first tank 1:35 PANZER KAMPFWAGEN IV AUSFD

[james pithouse]

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[james pithouse]

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[Robert1968]

Nice work on the weathering James and I like the sprockets with looks like encrusted dirt on them ( really do like that touch. Your really putting slot of work in this
Great stuff

Regards

Robert

[james pithouse]

thanks robert for that

[Guest]

Hi Jim you need to think about where the weathering would take place (I know next to nothing about armour ) but where most of the wear would be is where you have left clean, look at the back wall behind the wheels you have weathering in the middle but where the wheels will be it's clean which is where most of the grim would be( not sure if I've explained it well but I'm sure otheres will do so better than me.

[Robert1968]

Hi James I was thinking on your weathering as poss others have suggested also. Not sure if you have a mark in mind to replicate from but I used several pictures for mine. I found on the teeth of the track I rubbed a graphite pencil over the tips as the running track would also replicate. If doing a mud finish which looks lovely by the way what you have achieved, some mud splatter would accumulate on the top runners inside and outside. It may make some sense too to look at agricultural tracked vehicles in fields like caterpillars as the mud splatter would be easy to see. I'm not an armour builder per say but this is research I did for my Panzer 4 ( desert scene ) profile pic

Hope this helps in some way

Kind regards

Robert

[james pithouse]

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[Guest]

Looking good Jim, I like it.

[james pithouse]

more up date. need help to decide africa panzer or keep early panzer for this model, you lot decide for me. thanks ken do you think it's to much dirt now or just right, on the last update above [ATTACH]276880[/ATTACH]

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[james pithouse]

on your keyboards press 1 or 2

[Guest]

Looks good to me jim (not an armor man im sure one of the more knowledgeable on here will reply soon)

[james pithouse]

thanks ken did cousin ken phone you about your models yesterday

[Guest]

Yes he did Jim, just have to figure out how to get them there.

[james pithouse]

I'll take them up there when I go there next time ken save on postage and get them broken by postal men sorry for any one on postal service even tho you do a brilliant job.

[james pithouse]

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