madcat911 1,110 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Hi all, here's my go at the RFM 1/35 Panzer III Ausf J. It will be an OOB build. I'll be building the kit which does not come with the interior to simplify things. So far I have gotten the suspension sorted and assembled the wheels. Mark 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Ozzy 6,946 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Welcome to the build Mark, nice start. Link to post Share on other sites
Jasper dog 6,254 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Good luck, its a great kit and goes together well. Atb Darryl 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PlaStix 22,793 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Hi Mark and welcome to the GB with what looks to be a rather impressive kit!! Very nice! Great to see you are underway as well. I'm looking forward to following your project. Kind regards, Stix Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Thanks everyone! Work continued over the weekend. Got the hull more or less done. Mark 10 Link to post Share on other sites
PlaStix 22,793 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 That really is looking excellent Mark. Very nicely done. Kind regards, Stix Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Weekend is here so more work done on this build. Assembled the turret and cupola. And altogether now! Mark 11 Link to post Share on other sites
WarhammerAdjacent 304 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Lovely build so far. That bag on the gun is a really nice detail, you can't really go wrong with RFM can you? Link to post Share on other sites
vytautas 960 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Looks good! Great detail, really liked the periscopes Vytautas Link to post Share on other sites
PlaStix 22,793 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Wow! You are making excellent progress on this very nicely detailed kit. The vision blocks for the cupola are little works of art. Are you going to leave the hatches on the cupola open? Seems a shame to lose all that detail. Kind regards, Stix Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Thanks for the compliments everyone. The kit has been great to build so far. I don't plan to glue the hatch shut so that cupola detail can still be seen after completion. I finally completed the tracks and gave the parts a coat of Mr Mahogany Surfacer. Should be a nice base to spray dark yellow on. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 To the paint barn then. Painted with Mr Color dark yellow lightened with a touch of sail colour. Mark 10 Link to post Share on other sites
Jasper dog 6,254 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Nice work! The dark yellow over the mahogany base look really good. Atb Link to post Share on other sites
PlaStix 22,793 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Your paintwork is looking excellent! Very nicely done! Kind regards, Stix Link to post Share on other sites
bigfoot 425 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Nice colour you’ve got going on there. What did you think of the kit overall? I’ve just seen a review of this kit with the interior and have to say I’m tempted despite not normally being a fan of interior kits. Be interested to know what someone who’s built the basic kit thinks of it. Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Thanks guys! 17 hours ago, bigfoot said: Nice colour you’ve got going on there. What did you think of the kit overall? I’ve just seen a review of this kit with the interior and have to say I’m tempted despite not normally being a fan of interior kits. Be interested to know what someone who’s built the basic kit thinks of it. The kit built up beautifully with no issues whatsoever. Decals could be better researched though. But I guess there’s always aftermarket sets. Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Decals on. Mark 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Callahan 2,092 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Looks really great already Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Pin wash applied. I also replaced the kit’s radio antenna with guitar string. Mark 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 649 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 That's a beautiful little Panzer III Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Tools painted and attached. Mark 7 Link to post Share on other sites
PlaStix 22,793 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 WOW!! That really is looking awesome! Really sharp detailing! This is going to be a real stunner!! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix Link to post Share on other sites
madcat911 1,110 Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Thanks for the encouraging words everyone! I’ve commenced chipping the model. Mark 3 Link to post Share on other sites
WarhammerAdjacent 304 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Beautiful work on the chipping, the brown colour works really well as a second time. Link to post Share on other sites
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