Olivier AKA applefish, shows us his Panzer I in Poland, and Alpine figure standing guard next to it. Thanks Olivier!

Panzer IA In Poland



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Thanks!

Fabulous detailing and really superb painting and detailing techniques are displayed here! The guy beside the tank even looks a bit like young Roger Moore, doesn't he? :-)

Cheers
Greg

Olivier has produced an excellent rendition of this tiny vehicle and the figure gives a true sense of scale, to which was little more than a machine gun carrier, but served the German Army well even when it should have been removed from service.

John

Excellent model.

nice job. I enjoy the early /pre war tanks and tankettes fo all countries as they hadn't figured out would and wouldn't work.

As stated, the figure gives a nice scale effect and shows just how small these things were.

Sean

Exceptionally nice kit. Looks like there was a lot of PE used in this (note the "see through" effect on the MG cooling sheets!) I must have missed any details about the build. The figure is very well painted as well, though the pose reminds me of Fonzi doing his , "Ay!" :-)

Very nice model, in particular the commanders chair in the turret, I'd love to know if that was a kit part or scratch or aftermarket.

WOW!
Great job!

Excellent depiction of early German armor. The figure looks very dapper with his white scarf, a far cry from the later war armor uniforms.

Excellent work. In a couple of the pictures the figure looks to me like a used tank salesman pointing out the lovely features (Low mileage! The tank only to Poland once driven, and machineguns only to test were fired...) I don't mean to take anything any from a truly impressive effort, I enjy it more each time I look it. Thanks for sharing!

thanks a lot for yours nice messages!
I'm a young modeller( unfortunately not a young man!), it's my fourth kit but I always try to do my best!
More information about this model:
"Panzer tracts n°1 & 2" were very useful books.
The base of the model is Tristar PZ I kit with Tristar resin interior set and Aber fenders, upper hull and turret: at the end it's more an Aber kit than a Tristar model!
Of course, modelling a mixed brass and plastic kit is not a piece of cake:
correctly join up the lower hull and the upper hull can require some aspirins: in fact this Aber set is an old set, not made for the Tristar kit.
More serious, I was unable to find a good position of the brass fenders on the kit and, at the same time, a good incline of the rear mudguards: good position of fenders = rear mudguards vertical, so I removed them from the fenders like did some PZ Is' crew.
Shaping the turret is not a job for "great nervous"but it's really a splendid set.
The Tristar resin interior set is more or less good and I preferred to scratch-build some pieces.
I also scratch-built the towing cable, the tools' handles with small pine wood rods ( except the wire cutter 's ones that I suppose made of Bakelite), the antenna is a worked brass rod and the commander seat is semi-scratchbuilt with Aber pieces.
Just a word for the Alpine figure: splendid!
Airbrushing is done in Tamiya acrylics and details are painted in Vallejo acrylics, enamel Humbrol or artist oils for very small details like the eyes' figure. I made a light "filter" with black and burnt umber thinned oils. I utilized Mig pigments for tracks and lower hull weathering.
With this model I tried to show a PZ I in the first days of the Polish campaign before application to the turret of big white numbers soon repainted yellow or covered with mud for low enemy visibility.
Regards, Olivier Mariette.