Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf H Project

Kent W · Post by **Kent W** » January 24th, 2011, 9:53 am

Hi Tim,

Well done, look like the real thing simply stunning!
Did you use the Mike Stannard tools for this?

That is one heck of a beautiful Panzer IV
Eye candy!

Kind regards
Kent

pepppe75 · Post by **pepppe75** » January 24th, 2011, 1:37 pm

hi tim!!

TOTALY PERFECT

like kent said eye candy

kind regards peppe.

Björn Johansson · Post by **Björn Johansson** » January 24th, 2011, 7:09 pm

Hi Tim
As said so many times before a real
masterpiece.

Totaly awesome in all its detail.

I enjoy every post off this build.
Envy you´r skill, you´r research
and knowledge off WW II tanks.
Its so impressive.

I can understand
that you and Kent,Peter M are so close
friends even though you´r at great distance.

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » January 24th, 2011, 8:43 pm

Thank you guys for the nice comments. Very kind of you.

Hi my friend Kent. Yes I did use Mike's zimm tools. I know some feel they are a waste of money and would rather use a saw blade or something but Mike's have the correct profile and look much more in scale to me. Just my opinion.

some more detail photos.

Hope to have some more soon.
Tim

shadow · Post by **shadow** » January 24th, 2011, 9:18 pm

I have no words, really well done

Kent W · Post by **Kent W** » January 24th, 2011, 9:31 pm

Hi my friend,

I am with you regarding Mikes zimm tools, they are very good (have a set myself)
They are accurate and Mike has done some heavy research before he made them.
I recommend them to everyone.

Btw, the zimm close up is as close to 1:1 that it will ever be

I am deeply impressed here! (not the first time...and not the last...

)

Kind regards
Kent

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » January 25th, 2011, 8:44 pm

Painting the track links (first steps)

Decided to start on the finish of the tracks for the Panzer IV and thought I would post a 'step by step' for those interested. Because I am working today, I can only do little bits at a time. ::) The split pins will be added prior to the weathering stages.

Step One is cleaning the links if needed. I don't do anything fancy here, merely brush off and remnants of metal left from the pin hole drilling and any other loose stuff.

Step Two is painting the base colors to get the links to a more factory fresh coloring(again, this is up to personal preference and this is only what works for me)

before paint

flat black primer is applied

flat, dark grey is sprayed on lightly and randomly as well.

Before and after.

Will post the next steps as soon as I get a chance to do them.
Tim

pepppe75 · Post by **pepppe75** » January 25th, 2011, 9:25 pm

hi tim!!

realy nice of you to chare the step by step painting of the tracks,realy good insperation,looking forward to the
next steps

kind regards peppe.

Björn Johansson · January 25th, 2011, 10:19 pm

Hi Tim
Most say that looking at those close
up picture on the zimmerit makes
one belive its a full scale tank.

That is exellent work.

Also much appreciate the tutorial on
track treatment .

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » January 26th, 2011, 12:35 am

Thanks Peppe and Bjorn

Some more random dusting with the flat black paint across the track links and it was time for the split pins.

Basic Materials for Weathering

With a lot of experimenting with various colors, I've found these to work quite well for most weathering needs. There are hundreds of MIG pigments and some are hard to tell apart even though they have different names. So, to keep it simple, I use these three most. Dry Mud the most, then Dark Mud, followed by European Dust. The last one is very red and almost looks too much like rust so I only use it mixed with the others and very sparingly.

A view of the actual colors.

Will start application in the next installment.

Happy Tanking
Tim

TBowman · Post by **TBowman** » January 26th, 2011, 9:00 pm

Got on a zimmerit roll last night so finished the upper and lower hull. Now I can focus on details like intake covers, lights etc without zimmerit hanging over me.

Some walk around photos

Tim

shadow · Post by **shadow** » January 26th, 2011, 9:48 pm

That is exellent work. perfect

Kent W · Post by **Kent W** » January 26th, 2011, 11:09 pm

I am out of words.
Sitting here drawling in complete silence with a smile on my face

F A N T A S T I C !

/Kent

pepppe75 · Post by **pepppe75** » January 27th, 2011, 1:07 pm

hi tim!!

kind regards peppe

cahlfors · Post by **cahlfors** » January 27th, 2011, 7:36 pm

"Wife's favorite makeup brush"

I laughed so hard when I read that, that I almost forgot to appreciate the stunning workmanship you put into this beautiful model. It really looks awesome with the details coming on!

Thanks so very much for sharing this exciting story!

/Chris