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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: FAAMAN on July 14, 2017, 02:46:05 PM

Title: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: FAAMAN on July 14, 2017, 02:46:05 PM
It's been a long time since I've posted here, I'm in the middle of dealing with Photobucket's decision to charge for third party hosting ($500.00+AUD!! :o) a year and moving my photos to Flickr. I also could not log on to BTS after a computer fail that forced a full system reboot after a week of saving things to a harddrive and reloading what needed ::) ::)

Although not a WHIFF I've completed this rebuild of one of the few models I have that 'Trackheads' can relate to. ;)

Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G '375', 10th Pz.Div. 14th Pz. Korps, Russia summer 1941. First built during 1978, damaged during the 1980's and stored 'till 19Mar2017 when I commenced a rebuild thread here;  http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=181&t=50658 (http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=181&t=50658)   ,finishing it 11Jun2017.
Tried a lot of techniques I had learnt about with varying degrees of success, didn't come out quite the way I had envisioned the finished product, but finished it is :)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4210/35034764464_a34fe154c7_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VnUjTb)DSC09333cpS (https://flic.kr/p/VnUjTb) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4327/35034767534_41fd8ab984_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VnUkN7)DSC09334cpS (https://flic.kr/p/VnUkN7) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4286/35704894292_9fd41057d7_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Wp7V8J)DSC09335cpS (https://flic.kr/p/Wp7V8J) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4253/35034767264_a403bdbf46_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VnUkHs)DSC09336cpS (https://flic.kr/p/VnUkHs) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4321/35833388886_f08a4649e6_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WAtu6L)DSC09348cpS (https://flic.kr/p/WAtu6L) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4292/35833389256_87e80d129b_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WAtud9)DSC09340cpS (https://flic.kr/p/WAtud9) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

And on it's modified display base, now a little bit of the "Rodina"
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4265/35833387736_e73ea2c707_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WAttKW)DSC09357cpS (https://flic.kr/p/WAttKW) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4288/35034765084_ce8630c0df_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VnUk4S)DSC09358cpS (https://flic.kr/p/VnUk4S) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4327/35833388376_12440b5c79_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WAttWY)DSC09359cpS (https://flic.kr/p/WAttWY) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4293/35034764814_2e6e8348f6_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VnUjZd)DSC09360cpS (https://flic.kr/p/VnUjZd) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4207/35833388196_f9e91b657c_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WAttTS)DSC09364cpS (https://flic.kr/p/WAttTS) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

Regards all ;)
Neil 8) 8)
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: Old Wombat on July 14, 2017, 04:35:58 PM
Hey, Bro, good to see you back! :D

I was getting worried! Almost to the email followed by phone call point. :icon_crap:

And you're back with a neat little piece of treadhead stuff! .... You sure you're all right? ???
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: FAAMAN on July 15, 2017, 06:39:48 AM
Thanks for the comment Wombat  :)
Thought you would've recognised this from my bookshelf in the dark dim past, try the ATF link ;)
Got quite a few "things with wheels an' tracks" to do (and repair/rebuild) in various scales, so I needed a "test" subject to try techniques on, glad you liked it :) :)
Personal note, it's not been a good year :(
Regards
Neil 8)
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: Claymore on July 15, 2017, 07:07:38 AM
Liking your work and glad to see you back.  :)
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: FAAMAN on July 15, 2017, 09:27:25 AM
Thank you for the kind comment Claymore :)
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 15, 2017, 01:21:19 PM
That is not a very large vehicle in 1:35th scale so I can appreciate the work you put in to the same subject in 1:72nd scale.  Looking good! :)
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: FAAMAN on July 15, 2017, 01:50:56 PM
Thankyou for the comment Jeffery :) no she's not very big at all (1/72 - 1/76 are my preference) but it was as much fun as the larger scales :-*
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: FAAMAN on September 15, 2019, 10:22:48 AM
On Saturday 07Sep2019 I attended the Sydney Scale Model Show and for the first time in thirty years I entered some of my models.
This little Panzer II was entered into Small Scale Military Vehicles (1/61 scale and below) and was judged purely on the tank with the Matchbox display base ignored as per the class rules.
On the table,
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48703929476_7698ae3ddb_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnq1)20190907_111708cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnq1) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

A close to prove the small coloured blob is indeed my Panzer II,
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48703929421_4665359849_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnp4)20190907_111714cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnp4) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

The Competition,
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48704093712_b2fb42885b_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hcPdeE)20190907_111717cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hcPdeE) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48703929346_83a817262c_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnnL)20190907_111720cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnnL) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48703928931_364bbd9bc7_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnfB)20190907_111722cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnfB) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

The results were the BM-15 with "Stalin Organ" won Gold,
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48703929346_83a817262c_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnnL)20190907_111720cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hcNnnL) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

The T-28 was second,
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48704178247_7b780cc52c_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hcPDna)20190907_154322cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hcPDna) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

And my Panzer II won Third  8)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48710037542_e499520ab2_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hdkF8u)20190907_153720cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hdkF8u) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

Just to make sure I did place here's the Panzer II at home with her certificate,
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48703677683_706e31b156_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hcM5yK)20190907_200131cropS (https://flic.kr/p/2hcM5yK) by Neil (https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/), on Flickr

So I actually placed in the two classes I had entered, what an official return to the hobby  8) 8)
Regards all and cheers  :icon_beer: :icon_beer: :icon_beer:
FAA  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: Brian da Basher on September 15, 2019, 09:04:18 PM
Heartiest congratulations on one mighty fine Panzerkampfwagen (gesundheit) diorama!

Very well earned, very well earned indeed.

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: Dr. YoKai on September 15, 2019, 09:16:03 PM
So a first for the Focke, and still a rank for the tank! Nice work - and the base IS terrific, by the way.
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: Old Wombat on September 15, 2019, 09:32:07 PM
Good grief, you built an armour kit! :o

And it placed! 8) :smiley:

See, always said you were better than you thought! ;)
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: GTX_Admin on September 16, 2019, 01:32:45 AM
 :smiley:
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: FAAMAN on September 16, 2019, 12:50:45 PM
Thank you very much gentlemen for that.  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Brian and Dr. YoKai I'm glad you like the supplied Matchbox dio as well as my Panzer, I had fun changing the dio from North Africa to Russia  ;)

Yes Wombat I thought we'd already established I do stray into "wheelie/tracky things" . . . . . maybe when unwell  ;D

And you coulda knocked meself over with a feather at winning anything at all fella, I had hopes for my abilities but that was just . . . gobsmacking, surprising, REALLY???.
 
I've been talked into joining the APMA here in Sydney (gotta save for it) and strongarmed into attending the Canberra Model show 09-10Nov2019 by some of their members :-[

So now I'm up against a deadline with three new builds, one not even started yet  ::) I'll also be taking the Fw, Panzer II, maybe another piece of armour, a floaty thing and maybe even the "Sorta Stang"

31degC today in Sydney, hmmmm, thirsty  . . . . . .
Cheers and regards gents  :icon_beer: :icon_beer: :icon_beer:
FAA  8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: apophenia on September 18, 2019, 05:58:25 AM
Congrats on the win :smiley:  But I must admit that, the first time around, I missed that this is a 1:76 kit  :o  Nice work!
Title: Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
Post by: FAAMAN on September 18, 2019, 12:52:35 PM
Thanks very much Apophenia for the kind comment  :smiley: :smiley:
I'm glad you like my "little tank" and it's dio  ;) ;)