SDKFZ 140 flackpanzer

By: michel MARIE

Manufacturer(s): UM

Description: It's the nice UM kit.I have changed the upper panels for thickness and some rivets loosed in sanding the putty needed for the perfect assembly.The 20mm gun is also detailled and the munition recuperator is also scratched. The sdkfz 140 is a 12 ss panzer division "Hitlerjugen" during the Rots combat in june

Judge 1
The photo’s are well lit and cropped with good angles but they lack depth of field, check out our photo guide for some tips. You’ve done a good job of replacing the lost rivets and the construction is pretty good with only a couple of things to point out, the louvers on the side and some little gaps in the tracks. There is some hair and dust in the paint work and it would benefit from some variation and contrast in the colour. A darker pin wash would help bring out the smaller details and the decal shows some silvering, some decal setting solution would help in this regard. The weathering could be a bit more robust with some more scratches and chips around the crew access areas and also dusty running gear helps with the realism on a summertime vehicle.
Judge 2
Excellent build and construction work. The finish doesn't quite do justice to the build - more contrast around the details with stronger pin washes would help show the excellent construction more clearly.
Judge 3
This is actually a very tricky kit to build, to start the tracks can be hard to line up so you did a good job there (there is enough spares to make a more realistic sag across the top) the tyres are beautifully painted , the tracks look alittle purple but the steel drybrush looks good. on the upper hull there seem to be some traces of glue,on the rail infront of the gun & on the jack & between the mudguard to the upper hull. The two rails & hatches are not aligned correctly & neither are some of the 'turret skirts' although they have great bolt & lock details on them. the edges look alittle raw too & could have been sanded abit more along with the battle damaged vents on the hullside. the gun is well made (the kit seat looks nothing like the real thing & would have been better to scratch that.the shell basket looks great. the camo & weathering with afew streaks looks good, but the hatch paintjob is very thick & the decal on the side is showing alot of film.