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Impressive!!! I'd forgotten how nice those Gunze kits were. Cost a fortune back in the day.

They still do most places.

Looks a beast might try me some armour one of these days

What a great looking kit can't wait to see the end result. By the way are there any pictures of Wittmann's Panzer III any where?.

None that I'm aware of ... And I've been looking for a few years.

This thing looks cool without any paint - just leave it this way and pass it off as some steampunk something. Or not.

panzerdodge wrote:What a great looking kit can't wait to see the end result. By the way are there any pictures of Wittmann's Panzer III any where?.

The closest thing you could get to seeing a picture of Wittmann's Panzer III is to look at any images of "light platoon" Panzer IIIs of LSSAH at the third battle of Kharkov. The timeline for Wittmann in 43 is the subject of some debate. What is known is that during that battle he was still commanding a Panzer III (Mid Feb 43) and that by Kursk in July of course he was commanding his Tiger.

The debate surrounds when he received his Tiger, which would dictate depending on it's delivery date, when it was manufactured and therefore what features it would have had. This may not seem like a huge deal but a lot changed in those months on the Tiger. So, kits like Dragon's 1331 Wittmann Tiger have been designed using photographs of tanks in the same unit in the same place and time.

I would follow the same procedure with any vehicle that i was researching. The problem is this is still just guesswork. Otto Carius's Mid Tiger for instance had many special features we just could never have known about had photographs not survived the war.

What a great looking kit can't wait to see the end result. I will have a look to see if I come across anything that may assist.

What a metal parts, it looks very impressive!

Nice build so far
I like the bridge ,they are so simple to make but still looks so cool
And when you know you made it your self it is even better as i think mot everything has to be in a kit
Some things you can do without much trouble
I didn't know Wittmann had a Ausf. N though , only that he had a Panzer III at some point
But i still have 1 question , the turret looks a bit big for a Panzer III and since this has the same gun as the Panzer IV had in it's early versions is it a Panzer IV turret
I was wondering because i have a Beob Panzer III and those had modified Panzer IV turret wich where bigger then the original Panzer III turret although they do look the same for the most part
Anyway keep up the good work

As far as I know, the only variant that had a different turret is the beob ausf K. I'm assuming that's the one that you're talking about.
All of the others has the same turret but had larger or smaller modifications to the frontal armour and to the gun mounts, depending on which weapon was installed.
Out of curiosity, I compared this turret to the turrets of two Pz IIIs that I have that are dragon kits and they're all the same size.
I did notice that the hull on this kit seem a bit out of whack, a bit wide and short for a panzer III. That might be what is messing with how the turret appears.

Did this tank - or was this tank - equipped with a 37mm gun?

You're a beast, Coen!

lucasner wrote:You're a beast, Coen!

Hahahaha! Made me laugh. Yer silly.

TheTroyster wrote:Did this tank - or was this tank - equipped with a 37mm gun?

Types A,b,c,d,e, and g had 3.7cm guns. Not this one though.

Coen wrote:As far as I know, the only variant that had a different turret is the beob ausf K. I'm assuming that's the one that you're talking about.
All of the others has the same turret but had larger or smaller modifications to the frontal armour and to the gun mounts, depending on which weapon was installed.
Out of curiosity, I compared this turret to the turrets of two Pz IIIs that I have that are dragon kits and they're all the same size.
I did notice that the hull on this kit seem a bit out of whack, a bit wide and short for a panzer III. That might be what is messing with how the turret appears.

I see
I can't remember wich Ausf. It was so i think you could be right
Thanks for taking a look at this

awesome mate...I like how it just keeps growing....can't wait to see what you do next

Its always a treat to follow your builds Mike! As usual another fantastic build going

Again a very nice build ! Like a lot the Bridge , and made in one hour ! Wow ! Will look a very nice diorama and one more to follow !

Oh I like the tank also buddy

Now that I have a big boy computer screen in front of me I can actually read the small print on the box which states the size of the gun...

incredibly gorgeous work, as always.
just. wow!
You gonna have some water running under that bridge?
Also, do you buy your celluclay, or make your own?

Yup... There will be water... I haven't decided if it will be rushing, running, or a frozen thing as yet.
The scene is supposed to represent the eastern front during the late winter early spring of March/April 1943. So all are possible.
I buy my celluclay from Michaels... Use the White, not the grey stuff. It cracks less.

love those figures, Mike!
Where are they from?

Figures in particular are outstanding in an excellent piece of work overall.

Awesome awesome awesome

OMG your at it again every time I look at your work my jaw just drops. Simply stunning no other words needed.

Thanks Fellas

MikeyKb wrote:love those figures, Mike!
Where are they from?

It's dragons figure set 6518

here' a link to a set on scale hobbyist https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagorie ... ngrad,1943

Coen wrote:Thanks Fellas

MikeyKb wrote:love those figures, Mike!
Where are they from?

