Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. L - 10th Panzer Division - Tunisia 1943 - Tamiya 1/35

[PlaStix]

This was my build for the "I feel deserted" Group Build. I haven't got as many kits completed this year as I used to do, so I was pleased to get this finished just before the year end and the GB finished. Thank you to @Dansk and @modelling minion for running the GB.

It was a nice kit to build and paint. As always, this was painted with acrylic paints using brushes.

 

Kit: Tamiya 1/35

Paints: Humbrol, Revell & Railmatch acrylics, all applied with hairy sticks

Extras: Various bits of stowage from the spares box, some thread and stretched sprue

WIP thread: HERE

 

The first set of photos here were taken on my chipboard worktable with a desert photo backdrop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And even more photos, now against a plain backdrop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made the spaced armour piece, on the front of the turret, so that it could be removed:

 

 

 

And one from above:

 

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Very Happy New Year! Hopefully I'll get more time to spend making models and contributing to Britmodeller!!

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

[Bullbasket]

It's good to see what the maestro of the hairy stick can do to one of only two German tanks that I like. Splendid finish as always, and excellent weathering. Nice work all round Stix.

 

John.

[Dieda]

Hello, Looks Good, really nice paintwork with the brush. 👍

 

[Keeff]

Fantastic work as always Stix!  I have to remind myself that you brush paint all you kits, but the end results speak for themselves. 

 

Keith 😁 

[Ozzy]

great build Stix

[FrancisGL]

Hi Stix,

A magnificent model as usual, excellently finished.
It is difficult to believe that the result is with a brush and not an AB, it surpasses many finished with AB.
Very well equipped with all the rear storage well secured.
The photos are of great quality, it is very nice to see the model.

ATB, Cheers and HNY 🎄

Francis👍

[Andy H]

That's a beauty! 🏆👍

[Longbow]

Looks great Stix !! The older Tamiya kit can still hold up to the newer renditions... 

You have a superb finish, there !!

[HL-10]

That's very impressive!

Great work, excellent weathering and a top job on the stowage.

Wonderful looking model 😊

[neilspen]

This is one of the best finishes I have seen. The attention to detail on the stowage and spare wheels is excellent. Posing in the desert setting was very effective, I reckon if you black and whited the images, it would look like a set of propaganda pics from the war. Really super work🏆

[PlaStix]

21 hours ago, Bullbasket said:

It's good to see what the maestro of the hairy stick can do to one of only two German tanks that I like. Splendid finish as always, and excellent weathering. Nice work all round Stix.

John.

Good morning John. Thank you very much for your comments. And I agree, this is one of my favourite German tanks too. I have done a few versions of this type over the years, including a 1/48 version of the same tank.

21 hours ago, Dieda said:

Hello, Looks Good, really nice paintwork with the brush. 👍

Hi Dieda. That’s very kind of you to say. Thank you.

 

21 hours ago, Keeff said:

Fantastic work as always Stix!  I have to remind myself that you brush paint all you kits, but the end results speak for themselves. 

Keith 😁 

Thank you Keith. That’s very kind of you. 
Kind regards,

Stix

[IanC]

Terrific. And very impressive photos.

[PlaStix]

On 29/12/2023 at 15:34, Ozzy said:

great build Stix

Thank you Ozzy. I hope you and yours are all well. And Happy New Year!
 

23 hours ago, FrancisGL said:

Hi Stix,

A magnificent model as usual, excellently finished.
It is difficult to believe that the result is with a brush and not an AB, it surpasses many finished with AB.
Very well equipped with all the rear storage well secured.
The photos are of great quality, it is very nice to see the model.

ATB, Cheers and HNY 🎄

Francis👍

Hi Francis. Thank you very much for your kind words and I hope you have Happy New Year too!

 

22 hours ago, Andy H said:

That's a beauty! 🏆👍

Thank you very much Andy!
 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

[sardaukar]

Nice work, as always.

[StuartH]

Brilliant work and beautifully weathered 👏

[Ernie]

Excellent!! Your hairy stick paint work never fails to impress!

[PlaStix]

On 29/12/2023 at 19:25, Longbow said:

Looks great Stix !! The older Tamiya kit can still hold up to the newer renditions... 

You have a superb finish, there !!

Hi Longbow. Thank you very much for your kind comments! Much appreciated!

On 29/12/2023 at 20:35, HL-10 said:

That's very impressive!

Great work, excellent weathering and a top job on the stowage.

Wonderful looking model 😊

Hi HL-10. That's very kind of you. Thank you.

On 29/12/2023 at 20:56, neilspen said:

This is one of the best finishes I have seen. The attention to detail on the stowage and spare wheels is excellent. Posing in the desert setting was very effective, I reckon if you black and whited the images, it would look like a set of propaganda pics from the war. Really super work🏆

Hi Neil. Thank you very much for your kind comments too. That's a fair point about B&W photos. I'll try and do some over the next couple of days. Thank you for the suggestion.

 

Kind regards,

Stix

[SimonL]

That’s fabulous. I usually build British operated armoured vehicles, but this could convince me otherwise. And Happy New Year to you as well!

[LeeM]

A top class finish, especially as it's brush painted. The stowage has been done superbly.

[Nenad]

Great work as always Stix! Turned out brilliantly.

[PlaStix]

On 30/12/2023 at 12:12, IanC said:

Terrific. And very impressive photos.

Hi Ian. That's very kind, thank you.

 

On 30/12/2023 at 19:50, sardaukar said:

Nice work, as always.

Thank you very much sardaukar,

 

On 31/12/2023 at 18:54, StuartH said:

Brilliant work and beautifully weathered 👏

Cheers Stuart, most kind!

 

Kind regards,

 

Stix

[Nemanja]

Awesome work, well done!