BIMOnTHLY no.32 n o . 3 2 9 7 7 1 8 8 6 4 4 6 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 2 www.euromodelismo.com PORTADA 32 ING:PORTADA 19 ING 10/05/13 13:21 Página 1 We start a new series of Model Laboratory with a Sd.Kfz.171 Panther and the intention of offer you an exhaustive step by step of the realization of this model kit, from the building to the painting. Also you can find some profiles and a gallery with Panthers of several authors. 6€ 32 pag Wellington House, 157 Snargate Street, Dover, Kent CT17 9BZ www.historexagents.com ACCION PRESS HISTOREX AGENTS C/Ezequiel Solana, 16 bajo, 28017 Madrid, Spain www.euromodelismo.com/shop •
[email protected] 2_Po!#ada_Pan#e!aING_62 ES S$"c!ip.%d 21/04/13 19:09 P&gina 62 A/-.,a'%a) M13/40 We have here interesting piece of work on an Italian tank employed by Australian forces on northern Africa. It is accompanied by several color profiles were several camouflage versions are suggested. K'!%)! Pa)2!,b!"!$'-0a#!) This armored command vehicle was used by the Germans in northern Africa and it stands out for the extreme wear of its paintjob and some very interesting effects. The review is capped off with a number of color profiles depicting different camouflage schemes for this vehicle. PTO SHERMAN M4A2 of the US Marines placed on the Pacific theater of operations. This is an example of building a kit out of the box without further complications. MODELLING LESSONS: Aa+.%)# !ca'- Demonstrating a simple method for adapting decals to a rugged surface. 62 T1+! 95 3HA-GO4 This is one of the small Japanese tanks destroyed in the battle of Iwo Jima. The painting techniques are simply excellent. Afterwards we’ll find a photographic review were we can see a number of real life details of the real vehicle. Ka,' B,*((a)) A magnificent figure portraying commander Karl Bromman, the Untersturmführer of the 1. Kp. from the sch. SS-Pz.Abt. 503. W%.$ a'' .$! +*0!, Diorama centered on the battle for Berlin. The stars of this diorama are a T-34/85 and several Soviet soldiers in action. 2 40 14 46 54 H*.c$&%-- H-39 The last units manufactured of this vehicle were sent to the front without camouflage, these units only had a layer of red priming paint. A singular kit in terms of quality and originality. 34 24 1. ING INDICE:ESP.NDICE 10/05/13 12:32 Página 1 2 The logic evolution of the M11/39 was the “carro armato” (a middle weight vehicle 13 tons in 1940). The first prototypes were available on the first part of that year and soon mass production was secured from Fiat-Ansaldo. It was equipped with a turret armed with an M37 L/32 47mm gun (In the M11/39 the principal weapon was placed on the right side of the hull), and had a secondary group of Breda 38 8mm machine guns, one of them was co-axial with the main gun, another one on the roof of the turret and two on a global assembly located to the right of the driver’s seat. By: Antonio Tomás Aguilera Cano Pictures by the author Color Profiles: Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo Zvezda 1/35 he protection offered by the armoring to the four crew men (40mm in the thickest parts) was not very good when compared to other vehicles of the era. This situation was worsened by the lack of resistance to tensi on of the pl anks and the assembly of this with bolts. The SPA 125 h/p diesel motor was not powerful enough for the vehicle’s weight and the air filters couldn’t prevent sand from getting to the motor, which final- ly harmed it. The bad reputation of the M seri es was l argel y due to the M13/40. Finally, the model M14/41 incorporated better filters and a better, more powerful motor. Nicknamed “motrorized coffins” by the Germans, we can say in defense of it, that originally these vehicles were designed to operate on the northern Italian mountain area were the “Regio Esercito” planned to fight as opposed to the radically different north African climate. These vehicles were captured in fair numbers by the forces commanded by General O’Connor during the operation “Compass” that took place between the latter part of 1940 and the begin- ning of 1941. The vehicles were given to the 6th British Royal Tank Regiment and the 6th Australian Cavalry Regi- ment. The squadrons of the latter one called “Dingo”, “Rabbit” and “Wom- bat, painted huge white kangaroos on the turret and the hull of the tanks to T T 3 (309 20??492 =4/ :1 ?30 >@;;70809? :9 ?30 ?@==0? I 701? , 3:70 B34.3 B,> 14770/ B4?3 , ;7,>?4. ?@-0 ,9/ 74<@4/ 27@0. &30 ,>>08-7D 7490> -0?B009 ?30 ,=8:=0/ ;7,96> 3,A0 -009 .@? B4?3 , >.=4-0= ,9/ ?30 >@;;:=? 1:= ?30 ,9?4 ,4=.=,1? 8,.3490 2@9 3,> -009 -@47? B4?3 EA0=2=009 ;7,>?4. >?=4;> ,9/ =:/>. &30 .:A0= :1 ?30 =,/4,?:= 3,> -009 =0-@47? B4?3 #7,>?4.,=/ ,9/ ?30 .:A0= 3,> -009 ;7,.0/ 1:=B,=/. "9 ?30 =0,= D:@ >3:@7/ ;7,.0 ?B: >;,=0 B3007>. &30 >@>;09>4:9 ,=.30> 3,A0 -009 =0-@47? B4?3 #7,>?4.,=/ >?=4;> ,9/ ?30 >;=:.60?> 49.7@/0/ 49 ?30 :/076,>?09 ?=,.6 >0?. &30 8::=492> ,9/ 3,9/70> ?: 09?0= ?30 A034.70 ,=0 8,/0 :1 ?34.6 .:;;0= B4=0. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:34 Pgina 3 avoid being identified as enemy vehi- cles. These curious designs made the vehicles pretty attractive, and I tried to reproduce this in the kit reviewed. We are dealing with a mold from an original decades old Italeri kit, manu- factured and reissued by Zvezda a Russian brand in the mid 90’s. I basically grew as a hobbyist with the products manufactured by the Ital- ian brand, so I cannot say anything bad about it and my comments will not be entirely objective. Even if I think that we are dealing with a basically good kit that can be assembled with almost no trouble, we can put our skills to the test by detailing and rebuilding some parts in order to obtain a reproduction closer to the original. If we want to get a vehicle of the first run like one of the captured tanks mentioned earlier, we should do a few changes to the kit. The most important ones are the following: 1- Get rid of the rectangular struc- ture on the roof of the turret which allowed for a greater swoop when directing the gun down. 2- Substitute the motor grilles –with a transversal to the axis of the hull design- for photo etched parts with a longitudinal design. 3- Eliminate the lateral rims of the rectangular piece on top of the water intake of the radiator on the rear part of the motor’s cover. Other than this we should etch with a scriber the union between the armored planks, because these are not featured. We will also have to rebuild the suspension arches which show excessive molding lines. The general detailing of this kit was secured with a photo etched set with a few Royal Model resin pieces, a Jordi 4 A S S E M B L Y KITS USED Kit: - M13/40 Italian Medium Tank, Zvezda ref. 3516, 1/35 scale. Photoetches: - Italian Tank M13/40, Royal Model ref. 199. Gun: - Italian 47mm Mod. 47/32, Jordi Rubio ref. TG-60. Tracks: - Carro Armato M13/40 Tracks, Modelkasten ref. SK-43. &30 ?::7 >@;;:=?> :9 ?30 8:?:= .:A0= 3,A0 -009 ?=4880/ /:B9 @>492 , ?349 1470 ,9/ >:80 >,9/;,;0=. &30 A09?47,?4:9 2=4770> (, ;3:?: 0?.30/ ;40.0) 49.7@/0/ 49 ?30 $:D,7 :/07 >0? 8,?.3 ?3:>0 :1 ?30 ?,96> 8,9@1,.?@=0/ :9 ?30 14=>? =@9. &30 =4A0?> :9 ?30 =::1 >3:@7/ -0 70A07 B4?3 ?30 ,=8:=0/ ;7,96, ,9/ ?34> 4> ,.340A0/ -D ;=0>>492 B4?3 , 80?,7 ?@-0 :1 ?30 =423? /4,80?0= ,9/ ?309 20??492 =4/ :1 ?30 8:7/0/ =4A0?> ?3,? .:80 B4?3 ?30 64? -D @>492 , 69410. &30 =:.6D B,77 4> , ;7,>?0= =0;=:/@.?4:9 :1 , >?:90 8:7/0/ B4?3 7,?0C (>00 #,9E0= A.0>/A=8:= :/07 !:. 10). &30 F(,/4G := :..,>4:9,7 =4A0= -0/ 4> , 84C?@=0 :1 FA2@,;7,>?G (;7,>?0= 1:= 3:80 @>0), B34?0 27@0 ,9/ B,?0=. &30 .:9>4>?09.D :1 ?34> 84C?@=0 >3:@7/ -0 >:80B3,? ?34.60= ?3,9 D:23@=? B4?3 >,9/ ,9/ ?349 2=,A07 49 4?. (309 ?30 84C?@=0 3,=/09> >:80 .=,.6> B477 ,;;0,= .:9A0D492 ?: ;0=10.?4:9 ?30 =0,7 7410 0110.? :1 9,?@=,7 .=,.6> ?3,? ,;;0,= :9 , B0? ,=0, ?3,? 3,> /=40/ @; =,;4/7D. I9 :=/0= ?: 20? >:80 8:=0 ?0C?@=0 I’A0 >;=0,/ >:80 ;7,>?0= ;:B/0= :9 ;=0A4:@>7D B0? ,=0,> B4?3 B,?0= ,9/ B34?0 27@0. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:34 Pgina 4 "9.0 ?30 64? B,> ;=480/ B4?3 B34?0 ;,49?, I 08;7:D0/ )F-61 ?: >3,/0 ?30 0/20> :1 ?30 ,=8:=0/ ;7,96> ,9/ :?30= .=0A4.0>. !:B B0 ,4=-=@>3 )F-13, ?=D492 ?: ,A:4/ ?30 .09?0= :1 ?30 ;7,96>. I first took my airbrush kit and primed the entire kit with white paint and then I did a first statement in shadows using XF-61 on all nooks and crevices. The next step was to apply a highly diluted layer of XF-13, trying to direct the paint jet towards the edges of each armored plank so I could still see white in the center of each plank. Then I airbrushed on the center of the planks a mixture of XF-65 and XF-4, lighting it up with XF-15, and finished this with a maximum highlight with XF-65 and XF-57. Now I was ready to paint the kan- garoos. I traced on adhesive paper the motifs found on the decal sheet and used it as a stencil; in order to avoid paint filtrations or an unnatural thick- ening of paint I airbrushed it (white paint) in real thin layers dirtied with a tinge of XF-4. All paint references men- tioned are Tamiya acrylics thinned out with Gunze Sangyo’s Mr. Color Thin- ner. Once paint had dried well I applied a few hand brushed paint filters using green toned Humbrol enamels. This was useful to integrate the previous colors applied and the contrast created with the Kangaroos. A couple of hours later I created a few discreet paint chips with a thin brush; the superficial ones are made with Model Color acrylics 980 and 916 and the deeper ones have Panzer Aces 302. At this stage I varnished the kit usi ng a 50% mi xture of Gunze Sangyo’s gloss and matt varnish which served later on for enhancing the pro- files of the kit. This I did with a mixture of Windsor and Newton oil paints 331 and 554 and these colors greatly bene- 5 P A I N T I N G &30 .09?