Panzer IV F2/G - Fall Blau

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Hi everybody. This es my second model here in Planet Armor. Is hard to show my models after seeing your wonderfuls, awsomes, works
This time I build Italeri #217 kit. Italeri say that we can build an F1 or an F2 o a G model. I disagree: Searching in the web and books, I conclude that the Ausf F1 has different engines grilles, and the F2 i s just a different name of the Ausf G, beeing both the same model, "early" and "late" type.

I have taked a look to theese books for references:
Sd.Kfz 161 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf. F-F2-G Trojca 05
PzKpfw IV 1936-1945 (1999) NV 028
PzKpfw IV in Action Squadron 2012
Panzer IV part2 Tornado MM 009
Panzer IV part3 Tornado MM 010
Panzer IV Wyd.Mil.4
Panzer IV Panzer History 3
Pz.kfw IV (F2) Armour in Profile 8
Panzer IV Panzer History 3
Panzer IV BK 1999-06
PzKpfw IV vol.II Wyd. Mil.147
Panzer IV & its variants Schiffer
Division 1935-1945 (2) Concord 7034
Achtung Panzer-East Front 1943-45 Tornado_MM 57
Achtung Panzer-From Sewastopol for Stal. Tornado
4.Panzer-Div.on the East.Front (1) Concord 7025
German Army 1939-45 (5) Western Front 1943-45

And to theese web pages too:

http://www.armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/WWII/PzIV/

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/willphelps/

http://www.achtungpanzer.eu/pzIV.php

http://www.panzer.punkt.pl/strony_www/pzkpfw_4.htm

http://www.panzer-archiv.de/kampfpan...v/panzeriv.htm

http://panzerkeil.dre.hu/harcjarm/harcjarmuvek.htm

http://www.panzernet.net/panzernet/s.../tanky/pz4.htm

http://www.wargamer.com/Hosted/Panzer/panzer4a.htm

http://www.wargamer.com/Hosted/Panzer/musea.html

http://www.panzerphotos.dk/pzkpfwiv

http://armourpage.iespana.es/armourpage/index2.html

http://klub.chip.pl/krzemek/pzkpfw_iv.htm

http://www.panzerworld.net/pzkpfwiv

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/did.panzer/PzIV.html

http://www.wwiivehicles.com/germany/.../pzkpfw-iv.asp


First images:

Italeri's tracks sag are made with pins and balsa wood. One track is misfaced, i know, is just for the pic.







Welding done with strectched sprue and screws simulated with a simple hole refiilled with putty





Chosen version:



Mud simulated with putty for walls