The OFFICIAL Panzer III and Its Variants GB

Hey guys,

Off to a flying start!

I've just got my little 1/48 StuG III G to complete then I'll be joining you with my Tamiya Panzer III Ausf N. It's a lovely looking kit

On another subject - I know the 4th is a big day to you guys, I assume you all get the day off work and drink and be merry etc so, is the 4th a non-modelling day?

I don't know why we don't have flags - I'd love a Union Flag and a St. Georges Cross in the garden on a great big pole or even hanging from the front of the house on an angled pole maybe?

Unfortunately the 'white supremacists' hijacked the St. Georges Cross as their own symbol so it's now looked upon as being somewhat racist! That's how crazy it's getting over here with politcal correctness and all that crap which I hate. He's our bloody Patron Saint FFS!

The only time you see Crosses now are when England are playing in Football (Soccer ) tournaments! The place looks great and everyone's mood lifts. I keep my little St. Georges cross flag hanging from from my car ariel all year round.

Rant over! Looking forward to joing the GB - I'll be along soon!

ATVB

Ben

Hinksy

Hey guys,

Off to a flying start!

I've just got my little 1/48 StuG III G to complete then I'll be joining you with my Tamiya Panzer III Ausf N. It's a lovely looking kit

On another subject - I know the 4th is a big day to you guys, I assume you all get the day off work and drink and be merry etc so, is the 4th a non-modelling day?

I don't know why we don't have flags - I'd love a Union Flag and a St. Georges Cross in the garden on a great big pole or even hanging from the front of the house on an angled pole maybe?

Unfortunately the 'white supremacists' hijacked the St. Georges Cross as their own symbol so it's now looked upon as being somewhat racist! That's how crazy it's getting over here with politcal correctness and all that crap which I hate. He's our bloody Patron Saint FFS!

The only time you see Crosses now are when England are playing in Football (Soccer ) tournaments! The place looks great and everyone's mood lifts. I keep my little St. Georges cross flag hanging from from my car ariel all year round.

Rant over! Looking forward to joing the GB - I'll be along soon!

ATVB

Ben

For a lot of people over here this will be a 3 day weekend at least . Some people get off on july 1 also . Probably a lot of people will be going camping .......thats what we call getting back in touch with nature .You know ,take several days after work durring on the preceeding week to pack up all of your house hold belongings , get in your vehicle of choice with the family , get out of town along with the rest of humanity to get to your place of paradise (with thousands of other people who have the same idea ) unpack your junk , fight the flies and mosqueto's for a couple of days . eat junk food and drink beer , stay up till 3 am Sunday night telling stories and drinking , get up monday feeling like you were you rolled down a dusty dirty hill side with your mouth open , listen to the kids complain about being bored and your wife is starting her period , pack up all of your stuff (which now takes up twice as much space?) the drive home will take 2 to 3 hrs , get a flat tire  , finally get home at 8pm , rung out , dirty , kids and wife crabby , go to grab a beer out the cooler but the ice is all melted and its warmer in the cooler than it is outside , now the kids want to shoot off fireworks till midnight !!!!! 

Carl's description of 4th of July weekend is EXACTLY why I'll be staying home...ride the bike, grill some steaks, watch Le Tour, and BUILD!

Same here Dupes !  Staying home for the long weekend . I'm taking the 4th off from my retaining wall project and kicking back !

Carl's and Dupe's July 4th tribulations deserve our prayers.  My Lovely Bride aka SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) are just finishing4 days in Memphis visiting her family and we will hit the road for Lake of the Ozarks tomorrow.  We'll visit a couple of days and then hit the road on the 6th back to Texas.

Then, maybe, I can complete one GB and start on this one and the HO229 GB.

MAJ Mike

Carl's and Dupe's July 4th tribulations deserve our prayers.  My Lovely Bride aka SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) are just finishing4 days in Memphis visiting her family and we will hit the road for Lake of the Ozarks tomorrow.  We'll visit a couple of days and then hit the road on the 6th back to Texas.

Then, maybe, I can complete one GB and start on this one and the HO229 GB.

Thanks Maj . Have a good trip and do what SWMBO tells you !

anthony2779, working on similar Pz III Ausf. G (Cyber 9116 - updated Imperial Series 9032) .. the updated cyber kit comes with magic track along with other updated details .... photos below, building under another GB .... just finished primer paint red-brown. The clasp / tool fasteners came from Eduard detail etch set for the Pz. III Ausf. F; gun barrel is from 'The Tank Shop'.

Tow Cable was scratch build using network cable wire and fasteners from Eduard set and On Target etch set. 

Turret ... note short 50mm / 5 cm gun with canvas

Earlier photo of gun barrel and wiring before painting.

Tow cable before paint

Side photo with tools and gear dry fit check

Jerry cans dry fitted in cage

MAJMike- Try not to have too much with your SWMBO.  Loved Lake of Ozarks and Branson back in 2007.

Guys- Guess what Carl (Shellback) and I did for few hours tonight?  We worked on our GB badge and it is finally ready!!!  Are you ready to see it?

Heck yeah, I can hear drums.. being deaf doesn't mean I can not hear anything!  Here's the GB badge...

*** This is the corrected GB badge... thanks Carl! ***

Carl found this great picture of Pz III and I found this cool font so they got along perfectly... it just reminds us of Zimmerit of course!  Let us know what you think.. Carl and I are off drinking beer now.  Thank you Carl... cheers!   

Armor86-  Looking great!  I really dig that barrel canvas... did you use one of those rattle can for the red-brown primer job?  It looks very good too.

I will have to order another one (Barrel with canvas cover - Tank Workshop) for the GB Pz III Ausf J - Initial Production Project ... started over the weekend and got as far as assembling idler wheel w/photo etch, directed corrections on the lower hull, and sprocket wheels. May have to look for something to fit over the sprocket wheel inside the final-drive housing so it still turns ...

