Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf H Project

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » June 18th, 2011, 12:48 am

Thank you friends for the nice comments.

Not to bore you with videos but with the weather like summer here finally, one more video of the Panther and Panzer IV rolling by. Until I can get them both to a proper setting, my sidewalk will have to do.:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HddC9O-rFo

Now back to finishing the turret details.

Tim

Kim · Post by **Kim** » June 18th, 2011, 12:07 pm

This is like watching porn...you want it but cant have it, if you CAN have it, you cant afford it and if you CAN afford it your partner says you cant have it... :?

Björn Johansson · Post by **Björn Johansson** » June 20th, 2011, 12:17 pm

You´r sidewalk do just fine

Keep em coming

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » June 23rd, 2011, 10:05 pm

Spent a little time to try an experiment for the commander's hatch interior. Stretched some leather-like material over a thin pad I cut out with a metal disc backing. This will be left until I redo my own cupola and hatch at a later date. From all photos I have seen, it appears that the kits locking levers are incorrect and in the photo below are actually in the locked position. However you can see the tabs on these handles are in the 'unlocked' position. Makes sense, when locked, you wouldn't have the handles in front of the head pad. This will be fixed when I do my own cupola.

a bunch more new walk around photos can be seen here with full schurzen(for a change). Also painted some spare links on the front deck to try the 'factory fresh' look.

http://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa18 ... =slideshow

Tim

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » July 10th, 2011, 3:19 am

Some more electronics wired up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJcHpp0pe7c

Tim

Björn Johansson · Post by **Björn Johansson** » July 10th, 2011, 11:01 am

Hi Tim
Great just love it,
all those details so cool. :thumright:

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » July 10th, 2011, 6:27 pm

Thanks Björn

Working on some of the remaining details today. Simple conversion to make functional convoy light.

Tim

Björn Johansson · Post by **Björn Johansson** » July 11th, 2011, 2:12 pm

Nice Tim.
Looking good.

I also bought one off Stannards rear light
planning on doing the same mods as you do.

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » October 3rd, 2011, 10:34 pm

Hi everyone

Have decided to finally circle back to the Panzer IV and complete it in the next month or so. It will be good to finish one and check it off the list so I can focus only on the next project(or two) I will begin adding the first level of weathering and also correct the angle on the front mud flaps.

Some images of the unit my Panzer IV will represent. Have not yet decided on company. Either 5th or 5th. I won't be painting girlfriend names on it. It will have the crosses in front of the tactical number though.

12SS vehicles

9th SS

More soon
Tim

cahlfors · Post by **cahlfors** » October 4th, 2011, 7:56 pm

TBowman wrote: and also correct the angle on the front mud flaps.

Don't use the prototype photos for this...

Cheers,
/Chris

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » November 8th, 2011, 2:04 am

Fun with Photoshop

Bought a bunch of paint and supplies to begin the paint work on the Panzer IV. Decided to do a quick rendering like on the Tiger. Mostly just for fun since I still don't know exactly what number it will be and will likely just "wing it" on the camo. Moved the Panzer IV over to the stand and hope to begin in the next few days.

Kind regards
Tim

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » November 17th, 2011, 11:12 pm

Hi everyone

Away from the Panzer IV for a bit but now back on it.

The final paint/weathering work begins starting with a quick wash over all bolts, details, crevices, corners etc. This will be added to or toned down and blended where needed as the camo and later weathering steps continue and is meant to accentuate some of the details. I didn't do much on the road wheels yet as I'm still thinking about what the weathering will be on those.

For this I used a mix of Model Master's dunkelgelb 1943 and schockolade brown and is mostly thinner.

Red and green camo paint is next.

more soon
Tim

plgGe · Post by **plgGe** » November 18th, 2011, 6:09 pm

Hi Tim,
I like your tank and I like a lot the details you made.

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » November 20th, 2011, 1:54 am

Thanks Pierluigi

Hi everyone

Next step....camouflage. I wanted the coloring on this panzer to be different then the Panther so for the green, I used Model MAster's panzer olivegrun and for the red/brown, Model Master's schacolade braun. The green looked strange to me at first but with the brown applied, I really like the two colors together. This will all be toned down with a wash of thinned dunkelgelb over the whole thing. Many layers of weathering, scratches, nicks etc. to apply so a long ways to go still. Very much a "work in progress"

Last look for me before I paint the color.:eek:

panzergrun is applied

schakolade braun is applied

more soon
happy tanking

Tim

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » November 20th, 2011, 7:34 am

Hi friends

Some experimentation with the exhaust muffler wear and tear. Once I started there, I couldn't stop. LOL

These Panzer IVs were fairly new vehicles with the 12SS in Normandy so I wanted to give the muffler a worn look but not the typical "all rust" look. I still have my other one painted that way as a back up though. Will add a few more layers of soot and weather-runs. It's supposed to like like its worn from crew and grenadiers climbing up from the rear of the vehicle. Sorry for the poor photos...night time with bad lighting.

Some more of this and then road dust will be added.

best regards
Tim

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