No, not some new grading scale, but in reference to the 21c RC Panzer IV...
Many of us remember that awful gray Panzer IV that was a hybrid between a Panzer IV D and Panzer IV H...
I had tried at one point to properly backdate one of these tanks, but it proved difficult due to the turret hatches and other details, so I gave up and realized it would be easier to forward-date the model to a Panzer IV F1 (which still had the short-barreled 75mm gun of the earlier models). This was accomplished namely by removing the turret armor skirting, changing out the front hull plating using parts from the Panzer IV that I recently modified into a Brummbar model. I then modified the commander's hatch using spare pieces.
My end result is not a perfect Panzer IV F1 as it lacks some of the smaller details, but it is something passable and far less of a mutant tank than the original 21c Panzer IV D/H hybrid was
From a Terrible "D" to a Passing "F"
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From a Terrible "D" to a Passing "F"
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Re: From a Terrible "D" to a Passing "F"
Tman, your pictures aren't showing up on my browser. Getting the dreaded box with the x. Might just be my Fisher Price computer from the 1980's. The two D batteries may need replacing. Was anxious to see the results. Rats! Is everyone else but me able to see them???
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Re: From a Terrible "D" to a Passing "F"
Working fine here
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Re: From a Terrible "D" to a Passing "F"
Fixed! There's one of those dialog boxes at the bottom that wants to know if I want to view unsecured content. By habit I just "X" it out.
This time I clicked on "Show Content" and bam! up came the pics.
I must have a super sensative firewall.
What could be unsecured about a few tank pictures?
Go figure.
(Thanks Studly for the reply! You confirmed it was my computer.)
This time I clicked on "Show Content" and bam! up came the pics.
I must have a super sensative firewall.
What could be unsecured about a few tank pictures?
Go figure.
(Thanks Studly for the reply! You confirmed it was my computer.)
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Re: From a Terrible "D" to a Passing "F"
Looking very good tman. Excellent work.
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Re: From a Terrible "D" to a Passing "F"
So, you just need these main variants to get a good run of the Pz IV:
Pzkpfw IV Ausf A-F1 (short-barreled)
Pzkpfw IV Ausf F2-J (long-Barreled) (people could probably scratch their own bits for each subvariant, like roadwheels, turret hatches/cupolas/ bolt-on armor plates, etc.)
Brummbär
Sturmgeschütz IV
Jadgpanzer IV/48 (short)
Panzer IV/70 (V, most common)/(A) (long)
Hornisse/Nashorn
Hummel
Möbelwagen
Wirbelwind
Ostwind
What off that list remains to be produced?
Pzkpfw IV Ausf A-F1 (short-barreled)
Pzkpfw IV Ausf F2-J (long-Barreled) (people could probably scratch their own bits for each subvariant, like roadwheels, turret hatches/cupolas/ bolt-on armor plates, etc.)
Brummbär
Sturmgeschütz IV
Jadgpanzer IV/48 (short)
Panzer IV/70 (V, most common)/(A) (long)
Hornisse/Nashorn
Hummel
Möbelwagen
Wirbelwind
Ostwind
What off that list remains to be produced?
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Re: From a Terrible "D" to a Passing "F"
Hummel, Nashorn and Jagdpanzer would be nice to have. Wirbelwind-kit was made by Matthew. Brummbär and StUG as perfect kits by Sanford.
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