TAIGEN PZ IV 4TH BATTLE OF KHARKOV 14 AUGUST 1943

[Rob59]

Great job so far, I like it!!
Rob.

[HERMAN BIX]

Great job so far, I like it!!
Rob.

Thanks Mr Rob, its certainly getting better by the day.

[HERMAN BIX]

Got the crate lid made & painted.
Used black styrene left over from the front plate on the Lion Of Babylon build.
Scored with a hobby blade to simulate 3 planks and short sections sliced thinner to go over the top as battens.
Ran the razor saw across the surface for some grain & glued the battens on.

I had seen a tip from a static builder Chris Wauchop on how to get an easy wood look.
He used Tamiya Desert Yellow XF-59 as a base, then used a wash of clear orange X-26 over top.
I did try that, but the clear orange looked like the amalgamated resin handles on the German wire cutters
It was most likely my lack of skill that got me what I deserved, but I didnt like it. Was too bright.
A quick clean with thinner, reapplication of the desert yellow, and a light go over with track wash Mig 1002.
Much more betterer.

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[HERMAN BIX]

The bit I dont get, is why the crate lid ??
Lack of Zimmerit creating a need for something else? in that position ?
There's spare track underneath, why the thin wooden planks ?

We will never know, thats a given.
But here it is in position.

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[Panzermechaniker]

Great job on that crate lid. Definitely looks wood to me. Might re-do some of my jack blocks using your technique

[HERMAN BIX]

Great job on that crate lid. Definitely looks wood to me. Might re-do some of my jack blocks using your technique

Cheers Mr Mech, it’s an easy trick and one that I also wish I’d know ages ago.
As Tamiya paint does not brush very well it adds to the texture!

[HERMAN BIX]

Filter only over this, so as not to darken it.
A tan filter over the lot and a bit more on the lower schurzen.
Still to add a bit o mud round the running gear etc.
Looking less bright now but not darkened either

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[Mithras]

Nothing magical other than plain Tamiya hull red straight out of the pot !!

Well, it works a treat!

[Mithras]

It's interesting to me, the workhorse the IV was, and the way it's typically ignored by modelers and gamers alike.

[Panzermechaniker]

Filter only over this, so as not to darken it.
A tan filter over the lot and a bit more on the lower schurzen.
Still to add a bit o mud round the running gear etc.
Looking less bright now but not darkened either



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Just applied my rotbraun on my JP redo with the green going on tomorrow. I left a lot of yellow bands this time as I'm kind of sick of overly dark tri color panzers so the filter is a good suggestion rather than the usual dark wash. That PZIV just keeps getting better. Hopefully kicks off a bunch of PZIV builds here like with the Tigers over the winter