1/16 Hetzer

[wbill76]

Great work Ron, PE fret doesn't look 'small' to me!

[rondriaan]

For me the build is done for the moment, the only thing to do is some rivets on the schürtzen and some structure on the gun mantlet.

[armorguy]

Nice one Ron !

[Deleted]

Impressive build Ron , this will look stunning under paint and weathering

[rondriaan]

Thnx guys.

I`m also looking forward to paint that puppy, and man what was I happy when I saw him on his tracks fore the first time:-)

[wbill76]

Nice ron, looking forward to seeing it painted. I can see why you'd be happy with the tracks on, impressive!

[afvfan]

"And for now I have a litlle problem and I hope you can help me on that?
This hetzer is a Mid version (I think) the idlers doint have six holes. The question is, are there two hatches on the engine deck? I have seen some pictures that have them and others doint"
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As they made changes to the tank "on the fly", and used older components until stock ran out, many were built using a mix of them. Looking it over this kit would represent something probably put out before Dec of 1944. It does have the early idlers and road wheels (the 6 hole idlers and 16 rivet roadwheels were both introduced in Dec.). The exhaust went vertical also in Dec.. The mantlet that came with the kit was also the earliest style, though you modified it to the mid one). The doors on the engine deck that you asked about were a late change, so not having them keeps with the pattern.

You've done an excellent job so far. Like other people have already mentioned, this kit would have quickly found itself sitting back on the shelf. Articulating the tracks like you did would have driven me crazy! Can't wait to see the paint.

[sollie]

Dec 3, 2012 16:23:20 GMT -5 rondriaan said:

Thnx Sollie I love this scale to so that I bought last week a 1/16 Panzer I Ausf. F :-)

sounds good , hope you will share. May I ask, is it rc ?(the panzer)

[rondriaan]

Solly no RC for me to dangerues ;D no its also a full resin kit and I place the build here when I started.

Thnx for the info Afvfan, but in that case I could not use a Ambush scheme on it because that was used after dec `44 I thought?

[afvfan]

The paint is no problem. Units were issued paint paste, so it's very conceivable that an ambush scheme could have been added later in the field.

[406 Silverado]

wow this really came out great. Soooooo paint is next ??

[rondriaan]

Afvfan thanks again, I never painted a camo thats the reason that I doint know much about that but I have found some site`s with colors and when they are applied.

Scratchmod, Paint not yet I saw that I must still do some small things but maybe he get some some paint this year :-)

[afvfan]

Ron, the only thing you have to worry about is the beginning dates the colors were issued (which you say you have found). Once those paints were issued to the units in the field many units did not control how they were put on. That led to many variations of the "official" schemes, and some that were quite "unofficial". Another thing about the field applications is that there were times spray equipment was not available and the paints were applied with anything handy... mops, brushes, rags, even bare hands.

Bob

[bbd468]

Thats a fantastic build Ron! Lookin' forward to paint!

Gary

[wing_nut]

Mmmm paint! Had not checked in here in a while. very nice to see it looking so good.

[rondriaan]

The first layer off paint is done ;D

I`m thinking now to paint a two or three tone scheme instead off the Ambush

Sorry for the bad pictures but I think that the Maya calender did work, but only for my camera





Got a mail last week from Bleu Star that they made a new master for the upperhull and lowerhull and they were used in there late Hetzer kit for this moment.
Here are some pictures from the casting and looks verry good to me and made life easyer when building the kit, allway`s good to see that manufactures still trying to made ther products better.

Pictures from the test shot






And this for everybody and ther family,

[406 Silverado]

Good to see the base color on the Hetzer Ron. Pics look good to me.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[wbill76]

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well Ron! Nice to see paint on this one.

[legend]

My favourite scale! Didn't know such a kit existed. Have to put it on the list to do.
Great job,, can't wait to see more!

Bill

[afvfan]

I was just wondering the other day how this was progressing. The base coat looks really good on it.

Happy Holidays!

[rondriaan]

The first color off the camo is painted today.
It was not a easy job to airbrush the green color because the airbrush constand clogged no matter what I did.
I doint now iff the color that I used from Vallejo give this problems normally I doint have troubles with Vallejo.

[wing_nut]

Whatever problems you had with the AB your recovery is outstanding.

[afvfan]

Even with the AB problems that green looks great!

[bbd468]

Dec 29, 2012 11:17:29 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

Whatever problems you had with the AB your recovery is outstanding.

AGREED!!! Looks great to me!

Gary

[wbill76]

Nice looking pattern so far Ron, very nice!

[rondriaan]

Thnx guys for the comments.
I could tell you its no fun cleaning the aibrush every minute before you can working further on a camo job :-(

But work continius and I have added the last color and the varnish, now only the decals and the fun can started. ;D

[deafpanzer]

Nice work on the camo! Cleaning the AB is not my favorite part either...

[wbill76]

Adding the brown really brings this one alive Ron, going to look really cool once you've got it all pulled together.

[armorguy]

Great camo Ron ! This one is gonna stand out after the weathering will be done !

[afvfan]

That red/brown adds alot to the scheme. You're moving in the right direction!