1:72 Panzer IV update PICS!

Anonymous

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November 2005

1:72 Panzer IV update PICS!

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:24 AM

Okidoki peeps and peep-ettes..

Here´s an update on my zimm test Panzer IV.. Not too happy with the camo, but still fairly happy with the zimmerite, I reckoned I´d just go to town on the weathering.. so behold, a well biffed Panzer IV in the making. Still debating on adding the unit markings though.. Comments are welcome, as always, but bear in mind I´m testing various things on this rig.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:32 AM

very nice

this kicks ass

Big Smile [:D]

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djmodels1999

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December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:44 AM

I like it a LOT..! Adding the markings would also mean re-doing some weathering.. I'd leave as it is. It's superb! Are you going to Trucks'n'Tracks at the end of Feb..?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:47 AM

trucks n tracks? Wassat?

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djmodels1999

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December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:51 AM

Biggest armor show in Europe, held in Folkestone over the last week end of February. Since you come time to time to those shores, I thought you may visit this show...

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djmodels1999

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December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:51 AM

biggest armor MODEL show, that is!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:54 AM

Ah, I doubt it, unfortunatly. Maybe if work sends me over I can wangle something, but I don´t think so.. Sorry about that. Unless a miracle happens.

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djmodels1999

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December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:56 AM

Here's link if you are interested, maybe for next year..?

http://www.trucksntracks.com/

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:10 AM

Looks very interesting.. I´ll have to make an effort and bring something really worth looking at.

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djmodels1999

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From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:36 AM

That Pz IV would be good, by the looks of it!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:39 AM

Thanks for the compliments.. Much appreciated!

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:58 PM

Nothing but praise from here. Would not ahve known it was 1/72 if you had not said so.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:03 PM

Very Nice! I know I can't do that in 1/72 scale! Wow!

If I live in UK I'd go to Beltring! The world's biggest 1/1 armor show... not to mention frequent trips to Bovington!

Ron

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wipw

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January 2003
From: Utah - USA

Posted by wipw on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:37 PM

Nice job, Michael. I think it looks great. How did you do the zimm? I haven't dared try it on a 1/72nd, but I've got some kits begging for it! Especially this Elefant!

Bill ==========================================================

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:57 PM

Hey now! Looks like a tank -- it's got me reaching for my bazooka out of instinict! Good work.

I like seeing the humdrum workhorse built up. Like the Bf-109, it's come a long way, baby.

Is the Zim Lee Press On stuff, is it part of the kit, or did you do it yourself [:0]?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 4:14 PM

I did the zimm myself.. I have a pair of tigers waiting to be built, so I thought I'd experiment a bit. I went out and got an inexpensive kit I could hide from the missus, so I found a 1:72nd scale kit. What I did was use liquid cement and a screwdriver. I painted the hull with the glue, waited a moment for it to work into the plastic, then pressed the screwdriver into the soft plastic, creating each and every single zimm-thinggy. See the link to the previous post on the zimmerite: http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12854

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tigerman

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March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 5:35 PM

Nice camera angles to go along with a neat build. Thanks for sharing.

Eric

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Dwight Ta-ala

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July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 5:38 PM

Another 1/72 wonder! Good job on that one Mike. Liked the camo.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 5:42 PM

Awsome, I gotta remember that camo scheme, its hand painted right? I might try something similar to get a feel for cammo jobs. I only done one in my life and it isnt very good.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 5:52 PM

You guys like the camo? Its the bit I like least.. But thanks for the compliments.

Anyway, I was looking at pics of panzers on the net, and saw that a lot had coursly sprayed or hand brushed camo, of which no two are the same. I figured that a course faded edge wouldn't show up on a model this scale anyway, and by brush painting it, it added to the hand painted improv look. Also the consistency fades here and there, like on a large rush job. The skirts took all of 5 minutes to paint in camo. Another reason is that the finest lines I can squeeze from my cheapo airbrush are about 1/3rd to 1/2 inch wide. The over enthousiastic weathering hides a lot too.. Gotta love armour modelling Big Smile [:D]

My favorite bits are the inside of the turret skirts and the 3/4 front views..

As for the camera angles.. That was just hit, miss and cropping in photoshop..

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:12 PM

Very Nice Indeed. Almost covered every angle. Big Smile [:D]

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Dwight Ta-ala

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July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:23 PM

The camo is unique, that's why I like it. It is nice to see a variation every now and then.

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mark956

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February 2003
From: USA

Posted by mark956 on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:38 PM

Very nice Michaelvk. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us. I just love the camo job.
mark956

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mark956

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From: USA

Posted by mark956 on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:41 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by wipw

Nice job, Michael. I think it looks great. How did you do the zimm? I haven't dared try it on a 1/72nd, but I've got some kits begging for it! Especially this Elefant!

Bill, Your model very nice also. I don't think it needs any zimm. Looks good as is.
mark956