The exceptional Pz. Kw. IV 223

Here we go! This is the last, the best, the exceptional of the trio

Number 223!

I know, self-praise stinks, but this one makes me really proud. That brainwave was just too good not to be implemented, besides the huge effort. This is the model, I lathed the 7,5cm ammunition for...

The Spare-Roadwheel-box with a wooden crate inside, instead of wheels. Made from the tin of a windlight.

Again, loads and loads of spare-tracks. This time from an old wrecked Matchbox Panzer IV. Since these tracks are made from vinyl, they virtually have no detail on their back, leaving me no other chance than mounting them the wrong way round.

The rather uninteresting side of the tank

Now for the special:

The loader disposes of the fired shells(violating the commandment from above).

This is an abused Preiser Figure. He once was a driver from the Mounted Panzergrenadier Set.

The left turret-side hatch with a viewblock and a handle for opening/shutting it.

The right turret-side hatch with the locking/unlocking handle.

Looking forward to your comments on this one :)

Cheers,
Mojo

PSC Panzer IV 224

Here comes number 224:

The Schürze with the HE-hit is (together with the muzzle-break) the only modification on this tank.
I'm not 100% pleased with how the hit turned out, but to be honest: I can't see these tanks anymore, been working for much to long on them. It'll stay as it is ;)

Have a nice sunday evening and stay tuned for my last and most sophisticated Panzer IV ;)

Cheers,
Mojo

PSC Panzer IV 225

I've got my Cam back!
I'll start with the "last" tank from my platoon (2nd Platoon, 2nd Coy) number 225:
This tank (like the remaining two) has several modifications:

"Blitzkrieg-Fuel-Upgrade": A rack for 5 Jerry-Cans

 Spare-tracks as additional Armor on the turret...

 ... and the hull. All with appropriate suspension brackets.
One mudguard is folded up.

One of the Schürzen-Parts went missing. Since the Schürzen-Mounts are very basic in this model, I scratched an appropriate suspension, including the triangular teeth.
To make the suspension fit in, I had to move the airfilters closer to the hull, meaning lots of filing and scraping from the part behind it... ;)
Finally I drilled out the muzzle-brake, the gun-barrel and the exhaust-pipe.

Pics of the other two tanks will follow these days :)

Now I'll go catch something to bite. Lunch-Break is already almost over ;)

Cheers,
Mojo

I'll be gone... (Updated)

This is going to be the last post for the next two weeks because I'll be invading France :)
Yay! Holidays :)

I've been working continously on my Panzer IV's in the last week. Now the camo-job is done, the decals are applied and this evening I finished the washing. This is the first time I used dilluted oil-paint instead of GW-Inks.
Well, I'm pretty happy I tried this. I use "balm-turpentine" to thin it down. It has quite some smell, but since it's getting warmer outside I can open the window. I have the feeling that this mixture runs along the recesses and edges far better than the ink.
The downside is: It takes quite a long time to dry. This is why I'm posting instead of painting :D
So here's my production chain (including my 2 already finished Italeri/Esci Panzers):

What will be next? Well, I've got a nearly finished Hasegawa Flak-Halftrack. To be honest, I'm not very eager to finish this. Vinyl tracks are my personal horror and the provided crew which is absolutely neccessary for such a vehicle is unusable (tooo ugly).
I ordered I light Flak-Crew from http://mmsmodels.co.uk/. I've got no pictures of it, but I am very curious about the figures. Maybe that'll help getting on!

See you soon! Behave well and treat your mothers right!

Cheers!
Mojo

Edit: Couldn't help... Pauls comment created a picture in my head.
I'd like to share it:

PSC Panzer IV update

Pretty tired this evening, so just a short update on how I'm progressing with the Panzer IV:

Just need to add some green and the basepaint is done!
Sorry for keepin you waiting with that Coy B stuff, but I feel like I'll have to write quite much about it, so it's not gonna be tonight ;-)

Cheers, Mojo

Airbrush on vacation

Since my airbrush is on vacation at the moment (it's getting a general overhaul), I'm a bit stuck with the Panzer IV project.

I managed to spray them Sandgelb before I had to send the Airbrush away.
All the skirts are fixed with plasticine, so don't mind the bobbles ;-)


You have seen this one in detail before...

Now thats #2 in detail

 Stowage will be filled a bit more

 And that's been my little secret on this tank: Franz the loader, getting rid of fired shells...

Hope you like it!

Welcome sebastosfig! If you have a blog or website, leave me a note ;-)

//mojo