=,7 ,=0, :1 0,.3 ;7,96 4> 9:B ,4=-=@>30/ @>492 , 84C?@=0 :1 )F-65 ,9/ )F-4 B34.3 4> ?309 34237423?0/ B4?3 )F-15. Rubi o al umi num gun and styrene tracks by Modelkasten which also include the tractor wheels molded in whi te metal and some wonder ful sprockets used to improve the suspen- sion. The pictures show these improve- ments. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:34 Pgina 5 fitted from the varnish treatment, flow- ing much better and preventing the kit from getting a whole lot darker. After allowing a few hours of drying time, I created with Humbrol enamel 61 and oil paint 637 a few dry brush effects on the rivets and some edges lighting them all up from the dark color behind as previously left. Then I took oil paints 644, 646, 744, 637, 395 and 554 to add chromat- ic richness to the kit’s surface and recreate paint wear. I applied oil paint as usual: I soaked the necessary areas with turpentine and applied small oil paint pellets “melting” these with a brush soaked with turpentine as well. This process can be repeated until you are satisfied with the results. After a while (oil takes long to dry) I appl i ed some di r t on the ki t; I researched this on many pictures of the vehicle in action. First I took my air- brush kit and sprayed really diluted Humbrol enamel 72 on the areas that dirt usually accumulates. Before paint dried up I took my turpentine soaked brush and removed excess paint on the areas requiring it. When paint dried up I created a few nuances and effects but using a brush and Humbrol 72, a mix- ture of oil paints 644 and 744 and when these dried up I applied Mig Pro- ductions’ powdered color pigments P027 and P028. Later on I increased the dirt effect on some areas usi ng Panzer Aces acrylic 310 and Model Color acrylics 927, 917 and 977 all well diluted in water mixing them together directly on the surface of the kit. Then I applied dirt trails, grease and oil stains by mixing oil paint 80 and bitumen of Judaea and linseed oil. I used this oil to make sure that the results remained glossy. I finished the areas with greater wear signs such as the edges of the tur- ret’s hatches and the hull’s, the port- holes that cover the motor, etc., apply- ing humid Tamiya pigment 87088 included in the Weathering Master D set. 6 &30 08-708> ,=0 ;,49?0/ B4?3 , >?09.47 .@? :9 ,9 ,/30>4A0 ;,;0= >@=1,.0. F49,7 34237423?> ,=0 8,/0 B4?3 , 84C?@=0 :1 )F-65 ,9/ )F-57. &30 09>08-70 4> @94140/ B4?3 09,807 147?0=> :9 H@8-=:7 76, 120, B34.3 ,=0 ,7>: 2::/ 1:= 49?02=,?492 ?30 6,92,=:: 8:?41> B4?3 ?30 =0>? :1 ?30 A034.70. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:35 Pgina 6 #,49? .34;> ,=0 8,/0 B4?3 , ?349 ?4; -=@>3. 7 COLOR CHART TAMIYA (acrylics) XF-2 flat white XF-4 yellow green XF-13 J.N. green XF-15 flat flesh XF-52 flat earth XF-57 buff XF-61 dark green XF-65 field grey TAMIYA (wet pigments) 87088 oil stain GUNZE SANGYO (acrylics) H-20 flat clear H-30 clear HUMBROL (enamels) 61 matt flesh 72 matt khaki drill 76 matt uniform green 120 matt light green PANZER ACES (acrylics) 301 light rust 302 dark rust 303 yellowish rust 310 old wood MODEL COLOR (acrylics) 890 reflective freen 916 sand yellow 917 beige 927 dark flesh 977 desert yellow WINSOR & NEWTON (oils) 331 ivory black 395 Mars violet deep 554 raw umber 637 terre verte 644 titanium white 646 trans. gold ochre 744 yellow ochre TITAN (oils) 80 bitumen MIG PRODUCTIONS (pigments) P027 light dust P028 Europe dust TITAN (asphalt) Asphalt A1?0= B0’A0 ,;;740/ >,?49 A,=94>3 ?: ?30 64?, B0 /: >:80 /0?,47 ;=:147492 :9 ?30 64? @>492 , 84C?@=0 :1 :47 ;,49?> 554 ,9/ 331 ?34990/ :@? B4?3 ?@=;09?490. E/20> ,9/ =4A0?> ,=0 7423?0/ @; -D /=D -=@>3492 09,807 6184C0/ B4?3 :47 ;,49? 637. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:35 Pgina 7 %8,77 :47 ;,49? ;0770?> ,=0 ;7,.0/ =,9/:87D ?=D492 ?: 20? >:80 A,=4,?4:9 :9 ?30 .:7:= ?:90>. #,49? 807?> B4?3 ?30 307; :1 , .70,9 -=@>3 >:,60/ 49 ?@=;09?490. L::6> :1 ?30 64? B309 :47 ;,49? 3,> /=40/ @;. I1 D:@’=0 >?477 9:? >,?4>140/ B4?3 ?30 =0>@7?>, /: 4? ,77 :A0= ,2,49. 8 B01:=0 807?492 :47 ;,49? :9 ?30 64?’> >@=1,.0 B0 >3:@7/ 3@84/41D 4? B4?3 ?@=;09?490. F4=>? ;3,>0 49 ?30 /4=? B0,?30=492 ;=:.0>>. %:80 ,=0,> 3,A0 , 7423? 09,807 7,D0= (72) .,=01@77D ,4=-=@>30/. &34> 09,807 =010=09.0 4> ;,=?4,77D ,9/ =,9/:87D =08:A0/ @>492 , ?@=;09?490 >:,60/ -=@>3. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:35 Pgina 8 I9 :=/0= ?: 49.=0,>0 /4=? /09>4?D B0 .,9 ,7>: @>0 B,?0= /47@?0/ ,.=D74.>, -@? /: 9:? @>0 2=0,? ,8:@9?> ,9/ B,?.3 3:B ?30>0 /=D @; -0.,@>0 D:@ .,9 20? 8,9D @9B,9?0/ =48> B34.3 ,=0 A0=D 3,=/ ?: 20? =4/ :1. D01494?4A0 =0>@7?> ,=0 ,.340A0/ B4?3 ;:B/0=0/ .:7:= ;42809?>. "9 >:80 ,=0,>, /4=? 4> 093,9.0/ B4?3 :47 ;,49? B,>30> :9 644 ,9/ 744 ?3,? 20? .,@23? 49 ?30 ,91=,.?@:>4?40> :1 ?30 64?. 9 A=0,> ?3,? 20? , 2=0,?0= ,..@8@7,?4:9 :1 /4=? ,=0 ?,609 .,=0 :1 @>492 , -=@>3. &30 0/20> :1 ?30 >?,49> ,=0 >80,=0/ B4?3 , .70,9 -=@>3; @; ,9/ /:B9 -=@>3 >?=:60> ,=0 /:90 ?: >48@7,?0 /4=? ?=,47>. BIBLIOGRAPHY - PIGNATO, Nicola. “Italian Medium Tanks in action”, in Armor Series No. 39, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, Texas, 2001. - VV.AA. Los más extraordinarios carros de combate, Ediciones Altaya, Barcelona, 2005. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:35 Pgina 9 10 "47 >;477> ,9/ 2=0,>0 >?,49> 3,A0 -009 8,/0 B4?3 , 84C?@=0 :1 :47 ;,49? 80, -4?@809 :1 J@/,0, ,9/ 749>00/ :47. I? 4>
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B077 ?30 ?=,.6> ?: ?30 ,91=,.?@:>4?40> :1 D:@= 2=:@9/. &30 2=:@9/ 3,> -009 ;,49?0/ B4?3 ?30 >,80 .:7:=> @>0/ ?: B0,?30= ?30 A034.70. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:35 Pgina 10 11 &30 ?=,.6>’ -,>0 .:7:= 4> &,84D,’> )F-52. &30D 3,A0 -009 B0,?30=0/ 5@>? 7460 ?30 A034.70. &30 80?,7 >3490 :9 ?30 1=4.?4:9 ,=0,> 3,> -009 :-?,490/ B4?3 >80,=0/ ;09.47 70,/. $@>? :9 ?30 0C3,@>? >4709.0=> 3,> -009 .:9A0D0/ B4?3 #,9E0= A.0> ,.=D74.> 301 ,9/ 302. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:35 Pgina 11 12 13/40, I' B,??,274:90 C,==4, &0;07094, G=00.0, J,9@,=D 1941. 13/40, 'II B,??,274:90 C,==4, D4A4>4:90 C:=,EE,?, A=40?0, LD-4,, F0-=@,=D 1941. 13/40, ) B,??,274:90 C,==4, D4A4>4:90 C:=,EE,?, L4??:=4:, E7 A7,8049, J@7D 1942. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:35 Pgina 12 13 14/41, D4A4>4:90 C:=,EE,?, C09?,@=:, K,>>0=490 ;,>>, F0-=@,=D 1943. 13/40, I) B,??,274:90 C,==4, D4A4>4:90 C:=,EE,?, A=40?0, E7 A7,8049, ".?:-0= 1942. %0A0=,7 14/41’> B4?3 ?30 FG4,777: %,--4,G (*077:B >,9/) .:7:= >.3080 :9 , ;:=? :9 9:=?30=9 A1=4.,. "9 ?30 =::1 :1 0,.3 ?@==0? B0 .,9 >00 , B34?0 /4>6 1:= ,0=4,7 4/. ;@=;:>0>. 2-13 ING Australian M13-40:PzI.F 10/05/13 12:35 Pgina 13 14 Once the US had conquered the Marianas archipelago, this was used as a platform for sending bombardiers to Japanese territory. However the distance between these islands and Japan was still considerable and that meant that the B-29’s couldn’t possibly be escorted and that in turn translated into very heavy losses. By: Javier Redondo Jiménez Pictures by the author Fine Molds 1/35 he eyes of American strategists were then set upon a small island some 660 miles (1200km) to the south of Tokyo, which would mean to the B-29’s about three hours of flight. The island was called Iwo Jima (Brimstone Island) and was a part of metropolitan Japan. It measured a little over 8km long and had a width of about 4.5km in its northern area, hav- ing a total surface of no more than 20 square kilometers. On the base of the island stood Mount Suribachi a sleeping volcano about 168m high were you could master almost all the island. It had two airfields (Motoyama 1 and 2) and a third one which was in progress. The terrain was a mixture of gorges, valleys, rocks and hills. Throughout the island there were sulphurous emana- tions coming from cracks on the sur- face. The poor soil only allowed the growth of crude plants and small trees and there was no drinking water. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi was in charge of defending this island and he did a good job by taking maximum advantage of the island’s qualities including its volcanic ashes that were thrown into the concrete making the island into some sort of a Maginot line, turning it into a labyrinth of subter- ranean tunnels, chambers, casemates and command stations which were filled with guns and machine guns. He had highly motivated troops that T T 15 T(% &%.$%23 (!6% "%%. "%.4 "9 (%!4).' 4(%- 7)4( ! 3-!,, %,%#42)# 7%,$).' -!#().%. T(% &2/.4 3%#4)/. /& 4(% 2)'(4 /.% (!3 "%%. 2%-/6%$ 4/ ).3)34 /. 4(% )$%! /& 7%!2. O. 4(% 3)$% /& 4(% $2)6%2’3 0/34 I’6% !$$%$ ! &%7 0,!34)# 2)6%43 &2/- !. /,$ +)4. T(% -/4)/. 7(%%,3 !2% 4(% /.%3 ).#,5$%$ ). 4(% M/$%,+!34%. 3%4. 14-19 ING Type95ok:PI.F 10/05/13 12:42 P!gina 15 16 accepted death and wanted to inflict as many American casualties as possible. On February 19th 1945 the invasion began in Futatsune beach. The duration for this operation was planned and esti- mated for five days, but the star span- gled banner didn’t float on top of the island until March the 26th. The price paid was the highest for the entire Pacif- ic campaign: 6,766 US soldiers killed and almost 20,000 wounded. Among the Japanese units in charge of the defense there was the 26th Armored Regiment commanded by Colonel Takeichi Nishi, a famous jockey who had won a gold medal in the LA Olympics of 1932. The unit at his com- mand had 23 tanks: twelve Type 95 and eleven Type 97. The 1st armored unit first saw com- bat on February the 20th, fighting until its total annihilation on March the 1st in hill number 382. On the 25th of that month the 3rd company was sent to the Motoyama Number 2 to defend it against the US marines fighting fiercely until it fell on the 27th. In the morning of Februar y the 28th the remaining KITS USED Kit: - Type 95 “Ha-Go”, Fine Molds ref. FM16, 1/35 scale. P(/4/%4#(%$: - Type 95 “Ha-Go”, Fine Molds ref. MG28. G5.: - Type 95 “Ha-Go”, Fine Molds ref. MG06. T2!