#3 DML Pzkpfw III Ausf N sPzAbt 501 Afrika (W.I.P.)

i always walk into a club meeting and say "hello boys." BLAZING SADDLES, mel brooks and his secretatry. one guy is offended but i am 60 years old and, since i don't mean any harm,plus too old to care.  it's his problem not mine. when i was teaching MILES as a civilian in the '80s i usually addressed my troops/students as lads. i too have a fondness for MK-IIIs.

Hi Eric,

We have all been good thank you for asking.  Well I have been busy working on some 1:1 scale models lately.  One being me and the other a 2008 Sahara Wrangler Unlimited I have been modding.  I have lost 40 lbs since last May and have been hitting the weights two hours a day six days a week,

I don't want to go into how much 1:1 jeep mod's are as opposed to 1:35th!  :)

Hope all is well with you and yours Eric

All The Best,

-Ed

Heya Schnobs!! How have you been?  When can we enjoy seeing more of your work here again?!?!

Received an automatic email that there was movement on this thread.  PZIII's are still my favorite workhorse

Hope all is well with everyone

Ahh, lol. I always thought of it as kinda like "Hey fellas or Hey folks".

No he did not!

I was a proper month old newbie at the time and the term lad is used all the time everywhere by all blokes in England/UK! For example hi lads? how you doing lads? great work lads? you fancy a beer after work lads? It has nothing to do with age - we all say it - I don't know if you Americans do but I'm sure you'll at least know what I mean.

So, I took up AFV modelling 3.5 years ago and started my posts by saying 'hi lads, and usually finished a post by saying 'cheers lads or 'thanks lads'!

Schnobs sent me a pm titled "Boy, BOY"! and promptly went onto tell me that I was causing a lot of offence on here by calling people 'lad' ie saying they were boys! That's how he took the meaning of 'lads'.

It really upset me, I was new to the site and basically thought everyone hated me and nearly stopped using FSM. Karl later set me straight and all was ok. I've still felt uncomfortable using the word lads on the forums eversince. though

Hmmmm

Did he not like the word lad?

Hinksy

Jeez - I thought he was back!

I thought I'd have to stop using the word 'lads' again

Ask Karl

                  Just thought I'd bop in 

                 He banned himself.

    Never fear "LADDIE"........... 

          Personally, I like it.

Jeez - I thought he was back!

I thought I'd have to stop using the word 'lads' again

Ask Karl

I agree Eric. I met him personally a few times. He was an amazing detailer. I won't go on about why he left, but perhaps he'll come back some day.

Too bad Schnobs doesnt post anymore, I really enjoyed watching his builds.

I know, my memory is shot....never would have brought this back up....I was just thinking of Afrika panzers.....

Nothing like resurrecting a 4 year old thread.

COOL

Thanks Bill!  That's what I was going for a subtle weathering without beating you over the head with it.

I spent the weekend catching up on all the Honey Do's in the nicest weather Seattle has seen in quite awhile.  I just finished up cleaning up the bench and just opened up the Stug box.

I will start tomorrow and start posting the Build #4 later this week.

Have a good week!

Edmund,

Sorry, I missed you declaration of "Complete", this really came out nicely.  I like teh weathering, enough to know you did some, not enough to simulate a mud bus.

Well done, I can't wait to watch you do the Stug.

Bill     

scratchmod wrote:

Schnobs...she came out awsome, the weathering is just right. The Jerry cans look great and the placement of the cans look familiar too I see you chose not to add sandbags!!! I'm looking forward to your next build. What will the next one be? Rob

Thanks Rob!  I was hoping you were still keeping an eye on this build. I studied your pictures closely and the more I examined them the more detail jumped out.  You my friend are a master of detail and congrats on your latest win on your own work.

I tried every arrangement I could on the Jerry can rack and I ended up liking your arrangment the best.  I ended up deciding not to try to use sandbags because I focused on being much more subtle on the weathering this time and didn't want to hide the results.

