Shenanigans 5: Tamiya PzKpfw IV Ausf D

[JR]

Right got here in time I think , morning all .
Peter it will be interesting to what you think of those figures and heads .
Is that kettle still leaking.:smiling3:
John .
Just about to get up !

[Guest]

Steve - My method with the tools is to paint them black, fix them in place, then paint them on board. I haven't thought about a base yet and I've a feeling that I may well extend this into a bigger dio with one other vehicle at least.

Durk - My wife hasn't made it either! Looks like everyone else has though!

John - Yep. Kettle's still leaking - I wonder why we don't get a new one?

OK, the latest:

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I always find that weathering seems to go quickly at first, then gets slower and slower as adjustments are made. I didn't use any dark washes this time as the base colour was very dark, but I did finish off by outlining the detail in thinned black.

I also used a pigment called Oily Steel, a Vallejo colour sent to me with some others by Richard Pearce. I used it in place of my usual graphite to give a rubbed metallic look to some of the surfaces.

The next stage will be to add some stowage and the spare track.

The figures have also arrived (courtesy the ever speedy Historex):

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They look very nice indeed. The reason for ordering the head set was to have an alternative to the beret-wearing one, but an alternative was already included (doh!).

[JR]

Peter.
What can anyone say other than superb painting, again !
John.

[Guest]

Thanks John. Need to sort out some stowage next.

[Steven000]

Lovely painted Peter, great to see another panzer IV build, never can get enough of those ;D...

I also plan to build a panzer IV after my current T-34 build is finnished. So I'm following yours with pleasure :thumb2:

Kind regards, Steven

[Guest]

Thank you Steven. I always think that the panzer VI looks like a proper tank - very tanky!

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Very "Tanky" as you say!

Lovely finish too, all done without an AB too, well done.

The figures will be a "strain" but will shine through as ever.

The Pz IV D would sit nicely with either the beret style or alternative head gear.

I am looking forward to seeing if the Sovereign heads are OK?

Back to my Pz IV F2.

Have a good day with the paint

Regards

Steve H

[BigGreg]

looking really good.. can't wait to see the figures with the tank... ;-)

[Guest]

Steve - I've ordered a Krupp Protze to go with this (assuming that it won't need a huge base for the both):

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It should make for a nice set up. If it turns up tomorrow, I'll delay painting the figures. If not, the Sovereign figures don't hold so many terrors for me - relatively simple uniforms and well-defined faces.

Greg. Many thanks for looking in.

The tank is finished:

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I started today by adding the spare track sections, for which I had to make some restraining bars.

It was then on to the stowage, which included the jerrycans and bucket provided with the kit. To these I added some generic Tamiya tarp rolls and some Miniart ammo cases. The last are actually meant to be Soviet, so we have now moved to early Barbarossa and the crew is using them for food storage. The restraining tape was made from paper, with some hooked brackets added to explain the attachment to the hull. I also added a roll of camouflage netting from the spares box.

[Guest]

Peter,
Everyone has said it all - brilliant job all round, well impressed.
Cheers, Mike.

[Guest]

Cheers Mike.

It doesn't look as though the next vehicle will arrive any time soon, so it's on to the figures....

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Great finish on the VI D, now for the figures and possibly those Sovereign heads?

The BBC are reminiscing over the Beast from the East, from 2018, thankfully a warm clear pleasant day, today.

A good day to paint very small figures!

Have fun

Steve H

[Guest]

Morning Steve

Not sure if I have the mojo to tackle figures today. We'll see.

[Si Benson]

Morning Peter,

The PzIV look brilliant...I’m blown away as usual.
Goes to show that in the right hands, a cheap old kit can be a dazzler:smiling4:

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice turn out! Can’t wait to see the Krupp I have one in 1/48 those vehicles coming out you are doing great.