#+3: - Type 95 Light Tank, Modelkasten ref. SK-50. T(% */).43 "%47%%. $)&&%2%.4 0,!34)# 0)%#%3 (!6% "%%. 0544)%$ 53).' T!-)9! 05449 4()..%$ 7)4( ).$5342)!, !#%4/.%. T(% F).% M/,$3 +)4 ).#,5$%3 3%6%2!, 7()4% -%4!, 0)%#%3 35#( !3 4(% 4/7 #!",%3, 4(% %8(!534 !.$ 4(% #2!.+. C9!./!#29,!4% ',5% (!3 "%%. 53%$ 4/ &)8 4(%3%. 14-19 ING Type95ok:PI.F 10/05/13 12:42 P!gina 16 17 armored vehicles from the 2nd company had been hiding in caves and attacked the 21st Marine Regiment which was initially surprised but eventually destroyed the tanks using bazookas. For the Japanese, the fall of Iwo Jima was an insurmountable tragedy. It was a piece of national territory that fell to the price of 21,000 lives. Only a little over 200 prisoners were made. Kuribayashi’s body was never found, and he only delayed the inevitable, making the island only fit for the devil. The Type 95 “Ha-Go” is a small styrene treasure with a few white metal pieces manufactured by the Japanese brand Fine Molds, and is therefore highly recommendable. The same manufacturer makes a photo etched sheet and a metal gun to add further detail to the kit. How- ever the vinyl tracks are quite mediocre and had to be replaced by a Modelkas- ten plastic reference which includes trac- tion wheels. The quality of the Modelka- sten products is well known, but due to size, assembly was rather tedious. In order to create the impact that destroyed the tank, I opened a hole with a knife on the right side of the armoring. I also reduced the thickness of the wall using a Dremel driller tool with a small head piece attached. On the base of the tractor wheels and on the front part of the hull I had to recreate some rivets that the kit does not reproduce. The assem- bly phase isn’t a big deal as you’ll judge by the pictures. A,, 4(% 6%()#,%’3 !2%!3 7()#( 34)#+ /54 (!6% "%%. ')6%. 25349 0!).4 #()03 7()#( ).#2%!3% 4(% 7%!2 3%.3!4)/.. I. !,, 4//,3 !.$ 4(/3% !2%!3 /. 4(% !2-/2).' 02/.% 4/ 7%!2, -%4!, 7/2. 4/ ! 0/,)3( (!3 "%%. #/.6%9%$ 53).' '2!0()4% (0%.#), ,%!$) !.$ 3-5$'%$. THE KIT 14-19 ING Type95ok:PI.F 10/05/13 12:42 P!gina 17 18 I painted the kit after consulting available research material and begun by covering it with base color “Kosoushoku”, some sort of green that came out of the factory with. I did by airbrushing a mixture of the following Tamiya acrylics XF-57, XF-55 and XF-49. Then I augmented the amount of the first two color references on the mixture to create a couple of highlights. After a couple of hours’ drying time I was ready to hand brush the remaining two camouflage colors. I employed for this Model Color acrylics applied in sev- eral thin layers. The first color “Soushoku” was a dark green color which sometimes was also used as base color. I created it by mixing 894, 980 and 953. The second color was a dark brown known as “Tochishoku”; I used for this one 941 right out of the bottle. The emblem for the 26th Armored Regiment was a white disc with an upright blue arrow head. The armored A&4%2 !)2"253().' "!3% #/,/2 !.$ ! &%7 ()'(,)'(43, #!-/5&,!'% 30/43 (!6% "%%. (!.$ 0!).4%$ 53).' M/$%, C/,/2 !#29,)#3. I4 )3 #/.6%.)%.4 4/ 53% 0!).4 $),54%$ /. 60% 7!4%2 !.$ !00,9 !4 ,%!34 4(2%% 4(). ,!9%23 7()#( $29 50 )--%$)!4%,9. D)24 !.$ -5$ (!6% "%%. 2%#2%!4%$ 7)4( 0/7$%2%$ #/,/2 0)'-%.43 !00,)%$ 7)4( ! "253( %)4(%2 $),54%$ 7)4( %.!-%, 4()..%2 /2 $29. 14-19 ING Type95ok:PI.F 10/05/13 12:42 P!gina 18 19 vehicles of this regiment were lost to the sea when an American submarine sunk the cargo vessel that took these to Iwo Jima. As a consequence, this unit had to be reequipped with vehicles in store and therefore these didn’t have any such markings while fighting in the island. Once I had this emblem thing right I began to shade the kit using a highly diluted mixture of Tamiya’s XF-10 and XF-1. I applied this mixture with con- trolled air pressure in my airbrush kit and a firm hand. That is how I enhanced a few contours, crevices, etc. Then I applied a few Humbrol paint filters and oil paint to get the ageing effect on the paintjob, by melting differ- ent color shades on the kit’s surface. I used oils 623, 227, 105, 411 and 409. I had to insist on oil 409 to enhance a few details.When my oils had dried up I cre- ated a number of superficial paint chips using a lighter version of my “Kosoushoku” base color. Then I did deeper ones using Model Color acrylics 985 and 950 distributing these through- out the vehicle in a rational and orderly fashion. I complemented this by apply- ing a “metal worn to a polish effect” using graphite (pencil lead) and smudg- ing it. I concluded by doing a few grease stains using oil paint 80, Marabu gloss varnish and thinner. I also applied sever- al Mig powdered color pigments either dry or in washes created with the pig- ments and thinner in order to obtain dif- ferent effects. COLOR CHART TAMIYA (acrylics) XF-1 flat black XF-10 flat brown XF-49 khaki XF-55 deck tan XF-57 buff MODEL COLOR (acrylics) 894 Russian green 941 burnt umber 950 black 953 flat yellow 980 black green 985 hull red HUMBROL (enamels) 72 matt khaki drill 93 matt desert yellow VAN GOGH (oils) 105 titanium white 227 yellow ochre 409 burnt umber 411 burnt Sienna 623 sap green TITAN (oils) 80 asphalt MIG PRODUCTIONS (pigments) P027 light dust P030 beach sand P033 dark mud P037 Gulf War sand MARABU (varnish) 1106 gloss varnish BIBLIOGRAPHY - MOSZCZANSKI, Ilja, “Typ 95 Ha Go”, in Militaria No. 185, Wydawnictwo Militaria, Warsaw, 2003. 14-19 ING Type95ok:PI.F 10/05/13 12:42 P!gina 19 20 P H O ! O G R A P H I C R E P O R ! 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B@: J69+0 E:*(99D G65AE3,A Pictures by the author D9(.65/$(52 M6+,3:/%! 1/35 24-33 ING Wi!h all !he po"e:P#I.F 10/05/13 12:50 P$gina 24 he combats are quite bloody, and take place both day and ni ght bl ock by bl ock and room by room. Bombings are frequent and heavy. Several plans to evacuate the population are handed forth, but the Führer rejects them all. The town is full of trenches, ditches and machine gun posts and all sorts of artillery anti- tank obstacles, etc. German forces diminish every day and the civil popu- lation too. The anti-communist fanatic attitude will help reject every Soviet offer. On the 24th of that same month, the town is completely surrounded and under siege. The fights are cruelly intensified. On April the 30th Soviet troops finally reach the “unreachable” downtown area; Hitler commits suicide on his bunker instead of surrendering to the enemy forces. The Soviets take the Reichstag on May the 1st and Berlin succumbs the following day. On May 8th Germany surrenders to the allied troops. The conquest of Berlin meant heavy human losses to both contenders and heavy material losses as well. 45.000 German losses were counted between the military and the civil population, and the Russians had around 155.000 losses and 250.000 wounded or sick. The idea for the diorama was basi- cally to show a fierce Soviet advance on a downtown street in Berlin. I had to use a typical Russian tank of the period and a few infantry men spread throughout. Al l of thi s had to be placed on a devastated, bombarded and heavi l y fought on scene wi th traces of fleeing Germans. The T-34/85 1944 model Dragon kit is easily assembled right out of the box and does not need improvements or modifications. I airbrushed Tamiya’s XF-27. Once paint dried up I applied decals using the Micro Set and Micro Sol products which are very necessary to fully adapt these to the well repro- duced rugged metal surface. Then I painted the horizontal white band around the tank using a white pencil. After I airbrushed a thin layer of gloss varnish (Gunze Sangyo) through- out the kit I began ageing the kit with some dirt and mud. I first painted a few chips using a mixture of Model Color’s 985 and 950. Then I applied three color filters using a three filter set (allies) manufactured by The Filter. I also applied a few Mig powdered color pig- ments (P028 and P037) insisting on dirt prone areas such as the wheels, tracks and fenders. Before doing the final effects I mat varnished the kit airbrushing Marabu mat varnish. I let the varnish dry for about four to six hours and then pro- ceeded to recreate the metal polished areas around the edges of the hatches, tool boxes, etc. using Mig pigment P231 applied with my finger on the edges. I conveyed some fuel stains on the auxiliary fuel tanks using Mig prod- uct “Satin grease and oil”. T T 25 KITS USED Kit: - T-34/85 Mod. 1944, Dragon ref. 6319, 1/35 scale. F0.