Panzer 38t in progress

renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Panzer 38t in progress

Posted by renarts on Monday, January 12, 2004 12:40 AM

Italeris 38t. 1/35. Fun little build. Had its moments but its almost finished.
I had to modify the periscope. The machineguns are lengths of heavy guage wire that were wrapped with fine wire. The kit guns were horrible.
The main gun was turned from plastic on a miniature lathe I built for my drill press. The suspension was scratchbuilt and there were some gap problems. But all in all I liked this build. Now just to finish it. Still has some stowage that needs to be put on, the tracks and then a simple display base.

Let me know what you guys think.

Mike

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Monday, January 12, 2004 12:42 AM

Nicely done, Mke! I've always liked the Praga!

"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 12:47 AM

Very Well done Mike love the shading work on the tarp rolls, and the Muffler just looks so real! Excellent job!

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, January 12, 2004 1:58 AM

Looks really, really great, Mike. Very realistic overall appearance.

The weathering is superb!

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, January 12, 2004 2:17 AM

Nice, Mike, very nice. A very interesting little tank...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 2:33 AM

killer job, I like the canteens hanging and the exhaust looks so real, it definately looks lived in.

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U-96

Member since
February 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by U-96 on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:20 AM

excellent work Mike, got that kit myself, so it's rather annoying that you've set an exceptionally high standard Big Smile [:D]

On the bench: 1/35 Dragon Sturmpanzer Late Recent: Academy 1/48 Bf-109D (Nov 06) Academy 1/72 A-37 (Oct 06) Revell 1/72 Merkava III (Aug 06) Italeri 1/35 T-26 (Aug 06)

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Build22

Member since
May 2003
From: Upstate NY

Posted by Build22 on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:31 AM

Awesome job, Renarts !! Thumbs Up [tup]

Great weathering on the wheels and undercarriage and everything else !

More pics !!!!!

Jim [IMG]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 6:12 AM

Looking good, Mike!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 6:58 AM

I like it! I like it!

Please post some more pictures when your finished.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 7:16 AM

As always, superb job there!

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:03 PM

Nicely done Mike .... take a bow !!!!!

I'll leave it at that after toying with your mind last night over this build. Mischief [:-,]

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:12 PM

VERY nice indeed renarts. Super job. I like the weathering a lot...

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Buddho

Member since
March 2003
From: Newport News VA

Posted by Buddho on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:12 PM

Great looking kit....
Ive built that kit and enjoyed it as well. ( it didn't look half as good though! )

Regards, Dan

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:24 PM

Top notch work as always Mike. What kind of tracks are you going to put on?

Eric

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 8:30 PM

...........total........jeffl

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erush

Member since
May 2003
From: USA, GA

Posted by erush on Monday, January 12, 2004 8:41 PM

Excellent Mike!! Very well done on all of it!. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Eric

Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning.

"Friendly fire...isn't"

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:37 AM

Thanks guys,

Tigerman: For now I'm going to use the kit supplied vinyl. All of the aftermarket tracks for this kit are $30 and up. Kind of a quandry....do I put tracks costing twice as much as the kit on it? I haven't ruled it out completely but I'll mount the vinyls so that if I change my mind later I can. Maquette produces some aftermarket tracks but before I buy those just want to see what they look like. (They may not be better than the vinyls but certainly cheaper and more palatable)

Robert: I stared at it for an hour today.......Good job. You win on that round Wink [;)]

Soon as its finished I'll post some more pics.

I have the Maquette version of this kit as well and I want to build it after the Sherman build. Try out some new stuff.

As much as I love the exhaust, a couple of conversations have left me with the feeling I shouldn't have rusted it that much. I think the next one I'll leave in better shape. The concensus seems to be that the germans were pretty good about keeping them wiped down and the rust to a minimum.

Mike

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"