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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Fitz on 23 December 2020, 10:16:46 PM

Title: Panzer 1F (15mm, 3d print)
Post by: Fitz on 23 December 2020, 10:16:46 PM
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_-aReT-aZ_U/X-J1AvXmYyI/AAAAAAAAW2E/V_kZMpJcXaIRzL95o2XrtWSO6qk-DqQ2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/2020-12-23-Pz1F.jpg)

The Panzer 1F had almost nothing in common with earlier versions of the Panzer 1 except that it was small and armed with two machine guns (MG34 in this case, rather than the MG13 of earlier models).
It was intended as a very heavily armoured infantry support assault tank. Few were made; the concept was fine as far as it went, but by that time an infantry support tank needed more firepower than a pair of machine guns could provide. Some did see action on the Leningrad front.

They first appeared in the Grey Years, but I've painted this one in post-mid-'43 dunkelgelb. They would have been in 3-colour camo, but I find that painting disruptive schemes on very small vehicles tends to submerge their details too much (as it was intended to do, I suppose).

This little 1:100 scale (15mm) model is only 43mm front to back, and was printed on my Ender 3 from a model by TigerAce1945 (Zachary Kavulich).

It's really pushing the edges of the envelope for my now elderly Ender 3 with its 0.4mm nozzle. I really am going to have to get a resin printer one of these days.
Title: Re: Panzer 1F (15mm, 3d print)
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 25 December 2020, 08:01:43 AM
That is cute.
Title: Re: Panzer 1F (15mm, 3d print)
Post by: jony663 on 26 December 2020, 04:09:18 AM
A nice looking vehicle. I wonder how many of the earlier models are still in use when the F comes out?

I always have a soft spot for the early war vehicles
Title: Re: Panzer 1F (15mm, 3d print)
Post by: darthfozzywig on 29 December 2020, 09:59:48 PM
Looks good, especially for an FDM printer!