Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H, GPM 1:25

Hello everyone!

Three backs here!

I'm back to my regular place in The Armory

I'm back to my long term project - Line of WWII main German tanks from I to VI.

Now it is turn of Panzer 4 and particularly Ausf.H modification with long 7.5 cm gun and Zimmerit coting with protection plates all around.

You can read about this specific tank and modification here

I'm back to GPM... Oh GPM - lack of instructions and drawings, odd decisions not to paint some parts and of course total ignoring of 2Pi*r formula

But! On the other hand - solid design, excellent paper and printing and astonishing coloring and weathering with 3d effects! Oh GPM!

The model looks beautiful and there is a bonus with all Zimmerit details printed on special perforated paper.

In addition, some 10 years ago I've got laser cut tracks from anomera.com site that is no longer exists. His tracks were of excellent design, so I'm glad I kept those (have another ones for Tiger waiting in a stash)

Also, i will be using my new tools stand

Started as usual from the hull. No flap joins here, so you need to figure out how to glue and in which order. For that matter I cut all outer shell parts and checked every time if it fits the power structure.

There is no asterisks explanation, but I remembered from older models that * is for 0.5 cardboard and ** is for 1mm cardboard. Simple as that. Definitely not Sherman case

And already first odd decision not to paint rear wall or to give inner shell for it. I assume there simple was no room of additional parts.

Next by instructions were all outer details

Until now everything fits perfect

Got to say I am really enjoying working with GPM paper - bends nice, paint doesn't break, easy to wipe out glue residues

Thank you

Inner skin glued.

Dry fit showed that somehow it was not aligned with power structure in the back, though outer skin set perfectly.

So, I divided it to two parts and glued before and after firewall and it did the trick.

Front beam will be glued later.

Also, you may notice that I painted back wall of engine compartment.

This is one of those odd GPM things, that I can blame on lack of space.

For my opinion I found right color shade.

In addition to that later it will be filled with engine and covered.

Starting to fill the interior

Raised platform and suspension covers

There is a mistake in raised platform- no opening for drive shaft. You can clearly see that it is missing, and I cut it by myself

Continue to fill the interior of fight compartment.

Ammo boxes, accumulators, transmission rack and some other bits.

As usual, curved parts do not go along with Pi, but it will not be noticed in the end.