VK 18.01 / Panzer I Ausf. F
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VK 18.01 / Panzer I Ausf. F
So, here we are with my first (of hopefully several) shelf queens waiting to be finished.
This is Hobby Boss' VK 18.01, aka the Panzer I Ausf. F. It was about as heavily armoured as a late Panzer IV (80mm frontal, 50mm sides) but, as the designation suggests, only armed with two MG 34s, just as the classic Panzer I. Its intended role was that of a heavy infantry tank, creeping ahead at glacial speed with the advancing infantry. As you can imagine, the concept was completely useless and after a short interlude at Kursk the 30 tanks built were used up with various second-rate units far behind the frontlines. One is preserved at the Belgrade Military Museum.
The kit depicts one of the the prototypes, which had a few differences to the series production version, most notably the fenders. In addition I had to leave off a few parts, such as the smoke candle rack and the bullet splash bar on the hull top. I also decided to omit the tools, partly because these were wrong too, but also because I want to have a barebones prototype straight off the assembly line.
Construction so far is complete, so this will mostly be a painting blog. I added two MG34 muzzles by RB Model, but that's all. I also painted the tracks at an earlier point while doing other tracks.
Here's where I am right now. The fenders are not glued on yet.
To add a little visual interest, I removed one of the rear mudflaps. Also because I lost some of the etch that goes on there
My plan with this is a simple workshop scene with these two mechanics, who are just as confused as I about this weird contraption
Philipp
This is Hobby Boss' VK 18.01, aka the Panzer I Ausf. F. It was about as heavily armoured as a late Panzer IV (80mm frontal, 50mm sides) but, as the designation suggests, only armed with two MG 34s, just as the classic Panzer I. Its intended role was that of a heavy infantry tank, creeping ahead at glacial speed with the advancing infantry. As you can imagine, the concept was completely useless and after a short interlude at Kursk the 30 tanks built were used up with various second-rate units far behind the frontlines. One is preserved at the Belgrade Military Museum.
The kit depicts one of the the prototypes, which had a few differences to the series production version, most notably the fenders. In addition I had to leave off a few parts, such as the smoke candle rack and the bullet splash bar on the hull top. I also decided to omit the tools, partly because these were wrong too, but also because I want to have a barebones prototype straight off the assembly line.
Construction so far is complete, so this will mostly be a painting blog. I added two MG34 muzzles by RB Model, but that's all. I also painted the tracks at an earlier point while doing other tracks.
Here's where I am right now. The fenders are not glued on yet.
To add a little visual interest, I removed one of the rear mudflaps. Also because I lost some of the etch that goes on there
My plan with this is a simple workshop scene with these two mechanics, who are just as confused as I about this weird contraption
Philipp
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Nice looking build - nice looking machine - shame about the concept
Rob
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Thanks Rob!
Primer should come tomorrow.
Philipp
Primer should come tomorrow.
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Re: VK 18.01 / Panzer I Ausf. F
Where is the primer.
Will be a nice little scene with the figures.
Shawn
Will be a nice little scene with the figures.
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Sorry, got a little delayed, as usual
I'll skip the primer and throw on the dark grey directly. We'll see later how much I'm going to regret this
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I'll skip the primer and throw on the dark grey directly. We'll see later how much I'm going to regret this
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Wow, I got something done
First coat of paint is on:
Now begins the fun part of finding and fixing all the small problems you didn't notice before.....
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First coat of paint is on:
Now begins the fun part of finding and fixing all the small problems you didn't notice before.....
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Re: VK 18.01 / Panzer I Ausf. F
That's the good thing about building armour. Mud and stowage is your friend to cover all those spots up.
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Won't work this time, I want it to look fresh off the assembly line
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Re: VK 18.01 / Panzer I Ausf. F
It can be fresh off the assembly line right out to the testing grounds that was raining that day.Philipp Gross wrote:Won't work this time, I want it to look fresh off the assembly line
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That's my Plan B if everything else fails
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