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Panzer IIF
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The Battle Of Kursk
The Battle Of Kursk
Good eye catching the inside of the drive sprocket with pigments, I know I have overlooked that many times.
Good eye catching the inside of the drive sprocket with pigments, I know I have overlooked that many times.
The Battle Of Kursk
Thank you everyone
I am pretty happy the way the little Pz is turning out, I am going to detail and try to tighten up the tracks as well a little bit more dust and I think I will be happy.
James
added the pioneer tools tonight and added more wash to the muffler.
Thank you everyone
I am pretty happy the way the little Pz is turning out, I am going to detail and try to tighten up the tracks as well a little bit more dust and I think I will be happy.
James
added the pioneer tools tonight and added more wash to the muffler.
The Battle Of Kursk
Some dust up on the hull will bring it together I think.
Some dust up on the hull will bring it together I think.
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
The Battle Of Kursk
Nice build of a classic Tamiya Kit.
This was my first ever Tamiya kit back in '72. Nicely done.
Just a couple of points to consider, Kursk was very dusty and dry at the time of the battle, and it is unusual for a straight panzer grey finish to be present even on the older vehicles, as most had been over-sprayed in some shape or form with dark yellow or a Green/Yellow/Grey mix.
Ian.
Nice build of a classic Tamiya Kit.
This was my first ever Tamiya kit back in '72. Nicely done.
Just a couple of points to consider, Kursk was very dusty and dry at the time of the battle, and it is unusual for a straight panzer grey finish to be present even on the older vehicles, as most had been over-sprayed in some shape or form with dark yellow or a Green/Yellow/Grey mix.
Ian.
The Battle Of Kursk
Thank you everyone for your comments
Ian, agreed, I have also seen a lot of pictures and colour plates with the gray over sprayed with dark yellow or a Green/Yellow/Grey mix for that time period. In my hunt for photos through all of my reference books and on line, I have come across quite a few pictures of PZ II ausf F still straight grey on the eastern front. One particular photo I have in a concord reference book is a picture of a PZ II ausf F in 20th Pz Div with a self propelled arty battery being used as a command vehicle, the vehicle appears to be overall grey with no over spray. Still looking for the photo on line.
I have attached a link which has colour plates for a PZ II ausf F unknown unit in Kharkov may of 43. I looked at a map and Kharkov is just not very south of Kursk and potentially the same terrain as well as dust.
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/Panzer_II.php
I have added a mud wash to lighten the grey and well plan to use mig pigments to assist in the weathering, photos to follow shortly.
Thanks
James
Thank you everyone for your comments
Ian, agreed, I have also seen a lot of pictures and colour plates with the gray over sprayed with dark yellow or a Green/Yellow/Grey mix for that time period. In my hunt for photos through all of my reference books and on line, I have come across quite a few pictures of PZ II ausf F still straight grey on the eastern front. One particular photo I have in a concord reference book is a picture of a PZ II ausf F in 20th Pz Div with a self propelled arty battery being used as a command vehicle, the vehicle appears to be overall grey with no over spray. Still looking for the photo on line.
I have attached a link which has colour plates for a PZ II ausf F unknown unit in Kharkov may of 43. I looked at a map and Kharkov is just not very south of Kursk and potentially the same terrain as well as dust.
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/Panzer_II.php
I have added a mud wash to lighten the grey and well plan to use mig pigments to assist in the weathering, photos to follow shortly.
Thanks
James
The Battle Of Kursk
The Battle Of Kursk
James see if you can get the brush strokes out, blend it in with a dry brush or something.
James see if you can get the brush strokes out, blend it in with a dry brush or something.
- you did your homework. look forward to more progress.
