Hetzer - Academy

Vorya hidaryan
Nice work.Is it Academy kit?

Holger Kranich
Hi Vitor!
Looks like a fun build for you!I assume you build oob?

Augie
Oo looks excellent perfect weathering 🙂

Kevin Foureman
Great camo pattern.

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job!

Acki
Top!!! Time to do my own.

Stefan Schacht
very nice!

Holger Kranich
Is it the Academy or the Tamiya one? Or eduard?

John Van Kooten
It looks like the Academy kit 🙂 although it is very hard to distinquish between Tamiya and Academy 😉 easiest is that the Academy kit is missing the bolts on the rails on the roof, while the Tamiya kit has two bolts on each rail on the roof. Since I (think I) don't see the bolts there, it has to be the Academy kit 🙂

Absolutely great job on the weathering, Vitor 👍 your friend will be happy! 😄

John Van Kooten
Plus that the title says "Hetzer - Academy 1/35" ... duhh ... 😠

I didn't even notice that until just now 😄 lol

Duncan Cook
Vitor, is there anything you can't do? 😉

Holger Kranich
(Spanking my forehead) Doh!😄

Vitor Costa Autor
Hello my friends

and the winner is…. John Van Kooten 😄 😄 😄 😄 😄

Holger… you can stop now 😄

Thank you all for your nice comments.

Holger Kranich
Thanks Vitor, my forehead is red and blue now!;)

Murad ÖZER
How's your eyesight after painting that ambush camo Vitor??? 😄 Looking great as usual, big huge 👍

Gábor Bélik
Nicely done!

John Van Kooten
Whoohoo! I'm the winner, even when the answer was right there in the title! 😛 hahaha!

LOL @ Murad 😉

Urban Gardini
Great work so far mate! Do the masks Academy gives you with the kit work well?

Christian Bruer
Very nice scheme. Well done!

Alberto Bianchi
Nice camo, great work

Vitor Costa Autor
Hello friends

Thank you again 😄 Urban yes they are a little bit messed at the start but then… its easy to understand the concept.

One question, do you guys (and girl 😄 ) like to see tanks with mud (lots of it) or only with dust?
Well i like to see 10% of mud only and the rest with dust, i think the mud cover lots of paint details, ok its easier to work with but… what is your opinion? Mud on the Hezter or 10%/90% mud/dust?

thank you 😄

Alberto Bianchi
To me the best for this tank is 90% and 10%, the Hetzer is small... "surplus" mud covered details

John Van Kooten
Honestly and personally, I don't like a lot of mud. It's like you said: it hides quite a bit of painted detail if a lot of it is added.

On the other hand, it really does depend on the environment / diorama setting. If the location is Russia during wet / colder seasons, you can't really avoid adding a lot of mud 😉

But I like a dusty vehicle with a small amount of (dried) mud in the tracks and on the wheels best 🙂

Again, this is really just my personal opinion and I think you should do whatever pleases YOU! But from what you said, I think we pretty much have the same opinion 👍

Mike Kryza
Looks very good - 👍

Urban Gardini
I like mud but only when it's appropriate as I like dust more but then I do like the desert enviroment as well.

Hunter Cummins
This is just awesome

Vitor Costa Autor
Thank you all friends

6 more pictures added… i think! 😄

John Van Kooten
Nice!! The tracks are lifting the model to a whole new dimension of awesomeness! 😄

Holger Kranich
Really yummie, Vitor!👍
Are the mudsplashes made with brush, airbrush and pigments?

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job!!!

Duncan Cook
Another Eyecandy VItor.
It looks so real.

Frank Krause
👍 Speechless! Good job!

Urban Gardini
Lookin' great mate but you seem to have forgotten to paint the guns bore opening.

Aghis Barberopoulos
Really nice looking paintjob and finish Vitor.

Vitor Costa Autor
Thank you 😄

Holger, almost that, only pigments and pigment fixer, i make my one mud 😄 and sure the airbrush and brush were there too.

I added some more pictures, showing today's work, mud, grime and lots of dirtiness on the wheels… now i applied an gloss coat and I'm let dry for a couple of yours… tomorrow i will star the display base… something with herbs and grass and… surprises 😄 😄

Thank you once more for you feedback, I'm glad you like it 😉

Vitor Costa Autor
Finished 😄 😄

Augie
oh woe.. you going to black the muzzle?

Vitor Costa Autor
?

Black the muzzle? sorry don't know what the muzzle is!! 😄 😄 😄

Urban Gardini
The bore on the gun.

Urban Gardini
You've forgotten the inside of the guns muzzle.

Vitor Costa Autor
Ok Sure!!!! its done already 😄 😄
I know now what the muzzle is 😉

Urban Gardini
Great mate!

Augie
hehe funky

Vitor Costa Autor
Its late now, so tomorrow i will post some more pictures, I'm going to let the mat coat dry and then i will take some pictures to share here.

see you 😄

Vitor Costa Autor
I didn't forgetten, but since i wanted to paint it with mate black i left that to the end, but you did well to tell me you never know 😄 😄

Bill Gilman
Sweet! The only question I have is: Did you rifle the bore of the muzzle before you painted it? 🙂

All right, I'll get my coat...

Vitor Costa Autor
Hello friends

hi Bill
Well… ok, you win 😄

Here it is, the pictures of the finished model… but i forget to put the machine gun… i will take more pictures once the display base is ready.

I hope you like it, for me was a surprise, never thought that the Hetzer could be a such beautiful tank!

Thank you all for your nice comments 😄
Now i hope my costumer like it too 😄 😄 😄 😄

Augie
Wow Vitor, is a masterpiece.. I have a feeling your customer will be over the moon 🙂

Kevin Foureman
Nice one!!!

Clifford Keesler
Great job Vitor.

Vitor Costa Autor
Thank you friends.

The work is done so i let here this picture, i will put more once my costumer receive the kit.

Augie
😄 OMFG that is amazing

Alberto Bianchi
Wonderful, for me it's muddy in the right place! I hope to be able to use the pigments as you 🙂

Vitor Costa Autor
Hello friends

The costumer allowed me… so here are more 5 pictures.

Augie, I'm really happy you like it, thank you.
Thank you Alberto 😄