1/72 PSC Panzer IVH (Part 1) The Basic Yellow

Working up from the Airfix Grey undercoat the MkIV H is washed with Vallejo Dark Shade Wash to get that harder shadow edge feel (see below):

Tamiya Yellow Sand XF-60 is then used as a base layer, leaving the Dark Wash to pick out the recesses (see below):

There are times when the Internet comes to your rescue. With the best of intentions I had put together the six PSC Pz IV H's well over a year ago. In my haste I had made a dubious choose of "rear engine" arrangement. The more I looked at other people's versions of MkIVs the less and less I became confident that I had done it correctly (see below):

Thanks to the blogosphere there were answers aplenty. My rear engine housing was really an 'air filter' that should really go on the side (see below):

From the other side (see below, with the classic spare rollers on the side):

Once fixed we can put the skirts on (see below):

Many thanks to the following blogs for their help and inspiration (see below):

• http://www.legionsgames.com/minipaint/momini.htm
• http://miniaturesterrainpage.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/plastic-soldier-company-panzer-iv.html?showComment=1447621539799#c5204424394510329936
• http://figurfanatikern.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/plastic-soldier-company-172.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Fbv0pdB3A
• http://kingsleypark64.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/plastic-soldier-company-ltd-panzer-iv.html
• https://meeples.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/miniature-review-plastic-soldier-company-172-ww2-german-panzer-iv/
• http://panzermarch.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/pz-iv-platoon-plastic-soldier-company.html

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