1/25th scale Panzer III Ausf L, early

[panzerjager2]

So here is the very first steps in this journey....and baby steps they are. I chose to start with the turret. Mostly because as I indicated I am out of sheets of plastic until tomorrow...  








Those holes will be filled with recessed screwheads


Herr Hauptmann 24th Panzer Division

[Leon]

Nice start on the turret PJ!

[panzerjager2]

Leon: thank you kind sir

[deafpanzer]

Another great build to follow... count me in too and good luck!

[panzerjager2]

And Many thanks to you as well sir

[panzerjager2]

Well kids, for all you out there in model-land, this episode is entitled, "how to fix a big mistake because I'm a jack-a-lope".


Now for some out there this will bring them pleasure... me screwing the pouch that is..... But I'll leave addressing that for another post... anywho.......

I messed up the location for the signal port atop the PzIII. so now these pics really show how I am going about filling it and then work to putty it over....

[panzerjager2]

[panzerjager2]

Here is the last update for today............ Loaders hatch or gunners hatch you pick.............

[TRM]

Looking forward to seeing this one progress! Fine work already...even the fix-ems! SLing that white plastic!

[panzerjager2]

TRM,

Thank you for the kind words

[panzerjager2]

Well, I made a lil progress on the turret

[panzerjager2]

Well this is it for the day...... I allowed myself to daydream.......... Here is a shot with the start of the gun;

[TRM]

LOL...I would say it was a lot of progress...especially considering this is from scratch! Tough not to test fit the peashooter!

[dierk]

Nice work PJ! Scratchtastic!!!

[adt70hk]

Looking good PJ!

Don't know how you do it! I don't think I'd have the patience!

[panzerjager2]

TRM, Big "D" and adt. Thank you for the kind words...... When you think abooot it, all I've done is cut some plastic into angles and glued them in place.....

But I do appreciate the compliments

[adt70hk]

True. But you do it so well! 😋

[captfue]

Looks great so far. How are you scaling your project? I see you have a 1/35th piece there. I use a proportional divider to scale up from 1/35th to 1/24th and I've enlarged a 1/35th scale drawing. Is there any other ways to scale up?

[panzerjager2]

Well that sir is a great question.  Long ago, I did the basic math and found that 1/25th scale is exactly 35 percent larger than 1/35th. As such my scale goes like this: Say the 1/35th scale part is 48mm long. Well then I take 4.8mm, (10%) and multiply that by 3.5, (35%) arrive at 16.8mm. Then add 48 and 16.8 to get the new length of the 1/25th scale part at: 64.8mm.....  

For me, I find this system is fairly simple. I also do use the dimensions from the original vehicle, to quote validate my math. Again lets say the PZIII is 219 inches long in real life, (18 feet 3 inch), or 219 inches total. I simply divide 219 by 25 and arrive at 8.76 inches.... There are two pitfalls I found while building my Ferdinand, these are:
A). Don't assume always triple check
B). Make sure your 1/35th scale kit is "accurate" 

After that it's just cutting, cementing ans filling.  

I hope this made sence

[joelsmith]

Thanks for the great info. I always wondered how scratchbuliders came up with their measurements. I had envisioned protractors and angle gauges. Thanks, Joel.

[panzerjager2]

Joel, it's funny. You get a feel for a scale after awhile. To that I mean, when I was futzing with the barrel. I didn't even do any calculating until after I already made a prototype....As it turns out my "guess" was within .25 mm. But that can also be a bad thing.....


Hey did the M/O get there yet???

[captfue]

Thanks is so simple,

[adt70hk]

Hi PJ

At the risk of sticking my head above the parapet and looking like a mathematical idiot, when it comes to scaling up why not just multiply your 1/35 measurement by 1.35?

You get the same result in only one calculation, so less risk of error creeping in.

Just a thought but I should warn you I was only average at maths at school.....

Andrew

[panzerjager2]

OH sure screw with my tried and true method.....LOL LOL  Besides that takes all the hassle out of my stinking rotten calculations............. What will I bitch abooooot now LOL
Truth be known, I just never thought about that.... When I created my calculation scale I did it for 1/20, 1/24, and 1/25......so I did it the LONG way.


Thanks, great answer

[joelsmith]

PJ, I sent you a pm about the m/o. Keep up the craftsmanship, Joel.

[panzerjager2]

Well, for some of you who have followed my builds, you are about to be "thunder struck"...........................

I am going to use a photo-etched part..... Well not really PE it is a metal barrel, which for me is too dang close...but what the heck I'm getting old....


I am working on the Coaxial Machinegun  port, and this is what I have come up with;

[dierk]

Oh dear, going soft in your old age and using AM parts?
Looking good, though!

[Leon]

Nothing wrong with a few AM parts here and there PJ!

[panzerjager2]

Dierk and Leon, THANK YOU, but it's a funny thing.......... or a slippery slope.... once you open that "AM" door, what's next whole Aber 1/25th sets!!!!!!!!

At this point I'm simply gonna quote the great Charleston Heston in the original Planet of the Apes....... "It's a MADHOUSE". I will say I feel dirty, and must quit the IBOSMU, oh that's the International Brotherhood of Scratch Modelers Union, local 999999

[panzerjager2]

Now that I have the teamsters coming to get me...LOL....here is a very quick update..... Mostly green stuff and the gun housing.....








I think Guito and Rocko are knocking at the door......got to run LOL