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Hobby Boss Pzkpfw. II Ausf. J VK16.01 COMPLETE!

Iron Mike

Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
So it's been a crazy year and a very hot summer and things have not progressed at my bench as I expected. I have several small builds and a couple old bones on the bench, but it's been too hot to paint and I wanted something to glue together. Rummaging through the stash, I found the Hobby Boss VK16.01 I had bought several years ago. It interested me greatly, so I broke it out a couple weekends ago. I took some in progress photos with my iPhone and a few with my SLR, so some of the sequencing of the photos may be wonky, but it's better than radio, right?

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The kit has ten frets of parts, one of photo etch, link and length tracks and a basic set of decals. I added metal barrels from Master and will add a few details along the way.

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Interleaved road wheels on this one. The swing arms line up easily and quickly. Very little flash.
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The PE is well engraved and isn't that flimsy stuff.
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I made weld beads from .020 styrene rod, softened with liquid cement and textured with the back of a hobby knife blade.
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More suspension photos.
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Mocking up the fenders, Betram says hey!
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So there's more to come, going to paint this one gray. Thanks for coming by!
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I really dig this! I also got this kit as well. Planning on doing a build video for it. Yours is just awesome there Mike!! :ro:
 
Very cool. I have wondered about this but just never got interested. Will watch the build and maybe one day try one. Keep it up Mike.
James
 
Thanks guys! This is a great little kit so far, the fit is spot on and the PE fits perfectly. Looking forward to paint and tracks. Stay tuned and thanks for coming by.:Drinks:
 
Okay, so when we left this project, things were progressing smoothly. I primed the model with my usual Badger Stynylrez on a very dark and dreary Saturday afternoon, so I had a clamp on light shining across the bench so I could see better. When I took the airbrush inside to clean it, I did something I never do, I left the painted parts on the bench. My wife had dinner ready, so I went back out after cleaning the airbrush and shut down all the paint booth. The next morning, I went out to get a base coat on the little tank and found this.

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The 150 watt bulb in the work light had it's way with my turret.

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I had set the paint stand to the side of the bench, never thinking about where the light was. D'OH!!! Eric was kind enough to send me the Alan Panzer II J kit, but the turrets are completely different.
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I tell you, it was enough to make a preacher cuss. My friend, Greg, found the contact information for Hobby Boss and suggested I contact them. Within two days, Hobby Boss sent me information on how much the parts cost and how to order them. I shot them at PayPal payment and within two weeks (yes, that's right), I had replacement parts all the way from China. Three sprues and shipping cost me $14USD.
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Happy to be back on track, I rescued the metal barrels from the melted parts and assembled the new turret.
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That's my story and I'm sticking to it, much more to come, thanks for coming by.

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When you said different I didn't think the turrets were THAT different. Its like an entirely different vehicle.
 
It was definitely a setback, but Hobby Boss' customer service really was outstanding. Here's a peek at a little more progress.

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Tamiya German Gray base coat.

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Kit link and length tracks.
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The tracks were pretty easy to use, clip them from the sprue as close as you can, quick zip zip with the sanding stick and slide them together. A little Tamiya Extra Thin to hold them together, wait a few minutes, then wrap the run around the running gear. That's a bingo!
More to come, thanks for coming by! :Drinks:
 
Thanks guys! Another quickie update.

Tracks off.
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Tracks were painted with Tamiya Dark Iron and the highlights are Model Air Gunmetal.
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While that was drying, out to the paint shop for highlights and shadows.

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Much more to come, thanks for stopping by. :Drinks:
 
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