Armour Build

[muller]

I suggested in another thread that Cory (Catch22) and myself could build a couple of tanks. Cory has a 1/35 Tamiya Panther V Ausf. G, I have a 1/35 Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D.

Well she's been started.

This kit must have been once sold as a motorised version, there are spaces for batteries and holes in the bottom for a switch and other stuff. So I filled them in using plastic card and filler and used a coffee stirrer to strengthen the bottom and fill in the 2 holes in the side too.

Upper hull with additional armour for the late version added. Ventilated doors over engine for Afrika korps version added and gun completed.

Turret completed with toolbox on rear. All bits primed and dry fitted.

Next update in about a month.... after I paint all the wheels!

 

[trackend]

Ill be intersted to see how the tracks turn out but it looks good so far

 

[Catch22]

Looks great Keith! I'll have a start on mine when I get back from holiday, as I leave on Friday and have to finish the Helldiver first. I'm gone till the 20th, so it'll be a bit! Hopefully I can catch up.

 

[muller]

Cool Corey, I'm going to take my time with this on, lot's time till the MTO GB.

 

[Maglar]

Nooooo, not armor! Dont give in, you are your own person.. just.. aircraft..

Looks good

 

[vikingBerserker]

Dang it, and I just got sucked into the airplane builds!

 

[Airframes]

Aw heck! Here we go! You've just given me a kick in the butt to finish some of my armour stuff now! I'll join in soon, as I've got a PzKfw IVH to finish, plus ten vehicles for a Normandy diorama already done, just waiting for the fairly large base - but that's a loooonnng job!!

 

[Tony Hill]

I like it...the L/24 is a favourite of mine.

Looks like the guy has a .22 pistol until you get hit and you find he was carrying a .44 magnum!

Darryl

 

[Wurger]

Oh...something different..nice Keith...

 

[muller]

More armour builds?! Cool!

I wanted to try a weathering method I've read about to see how it looks. So I tried it on the drive sprockets.

Wheels primed and painted with XF-9 (Hull Red)....

Gave them a coat of Klear, when dry, sprayed them with some hairspray, and while still wet sprinkled some salt on...

Then when dry, i gave them a coat of XF-59 (Desert Yellow)....

When dry, washed the wheels with a brush soaked in water to remove the salt...

I'm happy with how they turned out!

 

[Airframes]

Nice one Keith! Turned out pretty d*mn good!

 

[Catch22]

Very nice!

 

[muller]

Sorry for the lack of updates on this one, I've been busy learning how to paint backwards! I'm training on a new machine in work and my trainer is into RC racing. 1/8 scale off-road vehicles, 2 stroke engines, I think they use methanol for fuel. When he heard I have an airbrush, he asked me to spray a new body for his 'truggy'. I'm practicing with Tamiya acrylics on sheets of acetate. He wants a blue/white/orange scheme with flames! You have to paint the clear body on the inside so you need to paint backwards, it's a bit strange, different from how we paint models, I'll post pics of the results.

So the tank has been on the backburner for a while. I've got it painted and decaled. I used the 'salt chipping' method on the body too. Most 'D's' went to North Africe painted panzer grey, the earlier ones were covered in mud which dried to a sandy colour, later the upper surfaces and outer wheels were roughly painted in the field with desert yellow. So I've left the undersides grey.

 

[Airframes]

Looking very impressive Keith.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Maglar]

Keith, do you work in santas shop or something? You spring these tanks up so quick, and I thought "tank" modeling was more difficult in several perspectives! Looking great, maybe one day you can make a how to model "armor" thread. I might want to make a scout car or something.

 

[muller]

Cheers lads Mag check out some of the armour modelling forums, there's loads of tips on them for building and weathering, armorama.com is a good one. I reckon armour building is a lot quicker than aircraft cos you can put it all together then paint it.

 

[A4K]

Great work Keith!

Your comment about the motor, I agree. I used to build 1:35 Tamiya stuff in the 80'as and remember their PzKpfw II had the same cutouts. There may even have been a comment that it was designed as such, but no motor was supplied if I remember right.

Is this a proper unofficial build? Would Airfield ground vehicles, and light tow vehicles (Kettenkraftrad, etc) count?

 

[Crunch]

Love the salt effect! I've read about it but never seen the effect.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice work Keith....