Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

Build a classic kit (first issued before 1990) without modern aftermarket additions. Any subject, any scale. Campaign runs from 20/05/16 - to 01/07/16. Campaign medals awarded for models completed within those dates.
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Re: Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

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I still have a sheet of authentic 70's plastic card in my drawer. 8p purchase price.

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I can't get over how fast you guys are building. :D Your Panzer 4 is looking great Raoul.

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Re: Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

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Don't worry about the plastic sheet Pille - I'll just try to get the exposed track links some proper guide teeth.. probably won't work out anyway :lol: .

And good to hear that plastic sheet logically has been around roughly the time I supposed Steve! :mrgreen:

I suppose it's the liberating experience of having constructed a meta-reason to justify why the lack of detail is the whole point - kind of historicist approach :lol: .


Anyway, I started on the base =>
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Let's see what I can legitimately add to the base... :lol:


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Looking great Raoul :D
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Re: Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

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This was a very fast build Raoul. Love the camo. Your almost done already.

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Re: Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

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I still need to do a couple of things, I'm currently working on the muddy base... I did only three dioramas so far and I'm totally freaked out without most of the diorama building gimmicks :lol: ... and no resin cats!!! :shock: :!: :cry: :lol: :lol: =>
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I'm extremely tempted to add a couple of grass clusters, but I'm really uncertain since when they are available to the modeller... research didn't come up with anything - anyone who has lived (and been modelling ;) ) in the 70s and 80s? I've been certainly alive in the 80s.... but not exactly caring about model grass nodes :lol: .
Anyway - I suppose it also works as a muddy field immediately after the rain ;) .


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Re: Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

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Raoul, Shep Paine explains about ground cover in How to Build Dioramas and one of the things he specifically talks about doing is making grass clumps, so, using the pre-made ones might be cheating for this, but, you could make them yourself if you've got static grass around. Or, in true 70s fashion, buy a shaving brush and cut the bristles off to make the grass. :D

On a different note, any thought to changing the top of the fence posts? To my eye, their origin is pretty apparent. Overall they look really nice, I just think the round tops are a bit of a give away. (Now that I've said that, you'll likely produce a period picture showing a fence exactly like what you've built and I'll look and feel like an idiot.)

Anyway, nice job on this and I like how it is coming together.

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Re: Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

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You're of course right - I was a bit lazy and hoped it wouldn't be too obvious, but evidently it is - the horror! I'll have to clip the top 1mm off! :lol:
I know of the brush approach but honestly: I've already invested way too much effort in a base I wasn't planing to actually do in the first place - so it's going to be mud because I don't want to spoil the fun by engaging in too much effort on behalf of a kit that's full of errors anyway... :lol:


... that's a lazy man's argument, isn't it? ... :?


Annnnyway: I did some ageing with oils =>
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Re: Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

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I wouldn't say horror Raoul, more of a slight fright. :lol: :lol:

Seriously though, if they work for you, leave them alone, it is, after all, your model.

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Re: Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf. D 1977

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Nah, corrected.. it was an exercise of under 60seconds, so.. yeah... my laziness was apparently epic :lol: .

I also treated the whole tank with oils =>
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More to come soon ;) .


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