Author Topic: Panzer Zerstorer E50 (Assembled and Painted) (Read 15370 times)

Cpl Punishment · « **on:** July 25, 2014, 09:28:28 PM »

For those of you that know me......
I am a producer of Small Scale Armor......
Cpl Overby's Motor Pool
Well two days ago a customer sent me an email order asking for an E50......
well that's what my brain saw..... E50
So I accepted the order and got started on it.......
I reopened the email to write down his address........
and then I saw it...... he didn't want an E50.......
(this model)

He wants a Jagdpanzer E50

Well I already took his money, and spent it so now I am stuck.......
But I am not letting it stop me.
So I am creating the Panzer Zerstorer E50

Here is the start

and here is where I am right now.

Here is the gun so far

so here I am....... because of my own shortsightedness.......
Custom making a model for a customer. :)

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #1 on:** July 26, 2014, 02:40:23 AM »

well I have gotten a little farther along.......
what a difference a couple of hours makes.......

still tweaking it out, and doing things here and there,
but tell me what you think.

taiidantomcat · « **Reply #2 on:** July 26, 2014, 03:18:03 AM »

Wow!! That is impressive!!

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2014, 03:38:23 AM »

Quote from: taiidantomcat on July 26, 2014, 03:18:03 AM

Wow!! That is impressive!!

Many Thanks,
I was beginning to wonder if anyone even cared. $:-\$

apophenia · « **Reply #4 on:** July 26, 2014, 04:28:16 AM »

Love your Panzerzerstorer E50! Hope your customer does too :)

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #5 on:** July 26, 2014, 04:37:36 AM »

Good on you for showing great customer service too! :)

Queeg · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2014, 06:16:29 AM »

Hey Ken, awesome scratch skills as always !!!!!!!

cheers
Brent

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2014, 07:23:41 AM »

That's some really astonishing work and that big gun has intimidation written all over it!

Can't wait to see more!

Brian da Basher

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2014, 08:32:48 AM »

Quote from: apophenia on July 26, 2014, 04:28:16 AM

Love your Panzerzerstorer E50! Hope your customer does too :)

Thanks......
I hope he does as well......
I really hope he is not disappointed......
I am sure that he has something completely different "in his mind".

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2014, 08:37:14 AM »

Quote from: GTX_Admin on July 26, 2014, 04:37:36 AM

Good on you for showing great customer service too! :)

I hope he sees it that way as well.......
Had I realized what he wanted.....
I guess I just would have said.... "Sorry, I don't have that"
But .... I committed myself......
so like going to Jury Duty....
I "set all other business aside"
and got started on this.

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2014, 08:40:16 AM »

Quote from: Queeg on July 26, 2014, 06:16:29 AM

Hey Ken, awesome scratch skills as always !!!!!!!

cheers
Brent

Hey Brent,
Always an Honor when you comment on something of mine.
Love your work!!

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2014, 08:53:36 AM »

Quote from: Brian da Basher on July 26, 2014, 07:23:41 AM

That's some really astonishing work and that big gun has intimidation written all over it!

Can't wait to see more!

Brian da Basher

could you just see it?

You're in your positions.......
and you hear this loud (I mean LOUD) engine in the distance......
You pick up your Bino's ... start to scan the area.......
In the distance there is this small bu thick tree line........
(a few of the little trees are shaking)
Then you see it...... The Muzzle Break!
followed by the gun barrel........
then two seconds later (these two seconds seem like forever ) as you watch....
the rest of the Tank come crashing through the tree line.

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2014, 09:00:40 AM »

Thank You All for your kind words.......
It means a lot to me....
It's 9pm here.... so I am calling it a night.....
but here I am at closing.

please tell me what you think.

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2014, 10:11:15 AM »

Well it certainly has an impressive proboscus.

Rather nice scratch building, great job

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2014, 08:54:29 PM »

Quote from: buzzbomb on July 26, 2014, 10:11:15 AM

Well it certainly has an impressive proboscus.

Rather nice scratch building, great job

Maybe I should call it the Jimmy Durante?

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2014, 09:01:50 PM »

well......
Here I am....posting my progress on this.......
a "fictitious" design, based on a "never was" design.....
and while here everyone thinks it's great, that I am doing a great job......
Nit-Pickers (on other forums) are shooting me down......
why? .........
I made this up......
it is basically My design........
My Concept ........
Well I say this to those guys..... :)


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Ifor · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2014, 10:25:09 PM »

Wish I had half of your skill!! Good on you!

Old Wombat · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2014, 10:40:11 PM »

Mean Mother-Banger!

elmayerle · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2014, 12:24:16 AM »

Quote from: Cpl Punishment on July 26, 2014, 08:54:29 PM

Quote from: buzzbomb on July 26, 2014, 10:11:15 AM
Well it certainly has an impressive proboscus.

Rather nice scratch building, great job

Maybe I should call it the Jimmy Durante?

If the name wasn't already taken, I'd suggest "Elefant".

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #19 on:** July 27, 2014, 03:18:48 AM »

Quote from: Cpl Punishment on July 26, 2014, 09:01:50 PM

Nit-Pickers (on other forums) are shooting me down......
why? .........
I made this up......
it is basically My design........
My Concept ........

