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Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:40 pm
by Johnf
More photos, Sorry for the photo bombardment. Sorry for lack of text.


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Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:20 am
by JP 233
Excellent stuff. Enjoying the build and the attention to detail. Great photos too.

Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:28 pm
by [ICE]monkey
as always great detail

Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:21 am
by Lert
Makes what I have look like a freaking kid's toy.

... Which isn't inaccurate because it is, but still!

Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:26 am
by Johnf
Taking a break while waiting for a book to arrive from France. Always slow dealing with France. Need good scale drawings of the cupola view ports. Looking forward to getting to work on this turret. This was a very nice model fromArmortek. Lots of work for the modeler to do so good value. Back putting zimmerit on another late armortek Tiger I. Not sure weather to go with another abtl 101 in command form or maybe tank 312 from 505

Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:52 am
by Johnf
At last I'm making some progress with these parts. I have made most of the master parts necessary to detail the Cupola. I tried making a mould to produce the viewport interiors in one piece but the moulds tend to break so I will try to make in seperate parts for assembly instead.

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Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:10 pm
by [ICE]monkey
very nice ,love the detail

Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:36 am
by Johnf
Thanks,

Alot more parts to produce still. Interior viewports for the cupola and turret side doors giving some trouble. Hopefully get a usable mould soon. I'm not fitting the Armortek recoil to the gun. Not impressed with it. Might build the breech mechanism instead. Might leave the elevation motors out also as they take up a lot of room and make removal of the turret a pain.

Very happy with the model though. Lots to keep you occupied with this kit. Brackets for shurzen should be fun.

Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:55 am
by Johnf
Some more work done on the turret side hatch view ports. Difficult molding. Cupola viewports even more difficult and there are five of them. still some small parts to add like the head guard.

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I have molded in the fixing bolts but I might filet them off and attach the view port with screws instead.

Re: Panzer IV Build Armortek

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:00 am
by ALPHA
Hey John...is this the Panzer IV you were going to do in Girls und Panzer Brown?.... She'll really be something if you did that :D

ALPHA