<9,:: - Soviet Motor Rifle Troops 1943-45 No. 1, Tank Models ref. T35009. - Soviet Motor Rifle Troops 1943-45 No. 2, Tank Models ref. T35010. - Soviet Motor Rifle Troops 1943-45 No. 3, Tank Models ref. T35011. - Soviet Motor Rifle Troops 1943-45 No. 4, Tank Models ref. T35012. - Soldier Running and Shouting, Hornet ref. RH07. - Hands, Hornet refs. 01,02 & 03. A**,::690,:: - MG Ammo Boxes, Tank Models ref. A-56. - MG 34 Set, Tank Models ref. A-11. - German Helmets, Tank Models ref. A-39. - WW II Newspapers, Posters, etc. Verlinden Productions ref. 12. - German Military Roadsigns, Verlinden Productions ref. 18. - German Comercial Signs, Verlinden Productions ref. 24. - 88mm Shells & Cartridge Cases, Verlinden Productions ref. 1101. - 88mm Ammo Crates, Verlinden Productions ref. 1102. B<03+05.:: - City House Corner, Verlinden Productions ref. 1385. - Cobblestone Section, Verlinden Productions ref. 2250. - Bricks & Cobbles, Verlinden Productions ref. 2275. - Tiles, Royal Model ref. 296. - Building Accesories, MiniArt ref. 35005. T HE S C E NE T- 3 4 / 8 5 24-33 ING Wi!h all !he po"e:P#I.F 10/05/13 12:50 P$gina 25 I added as a final touch, the arm of a tank driver holding the hatch from the inside. All figures are manufactured by Tank Models except the one that’s run- ning which is a Hornet reference. The armored vehicle must be assembled before assembling the pieces that will ultimately become the soldiers in order to avoid fitting mistakes between the $/, $-34/85, 7(05;,+ 'F-27 /(: ),,5 ;9,(;,+ >0;/ 7(05; -03;,9: 6- +0--,9,5; :/(+,:. D09; /(: ),,5 *9,(;,+ >0;/ M0. !96+<*;065: *6369 70.4,5;:, >/0*/ (9, ,(:03@ (5+ :7,,+03@ (7730,+. $/, ;9(*2: /(=, +0--,9,5; )96>5 7(:;,3 :/(+,:. $/, 0+ )(5+ >(: 4(+, <:05. ( >/0;, *6369,+ 7,5*03. F I G U R E S 24-33 ING Wi!h all !he po"e:P#I.F 10/05/13 12:50 P$gina 26 arms and shoulders which is not as easy as it seems. I changed many fig- ures’ hands for Hornet references improving thus the realistic effects of holding weapons and handles. After placing equipment and other stuff on the figures I painted them all using Model Color Acrylics. It’s very important to create differ- ent shades of the uniform colors and the knapsacks on the figures to add chromatic variety to the scene. I paint- ed each figure individually in order to var y slightly the mixtures used as opposed to painting them together. I began painting the figures on top of the tank, which was glued in place immediately and then painted the remainder and placed them on the scene as soon as the ground was done. I looked for dynamic figures which would transmit movement and tension. The ruined building is manufac- tured by Verlinden Productions and is made of plaster. I had to cut one of the walls on the corner in order to fit it bet- B(:, *6369 -69 (33 <50-694: >(: M6+,3 C6369 988 40?,+ >0;/ 950 (5+ 967. $/, (46<5; 6- ,(*/ *6369 =(90,+ 05 ,(*/ -0.<9, ;6 */(5., *6369 /<,: ( 30;;3,. A+(7;05. ;/, 76:, 6- ;/, -0.<9,: ;6 ;/, =,/0*3, >(: ( *64730*(;,+ (--(09. $/, /(5+: 5,,+,+ ;6 ), */(5.,+ (5+ :,=,9(3 (+1<:;4,5;: /(+ ;6 ), 7,9-694,+ ),;>,,5 304): (5+ ;69:6:. T HE S C E NE 24-33 ING Wi!h all !he po"e:P#I.F 10/05/13 12:51 P$gina 27 ter on the scene. I painted it alternating both brush and airbrush. I used yellow- ish, cream and grey acrylic colors by both Tamiya and Gunze Sangyo. I aged the building using a filter set and pow- dered color pigments made by Mig Pro- ductions which I mentioned earlier. Once finished I glued the building to the base which was a piece of artificial cork cut to measure. Before I placed the debris I glued the street tiles manufactured by Ver- linden Productions. The area covered with debris and the area where it is right by the ruined walls was created using a mixture of white glue, water and tissue paper. I created the mass of debris using Royal Model roof tiles, absorbent sand used for pets, thin wooden rods, Verlinden bricks and floor tiles and some remains of the pl aster bui l di ng. Al l was gl ued i n place using white glue. Once it was all dry I painted this using the same colors used on the building; I also painted the floor tiles using browns and grays. Then I saturated all sur- faces using Mig pigments which were also swept in some areas to vary the texture. 28 $/, *6369 65 ;/, <50-694: 0: :0403(9 )<; ;/,9, (9, 56; ;>6 .(94,5;: (302,. #;,,3 /,34,;: (9, 7(05;,+ <:05. ( 40?;<9, 6- 967 (5+ 950. M,;(3 7(9;: 65 ;/, >,(765: /(=, ),,5 7(05;,+ 950. COLOR CHART TAMIYA (acrylics) XF-1 flat black XF-27 black green XF-57 buff GUNZE SANGYO (acrylics) H-11 flat white H-30 clear flat H-85 sail color H-401 dark grey H-403 dark yellow MODEL COLOR (acrylics) 877 gold brown 912 tan yellow 941 burnt umber 950 black 951 white 967 olive green 985 hull red 988 khaki ANDREA COLOR (acrylics) AC-15 ochre THE FILTER (enamels) P247 allied filter set MIG PRODUCTIONS (enamels) P410 oil and grease stain mixture MIG PRODUCTIONS (pigments) P028 Europe dust P037 Gulf War sand P231 gun metal MARABU (varnish) 1108 matt varnish I5 ,=,9@ *(:, I <:,+ 988 (5+ 912 -69 /0./30./;:, (5+ 950 >0;/ 941 -69 :/(+6>:. 24-33 ING Wi!h all !he po"e:P#I.F 10/05/13 12:51 P$gina 28 29 A33 -0.<9,: /(=, ),,5 +09;0,+ <:05. ;/, :(4, 70.4,5;: ,4736@,+ 65 ;/, =,/0*3, (5+ ;/, +,)90:. L,(;/,9 0473,4,5;: /(=, ),,5 7(05;,+ >0;/ 985 (5+ 950. 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Once I glued the vehicle in place I dirtied the figures using brown pigments. $/, /,(=03@ :/(+,+ (9,(: (36>,9 7(9; 6- ;/, (94: -69 05:;(5*,) /(=, (346:; 7<9, 950. $/, *9,(4 *6369,+ /<, 65 :64, 1(*2,;: /(: ),,5 *9,(;,+ >0;/ AC-15. $/, )<03+05. /(: ),,5 7(05;,+ >0;/ +0--,9,5; 40?;<9,: *65;(0505. H-403, 'F-57 (5+ H-85. I5 ,=,9@ 40?;<9, I 05*3<+,+ ( -,> +967: 6- 'F-1. $/, ()(5+65,+ MG (5+ (44<50;065 )6?,:, ;/, :/,33: (5+ )366+ 9,4(05:, (9, ,=0+,5*, ;/(; ( >6<5+,+ G,94(5 :/(97:/66;,9 :;(@,+ 05 ;/0: 769;(3 )<; /(+ ;6 ()(5+65 ;/, 79,40:,:. 24-33 ING Wi!h all !he po"e:P#I.F 10/05/13 12:51 P$gina 30 31 BIBLIOGRAPHY - ZALOGA, Steven J and VOLSTAD, Ron. “El Ejército Rojo en la Gran Guerra Patriótica”, in Carros de Combate No. 71, Osprey Military/RBA, Barcelona, 2001. - CANO MUÑOZ, Gustavo. “Frontovik”, in Eurouniformes No. 9 (febrero-marzo 2002), Acción Press, Madrid, pp. 2-12. $/, -3669 ;03,: /(=, ),,5 7(05;,+ >0;/ G<5A, #(5.@6’: H-401 (5+ ( 5<4),9 6- )96>5 ;65,:. 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B/4( 4(% H/4#(+)33 &)2- !.$ R%.!5,4 054 &/27!2$ 3)-),!2 02/*%#43, "54 &).!,,9 4(% R%.!5,4 02/4/490% (R-35) 7!3 #(/3%.. B9: J!6)%2 R%$/.$/ J)-;.%: Pictures by the author T25-0%4%2 1/35 owever the chivalr y units found the Hotchkiss project interesting enough, so even- tually this vehicle was chosen for the “Divisions Cuirassées” and branded as “Char léger” “Hotchkiss modèle H-35”. The hull of this vehicle was smol- ten in six separate pieces: motor cover, combat compartment, front part of the hull and two longitudinal sections to right and left forming the lower area with a total weight of 11.370 kg. The turret was an APX-R made of smelt ste- el about 40mm thick, identical to the turrets mounted in the Renault R-35 and R-40, armed with a 5A-18 L/21 37mm gun and a coaxial “Chatellerault M6 modèle 31” 7,5mm machine gun. The H-35 was equipped with a Hotchkiss 1934 six cylinder 78hp gaso- line motor that reached a maximum speed of 28km/hour which theoreti- cally was better than the Renault R-35 at 20km/hour, but the superior design of its gear box actually made this a fas- ter model. The French chivalry wanted a better speed rate, so a version with a more powerful motor was built. The result was a prototype with a Hotchkiss 1938 120hp motor and a modified hull to fit it in. Total weight for this vehicle moun- ted up to 12.100kg. Now speed grew to 36,5km/h. That’s how the “Char léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39” was born. Model H-35 had to be substituted, so H H 34-39 ING HOTCHKISS H-39:PI.F 10/05/13 12:58 P!gina 34 an initial run of 900 units was comman- ded. The name created some confusion and both vehicles ended up being named H-35. Later on this model was referred to as H-38 or H-39. In 1940 these vehicles were upda- ted: new periscopes were installed and a long 5A 38 L/35 37mm gun was also adopted. This updating only affected 350 units. Starting on April of that year units with the new gun were already coming out of the factory. When the war began, France had a total of 640 Hotchkiss vehicles. The Germans captured 550 units that were later on revamped as PzKpfw. 35H 734(f) or PzKpfw 38H 735(f) in its armored vehicle configuration, or modi- fied as small self propelled guns. The asiatic brand Trumpeter offers the German version of this armored vehicle with rocket launchers on both sides, but also includes the long gun version that I needed for this job. The kit is not exactly up to the standards of other kits that the brand has released in terms of quality and this is quite dis- couraging. But on the other side the kit sells for a ver y fair price, which is something to thank for on an otherwi- se expensive hobby. This kit is therefo- re perfect to “mutilate” unhindered. 35 AS S E MB L Y T(% '5. (!3 "%%. 2%0,!#%$ "9 ! 0,!34)# 45"% /& 4(% 2)'(4 3):%. I’6% !$$%$ !. !.4%..! "!3% /. 4(% 2//&, ! &%7 2)6%43 !.$ ! .%7 $/-%. I. /2$%2 4/ #/.6%9 4(% 4%.3/2 $%6)#%3, /. 4(% "!3% /& %!#( 2%!2 7(%%, I (!6% 0,!#%$ ! 0,!34)# $)3+ !.$ ! 0,!34)# 3#2%7 "/4( -!$% 7)4( ! (/,% 05.#(%2 (P5.#( & D)%). T(% 42!#+ #/6%23 (!6% "%%. $)30/3%$ /&, ',5).' ).34%!$ !. E6%2'2%%. 342)0 (0,25-- 4()#+). T(% !2-/2).' /. 4(% %8(!534 /. 4(% 3)$% /& 4(% (5,, (!3 "%%. 2%#/.3425#4%$ 7)4( ! 3492%.% 3(%%4. T(% %8(!534 )3 *534 !. E6%2'2%%. 2/$. 34-39 ING HOTCHKISS H-39:PI.F 10/05/13 12:58 P!gina 35 I carefully followed the instruction sheet assembly sequence, but I soon found out that if I’d put the bogies in the assigned place I would definitely run the risk of getting a misaligned axis. In order to avoid this I had to sand the unions until I got the right position for all pieces. When I glued the bulbous pieces that conform the base of the tractor wheels, in the front part of the frame I had to convey the smolten effect on the steel planks by using putty on the joints and sanding the surface even. I soon found out that the tractor wheels would also be off centered if I followed the manufacturer’s instruc- tions, so I forgot the instruction sheet and centered these minding the trans- mission. I also had to use some putty and sandpaper on the front part of the fra- me to unify the surfaces and later on I took a scribber and clearly marked the welding lines between the smolten pie- ces. On the rear I also used this tool to create the joint line between the com- bat chamber and the motor compart- ment. I replaced the two sheet hatch (a typical German modification) for a standard French dome from an old Renault R-35 manufactured by Heller. It is a startling coincidence that this piece fits perfectly on the Trumpeter kit’s turret. 