Tamiya 1:35 Panzer II F/G 35009, 1971!

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Tamiya 1:35 Panzer II F/G 35009, 1971!

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Morning all

Stage one complete, 6 hours later the Pz II is built :o :shock:

Do I really need to do a review and sprue shots?
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Ha gotcha :lol:

That's what the sprues look like now, ;) ;) the next link is a sprue shot and someone else's build blog, I'm not up to a video build yet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z6xwmtKqF4

The 48 pieces of the vintage 1971 Panzer II G
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spent ages drilling out the cooling holes in the Mg 34 sleeve,

She is drying off now, ready for undercoating later today 8-)

More later ;)

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Veeery nice, I had one of those to start out with too - it's the perfect "first 35th scale" kit - simple, cheap and goes together nicely :D .

Your MG drilling kind of mirrors the aspects that I couldn't just leave in my IV D... the MGs just need to be drilled, I'm only thankful that mine had an armoured barrel :lol: .

Looking forward to the finish! :mrgreen:


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Beuatiful :D

This was my first 1/35 Tamiya kit. I was done in two days and quite irritated, with my previous experience mostly consisting of fiddly 1/72 kits.... :lol:

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Thanks gentlemen

It seems we have a shared history in modelling 8-)

Primed ready for paint
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Now, the real challenge is finding my prized H&S infinity air brush :?
Packed away in November 2014, and currently NOT where I thought it was :twisted:
I have reinstated my air brushing station though :roll:
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It is still in the chaos of my garage come workshop
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Do I really want to try and do something with the figures :?:
The tank commander
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I will try to do something with it, if it goes well I will try the other 4 figures too.

I do have one final idea, for this build, once it is finished.

I will auction it on E-bay and give the resulting cash to PA, as an additional donation.

It is the very least I an do.

Time for the search for the illusive airbrush

Have fun with your retro builds gents

More soon

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Fantastic Steve. Loved the blank sprues :lol: oh and the model too. ;)

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I found my H&S air brush :D :D :D

3 hours of stripping it and dipping in alcohol and AB cleaner, a full gasket service an she maybe able to perform again shortly

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I think I will be back to dots and wavy lines for awhile :roll: :lol:

Can't wait to fire her up again ;) 8-)

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Bring on the AB Steve!

But I'm really interested to see how you deal with the figures and especially their heads, given that it's something of a forte of yours ;) .


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Re: Tamiya 1:35 Panzer II F/G 35009, 1971!

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Steve Hutchinson wrote: Do I really need to do a review and sprue shots?
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Hi Steve,

That's funny, you cracked me up with that! Image

Love this kit, another classic Tamiya diorama in a box. Everything you need bar the groundwork! 8-)
Woody...

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Thanks chaps

I just couldn't miss such a chance, Woody 8-)

Sadly Raoul, I checked and Ron Saunders started hornet in 1986 :cry:

I have done both the AB and the commander figure, both with limited success :evil:

So the proof of work nearly done :roll:

The figure, before
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after trying to smarted him up!
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I have undercut the jawline and drilled out the ears, but he still looks like he ate all the pies, or Bratwurst!
Certainly a prime candidate for the Herman Goering regiment, the other figures will be starring on E-bay in the near future

As for the air brush, I found a part that isn't detailed in the manual when I stripped it down?
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A deep clean and service
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After a session of splatter, splutter and splash, I really need to go back to basics :roll:
I couldn't wait to strip and repaint, so this is it, with a little badly applied brush modulation too :oops:
Washes will moderate the modulation :!: :roll: :lol:
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One bonus, my photos of my inadequacies do seem to be improving :roll:
Next is decals and I will be following the box art to the letter ;)

More soon?

Thank for popping by

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One bonus, my photos of my inadequacies do seem to be improving :roll:
First and foremost: yes, your photos are significantly better! :D ; and secondly: what inadequacies? It's an ancient kit, and your AB was apparently moping, so not your fault! :D

The figure should work out I think, it's not done by me after all :lol: . I mean there's a reason why my IVD commander didn't get a close-up mugshot, but he has a moustache to look cool like Guderian and hide his deformities :lol: ...

Regarding your AB... that's the reason why I use a 15€ piece (strangely enough it's better than all the others before...). The 50€ peice was horrible and died, the 190€ piece died on me... the 15€ item is perfect... something is decidedly wrong here :lol: .

It's probably so crude that it survives my abuses :lol: .


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