The Final Stages Of The Painting & Weathering Have Now Been Completed:
The painting & weathering has now been completed & I have applied a matt clear coat to protect the finish.
No tools or accessories have been fitted at this stage.
Please see photos below:
A brief note has been added to some of the photos below highlighting & recapping on some of the extra detailing work I’ve added & some of the replacement parts I’ve made for this model.
- 1/16 scale Taigen Panzer III Ausf L - Metal Edition
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The two photos below show the the front hull armour plate weld seams along with the replacement spare track holder I made for the lower front hull, I also made one for the upper front hull.
- Front Lower Hull+Spare Track Holder+Weld Seam RHS
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- Front Lower Hull+Spare Track Holder+Weld Seam LHS
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- Track Drive Sprocket LHS
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Pictured below are the replacement tow cable clamps & brackets I made & fitted to the engine deck, the engine deck lifting hook I made can also be seen.
- Rear 1/4 Engine Deck RHS
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- Turret Side Doors LHS
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The photo below shows some of the extra work I’ve done, including one of the replacement track guard hinges & bolt heads, some extra details I’ve added to the toolbox, the cable wiring & cable clamps for the headlights & horn, the replacement upper spare track holder can also be seen in the photo below.
- Front Upper Hull+Track Guard Hinge RHS
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Another view of the tow cable brackets & the engine deck lifting hook, also one of the retaining brackets I made for the hinged rear track guard end flaps.
- Rear 1/4 Engine Deck LHS
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The upper hull on the full size tank is made up of two separate sections that bolt directly to the lower hull, namely the rear engine deck section & the front upper hull section to which the turret is attached, as this important detail was missing on the model I decided to include it.
In the photo below the missing detail I added can be seen. I did this by cutting a groove to represent the separation between the rear upper hull engine deck section & the front upper hull turret section.
One of the turret lifting hooks I made can also be seen below (one fitted to each side of the turret).
- Upper Hull Side+Turret LHS
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- Rear Track Idler-LHS
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Below is a closeup photo of the new Aber brass track guard tread plates I fitted & the brackets I made.
- Front Upper Hull+Turret LHS
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The two photos below show the frame & bolt heads I added to the air intake mesh screens. The upper hull lifting hooks I made can also be seen.
- Upper Hull Side+Rear+Turret LHS
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The turret storage bin has some extra details added & the bracket for the spade can also be seen below.
- Upper Hull Upper Side+Rear+Turret RHS
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A closeup of the rear track guard hinge & bolt heads. Also to improve the appearance of the track guards I separated the different sections by cutting through them.
- LHS Rear Track Idler
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- Front Top Hull+Turret
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Next Up - The Fitting Of The Tools, Spare Track, Spare Road Wheels & Machine Guns Etc.
Bye for now……..
Cheers Martin 
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