Shotandshell Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Hi all. A few months back I finished this Panzer 38(t) Ausf G in 1:35 scale from Hobby Boss. Having a bit of a penchant for the less mainstream stuff, I opted to finish the model in Bulgarian army colours and mounted it on a resin base from Black Dog. I like to think that the base shows the tank on the streets of Sofia, sometime in 1944 around the time Bulgaria defected to the allies. The tank is OOB and is finished in Wehrmacht dark yellow overall with the weathering done in oil washes and AK pigments. As the riveting is so prominent on this tank I chose to wash and highlight each and every individual rivet - a painstaking job but I like to think it paid dividends in the end. The radio aerial is a stiff bristle from an old paintbrush. Hope you like it ! Mike 35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Splendid job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigglesof266 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Nice I like the often overlooked in favour of more glamorous later stuff too. Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) is a historically important subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Very nice. Great paint scheme, well painted, weathered and displayed. Excellent work.👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 You've done an excellent job on that. The painting and weathering in particular stand out. Nice work. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotandshell Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 11 hours ago, billn53 said: Splendid job! 9 hours ago, Bigglesof266 said: Nice I like the often overlooked in favour of more glamorous later stuff too. Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) is a historically important subject. 4 hours ago, Stef N. said: Very nice. Great paint scheme, well painted, weathered and displayed. Excellent work.👏 2 hours ago, Bullbasket said: You've done an excellent job on that. The painting and weathering in particular stand out. Nice work. John. Thank you all! Glad you like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sampanzer Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I do love a 38(t) - nice paint job on it too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotandshell Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 1 minute ago, sampanzer said: I do love a 38(t) - nice paint job on it too! Thanks S.P.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Yes, I do like it. Great paintwork. I like the bristle idea, it won't break when you catch it with a sleeve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotandshell Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: Yes, I do like it. Great paintwork. I like the bristle idea, it won't break when you catch it with a sleeve! Thanks Bertie. One old brush will give you a lifetime of radio aerials! 😆 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 That's really nice work, I really like what you have done with the rivets, I hate to have all that detail disappear, you've highlighted them nicely (in my opinion from an aesthetic standpoint). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartH Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Great model and brilliant weathering 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotandshell Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 3 hours ago, MRMRL said: That's really nice work, I really like what you have done with the rivets, I hate to have all that detail disappear, you've highlighted them nicely (in my opinion from an aesthetic standpoint). I only went up a shade or two from the base colour but combined with the dark wash around each rivet base, I tried to make them pop out just a bit more. Many thanks for visiting and commenting! 2 hours ago, StuartH said: Great model and brilliant weathering 👍 Thanks a million Stuart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Shotandshell said: Thanks Bertie. One old brush will give you a lifetime of radio aerials! 😆 I have used whiskers from my cat before now. They would fall out on their own from time to time and I'd find and save them. Much easier than using the pliers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 That’s lovely! Great paint job, and nice little street scene. 11 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: I have used whiskers from my cat before now. They would fall out on their own from time to time and I'd find and save them. Much easier than using the pliers... Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Very nice finish !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotandshell Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 15 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: I have used whiskers from my cat before now. They would fall out on their own from time to time and I'd find and save them. Much easier than using the pliers... Cat’s whiskers??? Now who would ever have thought of that? 🤔 1 hour ago, Longbow said: Very nice finish !! Thank you vey much Longbow. Nice of you to visit and comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Looks great. I love this unusual bulgarian version. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Hi Mike, A great job with that little tank, already at 1/35 scale, my favorite, which has been great with that arena livery, and very well integrated into that small base. I have a command T38 somewhere, half done, and I would like it to look at least as good as yours... Cheers and TC Francis.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittedkitchens Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Very nice. Great to see an unusual scheme on this little beastie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan Mynar Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Great work, interesing painting and marking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45DegreesModelling Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 The painting and weathering is wonderful, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotandshell Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 6 hours ago, Carius said: Looks great. I love this unusual bulgarian version. Cheers 2 hours ago, FrancisGL said: Hi Mike, A great job with that little tank, already at 1/35 scale, my favorite, which has been great with that arena livery, and very well integrated into that small base. I have a command T38 somewhere, half done, and I would like it to look at least as good as yours... Cheers and TC Francis.👍 2 hours ago, fittedkitchens said: Very nice. Great to see an unusual scheme on this little beastie. 2 hours ago, Milan Mynar said: Great work, interesing painting and marking. 1 hour ago, 45DegreesModelling said: The painting and weathering is wonderful, great job! Thank you all so much for your kind comments. So glad you liked it.🤗 Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 You have done an impressive job with your 38(t). And it's good to see one in a colour other than the usual grey. Very well done. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 A very nicely built, painted and weathered tank. Paying more attention to the rivets has really paid of as it adds so much to the overall look. Well done, nice job...👍 Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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