Here it is my entry to the April Dragon Model of the Month Contest! It is the Dragon 3-in-1 Panzerkampwagen IV Ausf. E marked as tank 421 of the 25th panzer regiment, 7th panzer division, operation Barbarossa, August 1941.















Progress pics can be seen HERE:

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And finally HERE:

(drumroll.......)

And the winner is...

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Absolutely OUTSTANDING, John...
The level of detail is fantastic! An 11 on a scale of 1 to 10, mate! Thanks for sharing this build and also the superb progress pics...I do agree with one of the other posters that you would make an ideal instructor for the AFV Painting class..(I know that I sure could use some pointers! )

~Gunny

in one word : wow.
A little work of art

I am not a big fan of that type of Panzer, but after looking at yours, I think that I will have to get me one now. It looks amazing!!!!

John this a superb project - glad I did not enter MoM
Could you share your photo technique? - the images are stunning

Brian

Hi Brian!
John unveils his secrets in this post right HERE
Excellent tips, and quite do-able too!

~Gunny

On some of the pictures the periscope lenses look like they were glowing with a green light...

Nice model, excellent photos!

Great to see your finshed Panzer John

Very very nice , love it



Ian

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kudos!

Peter the periscopes were give a coat of Tamiya Clear green to tint them that color!

Amazing John. I love a model with lots of little unexpected details. Like the helmets and gas mask hanging off the turret box, for one.
Another great model.
Chuck

John, love it, have been meaning to comment on this, nice attention to armor modeling , [ all your work is always perused by myneself as a guideline and goal to anyone modeling armor].
Now recently back in modeling, although my forte is not vechs. I hope I can achieve as nice a build as you have.
Cheyenne

Thanks Chuck and Cheyenne!

Cheyenne I love your buildings - they are just fab creations!

Wow. Excellent work, John. I saw alot of your earlier in-progress shots, and this is a real treat to see your finished Pz Kpfw IV Ausf E. All those small details really make this kit come alive !

What are you building next ?

Cheers !!

Alpen

John,

i like it..i like it...

good luck in the contest...

Thanks Guys. I appreciate the comments and glad you like it!

Robert I hope to bring it to Marlboro, so maybe you'll get to see it in person! They always look better in person reguardless of how good the photography is! :-)

Great work! I am not a fan of the short barrel PzIV but I can recognize quality work

Thanks Alan! I like the short barreled IV's better than the longer ones! :-)

Here are some more detail Pics I just shot.