The Pz III Ausf G was primer painted with Tamiya Red-Brown - airbrush ... Tamiya paint seems to be a hard to find item at the local hobby shops ... Tamiya is redoing something in the paint line. The final paint camo will be two tone using Vallejo paint. 

DeafPanzer - The badge looks great! I like the choice of picture, it captures one of the best looking Panzer III's! But isn't it supposed to say 2011-2012?

Andy

I dig the badge! Great job.

Hey, on a seperate note, anyone heard from Chazzer??  He was working himself up into such a lather before the GB started, I'm worried that he duct taped himself in a dark corner and can't get out.

StreetFightingMan

DeafPanzer - The badge looks great! I like the choice of picture, it captures one of the best looking Panzer III's! But isn't it supposed to say 2011-2012?

Oh crap, I knew I shouldn't drinking few bottles of when we were working on the badge. LOL  I will have it fixed tonight.  Good catch there buddy!  I am glad you liked it.

bbrowniii

Andy

I dig the badge! Great job.

 

Hey, on a seperate note, anyone heard from Chazzer??  He was working himself up into such a lather before the GB started, I'm worried that he duct taped himself in a dark corner and can't get out.

Boyd- Whew, am glad that you dig the badge Carl and I came up with.  He found that picture... I couldn't have asked for a better one. 

Chazzer?  Yeah, he has been too quiet... maybe too busy fondling his kit 'legally' since the GB has is on.  Hope he isn't having another side effects from the snake bites he had a month ago? 

Ohhh crumplets ! I cant use the beer excuse on the dates being wrong Andy ............guess my brain was just fried ! Easy fix .

Here 's the fixed version .

Carl- Thank you!  It looks like I owe you another ... LOL 

Happy July 4th to y'all even my Canadian and British friends.

Dig the badge!

Sorry for the lack of any updates, all. Have the family away this weekend, and I've been given orders to thoroughly clean out/up the backyard and garage. And it's been like 108. And I discovered that some squirrels had set up a little nest in my grill, which was awesome to clean out, let me tell you!

It's all for a good cause, and it'll make the chore of moving in a few months less sucktastic. Speaking of which...drove by the new house today for the first time in a week or so and..wow! Framing work is just about done. Couldn't resist grabbing a shot of the future work area:

Anyway, all of this has cut into modeling time, and I've been focused on the Spit and Mustang. But dangit, I WILL start on the Vorpanzer tonight!

New house , new garage .........cool ! Have you thought about getting the electrical run in specificly for your needs  in your new model building area .  I read your thread about your lighting dilema at your existing garage .............................

About that Musttang Carl, there was one at the Division store, my buddy picked it up. The Valley has the Mosquito and 109 still, and the Division store has those along with a few Hurricanes. I'm going to see if I can order the Mustang through them, I looked through the one my friend bought and it looks like a fun kit. He did their 1/24 Hurricane and it turned out really nicely, the engine and cockpit look fantastic. I really want to get the Mustang from them, $40 is too cheap not to bite.

I never thought of getting an air tank, I totally forgot about that option. Great idea! As for my Stug, I was paging through a FSM from a few months ago and saw a Tamiya ad for their re-issue of a Finnish Stug, looked pretty nifty, even if I have to do a tri-color camo. Has anyone built this yet, or the older kit? I've heard it's not totally accurate, which I can live with.

Oh yeah Carl, Airfix also makes a 1/24 Stuka, I really want to get my hands on that.

Hun Hunter

Oh yeah Carl, Airfix also makes a 1/24 Stuka, I really want to get my hands on that.

Those sound like great kits , with their size the detailing would be cool! The largest scale air craft model i've built is some 1/32nd by Revell and Hasegawa .

Did you get your move done ?

Tediouse

Carl- Stop whining!   We should be grateful that it has less wheels than Panzer IVs!  LOL  I am with you... not my favorite part of modeling too. 

Its almost 11pm and we haven't seen Doogs' WIP... maybe his wife made him watch the kids again?

deafpanzer

Carl- Stop whining!   We should be grateful that it has less wheels than Panzer IVs!  LOL  I am with you... not my favorite part of modeling too. 

Its almost 11pm and we haven't seen Doogs' WIP... maybe his wife made him watch the kids again?

 

And thats why my IV's are unbuilt Andy !

Hey all!  I haven't had an opportunity to be on (except lurking) for a couple days.  Thought I would post some pictures before I get some sleep.

The victim

The lower hull needs some clean up work done, specifically where parts B30 (rear plate) and parts A2/3 meet and I'll work on that tomorrow.  Thanks to DoogsATX for the blog on posting photos on here.  I probably never would have figured it out without it!

Comments and criticism always welcome!

So far , so good .

Almost  moved, the 4th is not the best weekend to do it. I'm waiting for my friends to get back from their respective lake places to move the big furniture on Tuesday, I'm heading to the lake for the day tomorrow to indulge in bounties of E. Washington and North Idaho. Hoping to be all wrapped up Tuesday afternoon, in fact I moved my models today. Only thing I missed was the .50 cal for my Priest, so no disasters or losses.

Hope every one has a great, safe, Fourth. Thanks to all the vets out there as well.

Dig the badge too, love the color combination.

deafpanzer

Its almost 11pm and we haven't seen Doogs' WIP... maybe his wife made him watch the kids again?

Got a bit of a late start tonight...two days of working in the heat = falling asleep on the couch at 8 and waking up at 10:30...

As promised, I got a start on the Vorp. All those fussy lower hull bits from steps 1 and 2 are in place:

Looking forward to the real fun now!