Panzer IIIN winter Camo applied.

Panzer IIIN with Winterketten Basecoat

Here are some shots of the Panzer IIIN with winterketten I am doing a build log on for Track Link. I will be doing Tank 142 from  s.Pz. Abt. 503 which went on to become the highest scoring Tiger Tank Battalion of World War 2 with more than 1000 enemy tanks destroyed.

Panzer IIIN with Winterketten

Getting close to finishing this kit off. I just completed the turret and will next add the winterketten themselves. I also completed a few other things on the hull such as adding the securing strap on the jack box and brass chain to the towing pins on the rear. The securing strap was made from lead foil and the buckles and hooks came from the Aber buckles set. I also added the electrical conduit between the Notek lamp and hull headlight. Here I used thin soldering wire. The securing bracket for the conduit was again made with lead foil. The coax MG is from RB model. The rear right mudguard was posed in the retracted position and the axe on the right side was left off in order to give it a bit of a "in the field" look. I still have to add the fire extinguisher on the rear left side as well as the spare road wheels but will do that last along with the stowage I am doing for it.

Be sure to check out the rest of the build over on track link.

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Not all MG34 barrels are made alike

As part of my build log on the Panzer IIIN with winterketten that I am doing over on Track link I decided to add an Adler's nest High Definition MG 34 Barrel for the bow MG.  I must say that this part is truly a work of art. While it is expensive (the price being 1800 yen or ~USD$23) it is in a class of its own for dead on accuracy with the real thing. Adler's Nest makes these barrels with two finishes, a steel blue version (this one) and a brass version.

1.The base of the barrel has what I would call an octagonal plate that joins the armoured sleeve.
2.The muzzle flash suppressor is flared out at the end with thin walls and a wide opening just like the real thing.
3.The sleeve has notches on it as in the real barrel.


Compare this with the Dragon or any other after market barrel and it wins hands down for accuracy. I have included the Dragon kit part to show the difference.

Final Panther G 11th Panzer Division-Bavaria

One additional comment I would like to make.

I want to offer a big shout out to Walt Schneider for his assistance with this build. I did not have the decals from the kit to do Panther 411 and Walt  responded to my inquiry for the decals on Missing Lynx. He promptly sent me the decals at his own cost. Thanks Walt!!  couldn't have done it without you. Hopefully I can return the favor some day.


David.

Final Panther G 11th Panzer Division-Bavaria

Hi All,

I have been putting some work into getting the 11th Panzer Division Panther completed. Here's a few pictures of my work to date. I still have to complete the Commander figure and do a few more touch ups but I am almost there.
I have seen a number of Final Panther G's done as 421 from the same Division but I wanted to do something a little different and model 421's sister Panther 411. There is a well known picture of both 421 and 411 side by side in a depot after war and I thought it would be cool to do Panther 411 instead. Hope you like it.

Cheers!
David.