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Panzer II Plastic TS1 Primed 200810
« on: April 03, 2020, 03:09:54 pm »
For the first 3 months of 2020, all new projects are British machinery. 

For April, we are announcing an early war German light tank, the Panzer II...

































Enjoy!
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« Last Edit: August 10, 2020, 04:23:07 pm by Rubicon Models »

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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2020, 05:43:09 pm »
great to see. any plans for later Ausf
I have plans for a 12th SS vehicle - they apparently had 7 they used as Recce for the Panzer Regiments - one found burned out at Carpiquet airport - but likely a later model than a C
however this is perfect for a forthcoming early war project i have in mind.
As ever great to see you eating away at the Resin only market.
trust you guys are all Ok were not hearing much about HK at the moment.

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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2020, 06:50:35 pm »
As ever great to see you eating away at the Resin only market.
great to see. any plans for later Ausf
Don't say that... we just want better quality and choice of product for the community!  ;)
...and yes, there are some later Ausf coming.

trust you guys are all Ok were not hearing much about HK at the moment.
HK was under control for a short while but now is getting worst from visitors aboard coming into HK. 
The government is taking measure to contain the spreading with minimal effects...
Hope the situation will improve.  :(

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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2020, 11:34:58 pm »
Super news!  An early war plastic tank! Delighted to see this is coming!

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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2020, 12:34:12 am »
 >:( A great addition for the early war stuff and some great images but......

You can see both sides of the track, on the face side you can see the guide teeth but are they are absent on the other. The sherman tracks are the same.

Could it be possible to add a strip of teeth on the sprue or make a small jig so we can make our own. It would help if you mould them on the reverse side of the rear idler and drive sprocket as a starting point. I will still get a few of them.....

Is it me or have I just seen the future.....A Wespe and a MarderII on th design board :D


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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2020, 01:53:33 am »
Nice.

The mudguards look like they are made of chicken wire, is that intentional?


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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2020, 04:07:52 am »
Probably just the CAD render making it look a little off

I've found most small scale  model kits tend to have non skid trend a little larger then true scale to stand out 

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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2020, 12:23:01 pm »
YES!





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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2020, 06:34:46 pm »
Probably just the CAD render making it look a little off

I've found most small scale  model kits tend to have non skid trend a little larger then true scale to stand out
Good find, my limited books had nothing showing non skid mudguards.

It is a bit depressing putting fine detail on a kit which is then masked by a layer of paint ^__^.

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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2020, 10:59:23 pm »
Quote from: ultravanillasmurf
The mudguards look like they are made of chicken wire, is that intentional?

Quote from: ripley
Probably just the CAD render making it look a little off

I've found most small scale  model kits tend to have non skid trend a little larger then true scale to stand out 

To help speed things up - finding mistakes early before model making takes place - we should try to point out to RM any possible issues.
Let us not have a repeat of the Panzer III story.  ;)

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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2020, 11:50:39 pm »
The pictures look pretty good . I noticed the vision ports on  the pictures  have different patterns of bolts , so Rubicon is depicting the changes in Panzer II development of the A , B, & C versions ( most upgrades were add on or  thicker amour plates and the corresponding changes to the vision ports made  to fit the new plates ) , and then the commander's hatch from square to round with periscopes . I'm almost disappointed they didn't add the large stowage box to the left rear fender , like some 1/35 scale kits have . For those of you who don't know , Tamiya released their Panzer II back in the 70s basing it on a tank in , IRC Bovington , the problem being it was not stock , the British troops who captured it added a side stowage box from another Pzr II to the rear fender  , so for years , most of us thought late Panzer IIs had 2 stowage boxes ,  much like every Cromwell kit ever made , including the new  1.35 Airfix Cromwell ( yes brand new Airfix 1/35 molds !!! ) has the Cullin hedge row cutter of which only one ( 1 ) Cromwell ever had fitted , and it never left England .

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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2020, 08:19:16 pm »
There are several books published about the Panzer II, but I think some of the better books well worth a look at would have to be the three books in the Panzer Tracts series. There are three in the series for the Panzer II:

Panzer Tracts No. 2-1 - Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.a/1 to C development and production from 1934 to 1940
Panzer Tracts No. 2-2 - Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G, H, J, L, and M development and production from 1938 to 1943
Panzer Tracts No. 2-3 - Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.D, E, und F



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Re: New Project of the Month - April 2020 - Panzer II 3D Drawings 200403
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2020, 12:02:56 am »
I believe only the Ausf A had the split top hatch, and that Ausf B and Ausf C had the cupola.

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Re: New Project of the Month - Panzer II Ausf F 3D Drawings 200407
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2020, 03:22:59 pm »
Seems like a lot of discussion about the missing turret rear storage bin and copula changes.

We had spent a lot of time researching the differences on these features.

Anyway, here is our Ausf F update...



















Enjoy!
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Re: New Project of the Month - Panzer II Ausf F 3D Drawings 200407
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2020, 09:41:01 pm »
NO! , Please No . The large rear storage bin on the fender  was added by British troops after capturing the tank in North Africa . The tank  ended up at the Museum in Bovington and was photographed by the Tamiya research team and released as a kit in the 70s . The German versions of the Panzer II only had the side bin . The turret box  was a local built item and only added to about 7 tanks of one company serving in North Africa