Tristar Pz IV Ausf B DONE 8/12 page 11

Awesome job on your panzer Dave. Can't wait to see the final pics.

Very nice Dave, coming down the home stretch!

Looking really good Dave.

Nate

This deserves MANY stars!  I want to grab those flowers and give it to my wife... you know what will happen next.  Loving the diomara especially the flowers touch.  Looking forward to see it completed...

Jetmodeler, Bill & Nate, 

Thank you very much for the compliments and following along on this build.  Here are the final pics.  I shot a couple in sepia and a B&W one just for giggles.  There were a couple of pics that I reshot due to an offending eyelash on the turret roof.  

Deafpanzer,

If you mean what every guy hopes for when giving flowers to his sweetie then, pic away. Thank you for the stars, compliments and support.  

Well folks, this one is a wrap.  That is unless your eyes find something that mine missed. It wouldn't be the first time. It's kind of like, "Where's Waldo",  if you find it shout it out.  Good, bad and, ugly.  

The commander got painted up yesterday.  I used Vallejo paints and Abteilung oil washes.  The pics were all shot in natural light at about 0830. I like the way the colors turned out in the natural light since I paint under an OTT light at the bench.  I opted not to go big on rust, since this beastie is represented in France circa 1940.  The Germans pretty much owned Europe at this point and the TC actually has a tie.  If you can wear a tie commanding a tank, then things are not that bad.  Yet.  

This update is fairly picture intensive so, my apologies to the folks with dial ups. 

These were the "lets play with the settings" pics

Thank you all for following this build and your comments and compliments.  Now to pick the next build.  Wooo Hooo!

Cheers

Dave

Now that's what I call RIGHT NICE Dave

Love the base work As Provo said "It Sings" (from the movie Green Beret)

Great Job buddy

Tony Lee

WOW! Looks amazing. I really like the black and white picture.

Tree and base are fantastic nto to mentionteh AFV.  Can we have some closeups of the figure pretty please!!

Dave - my bro, WOW WOW and WOW, man this is just beautiful.  Perfect base, figures, AFV and weather is just right.  Love it bro.

Bob

Very nice job Dave! I love the base..........

Nate

Now that is one fine looking diorama! Beautiful work, Dave! It always impresses me when you guys take the time and effort to share your work with the rest of us, and for that I say 'Thanks! I really appreciate it!'  

A great finish to a great build.

What will be your next project?

Nice to see this one "out in the sun" Dave! Very nice work on the base, weathering, and overall presentation.

A very nice job all around. Great job on the panzer and a great job on the base.

Tony,

Thank you for the compliments and the stars.  I'm thinking that I'm hooked on bases. I've got an idea rolling around that involves about 10-14 figures.  Or it's just that the marbles are loose again..  Oh man, I used to watch that movie a lot with my Dad.  Loved that movie.

Jetmodeler,

Thank you for the compliment.  I snagged the B&W pic idea from Schnobs Horch with the 20mm.  Now THAT, was a fantastic pic!

Edmund,

Thank you for the high praise on the tree, base and, AFV.  Since you asked nicely, I'll get some closeups of the figure in the morning light.  Thank you also, for the toots and articles you've sent my way. Not to mention your detailed explanations with your builds.  I for one am always taking notes from you and others.

Bob,

My brother thank you for comments, compliments and continued support.  Thank you also for selling me on those Abteilung oils.  Those are fantastic.  I got a dead flat finish on this beast with the dot filter.  That is the first time I've gotten anything that flat.  

Nate,

Thank you for your compliments on this build.  The materials for the base were cheap and easy to work with.

Hedorah59,

Thank you for checking in on this build and the compliment.  You are most welcome for the postings.  So much of what I've learned has been from these forums and conversations with the folks who post here.  I owe a big thank you to those guys/gals.

Railfan,

I owe you a big THANK YOU for the link on the grass applicator.  It has the interest of the guys down at the LHS.  They want to place the panzer and base in the display case.  I told them I'd bring it back for that after my wife saw it.  She fully supports my hobby/OCD outlet/obsession.  Plus I told the guys I'd bring in the grass applicator as well.  One of the RR guys really wants to see it. Look below for what is now on the bench as of this evening.  The going is a wee bit slow as I am now sharing the bench with my boy.  He's building Tamiya's Sdkfz 222 with the DKW motorcycle.  He's got the gluing down on a 1/72 kit.  Now he gets to learn how to paint.

Bill,

Thank you as always for your compliments, ideas and, not to mention, historical background/knowledge.  As for myself, it's never just enough to build a kit.  Often I've told myself that I'll just build this OOB with instructions and, before I know it..... I'm online, on the phone picking someone's brain, digging through my references(now I just know I've got a picture of this somewhere).  Thank you for your high praise sir.

Panzer88,

Thank you for taking the time to check in on this build and, for your compliments.

Next up....................... actually it's now on the bench and assembly has started.

Cheers and Thank you so very much all of you.

Dave

Schnobs

 Can we have some closeups of the figure pretty please!!

Edmund,

Since you asked nicely.   Sorry it took so long to get these up.  I was going for a fairer skinned fellow that I think came out well, in person.  In the pics.... well, you decide.  I shot some outside and some inside at the bench.

Cheers

Dave

He's quite good Dave

Nice outcome  all-around Mister. Congrads on it's completion.

Been a watching ..........

Some good lookin' work here Dave. Great lookin' figure too.

Seems to be a nice warm-up for that Churchill coming up next on the agenda.

   Hi Dave!  Well worth the wait.  That's the best figure I have seen from you.  I really like the tie! 

Bravo on a splendid build

Please accept my appologies for the delay in replying. I was out of state with the tribe visiting family. Though I was still in a proper state of mind. Mostly. . We got in last night and I go back to work today. So the bench will be firing back up shortly.

Indy,

Thank you for the compliment and checking in on this build.

Disastermaster,

Thank you for "a watching" and the compliments.  I've been looking forward to getting back to the AVRE.

Edmund,

Thank you as always for your continued support, compliments and constructive criticisms. When I saw the tie I actually started giggling. Tanks and ties who would have thought?!

Bodge,

Thank you for your compliments on this build and for following it.

Cheers

Dave