It's dragons figure set 6518

here' a link to a set on scale hobbyist https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagorie ... ngrad,1943

Thanks, bud.
Do you use Scaelhobbyist often? You've recommended it to me before, and I just tried comparing the price of those figures to that on ebay (haven't been able to track them down on luckymodel...) do you find things are generally cheaper (even with the xchange rate) from this site?
Just wondering.

Hope you're well.

Simply put, for me it can be.

I buy nothing in Canada sadly. I can't afford it.
With the taxes and the silly shipping prices venders need to charge here, the prices are ridiculous for almost every product that I need.
A kit at my local shop going for $100 plus the 15% sales tax and the 40 minutes of driving and gas, can't compare to the same kit for 59.99 in Asia with $18 shipping marked as a low value invoice.
Canada dollar is so bad right now and has been for a while that I haven't bought much of anything in some time. A few odds and ends and a couple of cheap kits from friends.
Scale hobbyist is cheaper than some, but Asia is usually the cheapest for me.
I used to shop at Hobbylinc USA and dragon USA, but they don't allow PayPal (dragon flat out doesn't have it and Hobbylinc won't let you use it on international orders). So I stopped shopping there a few years ago. They both zapped my credit card more than once.
Now it's... No PayPal no purchase.
And if they charge me for using it.... I won't shop either.
So my options are limited. My money... I'll spend it my way right.

Those figures are one of the coolest 1/35 scale things I've seen in a long time. Those coats blow me away.

If I'm not buying from ebay (which I almost always do) it's scalehobbyist for me. Great place.

As to the Panzer III type Wittmann road in. You're right, there is no way to know. I've always heard L/M, and that's what all of the pictures of his unit at Kharkov were in. But he was charged with defending the Tiger tanks from infantry, so being in an N would have made sense. And whenever the establishment of this or any other well known unknown says an un-provable thing is so, I wonder just who they are quoting.

gorgeous, Mike!

Do you use Hobby Link Japan at all? I use them ALL the time, SO CHEAP, most of the stuff I order (Acc, P.E, after market stuff, decals...) all has free shipping too! ...AND take paypal.
Trust me, I know your pain with the Canadian dollar. Worth nothing. it's infuriating, since we're a MUCH better country, all around, then at least the United States ... However, I do find the prices at my new LHS on the West Coast MUCH cheaper, with a much larger selection, which is due to cheaper taxes, and, the unfortunate truth, it's not at the ends of the world in Nova Scotia anymore

Everything was stupid expensive out there compared to everywhere else I've lived in this country of ours


Cheers.

I use them off and on. I find that a lot of the time when I go looking for something there it's out of stock though.
I was buying all the bandai Star Wars stuff from there since it was so cheap.
When Disney shuts it down I'll have to buy them from eBay.
When I was I Ottawa for 8 months a few years ago I discovered how cheap everything was everywhere else.
Same when I was in BC. The trouble with those places though... They aren't home.
As expensive as it is... This is home and I'll stay here till I pack it in.
I'm that sort of crazy hahaha.

Superb!! Tank looks great. Like those ground troops - they're making me shiver.

Mike, that is fantastic. I don't know how you manage to turn these models around so quickly - this would take me months to do.
Those figures in particular are outstanding - I found myself just staring at them. How you get that level of detail is beyond me.
Glad to see you went with an N model. As you well know with the debate over the Tiger, know one actually knows for sure either way so its good to get the establishment thinking now and then
Look forward to seeing the finished dio mate

hahahahaha I get that. I've been moving around so much for so long that (unfortunately) I don't have any roots anywhere specific. But, time will tell. As far as I know, they've already nixed the Bandai Star Wars kit purchasing, however you can still find the kits on ebay. Lots of their stuff is out of stock, true. But LuckyModel always has things in stock, or on reorder - I LOVE luckymodel!! definitely my #1

great work Mike

Looks amazing,Mike. Thank you for sharing your work.

Love it Michael!! Impressive!!!!

Hey Michael,

I must be going crazy but I could have sworn you had a picture and the name of the white plaster stuff you use for the base? I came back here to write that brand and name down and can't find it - can you give the name and brand again please? Going to try it on a Vietnam build I think I'll do next.

UPDATE Found it celluclay - sometimes I worry about myself.

Thanks for your comments on my Pax build, I closely followed your build - used different washes - and it pushed my skills to a new level, but I just took my time, didn't force anything and am happy with results. Thanks again for documenting all these great builds it helps me, and others I hope, a lot.

Troy

Fantastic stuff Coen, all of it...the Panzer III and the figures winter coats are especially impressive

Damn Mike, how could I have missed this thread till now!
This is totally awesome stuff! I love the Panzer III, it's one of my favorites.
Excellent job, painting. That dio is darn good! Love the bridge!!! Are you gonna do water too?
And one special note on those figures: Those coats are painted SICK GOOOOD!!!
And awesome figures BTW..

Can't wait to see more!

Imo I'd say go frozen, making the whole diorama look a little colder will match up better with those German's winter clothing.