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Vader’s Model Desk: Pzkpfw IV Ausf. H
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:31 pm
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The Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung H (Panzer IV H) (Sd.Kfz. Index: Sd.Kfz. 161/2) is the eighth variant of the Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank family. The introduction of the long-barrelled 7.5 cm gun-armed Panzer IV G substantially altered the employment of the Panzer IVs within the German Wehrmacht. In 1942, the long-barrelled 75 mm Kampfwagenkanone (KwK) 40 L/43 tank gun were more than capable of dealing with the majority of tanks on the battlefield. Better armoured Panzer IVs were proposed due to their exceptional performance on the battlefield. This would result in the Panzer IV H variant being introduced. It was essentially the same vehicle as the Panzer IV G variant, with minor changes to simplify the manufacturing process and reduce production time. The Panzer IV H would become the ultimate backbone of the German Wehrmacht Panzer divisions from 1943 until the end of World War II due to its large numbers, firepower, and enhanced armor.
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Airfix 1:35 scale
Sd.kfz 161 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H
3rd Panzer Division
December 1944
This post was edited on 12/10/23 at 3:32 pm
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Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:34 pm to Darth_Vader
Awesome, as always...
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:36 pm to LCA131
Thanks! I went for a winter white wash scheme on this one. First time I’ve ever done a Panzer in a winter scheme.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:37 pm to Darth_Vader
Beautiful, how thick was that plating on the sides on the real tanks?
This post was edited on 12/10/23 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:40 pm to bad93ex
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Beautiful, how thick was that plating on the sides on the real tanks?
No more than a centimeter or two I think. It was primarily there to defeat shaped charge weapons by causing them to detonate before hitting the vehicle.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:48 pm to Darth_Vader
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Thanks! I went for a winter white wash scheme on this one. First time I’ve ever done a Panzer in a winter scheme.
Thought there was something different in this paint scheme than usual. You've described it before in detail but briefly, what is your technique to apply the paint. It's very realistic. Just curious.
I enjoy this perspective very cool.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:52 pm to Darth_Vader
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No more than a centimeter or two I think. It was primarily there to defeat shaped charge weapons by causing them to detonate before hitting the vehicle.
Do you ever put together ships? Looking to put together some of my favorite ships from World of Warships.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:53 pm to Mr Breeze
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Thought there was something different in this paint scheme than usual. You've described it before in detail but briefly, what is your technique to apply the paint. It's very realistic. Just curious.
Thanks. I’m a bit of an oddball when it comes to models in that I brush paint everything. I use Tamiya acrylics thinned with Tamiya Acrylic Thinner. On this one I first did a base coat of light gray followed by multiple thin layers of flat white. I then used a tiny piece of sponge to daub on dark yellow to simulate where the winter white wash was worn or knocked off. I then use Tamiya Brown panel accent, Tamiya Soot, and Flory Grime Wash to finish off the weathering.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:54 pm to bad93ex
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Do you ever put together ships? Looking to put together some of my favorite ships from World of Warships.
I have, but it’s been years. I generally stick to armor and aircraft from WWII.
ETA: I’m sitting here looking at my stash wondering what to build next and noticed I do have one ship kit to build, a WWI era German Dreadnaught.
This post was edited on 12/10/23 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 12/10/23 at 3:58 pm to Darth_Vader
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I have, but it’s been years. I generally stick to armor and aircraft from WWII.
Would love to put together a USS Prinz Eugen
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ETA: I’m sitting here looking at my stash wondering what to build next and noticed I do have one ship kit to build, a WWI era German Dreadnaught.
Mecklenburg?
Posted on 12/10/23 at 4:02 pm to bad93ex
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Prinz Eugen
Ther are some good kits out there for this ship.
The one in my stash is SMS Markgraf. It was a König class dreadnaught.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 4:05 pm to Darth_Vader
The detail on that is amazing 
Posted on 12/10/23 at 4:16 pm to OK Roughneck
Thanks! Glad you like it.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 4:33 pm to Darth_Vader
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The one in my stash is SMS Markgraf. It was a König class dreadnaught.
Germans made some beautiful ships
Posted on 12/10/23 at 4:48 pm to bad93ex
Yeah. I’ll eventually get to it. No idea when though. Right now I have 38 aircraft and 51 armored vehicles in front of it, not counting what Santa will bring me for Christmas. Plus I’m waiting on an M1A2 kit to arrive for a commissioned piece I have to build.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 4:49 pm to Darth_Vader
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Yeah. I’ll eventually get to it. No idea when though. Right now I have 38 aircraft and 51 armored vehicles in front of it, not counting what Santa will bring me for Christmas.
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 4:57 pm to Darth_Vader
If the Germans had just concentrated on PzIV production instead of wasting limited resources on supertank dreams, they would have been better off.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 4:59 pm to bad93ex
The schürzen skirt armor was to defeat the 14.5-mm anti-tank rifle rounds still in use by the Soviet army. Later in the war the shürzen skirts were changed to a mesh version which was supposed to help defeat hollow charge warheads.
Nice work on the whitewash distemper I'm getting ready to build the German half track with the flakvierling in winter service
Nice work on the whitewash distemper I'm getting ready to build the German half track with the flakvierling in winter service
This post was edited on 12/10/23 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 12/10/23 at 5:01 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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If the Germans had just concentrated on PzIV production instead of wasting limited resources on supertank dreams, they would have been better off.
Focus on that and the StuG III. The StuG, which didn’t even start out as a tank killer, ended the war as the vehicle with the highest kill tally of any vehicle from any warring nation. Barring another World War, it will hold that record forever.
This post was edited on 12/10/23 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 12/10/23 at 5:40 pm to Darth_Vader
Another awesome piece sir.. Well done...
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