36 COLOR CHART TAMIYA (acrylics) X-6 orange XF-1 flat black XF-3 flat yellow XF-9 hull red XF-12 J.N. grey XF-50 field blue XF-63 German grey XF-64 red brown MODEL AIR (acrylics) 59 matt varnish THE FILTER (enamels) P242 tan HUMBROL (enamels) 29 matt dark earth 502 ABTEILUNG (oils) 1 snow white 20 faded dark yellow 25 brick red color 35 buff color 70 dark rust 100 faded grey TITAN (oils) 80 asphalt MIG PRODUCTIONS (pigments) P027 light dust P033 dark mud P037 Gulf War sand T(% 7%,$).' 342)0 /. 4(% ,/7%2 0!24 /& 4(% 4522%4 (!3 "%%. 2%#2%!4%$ 7)4( 4(% 4)0 /& !. -!#4/ +.)&% #/..%#4%$ 4/ ! 3-!,, %,%#42)# 7%,$).' -!#().%. (3%% P!.:%2 A#%3/A2-/2 M/$%,3 )335% N 11). T(% /6%2!,, !.4) 2534 02)-).' ,//+ (!3 "%%. #/.6%9%$ 7)4( T!-)9!’3 F-9 4/.%$ $/7. 7)4( F-3. D)&&%2%.4 .5!.#%3 (!6% "%%. #2%!4%$ 7)4( T!-)9!’3 F-64 !.$ -6. 34-39 ING HOTCHKISS H-39:PI.F 10/05/13 12:58 P!gina 36 I finally I chose to dispose of the pathetic vynil tracks (too rigid and long) and replaced them with an exce- llent Friulmodel reference molded on soft metal and composed of individual links. I began the process by airbrushing some priming paint (Tamiya’s XF-12) in several thin layers. Then I customi- zed the vehicle using as a reference a Trackstory monograph (n.5 “Juin 40 l’impossible sursaut”) which offers in page 57 a wonderful profile and a color picture of a very particular H-39. The last H-39’s left the assembly plants with some secondar y imple- ments uninstalled and sporting a “red priming” paint. This is therefore a very interesting subject to reproduce remin- ding me heavily of the “Stalingrad sty- le”, however we should bear in mind that the T-34/76 STZ without paint seem to be just a myth while these H- 39’s were real and there’s photographic proof of it. I began by covering the kit using a mixture of Tamiya’s XF-9 and XF-3 (90/10%). Then I applied different color tones on different areas using first a mixture of XF-9 with a little XF- 64 and then added X-6 to this mixture. Then I created a few basic shadows using well diluted XF-1. I always used my airbrush kit on the process. Then I reproduced the manufactu- ring numerals on the vehicle. I used a Verlinden transfer sheet with numerals on different sizes and then protected these with a thin airbrushed mat var- nish layer. Then I applied a few well diluted filters using Humbrol enamel 29 diluted on the manufacturers own thinner and The Filter’s P242 applied right out of the can. After it had all properly dried up I further altered the base color by “mel- ting” a few oil paint references: 1, 20, 25, 35, 70 and 100 all 502 Abteilung references. The areas of the vehicle that were not primed (wheels and sights for ins- tance) were painted with a mixture of XF-63 and XF-50. Once paint was dry I rubbed these parts with graphite pow- der (pencil lead) using my finger, I masked the turret because I did not want a metal effect there. I finished the job by recreating mud and dirt using Mig Productions’ pig- ments P027, P033 and P037. I also applied in different quantities the ubi- quitous Titan oil reference 80 used to recreate grease. I created a simple and small ground piece to place my armored vehicle inclu- ding in it the turret of a Panzer I that was left from an earlier project. (see Panzer Aces/Armor Models N 16). 37 P AI NT I NG S%2)!, .5-"%23 !2% $29 42!.3&%23 02/4%#4%$ ,!4%2 /. 7)4( ! ,!9%2 /& -!4 6!2.)3(. 34-39 ING HOTCHKISS H-39:PI.F 10/05/13 12:58 P!gina 37 38 T(% 342%.'4( /& 4(% 02)-).' (!3 "%%. 4/.%$ $/7. 53).' "2/7. #/,/2%$ %.!-%, &),4%23 !00,)%$ 7)4( ! "253(. D)24 !.$ -5$ (!6% "%%. 2%#2%!4%$ 53).' M)' P2/$5#4)/.3’ 0/7$%2%$ 0)'-%.43. I &).)3(%$ 4(% */" "9 !00,9).' /), !.$ '2%!3% 34!).3 -!$% 7)4( 4(% 535!, 4%#(.)15%. 34-39 ING HOTCHKISS H-39:PI.F 10/05/13 12:58 P!gina 38 39 BIBLIOGRAPHY - DANJOU, Pascal, “Juin 40, l´impossible sursaut”, in Trackstory No. 5, Editions du Barbotin, Ballainvilliers, France, 2006. - DANJOU, Pascal, “Chars Hotchkiss, H35, H39”, in Trackstory No. 6, Editions du Barbotin, Ballainvilliers, France, 2007. - BINGHAM, James, "Chars Hotchkiss, H35, H39 and Somua S35" in AFV Weapons No. 36. Profile Publications Ltd. Berkshire, U.K., 1971. P/,)3(%$ -%4!, /. 4(% 42!#+ 3%#4)/.3 (!3 "%%. -!$% "9 3!.$).' $29 0!).4 5.4), 7% #!. 3%% 4(% 3/&4 -%4!, 5.$%2.%!4(. M%4!, 0)%#%3 7)4(/54 02)-).' 0!).4 (!6% "%%. 0!).4%$ 7)4( ! -)8452% /& F-64 !.$ F-50. T(%3% (!6% !,3/ "%%. 42%!4%$ 53).' '2!0()4% 0/7$%2 !00,)%$ 7)4( "!2% &).'%23. 34-39 ING HOTCHKISS H-39:PI.F 10/05/13 12:58 P!gina 39 On October the 19th 1944, the sch. SS-Pz. Abt. 103 received its first four Tiger II. On the following month, the battalion was renamed as sch. SS-Pz. Abt. 503, and between December of that year and January 1945 it was finally equipped with 35 additional units reaching a total amount of 39 Tiger Ausf. B. By: José Manuel Flores Pérez Picture credits: Jordi Escarré González Alpine 1/35 n October the 19th 1944, the sch. SS-Pz. Abt. 103 received its first four Tiger II. On the following month, the battalion was renamed as sch. SS-Pz. Abt. 503, and between December of that year and January 1945 it was finally equipped with 35 additional units reaching a total amount of 39 Tiger Ausf. B. On January the 25th the unit was transferred to the Oriental Front, where it saw bloody fighting on the area of O O The front right corner of the hull of this Tiger II is a resin copy. The handle of the hatch is made of copper wire and the protection of the periscope is a Plasticard strip. The clasp for the axe is made with three Aber photo etched pieces. 40 Neu Stettin that saw the escape of the refugees coming from the east of Prus- sia. Throughout the night from February the 17th to the 18th 1945, the sch. SS- Pz.Abt. 503 were transported on the railway to Danzig. During the combats that took place in this city (between the districts of Oliwa and Wrzesszcz) and Sopot, the SS-Untersturmführer Karl Brommann Commander of the 1st Company destroyed 65 tanks and mobile guns (including a few T-34 from the 1st Polish Armored Brigade), 44 artillery pieces and 15 transport vehi- cles. Because of this, Brommann was awarded with the Knight’s Cross. This is an excellent resin figure up to the usual standards of Alpine Minia- tures. It has very fine details and an overall high quality level. He is dressed in leather clothes and has a bandage on his head, something that matches the pictures of the real life “Tiger ace” Karl Bromman, I only had to modify the shoulder pieces to portray the SS- Ustuf rank (NCO) and put a cigarette on his left hand. I used Model Color acrylics. For the flesh tones I began with 876 as my base color, and kept adding 815 for the highlights. Then I added 814 highly diluted in water for the shadows. Then I took care of the leather clothes with a mixture of 950, 872 and 841 which I lighted up by increasing the amount of the last two colors for the highlights. I used some 856 for the final highlights and for creating a few worn areas. I used a brush soaked with just water and rubbed i t agai nst the cl othes (insisting in some areas and neglecting others) to create the natural satin gloss of leather. This is a much better system than using gloss varnish, because you’ll get a fake looking shine. Afterwards I shaded using highly diluted 950. I painted the 43 type cap using a mixture of 950 and 988; I used greater amounts of the last color for the high- lights and water diluted 950 for the shades. The skull in the front and the eagle were done with 883, and then this was lighted up with 951. I also used 883 to paint the small officer’s rope around the upper rim of the cap. The front buttons (2) I painted with Gunze Sangyo’s 213. The bandage (988) was highlighted with 951 in several applications and then I dirtied it with 962 to simulate blood. The belt, holster and boots were painted with 984 mixed with a little 950. I added greater amounts of the first color for the highlights and ulti- mately added 856 which was finally used “plain” to do a few scratches. I took care of the shadows using 950 highly diluted in water. I finished the figure with a light staining of the lower areas, the back of his pants and the elbows on the jacket using pastel earth tones. I decided to place the star figure in his Tiger II, or rather a piece of it cut to measure with a small saw and glued on a 4x4cm base. I already had a styrene Dragon kit for the purpose. I was not exactly ecstatic about bashing this high quality kit, so I kindly asked the favor to my friends in M4 Models of repro- ducing a corner of it in resin. I have not much to add about the painting of the portion of the vehicle because I basically followed the stan- dard procedures reviewed elsewhere in previous issues of this magazine. 41 F I G U R E BACKGROUND KITS USED Figure: - Late War Waffen-SS Panzer NCO 1, Alpine Miniatures ref. 35045 1/35 scale. P&,1,#1!�: - German (WWII) clamps and clasps. Aber ref. 35A20. A!!#00,/'#0: - Sd.Kfz. 182 King Tiger Henschel Turret. Dragon ref. 6208. T&# 0&,2)"#/ -'#!#0 &a3# ##+ -a'+1#" 883, a+" 1&# -'+( ,$$'!#/’0 /,-# ,+ 1&# !a- (*'512/# ,$ 926 a+" 951) #),+%0 1, 1&# a/*,/#" 1/,,-0. 