Ernst

Thank you Pete, highly appreciated. Thank you Stef, this was a fun project to do. Thank you John for taking a look. Cheers, Ernst.

Great Model, I really like the way you've broken up the monochrome. Cheers, Ernst.

Good to hear you've defeated covid Wayne. Now that's a razor sharp camo and the barrel really stands out. Great work. Cheers, Ernst.

Thank you Francis. I decided to do only mild weathering. The a7v's were repainted (a couple of times if I'm correct) in their short life span so not much chipping would occur I guess. I have no idea if the colours are even remotely correct but I liked the gray for added variety. Their top speed was low so I guess not much mud would be flying around except for incoming artillery rounds. The Brittish had the Vickers A1E1 Independent, the Soviets the t-28 and the t-35 and Germany had 5 of these. It was a bit of a dead and in tank development. The reichswehr camo was applied over the primer, no basecolour such as dunkelgelb >'43. You can still see I used erdgelb as basecolour but that is what a modeller would naturally assume. A common trick is to use green as basecolour. Spannish modellers often paint panzer I's in this livery because of their deployment in the civil war. The model has a few bits missing but I decided to show the side by side nevertheless. Thank you for taking an interest, Cheers, Ernst.

Thank you for taking an interest in brick on tracks, Cheers, Ernst.

Hello, I've just finished the a7v from Tauro. It's a 40years old kit with a (fragile) workable suspension and individual links which was pretty advanced for the time. The molding is questionable here and there but I've only paid about 12 pounds for it and at that price I would highly recommend it. Little information is given by Tauro which exact tank is meant so I took inspiration from the 540 which is wrong because it's a different model of a7v with only one hatch on the front. There are different interpretations of the model in terms of patters and colours, especially the roof. Some show camouflage on top and some drawings show a solid green roof with a big white cross on it. Frankly, I don't know. I couldn't find a photograph taken from a bird's eye view. Making this model despite of it's flaws put a smile on my face and it made me appreciate the tight fit of modern kits. Here's two pictures with a younger panzer sibling that almost looks modern by comparison. Thank you for watching, Cheers, Ernst.

Wow, beautiful paint-job and weathering. Lovely model, Cheers, Ernst.

Stunning progress Dan, looking forward to those figures, Cheers, Ernst.

Excellent solution and I like the result. I have this baking soda for ages with this intention in mind but I never got to it. 👍 Cheers, Ernst.

Cool tank Andy, I really like it. Is this the Tunisian one? I've build one years ago and it really put a smile on my face. The Grilles really add up and those intake pipes are very convincing. Lovely model, Cheers, Ernst.

Nice clean model of an interesting vehicle. It somehow looks more modern than the other vehicles of the day. Cheers, Ernst.

But this way your collection is telling a story of afv development which is always interesting. I often have to restrain my hoarding tendencies when I buy for instance a panzer I. In the back of my mind I'd think: how about a II and a III and a IV (ausf A,B,C....)? Years ago I've build the Italeri Elefant which was pretty good except for the tracks. Since I didn't have a compressor at the time I connected my airbrush to a bicycle pump. The end result would have made Jackson Pollock blush so I bought a compressor a few months after that. I like the odd shape of the vehicle, it's quite a massive beast. Cheers, Ernst.

Interesting to see them side by side, that atak zimm looks great. Cheers, Ernst.

The PE and the tracks really make a difference. Cheers, Ernst.

Superb Stix, the subtlety is just amazing. Another great one . Cheers, Ernst.

Lovely models, I like the photography as well. As a kid I used to skate in the anti tank trenches in Walcheren. The traces of war are still very visible. Cheers, Ernst.

A very nice little vignette. Cheers, Ernst.

There's a Citroen sm parked just a block away in very good condition, it's not on google maps but this quirky thing is https://goo.gl/maps/ggXxS77SKejjWLoR9 . It's also just a block away. I wonder what's the rationale behind these kind of designs in military and civilian use. IBG has a highly original and diverse catalogue, I like their otter. I recently rediscovered the second lens in my optivisors , if only I knew before.

Interesting vehicle indeed, Citroen used to make cars with rear windows at such an angle. Great model and excellent painting and weathering. I tried my hand at 1/72 but it's a whole different game.👍 Cheers, Ernst.

Those headlight guards really lift these models up. I like the scratched surface look. Great work, Cheers, Ernst.

Three builds in one topic and they're all great. The G has a very natural feel to the camo. Awesome, Cheers, Ernst.

Great job, those panels on the superstructure really look the part. Cheers, Ernst.

This is not an outdated model as long as you can make it look like this, in such a short time I might add. OD and Gelboliv look a lot like each other and behave in a similar manner. You've captured it very well. Great model, Cheers, Ernst.

This is a lovely vignette. I like the subtle colour variations. And of course the bicycle, those spokes look really good. Great model, Cheers, Ernst.

Great model Darryl, those are some fine chips and scratches. Lovely work on the fender as well, Cheers, Ernst.