Again I didn't find too many articles on this tank on the internet, so I figured I would add some detail to the lack of detail that exists on the Panzerkampfwagon II model.
Initial Impressions
This tank is tiny! I had wondered why the germans made such a tiny tank until I looked up the history of the Panzer II. This tank was partly responsible for the invasion of Poland that kicked off WWII and also this was one of the first tanks developed near the beginning of World War II. This thing is roughly the height of a horse, probably just a little taller.
Construction
The panzerkampfwagon was a one evening project in terms of assembly. Today I did some sanding around the turret and hull area to get rid of some nip marks. There are also some peg holes I won't be using, so I need to fill those up as well, mainly around the headlight area. Like a dodo, I joined the tracks together like they were supposed to go, except I forgot to clean my soldering iron before heating the plastic- which means there is shiny flux embedded in the rubber, and it will be impossible to remove safely. The solution? I'm gonna paint the tracks black and call that area mud (lol).
Detail
There isn't an exquisite amount of detail on this panzer, again it looks like I have been buying re-issues of all the older kits. Still, the Panzer II here has room for improvement- if I had all the time in the world and a proper career then I would order after-market parts and install them (photo-etch). But I digress- I will use pieces from other models past and see where it goes. I chose a Panzer Gray as the paint color (for obvious reasons), yet I completely forgot that they actually made a "Panzer" Gray. I'll go back and take a look at the wheels to see if they actually need a black rim that will be weathered. Where the Merkava was a desert beast, the Panzerkampfwagon will be subject to mud and rust.
Initial Impressions
This tank is tiny! I had wondered why the germans made such a tiny tank until I looked up the history of the Panzer II. This tank was partly responsible for the invasion of Poland that kicked off WWII and also this was one of the first tanks developed near the beginning of World War II. This thing is roughly the height of a horse, probably just a little taller.
Construction
The panzerkampfwagon was a one evening project in terms of assembly. Today I did some sanding around the turret and hull area to get rid of some nip marks. There are also some peg holes I won't be using, so I need to fill those up as well, mainly around the headlight area. Like a dodo, I joined the tracks together like they were supposed to go, except I forgot to clean my soldering iron before heating the plastic- which means there is shiny flux embedded in the rubber, and it will be impossible to remove safely. The solution? I'm gonna paint the tracks black and call that area mud (lol).
Detail
There isn't an exquisite amount of detail on this panzer, again it looks like I have been buying re-issues of all the older kits. Still, the Panzer II here has room for improvement- if I had all the time in the world and a proper career then I would order after-market parts and install them (photo-etch). But I digress- I will use pieces from other models past and see where it goes. I chose a Panzer Gray as the paint color (for obvious reasons), yet I completely forgot that they actually made a "Panzer" Gray. I'll go back and take a look at the wheels to see if they actually need a black rim that will be weathered. Where the Merkava was a desert beast, the Panzerkampfwagon will be subject to mud and rust.
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