1/72 German Armor Group Build

Panzerwulf, excellent job! Love the camo pattern and the weathering looks sharp. One suggestion; place the model under a lioght, or suspend one above the model and try taking the pic without flash. That way your drybrush won't look so heavy.

Thanks again for posting these  pics. You've done outstanding work here. Congrats on your new camera too. Can't wait to see more from you.

I'm nearly there, could finish today or tomorrow at the latest. It's all built, the tracks are on and it's getting dirtied up at the moment.

I ended up sacrificing the tracks of a Dragon kit for it, ouch

The kit tracks were bad as everyone knows. The alternatives I had were tracks from an Italeri Pz IV, but these were one sided, no detail on the inside. They also don't fit the drive wheels (the ones with sprockets ?) on the Italeri kit, or this kit, or the Dragon kit I sacrificed.

 Expensive option , but I justified it to myself because I will at least be happy with it. Also, I've put the effort into this model, so I might as welll finish it properly.

I'll post some pics soon as its done.

Cheers

Tony 

Well I havent posted much since the group build started but I have built a few models so far I have built a Hummel , Elephant, anf a Panther G in that order. All of the kits are dragon kits and are my first three military kits that I have ever built. To build I have been brush painting everything with mostly testors paint and doing some mild wethering with pigments and some light washes. Im open to any critisism,sugestions,hints.

Thanks

Steve 

Good work Steve. It's terrific to see you building more prolificly than me too.

Here's the fourth model I've completed in 2006, half as many as last year, but then again we did have our third child at the start of the year. I guess that's where the priority has been this year.

Anyway, here' my Hasegawa 1.72 Jagdpanzer IV with homemade zimmerit and DML tracks, drive wheels and periscope. It's been a bit of a saga this time, but I've enjoyed the ride.

The flash has given it a sheen that just isn't there on the model itself, but the ones I took under the downlight are too dark. 

Hope you like it.

Cheers

Tony

Tony & Steve, Nice work on all accounts.  You've both outdone my production for the year.  

Tony, I have 3 kids myself and things start getting a little outta control when the kids out number the parents so sit back and enjoy the ride.   

SWEET! So, I'll just submit this next project for this Group Build. It is Dragon's 1/72 scale Hummel early. This kit was missing the return rollers, so I contacted Dragoncare, and opened a ticket. The nbext day they said the parts were shipped and it would take 7-10 days. Two days later, I got the parts, all eight of them. 

Well, thanks to prompt service from Dragoncare, I got a lot of work done on the Hummel Early. Here it is all ready for me to paint the interior:



I also managed to start the main gun for this vehicle as well:

Thanks for looking, comments are welcome.
 

Wow. This thing is still going on? Nice work all.

The Hummel is a nice kit.

So...do you think it is time to regroup and pick a different country for an 07 group build?

Ya know, with all the Shermans beeing released by Dragon, and the new M3 Halftrack out by Academy, as well as other Allied vehicles like then M-8 and M-20 Armored Cars still being produced, maybe we could do a 1/72 scale American Group Build to balance this 1/72 scale German Group Build.

Now there's an idea.....

Maybe we could even use  the same style Group Build Badge modified to show the American Flag  and a Sherman instead of the German insignia.

One could even possiby start a 1/72 scale British/Commonwealth Group Build with the bevy of Fireflies being released by Dragon, as well as the re-release of several Matchbox and Airfix kits.

Ya gotta admit, those two Group Builds mentioned above are two Group Builds that have NEVER been done! Now that manufacturers are finally releasing these subjects, we can see it happen for the very first time!

I'd do both of them, but I'd lean towards the American side (more kits to choose from).

Even with the green tank build, why not re-thread this one...just 2007 with a slightly modified badge?

We all build the German stuff.  I have a Late Hummel, an Early Jadgpanzer, and a Sturer Emil that need to be completed this year at some point.

taxtp wrote:

Anyway, here' my Hasegawa 1.72 Jagdpanzer IV with homemade zimmerit and DML tracks, drive wheels and periscope. It's been a bit of a saga this time, but I've enjoyed the ride.

Tony,

You made a nice kit out of that Hasegawa.  Top notch.

Grant 

Gee, thanks Grant.

I've been away with work a bit lately, so I haven't popped my head in. I'd be interested in the two allied GBs as well. 

I reckon keep this one going too !

Cheers

Tony