PzKw IV 1.35 Italeri

fam43 · Sep 28, 2015

Well I think it's time for a bit heavy metal.
Late in the 70-ties I bought some Italeri PzKw IV modelkits for an apple and an egg, as we say in Germany.

Really I built two tanks but I will describe only one in detail. I bought an engine and a transmition from the after market. The transmisssion was wrong and I had to change it a bit. Bulkheads turretbasket and some other things were made of plastc card.

Some changes of the transmission with 2-K putty. You will not see too much through the openings. their is no need for expensive items.

Now let's start with the hull. This will be a late Panzer IV. It had a fueltank where once was a small engine for the turret gear. The poor ladds had tu do it now by hand.

Airframes · Sep 30, 2015

Good stuff Michael.
I have three of the old Italeri PzKfw IV built and packed away, along with a lot of other vehicles and figures, which were going to form a large diorama of 21st Pz. Div in Normandy. It's not a bad kit overall, considering its age, and can turn out very nice - especially with all the extra detail I'm sure you'll be adding.

fam43 · Oct 1, 2015

Let's fill the hull.

The white parts are castings in paster of paris. Except the engine and the gear all master forms are made of plasticard.

Wurger · Oct 1, 2015

Crimea_River · Oct 1, 2015

Neat!

vikingBerserker · Oct 1, 2015

Very cool!

Gnomey · Oct 1, 2015

Great work so far!

Airframes · Oct 1, 2015

It certainly is !

Rogi · Oct 2, 2015

Coming along nicely

fubar57 · Oct 2, 2015

Nice start. I have 1...1 tank, an M-48 Patton ¾ done. Put it away due to a short shot on a drive wheel mount. Now that I have learned more modeling skills thanks to this site, I may drag it out and see if I can mod it.

Geo

fam43 · Oct 4, 2015

Next step was cementing all this parts in the hull. It's easier applaying the "Zimmerit" in advance. I use a cheap forming mass which is washable and dries quickly in the air. No problem when you goofed.