Finished construction

Eelco Gregoire
Very interesting subject. Your built looks good.

Spanjaard
very interesting

Murad ÖZER
subject, craftsmanship, photography all amazing.

Clint Mecham
Like it very much! Look forward to the rest....

Carlos Mendes
Thanks guys! It's been an adventure to say the least... I personally like these weird subjects a lot, they are a great opportunity to exercise my imagination. 🙂

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Great craftmansship. ...Top work👍👍👍

Holger Kranich
Oh the famous Pz IV with F turret! I´m in!!!

Dan M
Your build is truly amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing it painted

Carlos Mendes
I'm amazed to see this many people interested in this vehicle. Thank you for the support guys! 🙂

Brian Eberle
watching

Choppa Nutta
Those upgrades really make a huge difference 🙂

Carlos Mendes
Thanks, Paul! They do indeed, the original kit was somewhat of a disappointment for me, especially the way they designed the Thoma shields. So I had to do something about it...😉

Choppa Nutta
Yeah but Carlos your standards are far higher than most when it comes to kits😉 😄 😄 😄
but it does look good even without the paint 🙂

those side nets, what are they for I wonder ??
don't look like they would stop many bullets ...

Carlos Mendes
I wasn't sure so... 😛

From Wikipedia:
The principle of spaced armour protects against high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) projectiles which create a focused jet of plasticised metal, very effective at the focus point, but much less so beyond there. Relatively thin armour plates or even slats or metal mesh, much lighter than fully protective armour, can be attached as side skirts or turret skirts on tanks and other armoured vehicles. This light armour detonates the warhead prematurely so that the jet of metal is focused well before the main armour, becoming relatively ineffective.

In response to increasingly effective HEAT warheads, integral spaced armour was reintroduced in the 1960s on the German Leopard 1. There are hollow spaces inside this type of armour, increasing the length of travel from the exterior of the vehicle to the interior for a given weight of armour, to reduce the shaped charge's penetrating power. Sometimes the interior surfaces of these hollow cavities are sloped, presenting angles to the anticipated path of the shaped charge's jet in order to further dissipate its power. For example, a given weight of armour can be distributed in 2 layers 15 cm (6 in) thick instead of a single 30 cm (12 in) layer, giving much better protection against shaped charges.

Choppa Nutta
clever stuff, thanks for sharing 🙂