Soviet Panzer IV

[stevenk]

Hello-

I figured that my desire to rush my Brummbar finished has died down, I would show you another middleweight I have been working on, on and off the past year. This is Dragon's Panzer IV F1 Smart Kit. I wanted to do it as a captured vehicle on the Russian front when I saw it as one of the markings options. I knicked up and bent the fenders by carefully slicing with a brand new #11 blade, and removed the rear fender completely. The vehicle was painted in Model Master Panzer Schwarzgrau enamel as a base coat, then sprayed on several different shades of Tamiya dark green and yellow green. The markings, except the slogan, came from the kit. I added the slogan for interest to break up the green on the side of the vehicle. Next, it's on to the tracks.....
Thanks for looking

Steven

 

[Chris ITA]

I do like captured panzers and this looks great, even if it is green. Looking forward to more updates

 

[Sherman 18]

I like it. Looks great! Nice project.

 

[Iron Mike]

Very cool, I like it!!

 

[woodcutter]

hi Steve, what color is on the hatches on the insides? I like a kit that sports at least some detail inside hatches there, or were they am? I like it. I have yet to do any middle weight panzers since getting back in to it. The last DML kit I did had instructions that screwed my head up so bad I haven't been the same since
Ron

 

[Gatto]

Steven great work, love how this looks painted as a Soviet tank.
Well Done.

 

[Kreighshoer]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet work steven! i love it!

 

[Jenny Croft]

This is a mighty kewl looking captured PzIV ! I really love the tonal variance on the green hues too B) .

Jenny :kiss:

 

[Kristof Pulinckx]

That's a good start.

Let's get weathering !

Cheers

Kristof

 

[stevenk]

Thanks for the comments, guys. Ron, I know what you mean about Dragon instructions- trying to find out if they accurately labelled a part they are calling out can be a challenge sometimes. The hatches come with that detail- and I painted the interior of the hatches Model Master Panzer Schwarzgrau enamel. The kit also comes with a very basic turret interior, just enough can be seen through the hatches. Here are some WIP shots I dug up....
Thanks for watching-
Steven

 

[StuG]

I like captured Panzers....
Looking great....

 

[woodcutter]

OK I gotta ask- In these pics there looks like something like specks in many places brownish looking. Is this a method of some kind or over spray? looks like you did it intentionally.
Ron

 

[stevenk]

Oh, that's overspray I sprayed the interior flat black as the hatches to the turret were going to be open. I didn't want people looking in and seeing bare plastic on the bottom of the tank's interior...
Steven

 

[woodcutter]

Oh, ok. This is the first time I've seen a model German tank in Russian Green. There are a few kits of captured Russian tanks used by the Germans. It seems the Germans took everyone's stuff for their own use. One more question, the missing rubber road wheels showing an orange-ish color there- was that part of whatever the adhesive used or rusty rims? just curious
R.

 

[Iron Mike]

Hey Steven! That's a really sweet little build you have there, nice job!!

 

[stevenk]

Thank you for the comments
Ron, the orangish color is red primer, given a wash and drybrushed. The color I used was Model Master British Crimson enamel.
Here is another update- I assembled and installed the tracks. I began to add a build-up of encrusted soil and mud by using what I had left of my MMP pigments, and some of my Doc O'Brien weathering powders. Still have to build a little more up....
The figure is from MiniArt with a Dragon head. As always, thanks for watching.
Steven

 

[Iron Mike]

He really looks cold! Nice!

 

[stevenk]

Here's a quick update on my weathering process.....

Steven

 

[JSteinman]

Looks good so far. I think you may want to re-visit the mud on the lower hull, IMO you have left some bare areas that would have collected the most mud first.

 

[stevenk]

Here's another update- applying more mud with a mixture of different colored pigments and Liquitex gloss medium. I'm gonna call it done with the hull for now- now I will focus on the upper surfaces, give the tools their metallic sheen, paint chipping around the hatches, ect.

As always, thank you for looking

Steven