Hi folks,
just before Christmas I decided that I would treat myself to what I knew would be a fun build, despite the fact that I've got a couple dozen started kits already. Anyway, I was ready for a Pz IV and I picked up the Cyber-Hobby Ausf. B not so long before the holidays.
For this build, I have found great inspiration in James' Ausf. E build over at his vBench, and I suppose it shows. The process of painthing the hull prior to the superstructure is a new for me (I tend to build everything before paint), as is replacing the kit fender springs with copper wire ones.
Other than the springs, I'm doing this very much OOB. Oh yes, I'll be using Modelkasten tracks. But other than THAT, it is OOB
Now, onto the pics:
Bottom parts come together, and the turret dry fitted:
The engine grilles (or whatever they are) come as both plastic and PE. I opted for the PE and soldered them together. They look a little bent here, but they sit very nice on the model.
Like James, I found the turret detainer to be offset to the rear. I've since cut it off with the Dremel my mother-in-law gave me for Xmas, and I will fix the top part back in the proper position.
I've also tried my hand at painting and weathering the interior of the turret. Bear with me on this one, as it is my first effort ever to do this. I know the colours are off. Particularly the base colour, which should have been ivory. Base colour is Xtracrylics, chips and floor colours are Vallejo. Further weathering with a bit of MIG pigments.
Inspired by James, I have done my first fender springs ever. And like so many cool details you may put on a model, it is much easier to do that it may seem. Simple and fast really. The pins of stretched sprue are yet to be cut to length and shaped using the glow of a burned toothpick.
The lower parts painted and tracks (unpainted) dry-fitted. Sorry about the darkish images. The vehicle will be one out of 5. Panzer-Division in Poland, 1939, and sports a panzergray/dunkelbraun camo scheme. The brown is probably a little bit off, but this is a low contrast scheme no matter what. The interior primer colour is probably very much off too, for all I know.
So, thus is the status of this decidedly fun build.
Arild
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