Who cares what they think? Whether you made it up or whether you are doing a real build. So long as you and your customer (in this case) are happy with the result and enjoy the project. The video sums it up well.

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #20 on:** August 02, 2014, 05:13:51 AM »

Well here we are........
this is the First one from the molds.

As soon as I decide how I want to paint it......
I'll post again.
Right now I am casting the one for that customer of mine. :)
Please tell me what you think.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #21 on:** August 02, 2014, 10:50:47 AM »

Well, as someone who hasn't tried casting yet, I say it looks bl@@dy good, mate!

Queeg · « **Reply #22 on:** August 02, 2014, 10:55:33 AM »

The guns probably a teeny bit on the large side for my tastes but that's a really sweet bit of detailing and superb casting Ken!

Brent

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2014, 01:18:29 AM »

The details are really sweet. I especially like the whip antennas.

Brian da Basher

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2014, 03:22:26 AM »

Quote from: Queeg on August 02, 2014, 10:55:33 AM

The guns probably a teeny bit on the large side for my tastes but that's a really sweet bit of detailing and superb casting Ken!

I was thinking the same thing but then rationalized that as a what-if/paper panzer it could possibly be employed on a WH40K gaming board where that huge gun tube would fit right in. What scale is this thing and what calibre is the main gun? It is quite intimidating regardless of the scale.

raafif · « **Reply #25 on:** August 03, 2014, 07:14:15 AM »

gun looks a bit too big for its mount & the vehicle - otherwise great .....

wouldn't get me in that dustbin commanders position unless it had some serious extra armour-plate around it !

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #26 on:** August 03, 2014, 09:25:23 PM »

Thank You All for the support!
Here it is painted.

I have decided that I no longer like the tracks,
they are from an old mold and it's "about time" I made a new master.
So Thats what I did today......
They are in the rubber now,
and when that are done,
I will post a new set of pic's for you all to compare. :)

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #27 on:** August 04, 2014, 02:00:31 AM »

Very nice work! :)

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #28 on:** August 04, 2014, 04:37:20 AM »

The camo fits it to a T!

Brian da Basher

Old Wombat · « **Reply #29 on:** August 04, 2014, 08:30:58 AM »

Uh-oh!

Is that just an unintended camera effect or is the barrel curving down a little?

Rickshaw · « **Reply #30 on:** August 04, 2014, 09:15:47 AM »

Quote from: Old Wombat on August 04, 2014, 08:30:58 AM

Uh-oh!

Is that just an unintended camera effect or is the barrel curving down a little?

It does appear, it seems to be suffering from a case of Brewer's Droop!

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #31 on:** August 05, 2014, 07:13:35 PM »

Quote from: Old Wombat on August 04, 2014, 08:30:58 AM

Uh-oh!

Is that just an unintended camera effect or is the barrel curving down a little?

There is a "very" slight droop in the gun......
and for some reason the camera causes it to multiply.

I would heat it to straighten it out....... put it's already painted.

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #32 on:** August 05, 2014, 07:23:14 PM »

Well.....I found the tracks to be disappointing......
and thus had decided to make new masters and molds for them.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #33 on:** August 06, 2014, 02:04:20 AM »

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #34 on:** August 07, 2014, 09:59:17 PM »

In my post of the build of this beast,
it was obvious that there was a noticeable "droop" in the gun barrel.......

This was a problem in the master.....
so..... I cut the mantlet from the barrel.....
drilled it out (about 1/8 " deep).....
cut 1/8" from the rear end of the barrel....
and glued them back together.

while this "shortened" the gun,
it still allowed it to keep a "respectable" length.
the best thing is that it cured the droop.

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #35 on:** August 08, 2014, 05:16:29 AM »

So what scale is this model? I can see some possible uses for that pepper pot muzzle brake and gun tube, but that would depend on the physical size of the thing :)

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #36 on:** August 08, 2014, 06:05:50 AM »

I really like the new and improved gun!

Still looks menacing, too.

Brian da Basher

Queeg · « **Reply #37 on:** August 08, 2014, 06:41:21 AM »

Looking good Ken. Great job with reworking the track runs too, time well spent.

Brent

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #38 on:** August 09, 2014, 02:50:29 AM »

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on August 08, 2014, 05:16:29 AM

So what scale is this model? I can see some possible uses for that pepper pot muzzle brake and gun tube, but that would depend on the physical size of the thing :)

I may be wrong, but I think it is 1/48.

Queeg · « **Reply #39 on:** August 09, 2014, 05:16:04 AM »

Gents, Kens stuff (including this) is 1/72nd. Having said that that's a big barrel and muzzle brake so could easily be used for other things. I also think if asked nicely Ken may supply them separate for whiffing if asked very nicely ....... now I'll probably be shot for speaking that suggestion

Cpl Punishment · « **Reply #40 on:** December 20, 2014, 04:16:16 AM »

OMG I cannot believe how long it has been since I replied here......
My computer has crashed twice since my last post so coming here has gotten lost in the storm.
I apologize.......
Please if you have any questions....ask away and I will reply as soon as I can.
Ken

Claymore · « **Reply #41 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:01:53 AM »

Impressive indeed. What calibre is that uber-cannon anyway? :)


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