Panzer IV Schurtzen and Kit Possibilities

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:53 am

Hey Guys,

I know one of our fellow board members made some side skirts way back when. I think it was Gary 38.

Does he still make them ? I made a few in the past but never sold them and shelved the project. Is there still a demand for them ? The ones I made had a few rivets on them with the panel lines and also had the first plate pigeoned toed like the original.

How much did he sell them for ? I remmember that his were lazer cut or something like that.

Also , I was hot to trot on more Panzer IV customs. My Wirble wind went over very well . But the Panzer IV's are hard to come by now.So that is why I did not continue with any more Panzer projrcts.

The Hummel is based off of a Panzer but the bottom hull is hollowed out. So I would have to modify the whole bottom hull.

This leaves the boggie wheels and tracks. So if I casts the tracks and wheels all together this is a whole new tank kit.So that would add at least another $60 to a other wise $200-$250. Making the kit $260-$ 310.

But at least you will not have to hunt down and pay for a mother tank.

Any opionions on this?

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:28 am

skirtzen? Is that what Madana wears when she tours in Germany?

(you're going to smash all my british helmets with a hammer now, aren't you..)

usmcchet9296 · Post by **usmcchet9296** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:17 am

I got a Pz4 from a fellow board member
its the tan RC one
missing the rail to mount the skirts but I would be interested if they dont cost a ton of money

1958Zelda · Post by **1958Zelda** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:28 pm

[quote="pickelhaube"]Hey Guys,

I know one of our fellow board members made some side skirts way back when. I think it was Gary 38.

That would be gary1930,he made those and other custom kits .

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:32 pm

1958Zelda wrote:
pickelhaube wrote:Hey Guys,

I know one of our fellow board members made some side skirts way back when. I think it was Gary 38.

That would be gary1930,he made those and other custom kits .

Hey Zelda,

Thanks for the tip.
I ran a search and here is Gary's post.

viewtopic.php?t=7371&start=0

He was offering the skurtz for $12. They are laser cut flat with panel lines. Mine will be pigeon toed as per originals rivets, panel lines AND hangers UNPAINTED for $20 . A little more expensive but a lot more detail.

Or I can do the Plain Jane for $14. I made my originals a few years before I even knew that there was a Ground Pounder web. I can also do the European shape skurtz or the front cut out style if you like so you can have 3 styles to chose from.

Fortunatley or unfortunatly and ETHECLY I do not have a copy of Gary's so you will NOT GET A COPY OF HIS. THIS ALSO MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF

Is there interest ?

Aferguson,

Hmmm.....

usmcchet9296 · Post by **usmcchet9296** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:16 pm

Pickelhaube Id be interested
do you have pictures?

ZBEAR · Post by **ZBEAR** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:20 am

I would be as well my panzer IV just doesn't look right with out skirts

usmcchet9296 · Post by **usmcchet9296** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:21 am

ZBEAR wrote:I would be as well my panzer IV just doesn't look right with out skirts

Yeah it looks like its missing something for sure

digimatt · Post by **digimatt** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:26 am

I'd be interested.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:30 pm

I will try to get some pics up with my schirts.

Any opinions on the cast resin Panzer Mk -IV chassy ?

thehun · Post by **thehun** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:41 pm

These might give you some ideas, To be true to 1/18 scale the skirts would be almost paper thin, even some of these are to thick.
Hun

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:53 am

These look fantastic, this battle damaged look is exactly, what I was thinking of doing with the Side Skirts.
Is there a gallery or thread for all of the Woofer's custom?

thehun · Post by **thehun** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:10 am

PM sent to you Fritzkrieg,

Matthew,
Are you thinking of doing the Skirts with single panels, and battle damage, How much extra $$$$$
Hun

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:49 am

thehun wrote:PM sent to you Fritzkrieg,

Matthew,
Are you thinking of doing the Skirts with single panels, and battle damage, How much extra $$$$$
Hun

No just solid pieces. The way I will make them they should be able to be snapped on the panel lines and make the indivisual panels.

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:52 am

I'd be interested in a prepainted set.

-Ski

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:27 am

Teamski wrote:I'd be interested in a prepainted set.

-Ski

The Hun is the painter .

I am the builder

I am not sure that these will come prepainted. His stuff is custom and the custom paint jobs will not match the stock colors.

I did match the base paint to the original yellow in the Past. But I could never match the green X's.

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:24 pm

The base color for S-1 would do fine.

-Ski

usmcchet9296 · Post by **usmcchet9296** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:07 pm

Id rather they not be painted
pickelhaube would you be making the racks they hang on?

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:37 pm

usmcchet9296 wrote:Id rather they not be painted
pickelhaube would you be making the racks they hang on?

I was not planning to do the racks. Don't all of them come with the racks ?

pathfinder44 · Post by **pathfinder44** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:44 am

I would be interested in the skirts also.

Ken

grockwood · Post by **grockwood** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:47 pm

The RC versions don't have the hull racks.

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