Panzer III Ausf J (Early)

Silver medal

Awarded: Silver

Users' choice

This gallery has 4.65% of the users' votes.

By: Stephen Shrimpton

Manufacturer(s): Revell

Modifications: Revell Ausf L backdated to Ausf J Early. Shortened barrel, engine deck hatches turned 90 degrees, vision ports added to turret, splash guard added to hull, stowage rack added to engine deck, and many small details added.

Description: Panzer III Ausf J (early) 3rd Panzer Reg. Russia 1942. Panzer gray vehicle with field applied overspray of dunkelgelb. Painted with Humbrol enamels , weathered with oils and MIG pigments.

Judge 1
Nice and clean build jod. the home made and PE parts are very nice. Base color, and camo is also well done. Dispersian is a bit too wide. Deatails and track are well painted. In case of weathering there are much more oportunities. You painted some chips, but much more could be used. Also more washes, highlights, rainmarks, running rusty effects, ect. could be applied. In the building stage you made a nice detaild job, but not in the weathering stage. It's a chance to improve your skills.
Judge 2
I really like these panzer III's they have beautiful lines. You've made an outstanding job of the construction with everything perfectly in place and alligned. The paint work is expertly applied and the stowage is lively and realistic. Your style lends it self to the light weathering you've applied, it's nicely balanced, with the dust and dirt in all the right places. The dust and dirt could be further improved by adding some more tones and hues to add some visual interest. The only other thing to point out ,and I'm sure you're aware of it, is the number "16" decals don't seem to have bedded down very well - they were probabley to think in the first place. Overall very well done, keep up the good work.
Judge 3
A very tidy conversion with niced detailing and stowage added, making for a very impressive model. Your paintwork too is very competently done, both the camouflage and the detailing. What lets the model down is the weathering. While some chipping is present and is quite nicely done, chipping is almost completely absent around the areas of highest wear, the driver and radio operator's hatches in particular. Likewise the dust coat is flat and rather uninteresting lacking any visible steaking or noticable variation.