#6 Tristar Panzer 1 Ausf. A sd.Kfz.101 (Early) WIP

Thanks Marc!  I am starting to feel more comfortable with figures but it's a huge skillset!

All the heads were produced in a Clint Eastwood assembly line!

Thanks Bill & Guney for your comments about the Dio ideal.  I thought it would be fun and really streeeetch my present skillsets.  I never thought I would be doing fossil bone and sediment research along with everything else.  

I really liked how Cobra Commander turned out.  He was fun to paint.

 Edmund now that's a very original idea. I'm really looking forward to watching this one take shape.

  Love those Ultra cast heads, very cool.

Hey Schnobs, I just started on the exact same kit about a week ago(but I plan to put it in Norwegian markings.) What a weird concidence. LOL

Though here on my end, I won't be using Aber PE, nor Fruil tracks(since I thought the kit supplied ones looked good), nor will I be making it into a dio. Anyways, here a link I found about this kit: http://www.internetmodeler.com/2007/november/armor/tristar_panzer1_review.php  

 I found the pics to be most useful for painting. Hope it helps.

mg.mikael wrote:

Hey Schnobs, I just started on the exact same kit about a week ago(but I plan to put it in Norwegian markings.) What a weird concidence. LOL Though here on my end, I won't be using Aber PE, nor Fruil tracks(since I thought the kit supplied ones looked good), nor will I be making it into a dio. Anyways, here a link I found about this kit: http://www.internetmodeler.com/2007/november/armor/tristar_panzer1_review.php    I found the pics to be most useful for painting. Hope it helps.

Michael can we be build buddies?   What a great coincidence I have a world class builder who is making the same vehicle as I am at the same time.  It does not get better than that with clothes on my friend.  Are you making the Early or Late variant?  Thanks for the link.

model maniac 96 wrote:

Sweet, this is going to be a good one, count me along for the ride!

I always do Jim!

panzerguy wrote:

Edmund now that's a very original idea. I'm really looking forward to watching this one take shape.   Love those Ultra cast heads, very cool.

Thanks on both counts Steve.  I feel like if I don't get this ideal out of my head I will explode!  Yeah Ultra Cast heads rock and they were a joy to paint!

Schnobs wrote:

Michael can we be build buddies?   What a great coincidence I have a world class builder who is making the same vehicle as I am at the same time.  It does not get better than that with clothes on my friend.  Are you making the Early or Late variant?  Thanks for the link.

World class builder, me? Nah.......well maybe. Anyways I plan on building the Early version, and I'm building it for the Norway WWII GB 2009(hence the markings.) As for build buddies, I don't plan on starting a WIP, but since I'm building it for a GB I will have updates. Thus if you want, I could send a message your way when I post an update.

That reminds me, I already got up an update(my first), just a few days ago......./forums/13/1044505/ShowPost.aspx#1044505  

OK, I'm watching, I already was, actually.  I've been waiting for this one, Edmund. 

There was a time when I was obsessed with Dinos, wait, that's NOW, well, there wa a time when I thought I might make a living digging them up.  Maybe I can flip you some technical advice?

I really like that tank commander, something mean about the goggles and "cowboy" face covering.

I hope to swing by the LHS tonight, Vallejo, money on the way!      

Cool Michael we will be build buddies in spirit! 

Citadelgrad87 wrote:

OK, I'm watching, I already was, actually.  I've been waiting for this one, Edmund.  There was a time when I was obsessed with Dinos, wait, that's NOW, well, there wa a time when I thought I might make a living digging them up.  Maybe I can flip you some technical advice? I really like that tank commander, something mean about the goggles and "cowboy" face covering. I hope to swing by the LHS tonight, Vallejo, money on the way!

Oh that's right Bill you had posted that Shermie and a T-Rex.  Post that again to this thread he was way cool.  i will definately be picking your brain about fosslized bones stuck in rock!

I practiced painting bones on Sunday by painting up a Warrior Skull!  What do you think?  Great Halloween gift for 1/35th scale modelers!

Schnobs wrote:

model maniac 96 wrote: Sweet, this is going to be a good one, count me along for the ride! I always do Jim!

Schnobs wrote:

I'm not sure, why, but that right there is WAY cool.

Schnobs wrote:

LOL!  Yes he is pretty cool!  I was chasing my daughter aroudn with it earlier.  Yes I think I just assured there will be a warm spot for myself in the afterlife!

Nice WIP friend!.  The figures looks very good.

Regards,
Rodolfo

rtvmodeler wrote:

Nice WIP friend!.  The figures looks very good.   Regards, Rodolfo

Thanks Rodolfo!

I was just finishing up another figure last night before I seriously dove into the Panzer 1.

He has a little detailing left but is about 95% done.

I'll be watching this one for sure. Very neat idea. Plus I've got Tristar's training version of this kit. I'm hoping the build goes smooth. Good luck.

Erik

Geist wrote:

I'll be watching this one for sure. Very neat idea. Plus I've got Tristar's training version of this kit. I'm hoping the build goes smooth. Good luck.     Erik

Thanks Eric!  I lost a little ground on this because I was finishing up a Figure WIP over in the figure section and I finally "finished" it last night.  Are we ever finished?  Everytme I look at something I have done I see what I could of done differently or better.  I guess that's just how we roll! 

Check this out!

F Matthews wrote:

if you're looking for an idea on finishing, there was a dio done like this a few years ago for one of the European shows and a pic of it was in AFV Modeler (forget the issue). If I recall, it used the Tristar Pz1a and the same figure! Dinosaur was not a Triceratops though. Some cool dust/sand drifting effects on the bones. If I can find the pic, Ill post a reference (dont have a scanner anymore). I've got a few of these kits in the stash that I've been dying to build, but I need to be disciplined and finish up some other stuff first! Ill be watching the build-looks like a fantastic kit and I've heard nothing but great things about it and you do great build narratives!

Hey F Mathews!

Yes I did purchase the PDF from AFV of that Dio which is called "Dust n Bones" by Ulf Andersson.

I was doing a searh for reference material on the Panzer 1 and that came up and I was lost! 

It was actually a skeleton made of Milliput of a Dromedary "camel".  Yes it was my inspiration that's for sure!  If anyone has any ideals where I can can get multiple colors of really fine sand please let me know or how to sculpt and layer drifts of sand.

Hi, Edmund, good luck with thttet tristar Pz 1. I have several of them unbuilt but have heard nothin but good words about them. I dont know how old your one is exactly but the original ones had Kasten tracks and they are really small but look easy enough to work with. The figure painting is comming along grand.

All thet best with your new project,

Terry.

terry35 wrote:

Hi, Edmund, good luck with thttet tristar Pz 1. I have several of them unbuilt but have heard nothin but good words about them. I dont know how old your one is exactly but the original ones had Kasten tracks and they are really small but look easy enough to work with. The figure painting is comming along grand. All thet best with your new project, Terry.

Hi Terry,

Thank you as always for your nice comments.  It's their newest kit and includes the Early and Late kit in one.  I am building the Early.  I plan to either not even mount the fenders or damage the heck out of them so more of the track will be exposed than normal so I wanted a natural sag and look so I went with the Fruil tracks for that reason.

Cheers!

Sorry Edmund, I've got so many of these that I get mixed up. I've the Flak the Training tank, early I just love to look at the sprues its like magic seeing them. I must say the only Tristar kits I did not like were the Mk.IV's as there is no weld detail on them.

Terry.