Dragon Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. E "Vorpanzer" Kit No. 6301

[Jamie Tainton]

[Steve Sprague]

I havent quite decided yet...the vehicle is just going to be displayed, no diorama or anything is planned. If I can locate a decent looking figure and IF I can get it looking decent, I may include it. Thanks for the link!

BTW, remember when we were discussing my chain additions to the smoke dischargers and you thought they might have been too large for scale? They were 27 links to the inch and passable, but yesterday I ordered some extra fine chain (42 links to the inch) that will be much more appropriate so Ill have to redo the smoke discharger and Im really, really glad I didnt do the tow points and coolant cap chain yet. I got the chain from The Barrel Store if you are interested in finding some.

[Jamie Tainton]

Found a picture from my build- I'm not impressed with the painting of the black!

[Laurent Moitrot]

Hi.
Since you're looking for details, maybe you want to add the water evacuation holes in the turret ring ?



When properly done (I screwed it up on my latest build) it adds a nice touch to the model.

[Steve Sprague]

Damn those holes are tiny! Smallest bit I have is a #80. Dont think thats going to cut it...

[Laurent Moitrot]

I take it one doesn"t have to actually drill the holes all the way thru but maybe only "suggest" them using the point of a needle, if you see what I mean.
Pure deception really.
lol.

In fact the holes look smaller than they are on the previous ^pic due to poor lighting.
Here's a better one (even if a pz III F turret).

[Steve Sprague]

Ah, ok...thats better. Not sure Im going to go into that amount of detail, but its always cool to see the real thing and think about implementing it for the 'rivet counters' out there

[Steve Sprague]

Another small update... I think Im in the home stretch now and finally starting to get work on the turret done. The Rommel box is prepped for the PE locks and attachments that are replacing the molded ones. I attempted to do the ones that came with the Dragon kit but managed to snap off one of the little pins on part MA34 I took a look at the Eduard PE I have for this kit and their part, in my opinion, actually looks better with more refined detail, so Im going to try and go with that. I also started work on the interior crew area, but realized that since this model was not going to have any hatches open that this was work that did not need to really be done. I guess Im opting to devote my kit time to the exterior this time around.



PS Im also trying to do better with the photos. Ive stopped using my Nikon Coolpix and am now using my Canon Powershot G5. I think the results are better. Ive also located my Photoshop CD so I can do a better job of color correction, cropping and presentation.

[Laurent Moitrot]

Hi pal.
Sounds like I can't find them chains on the barrel store page ... can you help me and pass the link to the actual product ?

[Jamie Tainton]