40- 42 ING KARL BROMMANN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:03 Pgina 41 42 BIBLIOGRAPHY - SCHNEIDER, Wolfgang. Tigers in combat II, J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc., Manitoba, Canada, 1998. - BITOH, Mitsuru. “Panzerkampfwagen Tiger”, en Achtung Panzer No. 6, Dai Nippon Caiga Co., Japan, 1999. - TERUI, Yoshihiro & B.S.K. Uniforms of the SS 1938- 1945, Dai Nippon Kaiga Co., Japan, 1998. - BUFFETAUT, Yves. “Normandie, juin 44 la Bataille de Caen, 1. La cote 112”, en Armes Militaria Hors Serie No. 58, Histoire & Collections, Paris, 2005. T&# 0a1'+ ),,( ,+ 1&# )#a1&#/ %a/*#+10 &a0 ##+ ,1a'+#" 6 /2'+% a !)#a+ 4a1#/ 0,a(#" /20& ,+ 1&# )#a1&#/ 02/$a!#0. O+ 1&# 2--#/ #"%# ,$ 1&# #)1 I’3# !/#a1#" a &'%&)'%&1 20'+% 856, 1&# 2!()# &a0 ##+ -a'+1#" 4'1& G2+7# Sa+%6,’0 213. T&# $'%2/#’0 $'3# ,’!),!( 0&a",4 &a0 ##+ !/#a1#" 4'1& -a'+1 3#')0 ,+ 876 a+" 841. COLOR CHART MODEL COLOR (acrylics) 814 burnt cad. red 815 basic skintone 841 Andrea blue 856 ochre brown 872 chocolate brown 876 brown sand 883 silver grey 926 red 950 black 951 white 984 flat brown 988 khaki GUNZE SANGYO (acrylics) 213 stainless 40- 42 ING KARL BROMMANN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:03 Pgina 42 46 The Kl. Pz. Bef. Wg. was a small armored command vehicle built on the frame of a Panzer I Ausf. B. It was originally designed for training purposes, but needs forced it into combat. It was first used on the Spanish Civil War where its weapon and armoring deficiencies when contending against Soviet tanks was soon seen. By: Mario Gabás Ruiz Pictures by: Raúl Fernández Ruiz Color Profiles: Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo Dragon 1/35 47 ater on, during the Polish and West campaigns, only the supe- rior training and advanced war- fare techniques employed by the Ger- man Army allowed this vehicle to work as an efficient weapon. This vehicle however was consi dered obsol ete although it also took part on the North African campaign and the “Barbarossa” operation where it didn’t actually play a major role. The frame of the Panzer I was used to bui l d command vehi cl es, tank hunters, self propelled guns, anti- air- craft and ammunition chores, etc. Among all these I always had a soft spot for the “Panzerbefehlswagen”. I especially liked the late run of it with a huge antenna on its upper part and a few additional armoring planks on its front. So as soon as the Chinese manu- facturer Dragon Kits put this vehicle on the market I bought it fast; here you’ve got the results. This is a new generation kit with excellent details and a perfect fit. In order to add some more detai l I employed Lion Roar’s photo etched sheet. I also changed the tracks for a specific Modelkasten reference. I began as usual with the barge and wheels which are very well reproduced. In fact this is the first time that a Panz- er I styrene kit includes the guides for the tensor wheel s. Thi s assembl y phase didn’t offer complications and I just changed the bogies axis for the corresponding photo etched piece. I continued building the main struc- ture. You have to be very watchful, because Dragon instruction sheets are generally confusing and you can’t fig- ure out correctly which pieces to use for each of the three versions possible. I recommend you to do your own research and look for pictures of the real thing. Once I was clear about the pieces I followed the instructions and assembled it all. In the commander’s armored dome I put some welding lines using heat stretched plastic rods glued with Tamiya liquid glue (See Hobby kit school Panzer Aces/Armor Models issue number 22). I textured these using the tip of a knife. Then I gl ued the Photo etched armored shields in the lower areas of the front and in the commander’s dome. I also added the wires for the headlights and the antenna’s support. In order to give some personality to the vehicle I changed the front and rear O- 2(% +%&2 #!1%,!2% (!2#( I (!$ $)&&)#3+2)%1 !$!/2)-' $%#!+1. I2 )1 !$4)1!"+% 2. 31% M)#0. S%2 !-$ M)#0. S.+ 1/!0)-'+7. T(% 5%+$)-' +)-%1 .- 2(% #.,,!-$%0’1 $.,% (!4% "%%- 0%#0%!2%$ 5)2( (%!2 120%2#(%$ /+!12)# 120)/1. O-#% 2(%1% 5%0% '+3%$ )- /+!#%, 2%6230% 5!1 !$$%$ 5)2( ! *-)&%. A S S E M B L Y L L 46-53 ING Kl Pz Bef :PzI.F 10/05/13 13:04 Pgina 47 48 parts of the fenders for those included in the Lion Roar photo etched sheet. This is a tiresome thing to do, but the results are well worth it. I decided to leave one missing to simulate combat damage. Now I only had to place the anten- na. I used a tin rod included in the Lion Roar set. I had to bend this antenna and adapt it to its proper measure- ments, but once in place it looked splendid. The kit was now ready for the decisive painting stage. For quite some time now, I wanted to portray an Afrika Korps armored vehicle with considerable wear. I want- ed to do one of the vehicles used on the initial stages of the African fight. During this period, German vehicles were painted with the classic European dark grey scheme or were covered with sand colored paint from varied origins. The first thing I did was to prime the kit by airbrushing Humbrol enamel 64. This priming helps you detect any possible assembly bloopers such as leftover plastic flake, glue remains, etc. Priming also covers and integrates all photo etched parts, and offers a solid base for acrylic paint which will come in later. Then I airbrushed an overall layer of Tamiya’s XF-63, toned down with XF-2. I protected this layer from future ageing processes by airbrushing Tamiya’s gloss varnish on top of it. After the decals were in place (The lateral gates gave me lots of trouble and had to use great amounts of Micro Set and Micro Sol liquids in order to adapt decals to these surfaces) I protected them with a new layer of gloss varnish. From this point on things got a little difficult; as you’ll surely remember I wanted to portray a vehicle with an aged layer of sand color paint that reveals underneath ample areas show- ing the original German Grey paint scheme. I studied for this several tech- niques, and even tested some on the kit, but was not convinced with the results. I finally settled on the tech- nique used to paint the StuG. III Ausf. B which appeared in the previous issue. I airbrushed a mixture of Humbrol enamels 81 and 94 on the entire kit. When this layer of paint had dried to touch (30 or 60 minutes later) I partial- ly removed it using a couple of stiff brushes soaked on enamel thinner. I worked harder on some areas to get dif- ferent degrees of wear, and also varied the amount of thinner in order to get different effects. This was finally more work than I bargained for, and the con- trast between grey and sand color was stronger than I thought. Fortunately the following ageing processes integrated the difference between both colors, gaining in realistic looks. I allowed paint to dry up for a few days, and then I applied a few hand- made paint filters. I used the three tones included in the Sin Industries fil- ter set for Afrika Korps vehicles. When using these filters, do bear in mind that the kit will become slightly darker after each application. I continued to age O)+ !-$ '0%!1% 12!)-1 5%0% /+!#%$ .- 2(% ,.2.0’1 #.4%0. O- 2(% &0.-2 !0%! .& 2(% (3++, 0)'(2 )- &0.-2 .& 2(% 20!-1,)11).- (!2#( I’4% 0%/0.$3#%$ ! -3,"%0 .& $)02 20!)+1. P(.2.%2#(%$ /!021 !0% ,.12 -%#%11!07 2. '%2 2(% 0)'(2 $%2!)+1 .- 2(% 1,.*% 1#0%%- $%4)#% .- 2./ .& 2(% %6(!312. P A I N T I N G 46-53 ING Kl Pz Bef :PzI.F 10/05/13 13:04 Pgina 48 49 paint by melting oil paint with a brush. This technique invented by Carlos de Diego some fifteen years ago is known by all hobbyists around the globe so I’m not going to give you further expla- nations. I used two earth tones 45 and 46, 1, 21, 7A and 35. I used the last paint reference to smooth out the tran- sition between German gray and sand. Now the vehicle looked like it had seen some action, but I still had to wear it down some more: I needed a few paint chips and scratches. It’s always better to fall short than to overdo these effects, so I directly copied these from pictures of the real thing (not necessarily the self same unit though) and used Panzer Aces acrylic 302. Afterwards I created a number of dirt trails using oil paint, acrylics and even powdered pigments, especially on the front area of the hull which takes up the worst beatings. The armored vehicle was almost ready except for some details and the application of color pigments which I had yet to take care of. Before I got to it I eliminated some unwanted gloss by airbrushing two ver y thin layers of Marabu mat varnish. While varnish dried up (I usually allow a few days just to make sure) I painted the tools and fuel cases using specific Panzer Aces acrylics. Dirt became thus the final stage, and I took care of it with Mig Produc- tions pigments P027, P028, P030 and P234. I began applying these on the lower areas of the vehicle where I applied a dense mixture of these pig- ments on the brand’s own thinner which can be used to do washes with it. I went over several times with my brush but being careful not to overdo it KITS USED K)2: - Sd. Kfz. 265 Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen, Dragon ref. 6218, 1/35 scale. P(.2.%2#(%1: - Sd.Kfz. 265 Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I/w Matel Frame Antenna, Lion Roar ref. LE 35057. T0!#*1: - Pz.Kpfw, IB, Modelkasten ref. SK-32. A##%11.0)%1: - 3mm Light Lenses, Greif Accessories ref. GF 204A. - German cases 1st run, M4 Models ref. 35022. D)02 "!1)#!++7 !##3,3+!2%1 .- 2(% (.0)8.-2!+ 130&!#%1. 46-53 ING Kl Pz Bef :PzI.F 10/05/13 13:05 Pgina 49 50 COLOR CHART T(% 4%()#+%’1 (%!$+)'(21 (!4% "%%- #.,/+%,%-2%$ 5)2( 3,, G0%)& A##%11.0)%1 +%-1%1. T(%1% !0% &)6%$ )- /+!#% 31)-' 5()2% '+3%. T(% +.5%0 !0%!1 .& 2(% 4%()#+% (!4% ! $%-1% ,)6230% .