ITALERI 1/35 Pz. Kpfw. IV Ausf G (early)

Post by **cantara** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:00 pm

Hi all,

Several options with this one, after a while in the build and some research I settled for early G variant.

Notable adjustments to the kit so far are turret roof depressions and weld seams and the hull frontal additional armor plate - scratch build.

Yes, there are individual links tracks, and yes, all of them have injection marks

Enjoy the pictures, will update as the build progress.

Please comment without mercy, I will greatly appreciate all of them

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:03 pm

Primer on, next will be some base coat.

http://www.youtube.com/user/longlance67 · Post by **longlance67** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:09 pm

nice work mate,

very clean and neat and really like the crewmen

Shane

Post by **HWGuderian23** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:09 am

Very nice and clean build so far mate

!
Looking forward to see this one finished

...

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:56 am

longlance67 wrote:nice work mate,

very clean and neat and really like the crewmen

Shane

Thanks Shane

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:03 pm

HWGuderian23 wrote:Very nice and clean build so far mate !
Looking forward to see this one finished ...

Nice to see you Markus, I am counting on you to keep a sharp eye on this one, thx in advance

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:33 pm

Rust added....

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:36 pm

back view

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:38 pm

Metal edges....

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:43 pm

... on the likely exposed areas

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:45 pm

Here comes the messy part...

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:49 pm

... salt....no pepper tough

Cheers!

Post by **Coen** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:59 am

WoW!
This will be really cool to see the results. I've never seen it done quite this way before. At least not with that kind of base painting.
Taking lots of notes buddy

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:41 pm

Coen wrote:WoW!
This will be really cool to see the results. I've never seen it done quite this way before. At least not with that kind of base painting.
Taking lots of notes buddy

Glad you like it, Coen.

Below are some shots with the main base camo color in place.

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:17 pm

....salt washed out....

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:22 pm

... after a while...

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:24 pm

...hull details...

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:27 pm

...some more details....

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:31 pm

... last shots for this stage...

Enjoy the pictures, an update will follow shortly

Cheers!

Post by **Coen** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:19 pm

WOW!!!!
That went entirely differently than I expected!
Holy potential Batman!!! Dude that's completely cool looking how that turned out. That's one battered tank!
I see a few tiny spots that got taken back to plastic but that's easily touched up.
Experiment... success!

http://www.youtube.com/user/longlance67 · Post by **longlance67** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:32 pm

Beautiful result mate really didn't expect such a cool effect mate

well done !

Shane

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:44 pm

Coen wrote:WOW!!!!
That went entirely differently than I expected!
Holy potential Batman!!! Dude that's completely cool looking how that turned out. That's one battered tank!
I see a few tiny spots that got taken back to plastic but that's easily touched up.
Experiment... success!

Thx Coen,

I am planing a tricolor camouflage pattern and the way I figured would work, at least for me, is to to have more chips and rust at this point. This will give some space to maneuver later if anything goes wrong. I am also trying to prevent the paint build up

Below are few shots with the second color in place, again salt screening used in places to preserve the random look.

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:46 pm

... couple more, enjoy

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:49 pm

longlance67 wrote:Beautiful result mate really didn't expect such a cool effect mate

well done !

Shane

Thx, Shane, just posted few more shots with the next step

Post by **Russ72** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:55 pm

That looks amazing, loving the effects the layering's creating.

Post by **cantara** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:19 pm

Russ72 wrote:That looks amazing, loving the effects the layering's creating.

Thx Russ,

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:31 pm

Here are some new shots showing a partial rough in of the second camouflage color on the main body of the tank.

In places paint got scratched out, I am kind of impatient rushing to get an idea of how it might look and I did not allowed enough time for paint to dry completely.

Enjoy

Post by **cantara** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:35 pm

....one more.

Cheers!

Post by **Coen** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:18 pm

WOW!!!

Those are the closest close ups that I've ever seen and your work held up to it.
That's fraking amazing! Dude... that effect is completely excellent!!!
There's a couple of tiny spots that the plastic is showing from the treatment, but that's to be expected with salt masks.
I love the look of it

Post by **Schoof** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:33 pm

WOW

That with only salt

i`m think i have to try that ... that looks WOW

Post by **RobertA** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:46 pm

Love that weathering..

