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Rubicon Models => Showcase & Gallery => Topic started by: ripley on January 23, 2017, 10:54:59 pm

Title: Panzer IV
Post by: ripley on January 23, 2017, 10:54:59 pm

Here's my Panzer IV collection .
(https://s28.postimg.org/kfaq0frqh/F21a.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/kfaq0frqh/)

(https://s24.postimg.org/u09ylfxs1/F21b.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/u09ylfxs1/)

(https://s23.postimg.org/rjtv1qu9j/F25a.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/rjtv1qu9j/)

(https://s28.postimg.org/fk0y7wryh/F25b.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/fk0y7wryh/)
Just a few mods on these 2 , mostly adding scratch schurzen rails and panels and a few bits on the hull rears
(https://s23.postimg.org/p76p6n4lj/F41a.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/p76p6n4lj/)

(https://s23.postimg.org/wxliwtjon/F51b.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/wxliwtjon/)
This  one I decided to open up and add a crew , so I left the kit skirts alone .
(https://s23.postimg.org/jc3i7w0pz/image.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/jc3i7w0pz/)

(https://s28.postimg.org/ur78np22h/image.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ur78np22h/)
This is my D . Still haven't figured out the turret doors . And I really should modify the cupola and turret roof . Still have one unbuilt kit so when I figure it out I'll swap turrets
(https://s23.postimg.org/8ewup3pc7/C_GHx.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8ewup3pc7/)
Comparing hull rears G - D
(https://s24.postimg.org/4utgj1w41/image.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4utgj1w41/)

(https://s27.postimg.org/nm42de6rz/image.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/nm42de6rz/)

(https://s30.postimg.org/51qgkcd99/image.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/51qgkcd99/)
Company B resin Wirbelwind conversion . A nice kit , a little tricky to put together , I found the metal guns to be very soft and easily bent . I added zimmeret as most were converted from tanks that had it . Its actually a resin copy I made of some Dragon zim , stamped into plastercine . Not to scale of course , but it looks the part

Title: Re: Panzer IV
Post by: ripley on January 23, 2017, 10:58:46 pm

And since I had a turret left over . I decided to make A Panzerturm
(https://s30.postimg.org/o4tg7v3od/PT1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/o4tg7v3od/)

(https://s24.postimg.org/5xkbdgoep/PT2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5xkbdgoep/)

(https://s27.postimg.org/vgyupm9b3/PT3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/vgyupm9b3/)

Title: Re: Panzer IV
Post by: ultravanillasmurf on January 24, 2017, 12:25:06 am

Very good.

The crew look good, what did you use?

Title: Re: Panzer IV
Post by: Pinky on January 24, 2017, 12:53:59 am

Quote from: ultravanillasmurf on January 24, 2017, 12:25:06 am

The crew look good, what did you use?

Yes indeed - Ripley does some nice conversions.  I'm guessing a mixture of sources?

Title: Re: Panzer IV
Post by: ripley on January 24, 2017, 01:46:45 am

Commander and driver , BA plastic Brits with German heads ( Meng bolts for headphones) . The machine gunner is one of the crew from BA plastic Uni Carrier , clothing detail shaved off , new Panzer tunic lapels out of thin plastic card then liquid grn stuff . The loader is the other seated Uni figure with replaced arms , gunner is 1/48 Tamiya seated figure from the parts box , replaced arms and head . Although I do love kit bashing and converting figures , I'm really looking forward to someone releasing some crew kits  :D