The OFFICIAL Panzer III and Its Variants GB

Carl,,    clever idea with the can.      I agree with Stik,,, the muffler weathering looks great

Tojo,,     2,000 - congrats         Your III is coming along nicely too,,, 

Andy,,     I am still going to say the strap has something to do with the pack (I'm fishin for the bloddy mary reward)

stikpusher

Shell, very nice weathering on the exhaust and muffler! I like your sub assembly appraoch for painting and weathering. Much akin to working on ship models.

Thanks Stik . For me working on sub assemblies and the attaching them is the only i can manage getting into the details .

Andy and Bill hopefully the can idea will help if you need such an idea , I had the problem of rubbing off the paint due to handling also . It probably was Hinsky's model that gave me the idea on primered wheel .

Hey guys!

AMAZING work so far, everything looks great.  It's gonna be pretty awesome to see all of the pictures lined up when this thing is all finished.

I know I haven't been on here for months, and I just messaged DeafPanzer, but I'm just writing this post quickly to assure everyone that I'm still alive and just extremely busy at this point, with college applications, a new dog, an upcoming move, and some very good grades stealing about 99% of my concentration at the moment.

Anyways, my attempt at doing justice to Cyberhobby's Panzer is on ice for now, reminding me every morning of the things that I wish I was doing. But as I told DeafPanzer, I have a weeklong vacation coming in two weeks, so I hope to get stuff done with the kit, and I will be returning.  Sorry about the long absense, and I'm really excited to get back on track with you guys, no pun intended

Cheers!

Carl,,,  it is always good to have ideas / tips kept in-mind........  I will certainly give it a try at some time.

Street,,,   good to see you emerge,,, glad you're back.   Understood with the busy schedule - - these things happen, for sure.         A weeklong vacation to work at the bench sounds like a little slice of heaven (to me anyway)...   will be looking for updates.

Mike- Hey!  I am glad you are still alive and kicking.  I am glad to know that you got your priorities right... school comes first.  Looking forward to see your next update during your week long break.  What kind of dog did you get?  I got a new dog too two months ago... a border collie.

Guys- Another update on the figure #4... the a/gunner!  There was fitting issue as the tripod couldn't lay flat properly.  So I had to sand alot to make room especially around the hood. 

Much better now...

All four figures are almost ready... only need slings for the weapons.

Wait a minute... are we seeing evolution of humans here? 

I will post another update as soon as slings are attached to the weapons.  Thanks for looking!

Not to be OT, but here's a picture of him from when we first got him.  Funny, we got him about two months ago as well.  He's a Miniature Schnauzer named Tinker.

One of my friends has a Border Collie, great dog.

Andy , evolution ? Your mind is fried after those bloody marry's ......................

Mike , cute dog .

I have all of the running gear ready to mount . Next step will be to dry brush and use chalks on the tracks before i put them all on the model .

Andy,,  your figures are coming along great,,   nice "collar" save too

Mike,,  Tinker is a cute pup,,,,      gotta luv dogs!    They are some of the nicest people I know...

Carl,,    the gear looks great,,   you've hit the mark on the painting and weathering

Thanks Bill I agree with your words about dogs . They make better people than most people do !

Andy, very nice work on those figures. Injection Plastic figures have sure come a long way over the past couple decades in crisp detail. I am looking forward to seeing you get some paint on them. You really have a great GB going on here my friend.

Street, nice pooch you got there. I bet you will have many happy years ahead with him. They become part of the family so quickly.

Shell, once again, some beautiful work on the running gear parts. Your results in the shadows and highlights are most effective. and you're right about dogs being better people than most people. I think in many cases when someone is called a "dog", it's an insult to dogs.

HA HA !!!! Stik ,man aint it the truth . Thanks for the comment .

HA,,,  I agree too

The more I get to know people, the better I like dogs

BaBill212

HA,,,  I agree too

The more I get to know people, the better I like dogs

For sure ..............................

More done on the model . Here's the spare tracks .

Mike- Great looking dog!  One of my good friends has two of them... they are great too!!! LOL 

Carl-  Applying dark washes to models is my favorite part... your wheels look friggin' good!

Stik- Thanks buddy!  You have no idea how grateful I am for having you here along with other great friends.  We had lots of fun at your Korea War GB and we are at it again.  Agree with you about recent plastic figures... they are almost as good as resin figures now.  And they cost a lot less!!!

Carl- Missed your last post because I was doing a post at same time.  BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!   And I am not kidding... spare tracks look pretty good.

Carl,,,,   great looking spares...    I recall when you were buiding the spares bracket,,,   coming along nicely

Andy and Bill thanks a bunch guys .

Andy , i'm really enjoying doing the washes also .

Hey guys , i changed things around a little from the previouse pic .I decided the top row of tracks was blocking part of the drivers vision port . I also took off some seam lines and touched up the tracks .

I didn't notice that earlier... yes it is looking better now.  Nobody wants to block the driver's vision.  I learned that lesson when I was working on my Chaffee for Korea GB as I had a stowage glued too close to the driver vision.  Oops! 

STIK - Great work on the construction, it all looks good!  I like the gray color scheme also, look forward to see it go on. 

CARL - You are doing a fabulous job  The exhaust and the front / spare tracks are excellently done.  It looks awesome.  You are pretty darn good with those chalks, you are influencing me to use chalks more often (I have not used them in a long time).  You are creating a very convincing weathering and color

ANDY - Your army is shaping up nicely.  Your ability to capture the entire evolutionary chain is pretty cool.

Thank you PW. I should be able to get my Mk III completed this weeekend. Today I am taking a break from the workbench and tomorrow is AMPS chapter meeting... so in order to not create too much domestic upheaval I'll spend time with the family today...

Shell. I am just loving your progress pics here. I can not wait to see the finished build, but dont want to see you rush one bit. I am a huge fan of the 1950s War of the Worlds myself, although I have never seen it in a theater. Only TV/VHS/DVD. I was a bit disappointed in the new version compared to the 1950s. Better special effects do not make a better movie.

DP, the Korean War GB is still gonna be going on until July 2003 to coincide with the 60th annivesary of the Armistace there. So if you feel like building another KW subject, you're more than welcome to come back and rejoin us. That goes for everyone else here- first timers or returnees are all welcome.

Andy ,Rob and Stik thanks for the comments guys .

Andy , luckily i hadnt glued the tracks in place yet .

Rob , i'm using chalks a lot now .  they have really improved my weathering results imo .

Stik , i saw War of the Worlds sittng in the back seat of my parents car at a drive in theatre . I was about 8 or 9 . I've got the new version , to me its not to bad , except for the parts where Dakota Fanning is screaming ............ .

I have all of the tools mounted now . Still havent put the numbers on the turret .

Looking good Carl,,,,      very good!

Carl,your wash really brings out the best of your build,the shades look great

Rob- Thanks buddy!

Stik- Yup, I am still planning another build for your Korea GB.  I am leaning toward M8 Greyhound because I need a break from indy tracks and I want to build something American.   I will not start until my Pz III GB is officially over.  I hope to build two for this GB... wish me luck with my snail pace. LOL

Carl- What I can say?  Your Panzer is so beautiful... like the wood handles and block.  Good control of dark washes... sometimes it is easy to overdo it.

DP, I'm glad to hear that. I look forward to the next project of yours there. I think two builds here is quite doable as long as you have the right approach and kits.

Shell, your Mk III is really looking sweet. I really can not say well enough how much I admire your work on it here. A realy beauty unfolding before our eyes here.

As for me. I completed all building today a short while ago. Aside from attaching the bow and co-ax machine gun barrels. Those will be done after basic painting is completed. Here it is as of now...