Galerie de la Begemot - 2nd Edition

[chrisswim]

Excellent MERDC painting.
The M113 look awesome!

[panzergator]

Well, my platoon of M60A2s could look into, and shoot into East Germany from my initial battle position, and it was right on the nose, the part of the border farthest into West Germany in the area. 13 missiles not good under 1000 meters, 43 gun rounds not good BEYOND 1500 meters, intervisibility 1500 meters, tanks and BMPs closing at 20-30 kms an hour, best rate of fire about 3-4 per minute, saggers in overwatch, artillery falling on my position. At least two echelons out there, decisively engaged from the very start. My platoon, and my battalion, reinforced the covering force battle - 11ACR. We knew how that was gonna go... Hence my expectations.

EXCELLENT MERDC! I no longer expect to be able reproduce that.

[Vergeltungswaffe]

We cannot thank those of you who protected us all enough for your service.

God bless and keep every one of you that you were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice.

[panzergator]

Vergeltungswaffe,

I appreciate that, but thanks are not necessary. I was doing what I regarded was my duty, I was grateful to be a US Army officer, and it was my privilege to be a guest in Germany. I tried to be a good one by learning the language as I could, respecting the local customs, getting to know the people, and supporting the economy by drinking as much bier and eating as much of the food as I could! Both were EXCELLENT! And the whole place is a beautiful historic park...

[Vergeltungswaffe]

I'm glad it turned out to be a good experience for you and that the balloon never went up.

I've spent time in Germany and it's a beautiful place, though they've been making some bad decisions in recent years.

Thanks are absolutely necessary though.

Just hearing you say you regarded it as your duty makes it all the more humble and inspiring.

Today, you'd have a hard time finding too many that think that way.

[Begemot]

It's been a while since I've posted anything to the forum so here is my latest, GHQ's Panzer II F model.



This is my first time painting the Panzer Gray scheme. I went for a weathered and a little dusty look, suggesting summer in Russia in 1941 or 1942.

Frontal aspect:


Rear aspect:


The full platoon:


In the paint shop, about midway through the process:



Begemot

[pmskaar]

Those Panzer IIs look excellent Begemot! It is great to see more of your work here.

[chrisswim]

Begemot, those look so nice, sweeeet as they say. Very nice, sharp look.

[redleg]

Those are great looking tanks, Begemot! Superb weathering and highlighting!

[Paul B]

Those are beautiful!!! Are those painted with oils? The highlighting is so subtle.

[Begemot]

Gentlemen - Thank you for your kind remarks. It is appreciated, especially when coming from such accomplished modelers.

PaulB - Yes, I use oils. Over the years I've used enamels and acrylics, tubed and bottled, but oils work best for me.


Begemot

[Hoth_902]

Begemot,

I am working on some PZ IIs for 1943, so mine will be all dark yellow.....I am curious, when you put the side numbers on, did you cut one number off and apply separately than the other two because it would be harder for them to look right applying over the side hatch, or did you lay the three numbers all at once.


Great work and thanks for sharing.

[Begemot]

Hoth - I applied the vehicle numbers as a single decal. I find trying to manage decals challenging enough without complicating things by cutting them apart and then applying them singly and expecting them to align like they should. I applied a generous dose of Microscale's Micro Sol to the decals to get them to set well on the surface of the model.


Begemot

[BurtWolf]

Those came out great! I always wrestle with what to paint the treads on those gray German vehicles, as I want them to contrast a little bit with the hull, but I don’t want to make it look cartoonish. You did a very good job.!

[foxbat]

Welcome back
These Pz II look excellent, thanks too for posting the WiP pic. It's always interesting to understand other people's techniques. In this case, you've picked the perfect one to achieve your intended result.