Kyle Builds the Cyberhobby 1/35 Panzer III Ausf.K — Grossdeutschland Build Feature
Kyle Builds the Cyberhobby 1/35 Panzer III Ausf.K
Cyberhobby 9118 - 1/35 Armour - Full Build Feature
Cyberhobby kit 9118 - long discontinued, unfortunately. The Panzer III Ausf.K is a rare German command variant that kept the 5cm cannon while most other command versions substituted a dummy gun to blend in with the rest of the formation. The kit is built in the markings of the Panzer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland, Eastern Front, Winter 1943.
The reference photos Kyle worked from showed an unusually clean tank - just a small amount of snow visible, otherwise very little weathering. That gave him the opportunity to paint a clean Panzer Grey vehicle rather than the standard heavily-weathered Eastern Front look. A deliberate choice that makes this build stand out from most armour builds in the genre.
Reference Photos
The historical photographs Kyle used as the basis for this scheme.
Cyberhobby 1/35 Panzer III Ausf.K - Grossdeutschland, Eastern Front, Winter 1943.
Three-quarter front left
Three-quarter front right
Three-quarter rear left
Three-quarter rear right
How Kyle Built It
Full step-by-step breakdown. All products in stock at Wheels and Wings unless noted.
Black Base
Panzer Grey - Hull and Superstructure
Panzer Grey used on the hull, superstructure, and underside. Kyle used the Mr. Hobby Aqueous Panzer Grey, which is unfortunately no longer importable to Canada. The good news is that nearly every major paint line has a Panzer Grey equivalent - pick your preferred brand. The current in-stock Canadian alternatives are listed below.
Tamiya XF-63 Flat German Grey / Tamiya LP-27 German Grey (lacquer) / AK11316 Dunkelgrau RAL 7021
Rubber Black Tyres, Grim Brown Tracks, Chainmail Wear
Rubber Black on the tyres. Grim Brown as the overall track colour. Track cleats and the teeth on the drive sprocket picked out with Vallejo Chainmail to imply metal wear - the parts that contact the ground and the drive system are the first to show bare metal.
Grim Brown Rusted with Rust Wash and Streaks
Spare tracks in Grim Brown, then rusted with AK Light Rust Wash and AK Rust Streaks - stowed tracks that aren't in active use rust more aggressively than the running gear, so the heavier rust treatment is historically appropriate.
Chipping Technique - Dark Grey, Chip, Light Grey, Rust
A four-step chipping technique on the exhaust. Dark Grey base coat first, then AK Heavy Chipping Fluid applied over that. Medium Sea Grey painted on top of the chipping fluid. The Medium Sea Grey is then chipped away - either with a stiff brush and water, or a toothpick - exposing the darker base colour beneath and replicating the look of paint flaking off a heat-cycled exhaust. AK Light Rust Wash applied over the whole assembly to finish.
AK11014 Medium Sea Grey AK Interactive 3rd Gen - chip this layer to expose Dark Grey beneath
English Uniform Wood, Iron Warriors Metals, Cavalry Brown Handles
All wood stowage in Vallejo English Uniform. Metal tools - shovel, axe head, wire cutter head - in Citadel Iron Warriors highlighted with Vallejo Silver, then washed with AK Light Rust Wash. Wire cutter handle in Cavalry Brown.
Scratch-Built from Albion Alloys Tube
The kit antenna parts were out of scale and replaced with Albion Alloys brass tube cut to length. The umbrella-style long-range command antenna - the feature that makes this command variant visually distinctive - was scratch built from multiple cut and trimmed tube pieces glued together with BSI Medium CA. An extremely tedious task; the single umbrella antenna took Kyle an hour alone. The result is accurate and worth the effort.
Mr. Hobby Mark Setter and Softer
The Finished Build
Cyberhobby 1/35 Panzer III Ausf.K. Grossdeutschland. Eastern Front, Winter 1943. A clean tank - because not every tank was dirty.
Side profile left
Front
Three-quarter front left
Three-quarter front right
Three-quarter rear left
Rear
All paints and supplies used in this build are in stock at Wheels and Wings Hobbies in Toronto, available online with Canada-wide shipping.
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