& /.5$%0%$ #.+.0 /)',%-21 .- %-!,%+ 2()--%0. T()1 )1 (.5 5% #!- #.-4%7 $)02 .0 1!-$ #+312%01. HUMBROL (enamels) 33 matt black 34 matt white 64 matt light grey 81 matt pale yellow 94 matt brown yellow TAMIYA (acrylics) X-22 smoke XF-2 flat qhite XF-63 German grey PANZER ACES (acrylics) 302 dark rust 307 red tail light 308 green tail light 310 old wood 311 new wood 315 light mud 316 dark mud MODEL COLOR (acrylics) 871 leather brown SIN INDUSTRIES (enamels) P403 filter set Afrika Korps MIR (oils) 1 titanium white 7A cadmium yellow deep 21 cinnabar green 45 raw umber 46 burnt umber 50 bitume 502 ABTEILUNG (oils) 35 buff MIG PRODUCTIONS (pigments) P027 light dust P028 Europe dust P030 beach sand P234 rubbel dust MARABU (varnish) 110805 matt varnish 46-53 ING Kl Pz Bef :PzI.F 10/05/13 13:05 Pgina 50 BIBLIOGRAPHY - BRANDFORD, George R. Armour Camouflage & Markings: North Africa, 1940- 1943, Arms and Armour Press, London, 1976. 51 because I wanted to recreate clusters of sand and not mud. Then I dirtied light- ly the upper part of the kit; I prepared a mixture of pigments which I spread with a brush, and then smeared it using a brush soaked in thinner. I did it by setting this on the corners of the armored surface and on those areas that usually accumulate dirt. I finished by doing an oil mixture of 50 and gloss varnish, to create grease and fuel spills and then used a soft penci l to si mul ate wear on some edges. I would like to end this review by thanki ng mi fri end Lui s Fernando Solanas for his wise advice and com- ments, which makes this hobby doubly fun when we get together on Sundays in the Agrupación Artística Aragonesa. G%0,!-1 $0%5 ! 5()2% #0.11 .- 2(% #!1%1 #.-2!)-)-' 5!2%0. S.,%2),%1 2(%7 !+1. /!)-2%$ ! 9: 0)'(2 "7 2(% ./%-)-' 5()#( 12..$ &.0 !11%0 (5!2%0). 46-53 ING Kl Pz Bef :PzI.F 10/05/13 13:06 Pgina 51 S.&2 /%-#)+ +%!$ (!1 "%%- 31%$ 2. #.-4%7 &0)#2).- )- ,%2!+ !0%!1 13#( !1 2(% 2%%2( .& %!#( 20!#* 1%#2).- !-$ 1.,% /0.23"%0!-2 %$'%1 )- 2(% !0,.0)-'. B!1% #.+.0 &.0 2(% 20!#*1 )1 M.$%+ C.+.0 !#07+)# 871. I2 (!1 "%%- ')4%- 1%4%0!+ %!02( #.+.0%$ .)+ 5!1(%1 !-$ M)' P0.$3#2).-1 /)',%-2 5!1(%1. 52 46-53 ING Kl Pz Bef :PzI.F 10/05/13 13:06 Pgina 52 K+.P8.B%&.'. (S$.K&8. 265), P.+!-$, S%/2%,"%0 1939. K+.P8.B%&.'. (S$.K&8. 265), P8.R'2. 5, 21. P8.D)4., G!,"30, L7")!, N.4%,"%0 1941. 53 46-53 ING Kl Pz Bef :PzI.F 10/05/13 13:07 Pgina 53 54 This PTO Sherman is one of those models I’ve always wanted to build and was delighted to see Dragon release it; I had purchased it primarily based on the box art and the 250 parts listed, as the typical 700-1000 part Dragon kits tend to scare me off. By: Steve Palffy Pictures by the auther Dragon 1/35 ow there is some debate as to whether the marines used this late production 75mm gun 47 degrees hull plate M4A2? Well the reference I have you can’t tell the difference between M4A3 and M4A2, you can’t see the rear hull (diffe- rent exhausts)either because off rem- nants of wading trunks (snorkel) or the lighting or shadows, there are also few if any ? photos or movies of the rear upper deck (smaller doors on M4A2), and as far as documentaries they are basically only referred to as Tanks if the word Sherman is even used, let alone M4A2 or A3 etc. Now for the paint, there are quite a few images of three color Sher- man’s (black and white) and sand and green or just green in color, but I know I’ve seen green, red brown and sand ones somewhere! I just really liked the box art so a camouflage of red brown, sand and green plus the addition of plank armour, hatch spikes and sandbag armour it would be! DID I SAY I REALLY LIKED THE BOX ART! I have noticed that the box art on the vast majority of the Dragon kits I have purchased are all painted in the same style. This kit was a nice easy straight for- ward build just study and follow the ins- tructions, just a few minor things to watch for Part A41 the tow hitch should be glued on with the release handle facing up. Parts A66 idler mounts should be glued to give some tension to the track. Trim a little off the bottom of parts C4 rear lamps or the guards will not fit. Glue part B20 inside turret first then gun mantlet parts from outside. You will have heaps of spare parts left over, double check instructions so that you didn’t forget any. 55 A S S E M B L Y M.#$+ !$%.0$ /(-2, 1-#!&1, 1/(*$1 -# /+-* 0,.30. M.#$+ !$%.0$ /(-2, -("$ 2. '4$ 2.5 "!+$ (-"+3#$# (- *(2. P+-* 0,.30 ##$# %0., 1'$$2 1270$-$ -.2$ #$2(+ +1. .- (-1(#$ .% 5'$$+1. N 54-61 ING SHERMAN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:11 Página 55 The first step in painting is a good base or primer coat in this case because of the metal parts Tamiya spray primer was used. Airbrushing All colors used for airbrushing are Tamiya: Using my Tamiya spray work Hg-T airbrush, starting with Buff for all the running gear, tracks and lower hull, this was then followed by deck tan for the light camouflage color, next the green (field grey gives a nice faded green color) was applied by first outlining the pattern and then coloring inside the lines, the same was repeated using NATO brown. A panel fade of mostly thinner, white and deck tan was then applied (after some chips and scratches added by brush). Adding detail Resin 75mm ammunition crates were added as part of rear deck armour. Hatch spikes These were welded on the real vehi- cle so that satchel charges could not be placed directly on the hatches the space created between the two preventing them from being blown open. Using 0.3mm drill bit in pin vice holes were drilled into all hatches. Short pieces of 0.3mm copper wire were then glued into this using instant glue. Copper wire is then trimmed to length with side cutters, and then bent to desired angle. Plank armour Additional plank armour was added to the bogies, this was fabricated from 1.5mm sheet styrene, and the grain applied by dragging hack saw blades down its length, also knots, scrapes etc using knife point. Bolts were added, removing/shea- ring them from the plethora of unused left over kit parts. Planks were then attached to bogies using 1.5mm styrene scrap as spacer. Sandbags These were simply made by rolling out some epoxy two parts putty into 5mm noodles. Cutting these into 10mm long pie- ces. Slightly rounding off the edges. Gently press knife blade around for seams. Slightly flatten them. Push them gently into place on the model. Using blade creases are added. A knot is attached by rolling a small ball of putty attaching it to one end and indenting it with blade. 56 P A I N T I N G D$"* 2- (1 (0!031'$# .-2. 0$1 2'2 5(++ 0$2(- +(&'2 ",.3%+&$ ".+.0. T'$ $-2(0$ ,.#$+ (1 &(4$- /0(,$0 ".2 .% T,(7 1/07 /0(,$0, 2'(1 1$04$1 2. &(4$ &..# #'$1(.- %.0 %.++.5(-& /(-2 -# ++.51 7.3 2. $1(+7 1/.2 -7 &/1 .0 (,/$0%$"2(.-1. O5$0 '3++ -# 20"*1 0$ &(4$- ".2 .% !3%%. KIT USED Kit: - USMC M4A2 PTO Late, Dragon ref. 6462, 1/35 scale. 54-61 ING SHERMAN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:11 Página 56 57 Tracks were given a random coat of titanium. Note: panel fade concentrates color to the center of thing leaving edges dar- ker or base color. Brush work All colors used are Vallejo: Chipping and scratches of dark sand on wooden areas only and bronze green on everything else. Tools, metal parts: bronze green light dry brush of oily steel, wooden Handles: Iraqi sand streaked with vermi- llion. Spare track: bronze green. Sandbags: stone grey. Crates: dark and Iraqi sand. Headlights: off white followed by oily steel wash. Rear lights: upper: vermillion, lower bronze green. Rubber road wheels: bronze green Drive sprocket teeth and idler: bron- ze green edged with oily steel. Exhaust: spotting and chipping of bronze green. Note: bronze green is very dark gre- en\ grey almost a faded black. T'$ &0$$- 0$1 0$ %(012 .32+(-$# -# 2'$- ".+.0$# (-, I , 31(-& %($+# &0$7 1 (2 &(4$1 -("$ %#$# &0$$- !1$ 2. 5$2'$0 .4$0. A /-$+ %#$ .% #$"* 2-, 5'(2$ -# 2'(--$0 (1 //+($# !7 (0!031'. U1(-& %(-$ !031' ++ #$2(+1 0$ /(-2$# (- 12.-$ &0$7 %.0 1-#!&1 -# !0.-8$ &0$$- %.0 ,$2+ 2..+1. U1(-& %(-$ !031', 1"02"'$1 .% !0.-8$ &0$$- 0$ //+($# 2. $4$072'(-& -# #0* 1-# 2. )312 2'$ /+-*1. NATO !0.5- (1 2'$- //+($#. 54-61 ING SHERMAN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:11 Página 57 58 Weathering Using airbrush a panel fade off mostly thinner and white was applied to sandbags, crates and randomly strea- ked on vehicle. An oil wash of burnt umber was applied to everything followed by pin- point washes of black and Sienna; tracks were given a second Sienna wash. Dark sand was diluted with water and pin point washed into tracks and wheels. Final touches A little exhaust staining was added, also some grass roots and litter to the base, thread was also added to tie down sandbags and crates. Al final sobran montones de piezas para el cajón de sastre, hay que compro- bar bien las instrucciones para no olvi- darse de pegar alguna pieza necesaria. W(2' (0!031' "02$1 -# 1-# !&1 0$ &(4$- /-$+ %#$ .% 5'(2$. T'0$# 0./$1 0$ 2'$- 2($# (-. T0"*1 0$ #07 !031'$# .(+7 12$$+ .4$0 2(2-(3, 1(+4$0 .4$0 !3%%. U1(-& +0&$ !031' !30-2 3,!$0 .(+ 51' (1 //+($# .4$0 $-2(0$ ,.#$+. P(-/.(-2 51'$1 .% S($--, !30-2 3,!$0 -# !+"* .(+1 0$ 2'$- //+($#. U1(-& 1(+4$0 /$-"(+ 4$07 %(-$ 1"02"'$1 0$ //+($# 0.3-# '2"'$1 -# .2'$0 '(&' 5$0 0$1. R3!!$0 0.# 5'$$+1 0$ /(-2$# !0.-8$ &0$$-. 54-61 ING SHERMAN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:11 Página 58 59 Ground work consists of cellulose clay, using a stiff brush applied over cling wrap so that it can be removed once dry to make painting easier. After it has set for about half an hour vehicle is pushed into it to leave track marks. Palm plants Logs/trunks are made by slightly cut- ting into dowel using little pressure with a pair of side cutters. Leaves/fronds are made by pushing feathers into base or in case of large palm gluing them to trunk. Base painting Entire base is airbrushed buff follo- wed by deck tan, leaves/fronds NATO green An oil wash of burnt umber liberally applied. Pin point washes of black, primarally to trunks, G R O U N D P+, +.