Panzerbefehlswagen III E DAK *Update 4/14*

[wbill76]

More nice details added to this one G. Keep it up!

[Leon]

Fine looking scratch work G.Coming along nicely.

[Deleted]

Thank you all!

Every time I post a photo of this, Dicky's "scratchiosity" comes to mind. While not nearly as elaborate as some of his work, I find mine gratifying.

She's basecoated in my favorite brand of Dark Gray enamel as of this morning. I'll post pics soon.

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[Deleted]

indeed nice extra details old chap

[Deleted]

Thank you sir!

I had the house to myself all morning so some painting got done.


The final mockup shots.











My favorite Panzer Gray enamel, Floquil's SP Lark Dark Gray. It's a shame Floquil is out of business now.











I added the spare wheel holder to the right rear fender just befoewe painting. I raided my spares for the fitting and used the same right angle strip for the fender mounts.


Stowage box.





Fuel and water cans.








This will now sit for a while and the Pz IIIL will be up for weathering.


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[afvfan]

Great work on this one. Got some very glitzy additions going on there!

[Deano]

Comming on a treat G , very nice work indeed!

[deafpanzer]

AHHHH! Panzer Grey is my favorite color TOO! LOL Paint looking great on her!

[bullardino]

Really nice to see the paint flow G

[Deleted]

Dicky, I've wanted a Befehlspanzer for my collection for a long time now. New reference material and greater confidence in my skills led me to this. That and I figured if Dicky can do it, I sure as Hades can.

afvfan, When you live in Las Vegas, you know all about "glitzy" . Now the trick is to keep it up through the build.

Deano, Thank you sir! I appreciate the positive comments, especially from a guy who works magic in braille scale.

Andy, thanks for stopping by. Believe it or not, I have precisely ONE all Panzer Gray build on my shelf. It's a StuG III F8 I built years ago.

Luigi, Cheers mate! It was great to finally reach this point. Trouble is I'm only now about 1/3 the way to completion!

G

[wbill76]

Looking good under the gray G! Very nice.

[imatanker]

Not bad for the second day of baseball season.  Sweet stuff G.

[Deleted]

Thank you all!

Yes baseball has begun, thank you oh devine entity.

With the Pz III L mostly complete, I moved back to this one. I used my stencil set to create The palm tree insignia.











I sprayed those in Tamiya Flat White thinned with Tamiya Laquer Thinner. That gave a good bite into the enamel basecoat. Now I needed to replicate the unique colors used early on in North Africa. I mixed Tamiya Dark Yellow, Flat Earth and Yellow Green as a start. This got me oh so close so I added a dab of Tamiya Orange. Bingo! RAL 8000,Gelbbraun (yellow brown).


Tamiya Khaki and Olive Drab mixed gave me RAL 7008 Khakibraun (khaki brown) which is the other color.














Now the magic happens.


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[wbill76]

Nice! Looking forward to more on this one G.

[bullardino]

I really like it

[robbo]

Very nice building, love the extras

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

G-Man you're turning out some great work again

Tony lee

[threadbear.]

Great looking Panzer III. The Afrika Korps have always been favourites of mine. Love the big stowage box on the rear!

[Leon]

Awesome job on the paint and stenciling G.Looking really good.

[imatanker]

Well sprayed G. Colors look the snizz Buddy.

[Deleted]

Thanks Gents!

Here's where we're at as of this morning.


Prodigious application of pigments yields a severely dusty finish.




















This is a vehicle from early on in the campaign in North Africa. I depicted what a tankk would look like due to the conditions in Libya. It's a lot different from the Pz III L in Tunisia.


These are some of the "accessories". Cans with white crosses are water cans, the others are fuel. The four gray rhomboids are to depict the early war marking plates for the panzers. The tank number was painted on the plate and attached to the vehicles sides and rear. The rhomboid was the tactical symbol for armor in the German Army back then.








Remember the crew?














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[wbill76]

Very nice G! Almost done with this one. Love the dust. If you haven't got the notices yet, we've begun moving over to a new home. Here's the link, check it out! www.myhobbyinfo.com/forum/index.php

Got to love everything about this one, the last guy looks like he's doing Tai-Chi!

[Deleted]

Tai Chi, now that's funny right there.

I like the arrogant look on the reclining Battalion Commander. Just like the movies.

G

[imatanker]

Got to love everything about this one, the last guy looks like he's doing Tai-Chi!

I was thinking more like, around 1:00 AM at the Club. One guy's had a little too much and is sitting at the Bar trying to shake it off and his two Buddies are still high steppin' trying to impress the ladies  

[wouter]

holy cow, that's some fast progress (that or I don't check here often anymore )

Great paintwork and really love that pigmenterisation Jeff!

Cheers