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Last #wip photo of the 1:35 #PanzerIV Ausf. F2 in a one-colour DAK scheme.

After applying AK Interactive's ultra matt varnish I used some Vallejo's satin varnish on the metallics to bring back some shine of theirs. Then a bit of engine grease spills and Tamiya's light sand pigment in select spots.

I'm oddly pleased with how this model has worked out. Maybe I need to try more difficult things next to fail more spectacularly? 🤔

A scale model of a Panzer IV Ausf.F2 in DAK desert yellow paint scheme seen from the right.

Since the last photo of the #PanzerIV I blended on some Abteilung's Buff, used a graphite pencil on the worn surfaces of the idler wheel and the drive sprocket. I also drybrushed the rubber bits with tyre black lightened with dark grey to get the Continental texts better visible.

Today I #airbrushed some Vallejo's RLM66 and Wood on the #PanzerWerk tracks before I installed them. Those tracks are just fantastic!

Lots of tiny things, only some more (hours of) #weathering left 😎 #ScaleModeling

A partially weathered 1:35 scale model of a Panzer IV painted in Deutsche Afrika Korps' sandy yellow, seen from the front.

Brand new German Panzer IV tanks enroute to the Eastern Front - 1943 #easternfront #sovietunion #panzer #panzeriv

One run of Abteilung's sepia wash #OilPaint applied and partially cleaned up. As usual, the pin wash has made the details pop out.

I've still got things to fix, and the sides of the panzerwanne, bogies, and the roadwheels still treated the first time. Later on I'll do some buff on the sun-kissed surfaces, and the wood bits need a brown wash as well.

As always, #weathering is loads of fun! #PanzerIV #ScaleModeling #BorderModel

A 1:35-scale Panzer IV model painted sand yellow, after a pin wash applied on most of the surfaces, seen from above left.

Except for one Balkenkreuz in the back to be redone, the #PanzerIV is just about ready for a layer of gloss varnish. And after the gloss coat, the weathering! Roadwheelery etc is just dry-fit, so I can get the tracks on as easily as possible.

Painting the wood for the tools has been, as always, my biggest challenge. I bet on a brown wash hiding some of my paintbrushed-on crimes 😬

#ScaleModeling #wip

A sand yellow -painted 1:35 scale model of a German Panzer IV Ausf. F2 with DAK markings, without its tracks. Model is seen from the left side.

A sand yellow -painted 1:35 scale model of a German Panzer IV Ausf. F2 with DAK markings, without its tracks. Model is seen from the right side.

First basecoating session of the #PanzerIV done, instead of Dunkelgelb I went with Sandy Yellow, thinking it might look more appropriate. There are things (underpainted corners) to be fixed, then I've got to give the tracks a dark grey coating as well.

After that I'll airbrush some Heer and DAK insignia on, using stencils, then look at chipping if I dare.

#ScaleModeling #wip

A sandy yellow -painted 1:35 scale model of a Panzer IV without its tracks, on a mistreated hobby mat

Last Sunday I got to do some #airbrushing on my #PanzerIV and I primed the tank itself red and the Panzerwerk tracks black.

This one photo shows the customized steel texture effect I attempted for the first time, using uncle NightShift's methods. Unpainted it looked foul but after priming... Much, much better! #ScaleModeling

A Panzer turret in 1:35 scale seen from the back, with steel texture made on the vertical surfaces, all primed red

A handful of hours later (2+ for the first, about one for the second and some minutes for the short one) I am done with the track assembly.

They behave fantastically and look just wonderful even before painting. While building I broke only a couple of the tiny pins, and had practically no fitting issues.

#ScaleModeling #PanzerwerkDesign #resin #3dPrinted #Aftermarket #PanzerIV

Two caterpillar tracks and a lenght of track armour for a 1:35 scale Panzer IV mode, lying side by sidel. These fully articulated and unpainted 3d-printed resin tracks are loopable and posable.

Yay, I got them today! Let's see which week I get to start assembling them, this is a bit of a hectic Spring with little hobby time 😅

#PanzerwerkDesign #3dPrintedTracks #PanzerIV

A box of Panzerwerk Design's 3d-printed tracks for Panzer III or IV, track type 3A in 1:35 scale

The German PzKpfw IV Ausf F2 was a comparatively simple evolution from the Ausf F with thicker armour and more importantly a long barrel 75mm gun for enhanced anti tank capabilities. This particular tank is somewhat unusual in having a single rather than double baffle muzzle break #panzer #panzeriv #pzkpfw #tank