

Thanks for the comments and take care, Larry

Nice looking build Larry.. Im looking forward to doing mine as well.. Nice interior too...


Dave

Looks great Larry.

I would love to try a set of fruils one day but the cost is really hard to justify.

Perhaps when I get around to building this kit I might treat myself and geta set for it.

Thanks for sharing!

Jeff

I've got this one in the stash. Inspiring to see yours progress. Right now I'm working on Academys H version. I had the verlinden interior that i picked up real cheap at a model show a couple of years back. love that drop in feature. Add a few pieces here and there and now I can pose with hatches open. I bought a bunch of brass sheets to go with it, but ended up using kit pieces on turret armor because the metal was too difficult. Also have gone with kit side rails to mount the side armor. Well, I'll have lots of brass goodies to use with other kits as I did not do the fender chop this time. I have the Dragon e and Tristar d so lots of opportunites to super detail those when I get in mood.

Hello, just about to build this kit myself, which Fruil tracks did you use? Fruil lists 4 or 5 different track sets for the PZ IV and as I am ordering them I don't want to get the wrong ones...


Thanks

I could only find 3 sets listed?, the ones for an early Panzer IV Ausf A to E are the 36cm wide ones,
I couldn't find these ones,any one else?? as I would like some

ATL-02 1:35 PZ III/IV TRACKS 36 CM
ATL-03 1:35 PZ III/IV TRACKS 40 CM
ATL-04 1:35 PZ III/IV TRACKS
ATL-05 1:35 PZ III/IV TRACKS 40 CM
ATL-19 1:35 PZ III/IV OSKETTEN TRACKS
ATL-27 1:35 PZ III/IV 43-45 Tracks
ATL-28 1:35 PZ III/IV LATE WAR TRACKS (44-45)


I think.... ATL-04 will fit the E, however in reading a review of the kit 36cm was mentioned in reference to the tracks.
I have a set of ATL-03 for the DML PZIII J I am building and they are different to the 'magic tracks' contained in the PZ IV E kit.
Not too concerned with absolute accuracy so long as I get the right width.

I found the full listings now for Friul Modellismo tracks,
I've cross checked achtung panzer#1,2 and 5,the panzer III j used 38cm tracks,so friul ALT 02 are the ones

ATL-02 don't fit the DML PZ III J (I tried) the 36cm track is too narrow for the sprocket, but ATL-03 does fit.

Now I just want to find the right ones for the PZ IV E

Sorry mate ,I didnt put that very well,the ones we need for the IV E is the ALT 02 set

http://www.historexagents.com/

Thanks Torchy,

I better change my order! I believe I ordered a different set.

Hi, The Fruil tracks I got for mine was from R and J and they are the -02 set. They fit like a glove.

Good luck and take care, Larry