PzIII Ausf J Winter 41/42

[detailfreak]

Eye candy as well as eyestrain,LOL. Nice P.E.

[maschinenkrueger]

Thanks.

[deafpanzer]

Fantastic work on PE!

[afvfan]

Feb 4, 2015 10:46:36 GMT -5 maschinenkrueger said:

So these parts keep getting attached to my model. Aber hinges and Voyager bin latches. These have to be some of the smallest parts I have ever assembled.

Yeah, I thought tool clasps were a problem to do, until I ran across my first set of bin latches. I almost had to get a magnifier for my magnifier!

Great job!

[bullardino]

Wow, I had seen this on FB. What a job...

[maschinenkrueger]

Thanks Guys. It was a way to check how far I was willing to go with. I guess pretty far. But all of this is still practice for the rear deck tow cable brackets.

This stuff. It may be my undoing as the Dragon parts with the cable are very nicely done.



I should be getting the barrels in the next couple of days.

[Leon]

Nice work on the PE Bryan!

[wbill76]

You're a glutton for punishment Bryan but the results are pretty neat!

[maschinenkrueger]

Thanks Leon and Bill.

[TRM]

Nice looking hinges and latches Bryan!!

[dierk]

You really are a glutton for punishment (ever considered a name-change to masochistkrueger? rofl-roll) Excellent PE work (makes me jealous and reaffirms my decision to stick with soviet armour) Just for that: karma + 1

[maschinenkrueger]

Thanks TRM

Good one Dierk!

Yeah, it is kinda nutty. Last night I had to tear some fender detail OFF. Looking at the photos I see a fender box on the driver's side. You can just make it out in both photos but there is something there. Pity as I had the clasps and tools installed there already. Built the jack and brackets last night. They were fiddley but much easier than any of the Voyager sets I've ever had to deal with which seem to have undersized holes for the pins.

[DeafStuG]

Nice outside detail.

[maschinenkrueger]

Thanks. Finally got far enough along to take some decent photos. Still need to assemble the main gun and MGs plus finish up the rear deck. I opted for sheet metal stowage box. The photo is too blurry to tell but I have seen ausf Fs wih similar fender mounted metal boxes.

[Leon]

Making really great progress Bryan!

[dupes]

Looks great! Did you go with the dml J "early" or "late" kit?

[maschinenkrueger]

Early. It does a very good job and gets the lights and stowage layout correct. No holes to fill in the fenders. It's a very solid OOB build.

[madairbrush]

Nice and clean work!

[wbill76]

Looking good so far Brian! Will be fun to paint it and really bring it to life.

[petros]

very nice!

[Wes]

Beautiful Brian. WOW

[DennisM]

Feb 4, 2015 13:42:11 GMT -5 maschinenkrueger said:

Thanks Guys. It was a way to check how far I was willing to go with. I guess pretty far. But all of this is still practice for the rear deck tow cable brackets.

This stuff. It may be my undoing as the Dragon parts with the cable are very nicely done.



I should be getting the barrels in the next couple of days.

Wes,

I gave a half-hearted attempt at the engine deck cable PE on my panzer III and decided the Dragon plastic version was just fine. That curved part did me in

Dennis

[maschinenkrueger]

The "C" section on the corners? I could see that being a problem child but I'm more concerned about the "B" clasps. Any attempts in the past to form these properly has ended in a mangled mess. And then there's the placing of both cables through the clasps properly. Fawk.


Thanks Bill, Petros, & wes

For you DennisM
"A skinny woman with a hooked nose olive-oils into the shoe store and says 'I want something to make me look sexy'. I say 'You'll have to wait a long time before someone that ugly comes in and stands next to you!"

Cheers,

Bryan

[Deano]

Sterling work as usual MK , taking shape now!

[DennisM]

Feb 11, 2015 10:06:45 GMT -5 maschinenkrueger said:

For you DennisM
"A skinny woman with a hooked nose olive-oils into the shoe store and says 'I want something to make me look sexy'. I say 'You'll have to wait a long time before someone that ugly comes in and stands next to you!"

Cheers,

Bryan

Gotta love Al Bundy.

Sorry I just noticed that I got your name wrong.

Wes wrote the post above mine and was the last name I saw so that is what I typed.

Dennis

[maschinenkrueger]

Happens all the time. No worries. "BK" is fine too. Yeah. Al is King.



Thanks Deano.

[TRM]

Nice little update I missed the other day Bryan...sorry bout that!! Shaping up pretty good!! Keep at it!!

[deafpanzer]

It looks great... sometimes I wish I don't have to paint them as I like how they look that way.

[maschinenkrueger]

I think this is everything. Got the turret finished and the tow ropes installed. Still need to work out a plan for the muzzle cover. Guess I could have stuck with the kit barrel if I'm going to cover over the rifling.













The brackets and tow rope only took a couple of hours this morning. Not something I'm eager to do again, but wasn't that difficult.  I destroyed one of the bottom corner brackets trying to anneal with a torch and had to replace with spare brass strip.

[bullardino]

Bryan, this one looks really gorgeous