&1 0$ 1(,/+7 #.5$+ 2'2 (1 (-#$-2$# !7 1(#$ "322$01 ("0$2(-& 0(-&1). W'(+$ 12(++ 5$2 "$++3+.1$ "+7 !1$ (1 2$6230$# 5(2' 12(%% !031', 4$'("+$, /+, +.&1, #$!0(1 -# /+, %0.-#1 0$ +1. (-1$02$#. B30-2 3,!$0 51' (1 //+($# 2. $-2(0$ !1$, %.++.5$# !7 0-#., 1/.21 .% 1($-- -# 2'$ /+, 203-*1 0$ &(4$- +(&'2 51' .% !+"*. E-2(0$ !1$ (1 (0!031'$# !3%% %.++.5$# !7 '(&'+(&'2(-& .% #$"* 2-; /+, %0.-#1 0$ /(-2$# NATO &0$$-. A 51' .% !30-2 3,!$0 .(+ /(-2 -# .#.0+$11 1.+4$-2 (1 ,(6$# 3/ (- - .+# 13"$0. 54-61 ING SHERMAN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:11 Página 59 60 T,(7 5$2'$0(-& 1$2 (1 31$# 2. //+7 1..2 )312 !.4$ $6'3121 .- 0$0 /+2$. D0* 1-# #(+32$# 5(2' 52$0 (1 !031'$# (-2. 2'$ 20"*1 -# +.5$0 03--(-& &$0. T'$ $-2(0$ ,.#$+ (1 (0!031'$# ,22 40-(1' ,(6$# 5(2' 52$0. C.,/+$2$ PTO S'$0,- ,.#$+ 0$#7 %.0 #(1/+7. 54-61 ING SHERMAN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:12 Página 60 61 COLOUR CHART TAMIYA (spray) AS18 light grey TAMIYA (acrylics) X-32 titanium silver XF-2 flat white XF-55 deck tan XF-57 buff XF-65 field grey XF-67 NATO green XF-68 NATO brown MODEL COLOR (acrylics) 520 matt varnish 819 Iraqui sand 847 dark sand 865 oily steel 884 stone grey 897 bronze green 947 red REMBRANDT (oils) 54092 burnt umber 54112 burnt Sienna 57012 black TAMIYA (wet pigments) 87080 soot R3- 57 (2 '1 1/(*$19 H$#+,/1 5$0$ /(-2$# !1$ ".2 .%% 5'(2$, .(+7 12$$+ 51' %.++.5$# !7 !+"* .(+ 51'. N.2$ 2'$ '$47 12(-1 %0., 2'$ !.,! 2'0.5$0 .- 2'$ 2300$2. 54-61 ING SHERMAN:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:12 Página 61 here are a number of products in the market that deal with decals in order to conceal this unwanted effect. We are talking about some special liquid that soften this transparent rim or film and help it “fit” into the surface that the decal has been applied to. No matter how rugged the surface might be, these liquid soften the decal and help it adhere to the surface. These products are made by several brands. These products usually work well but we should bear in mind that unfor- tunately decals sometimes have a very thick transparent film. When this is the case, the edge of the decal has a tiny bump around it which makes it look pretty unrealistic. This can sometimes be concealed by further trimming the decal using a brand new X-acto knife. This “cutting to measure” is relatively simple to do when we’re dealing with a German cross, an American star, block numerals, etc. This is the most efficient way to get rid of this transparent rim and keep only the printed motif which is just what we need. What happens when the motif has hollow areas on the inside or it’s just too complex to trim with a knife? In this case we will have to use varnish to con- ceal the film. This is a simple process and results are usually very satisfactory. You just have to chose the right varnish, clean well your airbrush kit and be a lit- tle neat. I recommend acrylic varnish, because enamels can be ruined during the weat- hering process, like when you’re using turpentine, White Spirit or enamel thin- ner. This will only give ruinous results. First you’ll have to airbrush gloss var- nish in two thin layers, but only on the areas where decals belong. Varnish should be thinned 50% using the brand’s specific thinner. Once varnish dries up to touch (better still if we can T T Whe# +e a%%!- deca!' $# a i( +e 'h$)!d bea& i# "i#d (ha( $#ce +e’&e d$#e +i(h (he %ai#(i#g %&$ce''e' +e a&e )')a!!- ab!e ($ 'ee (he (&a#'%a&e#( &i" $f (he deca! i('e!f. M 62 B-: Fe&#a#d$ G$#.1!e. S1#che. Text by: Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo Pictures by: Fernando Cañellas Planchuelo ADAPTING DECALS odelling Lessons The %&$d)c(' e"%!$-ed f$& deca! ada%(a(i$#. We ha*e ch$'e# f$& (he &e*ie+ a# a&"ed *ehic!e c$*e&ed +i(h a &)gged a#(i"ag#e(ic %a'(e ca!!ed /Zi""e&i(0. The a&ea +he&e (he deca! i' g$i#g ($ be fi,ed i' c$*e&ed - a c$)%!e $f !a-e&'- +i(h g!$'' *a&#i'h. The )'e $f (he ai&b&)'h i( i' "$'( #ece''a&- f$& (he *a&#i'h. 62-63 AULA:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:16 Página 62 63 wait two hours), we’ll place the first decal and apply with a brush the liquid we’ve mentioned earlier, brushing the decal several times until it fully adapts to the surface. Leftover liquid can be care- fully removed with a clean brush while pressing against the decal to get rid of unwanted air bubbles. If air bubbles can’t be eliminated with a brush, then we’ll have to puncture the decal with a needle or a knife. Bubbles are however rare on small decals. We do this with every decal applied. Once dry, we airbrush a new layer of gloss varnish (two or three if the film is too thick). This is done to fully integrate the decal with the surface, and then we get rid of the glossy effect by applying a final layer of mat varnish. This technique really conceals the decal’s film and we obtain a much more realistic result. One final recommenda- tion: Wait one or two days before you begin with the weathering treatments. I# (hi' %ic()&e +e’*e a!'$ c)( (he %a%e& ')%%$&( )#de& (he deca! i# $&de& ($ !e( -$) 'ee i( be((e& i# (he %ic()&e. Thi' 'h$)!d #$( be d$#e beca)'e i( $#!- he!%' c)&*e d$+# (he edge' $f (he deca! c&ea(i#g '$"e ada%(a(i$# %&$b!e"'. The (&a#'%a&e#( fi!" a&$)#d (he deca! i' (&i""ed &igh( ($ (he %&i#(ed ')&face. Y$) 'h$)!d )'e a b&a#d #e+ #ife a#d d$#’( e,e&( ($$ ")ch %&e'')&e +he# c)((i#g. O# '(&aigh( edge' i(’' ad*i'ab!e ($ )'e a "e(a! &)!e& ($ g)ide (he c)(. Whe# (he %a%e& ')%%$&( $f (he deca! ha' bee# )#de& +a&" +a(e& f$& ab$)( 30 'ec$#d', +e a%%!- (he deca! ($ (he i( )'i#g a %ai& $f (+ee.e&'. E,ce'' %&$d)c( i' &e"$*ed )'i#g a c$(($# '+ab. Thi' %&$d)c( ha' a (e#de#c- ($ !ea*e '$"e &e"ai#', a#d (ha( i' +h- e,ce'' ha' ($ be &e"$*ed (if %$''ib!e) +i(h a b&)'h. A fi#a! !a-e& $f g!$'' *a&#i'h i#(eg&a(e' (he deca! ($ (he ')&face. The ada%(i#g %&$d)c( i' di'(&ib)(ed (h&$)gh (he deca! )'i#g a b&)'h. Pa'' (he b&)'h 'e*e&a! (i"e' (h&$)gh (he deca! +hi!e e,e&(i#g a '!igh( %&e'')&e. 62-63 AULA:PzI.F 10/05/13 13:17 Página 63 64 editorial editorial Publishing Manager Rodrigo Hernández Cabos Editor in Chief Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo Translated by Andrés Pérez Fernández Have collaborated in this issue: Antonio Tomás Aguilera Cano Javier Redondo Jiménez Octavio Díez Cámara Jordi Escarré González José Manuel Flores Pérez Mario Gabás Ruiz Steve Palffy Fernando González Sánchez Photographers Rodrigo Hernández Cabos Fernando Cañellas Planchuelo Raúl Fernández Ruiz Illustrations Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo Lay Out Raúl Fernández Ruiz KOMMAD S.L. Printed by IBERGRAPHIC 2002 Scanning & Filmsetting ACCIÓN PRESS, S.A. J. David Hernández Chacón Raúl Fernández Ruiz Computer Graphics J.David Hernández Chacón Editorial and Technical Staff, Administration and Advertising ACCIÓN PRESS, S.A. c/Ezequiel Solana, 16 28017 Madrid Tel.: 913 675 708 914 086 135 Fax: 914 085 841
[email protected] Subscriptions North American Subscription MMD-Squadron 1115 Crowley Drive Carrollton, Texas 75011-5010 USA In Spain: Valentín García Báez Tel. +34 913 675 708 Published by ACCIÓN PRESS, S.A ISSN: 1886-4457 The reproduction of the images and texts is prohibited, using any current or future technical medium without written consent of the author. ACCION PRESS, S.A. does not necessarily support its collaborators’ opinions. The vast majority of the vehicles found in this issue are very small models not very highly appreciated by hobbyists, but these have a hobby value greater than its size and respective real life performances. The almost insignificant Italian M13/40 offers a great deal of camouflage and configuration options partly due to the numerous crew attempts to improve its weak armoring. Having a similar size and performance the Type 95 played a crucial part in the initial Japanese war victories: This was a vehicle designed to work in the jungle or successfully cross unstable bridges. This was clearly demonstrated in the conquest of the Malay penninsula, but eventually these vehicles slowly took the role of small static improvised bunkers like the unit featured in this issue. When the Panzer I took part in the Spanish Civil War it already was a dated vehicle. The use of this vehicle as a communications center was a key factor in Europe and in Africa as well. The harshness of this scenario helps create interesting paint and wear effects on scale kits. The Hotchki ss H-39 i s another smal l vehi cl e wi th a wi de range of configurations even if its effective range was highly reduced. However, the variety of French camouflage schemes or the German anti-guerrilla versions make for an interesting vehicle. Two well known middle sized vehicles: the T-34/85 in an intricate Berlin diorama with a number of figures, and on the other hand an American Sherman tank featured in an interesting version used in one of the two final Pacific battle scenarios: Iwo Jima and Okinawa sporting the spectacular three color camouflage scheme used in the Brimstone Island. As usual we include a figure review: a German tank crew member sporting a rare uniform from the German reserve submarine warehouses used also by Panzer crewmen from 1944 onwards. We close this issue with a technical review on handling decals on uneven surfaces. Rodrigo Hernández Cabos 64 ING STAFF:ESP STAFF 10/05/13 13:18 Página 64