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Offline FAAMAN

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Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« 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   ,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 :)
DSC09333cpS by Neil, on Flickr
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And on it's modified display base, now a little bit of the "Rodina"
DSC09357cpS by Neil, on Flickr
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Regards all ;)
Neil 8) 8)
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #1 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? ???
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #2 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)
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2017, 07:07:38 AM »
Liking your work and glad to see you back.  :)
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2017, 09:27:25 AM »
Thank you for the kind comment Claymore :)
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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #5 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! :)
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #6 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 :-*
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #7 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,
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A close to prove the small coloured blob is indeed my Panzer II,
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The Competition,
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The results were the BM-15 with "Stalin Organ" won Gold,
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The T-28 was second,
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And my Panzer II won Third  8)
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Just to make sure I did place here's the Panzer II at home with her certificate,
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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)
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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2019, 09:04:18 PM »
Heartiest congratulations on one mighty fine Panzerkampfwagen (gesundheit) diorama!

Very well earned, very well earned indeed.

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #10 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! ;)
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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2019, 01:32:45 AM »
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #12 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)

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #13 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!
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: Matchbox PK-81 Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G
« Reply #14 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  ;) ;)
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