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:59 am

Coen wrote: WOW!!!
Those are the closest close ups that I've ever seen and your work held up to it.
That's fraking amazing! Dude... that effect is completely excellent!!!
There's a couple of tiny spots that the plastic is showing from the treatment, but that's to be expected with salt masks.
I love the look of it

Glad you like it, Coen:) Any suggestion for the camouflage pattern?
I am wondering which would look better, the brown running inside the green or beside it ... overlapping a bit....?

Thx

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:12 am

Schoof wrote:WOW That with only salt i`m think i have to try that ... that looks WOW

Salt is only the random part... and not very fast tough...
I should have take more time for paint to dry b/w layers and some sort of protection on top of the base coat, as by now the spots that will need corrections are piling up fast

I guess for the second build at 1/35 the result is fair...

Good luck with yours!

Post by **cantara** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:14 am

RobertA wrote:Love that weathering..

Cheers!

Post by **Coen** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:20 am

cantara wrote: Glad you like it, Coen:) Any suggestion for the camouflage pattern?
I am wondering which would look better, the brown running inside the green or beside it ... overlapping a bit....?

Thx

I'd go with the brown running next to the green my friend. Not too much though eh?
It's usually good to keep the bands thinner rather than thicker with that style of camo.

Post by **cantara** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:44 pm

Coen wrote:
cantara wrote: Glad you like it, Coen:) Any suggestion for the camouflage pattern?
I am wondering which would look better, the brown running inside the green or beside it ... overlapping a bit....?

Thx
I'd go with the brown running next to the green my friend. Not too much though eh?
It's usually good to keep the bands thinner rather than thicker with that style of camo.

Thanks Coen.

After a bit of digging I found these 2 pictures on the topic, honestly I like both... now wondering if I can/should combine the patterns on the model without getting outside a reasonable modeling licence?

Cheers!

Post by **Coen** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:36 am

A lot of camo work was applied in the field by the crew under the direction of the tank commander or one of the higer up C.O.s
There was a lot of variety in the work and only a rough attempt at consistency.
So yes you can use a bit of licence.
You should know that it was very uncommon to pain the area behind the wheels with camo.
That first picture is most likely from a museum piece.

Post by **cantara** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:07 pm

Coen wrote:A lot of camo work was applied in the field by the crew under the direction of the tank commander or one of the higer up C.O.s
There was a lot of variety in the work and only a rough attempt at consistency.
So yes you can use a bit of licence.
You should know that it was very uncommon to pain the area behind the wheels with camo.
That first picture is most likely from a museum piece.

Thanks Coen, right on all points

I ll get back to work then

... and be back with some update shots asap

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:56 pm

Hi all,

Below is a small update, third camouflage color roughed in on the main volume of the tank.
Still a long way to go, however the shots gives a pretty good idea of how the model will look like.
Aiming to achieve a consistent look, both from afar and up close.... in details...

Enjoy!

Post by **cantara** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:58 pm

...couple from above...

Post by **cantara** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:59 pm

Cheers!

Post by **Coen** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:54 pm

That's looking pretty freaking cool dude!!!
Really cool!

Post by **cantara** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:18 pm

Coen wrote:That's looking pretty freaking cool dude!!!
Really cool!

Thanks Coen,

I am glad you like it, and I really appreciate your tips and advice.

Btw, I have seen your vid with your collection, great work, really impressive mate.

This one is only my second time I build a model at 1/35 and use an airbrush so I kind of baby stepping and not always in the right direction. As such you can see how helpful it is for me to get a push on the right track. Especially coming from you with so much experience under your belt.

Please keep it coming and let me know, especially the mistakes and the weak points in my approach to scale modeling

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:34 pm

Hi all,

It has been a while since last update, the tracks seems like a never ending story

Other small bits added, still lot to do.

Sorry about the poor pictures quality... more of a preview of how it will get together in the end

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:35 pm

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/user/longlance67 · Post by **longlance67** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:51 pm

nice work mate

Shane

Post by **PaulAyrey** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:02 pm

That's a great piece of work, well done, it's developing nicely!

Post by **cantara** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:41 pm

Shane, Paul, thank you sirs

Please let me know should you have any thoughts or suggestions on this build, I will greatly appreciate it.

Cheers!

Post by **cantara** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:15 pm

Almost ready only couple of issues that i would like to ask your opinion guys

1. How would you like more, with or without the track sections on the front hull?
2. Some fine weathering, maybe on the wheels and tracks? Or leave it as it is? Or any other suggestion?

Thanks

Post by **cantara** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:17 pm

Cheers!