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Panzer IV Ausf.E
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 02:21 PM UTC
Andy Appleby, otherwise known as Torchy, in only his second On Display feature for Armorama, shows us his Panzer IV Ausf.E from Dragon. Thanks Andy!

Dragon Panzer IV Ausf.E



If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 02:26 PM UTC
Im not much of a WWII fan but wow!

This is some top notch work here Andy. Im really quite blown away.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 02:37 PM UTC
Very, very realistic.
Miloslav
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 03:48 PM UTC
I agree, this one's a beauty.

The photos are also great, which helps me since I'm building a Vorpanzered version myself and was somewhat confused by the kit instructions.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 07:17 PM UTC
Awsome and very inspiring work.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 07:21 PM UTC
Excellent stuff with amazing attention to detail, congratulations on an excellent build!

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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 07:28 PM UTC
That is a nice job! Great work.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 07:33 PM UTC
Nice work on the DAK version Torchy! The added details such as the jerry can rack and spare track runs/wheels are nice touches.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 08:45 PM UTC
Outstanding work! I have the same kit in the to-build stack, and this helps tremendously in visualizing the possiblities...I've been looking over the instructions, and have been a little bogged down in trying to figure out what I want to end up with, and how to get there. With your work as an example and inspiration, the project now seems a lot more interesting. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 08:47 PM UTC
Great work. Well done!
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 09:07 PM UTC
I'll be building the Ausf. D soon. I do like it and I find the damage on the rubber bands of the wheels a nice idea.
Just a further comment: the scratches seem too dark and create a very strong contrast, but we always have to consider we are looking at it through a PC screen!
But overall looks very nice!
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 11:08 PM UTC
lovely job Andy i love to see these well beaten PIV 's in desert clothes the figures look great too, nice all round.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 11:46 PM UTC
Excellent work Andy you have really captured the well worn look that the Afrika Corps Panzers suffered from, and the extra's really adds to the look ofthe Panzer

IDid you make the rack yourself or is it an AM market one?

Regards from the Swamp

Eth
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Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 12:15 AM UTC
Many thanks for the comments guys,and to Vinnie for putting it on

These DML IV's are a dream to build and I really enjoyed this one,especially because of the front sprocket hight problem with this kit,I do like a challenge
Eth..the jerrycan rack was made from strips of plastic card,cut to size and cobbled together,just like they would have done in the field.
Jim..the instruction sheets for these kits can be a bit daunting,what I tend to do is decide which version I'm going to do and colour in the relevant steps with a highlighter pen so they stand out and I dont get distracted by unnecessary ones
Andy
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Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 02:34 AM UTC
Very nice indeed Andy, you've captured the look of the sand battered panzer very well, and the two figures just set it off and give a sense of scale.
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Posted: Friday, January 26, 2007 - 02:51 AM UTC
Hi Andy,

Technically this looks like a great build, but I'm afraid it doesn't do it for me.

The figures look out of pace, great painting and would look good by them selves but their uniforms are spotless. No real soldier in the field would look like that. This is meant to represnt a tank in the desert battlefield condition, for me it's lifeless, brilliantly painted but incomplete/unfinished.

The track colour looks wrong unless it's just come out of a car wash, where's the dust and wear?

Sorry I am not trying to have a go at you, but I see lots of kits like this that folks rave over and for me it just doesn't look real. The spare track colour looks wrong there should be a deep metal sheen coming through it, there is kit everywhere that doesn't seem to relate well to the vehicle.

I know this is against the grain but I'd say it's 95% of the way to being an outstanding build but the missing 5% takes away from everything else you obviously worked hard to achieve.

I'm not saying it's not a grand build nor that parts of it are not excellently painted, but in trying to achieve a perfect model you seem to have taken you eye off the whole picture.

I mean these observations as constructive and not critical, so no offence is intended.

Thanks for sharing and at the end of the day if you are happy with it then it doesn't really matter what I think.

Cheers

Al



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Posted: Friday, January 26, 2007 - 03:13 AM UTC
Andy,
Well worn, I like it. Very nice job. I'll go .
Regards,
Joe
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Posted: Friday, January 26, 2007 - 03:35 AM UTC
Yep. So do I, or I wouldn't have published it! :-)

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Posted: Friday, January 26, 2007 - 07:14 AM UTC
I like the chipped paint weathering... Is there a thread on the site that covers this technique?

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Posted: Friday, January 26, 2007 - 08:09 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I like the chipped paint weathering... Is there a thread on the site that covers this technique?





Hi Mark
I followed this method

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/88551&page=1


A good way to remove Maskol around small parts like tools etc,is use a cotton bud (Q tip) which has been dipped in Maskol and allowed to dry,then use like a pencil rubber(eraser) (Cheers Vinnie )
Andy
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Posted: Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 08:58 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi Andy,

Technically this looks like a great build, but I'm afraid it doesn't do it for me.

The figures look out of pace, great painting and would look good by them selves but their uniforms are spotless. No real soldier in the field would look like that. This is meant to represnt a tank in the desert battlefield condition, for me it's lifeless, brilliantly painted but incomplete/unfinished.

The track colour looks wrong unless it's just come out of a car wash, where's the dust and wear?

Sorry I am not trying to have a go at you, but I see lots of kits like this that folks rave over and for me it just doesn't look real. The spare track colour looks wrong there should be a deep metal sheen coming through it, there is kit everywhere that doesn't seem to relate well to the vehicle.

I know this is against the grain but I'd say it's 95% of the way to being an outstanding build but the missing 5% takes away from everything else you obviously worked hard to achieve.

I'm not saying it's not a grand build nor that parts of it are not excellently painted, but in trying to achieve a perfect model you seem to have taken you eye off the whole picture.

I mean these observations as constructive and not critical, so no offence is intended.

Thanks for sharing and at the end of the day if you are happy with it then it doesn't really matter what I think.

Cheers

Al






I agree. The chipping is very unrealistic IMHO. The pristine uniforms also take away from the presentation. What really shows are the mold lines on the track blocks that were not cleaned up. I too am not trying to be mean spirited here, just my opinion.

Steve
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