Well I have only done monotone tanks so far so it is time to dive into a soft edge two tone cammo paint job.  I was also planning to wait until build #6 to start adding figures but my wife of all people is pushing me to start doing figures.  With those goals in mind I ran across a Cyber-Hobby Super Value Pack  (Orange Box) Sd.Kfz.142/1 Stug III Ausf. F with Sturmgeschutze Crew for $27.00. I fiured it I had to hide the end result from company I wouldn't be too out of pocket.

I have some ideals on how to approach the two tone soft edge and one is follow this paint scheme:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10062429t2/60/2

I figured I would base coat it either XF-51 (Khaki Drab) or a lightened XF-61 (Dark Green) and then use some blue tac or silly putty to mask and then use XF-60 (Dark Yellow).  I do not know if I am ready to do it free hand.

Let me tell you how much I know about painting figures.  I am done!

I have read Vellejo figure painting turorial and a few other posts but other than that I am flying without a wingman. 

Thanks again Rob for the inspiration and the support.  I am entering it into the IMPS Seattle Spring Show on the 18th just for fun.

Peace,

Schnobs...she came out awsome, the weathering is just right. The Jerry cans look great and the placement of the cans look familiar too I see you chose not to add sandbags!!!

I'm looking forward to your next build. What will the next one be?

Rob

model maniac 96 wrote:

Schnobs wrote:  model maniac 96 wrote: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jim LOL! Thanks Jim!  This one took exactly one month total to complete.  I am going to record actual hours next build just for my own curiousity.  Do you think I nailed the Jerry Cans?  cool idea, recording your total hours. And I absolutely think that with out a doubt you nailed the jerry cans, looking forward to when I can do that kind of work, once again, great job!! Jim

Not an original ideal Bill did that awhile back on one of his builds and I was just curious.  Addtionaly many of the modeling mags in kit reviews reference hours per build and I wanted to keep them honest. 

wbill76 wrote:

Congrats on completing #3 Edmund! I see you got the tracks turned around the right way on both sides, nice save!

Hey Bill like I had a choice once you pointed it out my last name is Schnabel and I am a third generation German from North Dakota. Those kind of things keep me up at night!  I was raised by a man that stated if you can't do it right don't start!    Hard to learn that way so I amended his motto to do my best until directed otherwise!

I really appreciate you pointing that out and giving me that traingle pointing downward tip from the front view.  Keep it coming Bill!

I am almost ready to kick off #4 which will include a two tone cammo paint scheme and God help me figures!

Peace not Pieces!

Schnobs wrote:

model maniac 96 wrote: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jim LOL! Thanks Jim!  This one took exactly one month total to complete.  I am going to record actual hours next build just for my own curiousity.  Do you think I nailed the Jerry Cans?

model maniac 96 wrote:

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jim

LOL!

Thanks Jim!  This one took exactly one month total to complete.  I am going to record actual hours next build just for my own curiousity.  Do you think I nailed the Jerry Cans? 

Build #3 Complete!

I want to thank everyone that stopped in and provided suggestions and pushes to the finish line.  Thanks especially to Bill and Scratchmod for his fantastic pictures that I used as a reference and guide when I was not sure how to proceed.

Here is a few pictures please let me know what you think.

LOL!

Thanks Marc it was an interesting story.  I get some great natural light thorugh the kitchen windows and I was lining the tanks up and I "might" of been making some tank rumbling sounds when my wife snuck up behind me and accused me of playing with toys!

agentg wrote:

Now that's looking really good. Not too beat up, not too clean. Just the way I like 'em. Now junk up that rack, a lil' dust here and there and display that baby proudly!

Thanks Wayne & Jim for the compliments and I apologize for the lateness of the reply.  I have base coated all the stowage and and have started detailing the Jerry cans.  I am also remounting the track I mounted backwards. 

I should be able to call this one completed by Sunday is the present goal.