PANZER IV BUILD no 012

[Nick Farrugia]

HI Steve
it is thanks to you and your drawings that i have been able to figure out the brackets ,they have been a great help ,thanks all the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick

[Steve Lewington]

Hi Nick
Thank you for the lovely coment glad you have been able to use the plans to there full Potential .
If I can help in any way bud just ask.
The build is looking good very good.

All the best.

Steve

[Nick Farrugia]

HI to all
have been making the brackets for the dreded side skirts and have finally got them bolted on and the rail hanger for the plates

i have tried to make them as close to the drawings within reason ,i am sure that the more experianced builders will do much better than me ,but i am very pleased with the way they have come together ,of corse i have still got the plates and the handles on the inside to sort out to see if they will fit together properly ,i do hope so any way painted the turet and brackets ,next will be the small brackets that fit to the mudguards to suport the plates at the bottom, just a few more pics of how its looking
well thats it for now all the best to all ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick

[John Fitzsimons]

Stunning job Nick. You have set the bar very high. The shurzen are a daunting task but you pulled it off. Thanks for posting the pictures. With the paint on she looks great. Steves drawings are such a help. Hope to see it in the flesh sometime.

Can't wait to start mine but a few projects to complete first.

[Kent Wiik]

is their a picture out their somewhere that somebody knows about that shows a domed hub on a model j . It wouldnt be a problem to change or make a new flat plate but i do like the domed one , anybody help please )

Hi Nick,

Better late then never...
Domed sprocket caps at Ausf H or J are rare and I know of only one.
This is a Late H or early J from 2 Pzdiv in Normandy #802:



This one is with your dome cap, 4 return rollers and late idler.
Sadly it has the older exhaust as Normandy is to early for Flamvernichters.
This #802 got replacement sprockets at a field repair workshop as photos of her exists with the later type flat caps.

Hope this was of any use
Kind regards
Kent

[Nick Farrugia]

HI JOHN
Thanks for your coments it was tricky with all the angles on the turet and hull but it was well worth doing i think it was a case of trying each template bracket and then making it and fitting and then on to the next, steve,s plans have been very helpfull but be carefull some of the sizes dont corespond with the model or viseversa i have come accross this problem before on models .As long as you are aware of it you can work around it or corect it ,i dont think that i could have done this without steve,s plans they have helped me out no end and made things more clear .carnt wait for you to start yours so i can see howe it s done properly NO PRESURE JOHN ,but i,m expecting great things from you ,after your tiger
all the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick
HI KENT
that is great news i dont know how you do it ,your knoledge of these tanks is amazing not to mention your eye for detail , thank you very mutch, you have made my day .The domed caps are here to stay yipeeeeeee.
great picture as well, thank you for looking it up for me it is realy appreciated best wishes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick

[John Fitzsimons]

I will try my best but your shurzen will be unbeatable. Your build will be a great help when I finally start. I hope to start building a workshop in the spring. I think the Panzer IV is a more difficult build than the Tiger.

[Ray Brown]

one word nick.....wow

how much time a day do you spend on it? i thought my would be done awhile ago but i seem to not spend as much time on it as i thought i would.

i need to update my build pics but will just be showing what you and gunter have done.

cheers

[Derek Attree]

Hi Nick
Those side brackets look briliant

well done

Derek

[michael hilton]

Hello Nick, lovely work, great looking Panzer, I am following your build with interest and enjoying every moment.

Best wishes...Mick

[Robert E Morey]

Nick
The shurtzen brackets look great and very strong looking. They won't be bending or pulling off anytime soon. Thanks for all your posts - l look forward to someday building my P4 with yours as reference! I was just going to suggest machining the hub caps flat, when Kent came to the rescue. Glad to know he's still out there!

Best regards,
Bob

[Nick Farrugia]

HI to all
thanks for the encoragement and coments
HI Ray
i try to do something every night if i can even if its only a small thing just to keep things moving forward some nights i spend about an hour some times a bit more and accasionaly i take a break for tha night weekends vary but can usualy spend about 2 to 3 hours a day once ive done all my chores please do post more pics of your build i would like to see them it doesnt matter if they are the same sort of thing as others and myself are doing its always good to see ,hope to see some pics soon
HI Derek
have you decided to go with the shurtzen on your pz111 i do hope so it would look great
HI BOB
Yes kent came to the rescue on that one (i do believe that hens have teeth now ) thanks Kent.
The brackets a quite sturdy but im using 2mm steel plate for the skirts ,it should be i think about 1.2 or1.5 mm but its what ive got and it didnt cost anything so that was a big bonus for me .I am looking forward to you and johns builds, i just know they will be good from your previous builds ,thanks for looking in allthe best to all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, nick
just two pics of the brackets on the mudguards to help suport the skirts ,next is the skirts them selves and there brackets
one last thing i hadnt relized the plates overlaped eachother ,i noticed this the other night i am so glade i cut the plates bigger than they should have been lady luck must have been waching over me there anyway best wishes to all ,,,,,,,nick

[phil fitzpatrick]

Hi Nick
Your Panzer 1V is looking excellent,you must be really proud of her already,
love all all the bits you are making yourself and she is going to look a cracker
when she is all dressed up
Cheers
Phil

[Nick Farrugia]

HI all
Tanks Phil, talking of all dressed up here,s some pics of my comander ,he,s checking out his future steed and he,s not happy ,NO SEAT, I will have to do something for him ,not been able to do anything today i have been looking after my dog who is getting on and gets upset if left on his own so i,m dog sitting while the misses is out ,this is him his names barnie next pics are of the comander again just so you dont get confused
well i hope your recovery from your op is quick and complete phil all the best to all ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick

[phil fitzpatrick]

Nice Commander Nick,
You will have to do him a seat to stand on,to keep his legs out of the
turret turn gear
Barnie looks a nice old fella and seems quite happy that there are no Tanks
rolling arround the land.
Cheers
Phil