Trumpeter Panzer 38t Ausf E/F 17/1/14 100% BUILD FINISHED!

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Cheers guys, it's had the smudgewerks chipping treatment now so pictures later today. Bill's right it's one of the few early tanks that went through the whole war in some capacity or another. The Germans also used them a lot in anti-partisan roles and this is what I plan to depict with my model

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Nice one, good built and painting. I have one on my shelf too it looks like a nice kit indeed.

Hey Ben, hard to tell on B&W photo but this one seems yellow to me.


Eddy

[wing_nut]

Hey Pete that's a nice looking base coat. Sets the stage for the weathering. Figs look great.

[bullardino]

Pete, this one had slipped under my attention. Great job, love the puppy and all the scene.

Eddy, I agree, it defo looks dunkelgelb to me, the uniforms are way darker than the tank.

[Hinksy]

Dec 19, 2013 3:28:46 GMT -5 @eddy said:

Nice one, good built and painting. I have one on my shelf too it looks like a nice kit indeed.

Hey Ben, hard to tell on B&W photo but this one seems yellow to me.


Eddy

It does Eddy! It's one helluva lot lighter in tone than their uniforms which obviously would have been pretty dark so we might have a winner right there!

I keep promising myself a Trumpy kit and the more I look at this one the more I want it! It suits my style perfectly i.e. early war onwards, lots of rivets and flat sides for excellent weathering opportunities and I do have an unopened box of Hetzer Friuls upstairs - I'm assuming they'll fit ok. I also has 38(t) Magic Tracks which I was going to use on the early Marder III from Tamiya in my stash

Keep the updates coming Pete!

Ben

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Dec 19, 2013 3:28:46 GMT -5 @eddy said:

Nice one, good built and painting. I have one on my shelf too it looks like a nice kit indeed.

Hey Ben, hard to tell on B&W photo but this one seems yellow to me.


Eddy

Cracking photo Eddy thanks for posting it up. Well here's the chipification of the tank, I used my old fav vallejo german camo black brown and a fine brush & sponge. I also went over with some light sand but it's sort of vanished! I just need to do the exhaust and spare track links then it's gloss and decals. The chipping is very stark at the moment but trust me further weathering will tone it all down nicely. Plus I suspect these anti-partisan vehicles had a hard life.

Ben the fruil tracks fit perfectly mate so no problems there.

[Deano]

Chiptastic! , well used and abused Pete ... one of my favourite finishes

[danb.]

Well done Pete the chipping looks awesome buddy its such a shame we cant tell accurately what colour B&W piccys are it would make WW2 ref alot easier Panzer Grey with dust can sometimes show up to be quite light but i do think it would be Dunkelgelb in this case

Dan B

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Cheers guys, yes Dan it can be a nightmare trying to work out old b&w pictures !

[Tojo72]

nice job,definitly not overdone

[deafpanzer]

Excellent chipping job! Did I ever tell you how much I love battle weary tanks? I googled for dark yellow Pz 38t as soon as you posted the pics of painted tank... found plenty of results which surprised me and I have learned something. Saw a picture of one with dark yellow painted as a camo on panzer grey. Did you see that one too?

[Leon]

Awesome chipification Pete,very well done mate.

[bbd468]

Very nice indeed Pete! Ya got a steady hand to lay brush chips like that.....well done my friend.

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Oooooo hooo ! Chip me up a big hunk of that delicious lookin chippin you got goin Pete !Mmmmm Mmmmm !

[bullardino]

Great chipping, Pete

I love the battered look

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Cheers guys glad you like it, chipping for me is a double edged sword, love doing it but I sometimes get carried away with it and the model ends up looking like it's been in a scrap yard for 30 years!

Andy, I did see one with yellow over panzer grey, almost tempted me that did.

[wbill76]

Nice progress with the chipping Pete! An anti-partisan vehicle sounds like the perfect ticket for this one.

[Tobi]

Now that little tank has seen better days for sure! A heavy dusting will tone the chips down I think.

Cheers,
Tobi

[cmc73/]

Great chips. Skillful with that brush. Looking forward to the next phase of weathering.


Chad

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Thanks fellas. My next update and the decals are on, nothing very exciting I know but I can now get on with the washes and oil weathering.

[Leon]

Pete,looking forward to the weathering.Bring it on mate.

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Cheers Leon, here it is all washed up! I added a few light washes made up from oils and then finished off with a heavier pin wash around the rivets etc. Didn't want to over do it and change the base colour too much. I then added some oil paint dot fading and painted the wooden tool handles with oils. I think it's come out very well and am pleased with the results. It needs to dry for a few days then I can matt coat and start on pigments and stuff.

[wbill76]

Now we're talking Pete! Nice additions to the subtle tones department on this war-weary little guy.

[Hinksy]

Lovely work Pete! Top class chipping - this is gonna be a stunner when complete!

Ben

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Cheers guys, no progress on this at the moment as I have to sort out a base but I should be doing a little pigment chucking in the next few days

[deafpanzer]

I am back! WOW! I really like the look of very battle weary tank...

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Pete decals and tools are definitely top end !
Chippin and scrapes is darn good looking .

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That is a nice job, your model is coming to live now. May I give a suggestion on the jack, why not paint it grey, not the dark panzer grey, but a lighter shade and give it when dry a wash with black and brown oils, it will give more depth and show the details more.
The wire cutter had  brown isolating handles

 

Eddy

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Cheers guys and thanks for the tip & picture Eddy most useful

[Hinksy]

Hi Pete,

Well, I promised myself a non-Dragon, fairly simple kit and after reding through this blog I've just ordered this very kit!

Bleedin' cheap too - it was £22.99 reduced to £19.99 + postage.

I'm looking forward to this one, especially as I've got a full PE set for the 38(t) (Grouser box and correct clamps etc).

Cheers matey,

Ben