The Panzermann Cometh!!

Panzermacher · #1 (**permalink**) February 16th, 2008, 08:01 PM

OK Everyone else has been going nuts with the pics of their stuff so I thought I would Join the fray!

This is my Dio of a Tiger of the 501st Schwere Batt. in Tunisia. It is being rearmed for battle by Work crews with an Opel Blitz. (Probably being refueled too by the looks of the barrels!)
A group of DAK soldiers are enjoying a brief meal in the shadow of the activities.

Must apologize for my photography...I had a new lens at the time and was learning how to use it. I still have this Dio..it was built on commission, and never picked up. (Oh yeah, its still for sale if you are interested!)

razorboy · #2 (**permalink**) February 16th, 2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Panzermacher

OK Everyone else has been going nuts with the pics of their stuff so I thought I would Join the fray!

This is my Dio of a Tiger of the 501st Schwere Batt. in Tunisia. It is being rearmed for battle by Work crews with an Opel Blitz. (Probably being refueled too by the looks of the barrels!)
A group of DAK soldiers are enjoying a brief meal in the shadow of the activities.

Must apologize for my photography...I had a new lens at the time and was learning how to use it. I still have this Dio..it was built on commission, and never picked up. (Oh yeah, its still for sale if you are interested!)

What is the scale Chuck? 1:72?

Panzermacher · #3 (**permalink**) February 16th, 2008, 08:25 PM

That is 1/35th scale RB

razorboy · #4 (**permalink**) February 16th, 2008, 08:34 PM

Thanks, My eyes are shot after that damned Dragon 20mm

, I'm crosseyed and everything!

Panzermacher · #5 (**permalink**) February 16th, 2008, 08:42 PM

OK this next series if of a bf 109 that Adolf Galland flew during the battle of Britain. It was I Diorama I was commissioned to build for G. Gordon Liddy back in the mid-90's. It has a TON of scratch built details from the radio compartment to the 2 engines, and support carts and tables.....even the coffee mugs on the tables were carved from resin scrap! (And they have a brown ink stain inside for coffee!)
The Dio is of an engine change out on Galland's plane as it sat on a siding in France. I think the scale on this was 1/48th....not sure...
I have been told this was presented to Mr. Liddy at a convention in Detroit., and it was HANDCARRIED on a plane!

Yet again...the pics aint the greatest....this was pre-digital era for me...

A blurry shot of the scratch-built interior showing the cockpit and the radio compartment....it was about half-done when I took this....radio compartment area was complete...

OK the following are just some Misc pics I found.

This Tiger sold for $350 to a collector from Chicago. It was heavily upgraded with Verlinden PE and Jordi gun.....and the Model Fruidismo tracks.

This Dio sat at the Local Hobby shop for a few years...til it was dropped on the return trip home!!!!:

lufttiger · #6 (**permalink**) February 16th, 2008, 11:26 PM

Excellent stuff PM!!!

cyberia · #7 (**permalink**) February 18th, 2008, 12:23 AM

Panzermacher!
Panzermacher!
Panzermacher!

Tom Houlihan · #8 (**permalink**) February 18th, 2008, 12:26 AM

PM, will you accept the nomination for U.S. President from the Nationally Sociable Modeling Party???

Whiterook · #9 (**permalink**) February 18th, 2008, 01:55 PM

Rock on Panzermacher! Great job! Love the netting on the tank barrel...nice touch!

Panzermacher · #10 (**permalink**) February 18th, 2008, 05:03 PM

Thanks gang and I got more to go.... And yes Tom...I accept nomination...but remember, I am just a Hack!