Panzer II

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August 14, 2016
Starting to put the tracks together, what a pain
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July 12, 2016
The main parts before painting
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July 12, 2016
The underside of the in case you were wondering if I closed all the holes
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July 12, 2016
The new sprockets. I hope they work
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July 12, 2016
The turret, with the new cuppola and all the PE.
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August 14, 2016
Put the wheels and sprockets on, added some color
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September 1, 2016
Baby's got new shoes!
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September 1, 2016
The Bronco tracks make the Tamiya tracks look clunky
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September 1, 2016
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September 1, 2016
Rear end still looks rough, ok, the tank still looks rough, I'm still working on it

Kommentarer

10 12 July 2016, 00:23

Cortex
watching : )

12 July 2016, 01:55

Jörg Luther
Great start 👍 I'm courious how the Bronco tracks will fit. Can you recommend the resin parts?

12 July 2016, 05:45

EnsignExpendabl
Interesting what you can do with such an old kit, good luck!

12 July 2016, 14:24

Rui S
Looking good. I'm in. 👍

12 July 2016, 14:28

Dave Flitton
Yes, I recommend them, BUT, you have to make the parts fit by cutting out some of the Tamiya parts.

12 July 2016, 18:14

Dave Flitton
Some pictures added. Added some color, and working on the Bronco tracks. I will be working on putting the decals and weathering soon. I just have to get the color on the tank just right. Some suggestions would be helpful.

14 August 2016, 03:41

EnsignExpendabl
Here are some photos from a recent restoration in Kubinka. The tank used to be painted in Panzergrau, but at some point was stripped back down, reprimed, and repainted in Dunkelgelb for battle. It was captured by the Russians, put on display in a trophy exhibition, then painted green for some reason, then painted gray over that with fictional markings. Yuri Pasholok and his crew restored it to the original Dunkelgelb paint and the markings that it carried at that time.

yuripasholok.livejournal.com/2672642.html

15 August 2016, 19:50

Dave Flitton
Maybe I should put firecrackers in it and quit. But, I will push on. It already looks better than my OOB build of this same kit I built in Iraq.

15 August 2016, 22:13

Jörg Luther
C'mon, Dave, no demolition actions, please - your build look so good and I can't wait to see it finished. You know that the tank from your reference/project photo is in Ft. Benning? There's a nice page with reference pics about it:
armorfortheages.com/..KpfwII/PzKpfwII.html
The color looks like Gelbbraun RAL 8020 to me, which also would fit in the timeframe. That would be Tamiya XF57, Humbrol 93 or the like. Btw, an English version of EnsignExpendabls link is here:
ftr.wot-news.com/201..he-panzer-ii-ausf-f/

16 August 2016, 01:22