Weathering the Border Models Panzer IV F.1

Hello ! welcome to part 4 of my Border Models 1/35 Panzer IV Vortpanzer series.
in this video I tackle the weathering.
here are the previous videos if you want to check them out.
1. Building • Building the Border Mo...
2. Painting • Painting the Border Mo...
3. Tracks • Metal Tracks in 1/35 B...
Thanks again to Sera for her help in the First video ! Check out Her channel
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[@Jack-Fleming]

This is not scale modeling, this is art. Great job James.

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Jacky that's very kind

[@sferguson1130]

Hands down my favorite Panzer IV model, I’ve ever seen 👏👏

[@StaplesandVine]

Terrific end result James. It's so hard not to overdo weathering. Grey is no longer boring.

[@garoscale2587]

the result was good for me .. i dont know why u say that dude

[@StaplesandVine]

@@garoscale2587 I don't think the weathering is overdone. I think James has got the balance just right. Many modellers get carried away and overdo it. 🙂

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Sera !

[@StaplesandVine]

@@lpjmodels You're welcome. If you need any help again you know where I am.

[@michaelkrick1806]

What a masterpiece! I had no idea models could look that realistic. I'm just getting into the hobby and stumbled over this video, this isn't my native tongue so I hope you catch my drift when I say instant subscription. Thanks for sharing all this and for the good advice. Thank you Sir!

[@LZScaleModeling]

I appreciated your way to weathering the tank without overdoing it with layers and layers of mud and dirt. The general look it most realistic to me

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks LZ. That's the hard bit, not going too far !

[@didiermasclet9886]

Magnifique travail James. . Le rendu chromatique de votre modèle est véritablement époustouflant !

[@lpjmodels]

Merci mon ami ! je suis content que tu aimes le travail des couleurs. Merci de regarder la vidéo.

[@foreverplastickits138]

*So much products, so much steps but ... THE RESULT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!! 😍👏👏👏👏*

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks FPK ! Yes lots of steps on this one, im still learning the most efficient way

[@dean22593]

That is a very beautiful and realistic battle worn Panzer IV that you’ve completed. Very inspirational work and your videos are first class, the quality of production, the footage and your commentary make it educational and a pleasure to watch. 😊👍👍👍👍

[@lpjmodels]

Many thanks Dean !

[@crtzmo]

Hi James, thank you for the fantastic series - I watched all four, start to finish. Impressive result, I especially like the contrasts that you created, a lot of details to absorb here. If I could make a simple suggestion, I think the decals are all more or less pristine, compared to the rest of the nearby surfaces. The “377” decals may have seen some grime streaking from runoff caused by the hatches above, and the crosses some heavy weathering (especially the one on the back of the vehicle, which feels like it is asking to be chipped and scratched, given the surrounding details). Again, thank you!

[@lpjmodels]

Hi Curtis, this has been mentioned before and I completely agree, its one area I need to work on and not forget. Thanks for the feedback and I'm stoked you stayed till the end !

[@SteveJonesScaleModellingSite]

Outstanding! Nice finish on the tools. Cracking work all round

[@joegilroy4918]

Incredible! That really looks great.

[@stuartmiller8053]

Another great result. Cheers Stu

[@lawrencereid9375]

EXTRAORDINARILY fine job from start to finish, James.

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Lawrence !

[@SEAKPhotog]

Very nice work! 👍

[@Octabust]

Love watching this and listening to you and learning more. Thank you!!!

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks M !

[@midori6756]

Fantastic job!

[@davegrenier1160]

Terrific work. If I could suggest something concerning the stills at the end - photograph them from a greater distance for more depth of field (to keep everything in focus), and then crop in post to video size (or change your lighting so you can just shoot at a smaller f stop). This makes for a technically better photo (which your work absolutely deserves), and adds realism because a shallow depth of field makes the model look small (because we're used to seeing that effect on close-up shots of small things) while a fully sharp image gives an impression of size. But wow, your work is amazing.

[@lpjmodels]

Dave thanks for the considered feedback. I have been having more trouble lately with getting the shots (and rotating vids) just right. I have a newer phone and I dont know that I have quite cracked it yet. I shall try shooting from further away next time . I shoot in a photo box so lighting is usually OK. Many thanks !

[@robbo1068]

Loved the series, James. Outstanding job all round...the visuals, techniques and commentary resulting in an awesome watch and build. Your style of presentation others should emulate....you provide lots of info and in a calm, not too chatty manner. Great job!

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Robbo ! That means a great deal I must admit it took me while to realise that sometimes its best to say little and let the video do the talking !

[@doradales]

Muy bueno te ha quedado espectacular, gracias por compartir.

[@matthewhall5193]

Wow what a brilliant build series. Your explanations and list of paints etc used are excellent. You’ve inspired me to get back into modelling after a 30 year break. Thank you!

[@tpaul802]

I've been waiting for this final video and you did not disappoint. Great looking model. I have this kit too and am excited to dive in. Thanks for sharing James

[@lpjmodels]

Sorry for the delay my freind, I'm glad you liked it

[@UKMusicCharts-UK]

Excellent, I really enjoyed watching all of these parts and the outcome is great!

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks !

[@sophieannlouise5098]

Amazing job with amazing finishing details. Proud of you :)

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Soph !

[@simonleach6632]

Looks beautiful man, love the addition of wet areas, the mix of textures and finishes really helps to give it some life

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Simon, the wet areas were a bit of a gamble, paid off in the end !

[@leonardodavinci5668]

Una preciosidad. Enhorabuena!

[@ScaleMilitaryModels]

You did a very nice job weathering it, it looks very beat it!

[@ericrains6573]

Outstanding Video and PzIV! I really like how you step through the various weathering steps making it easy to follow.

[@lpjmodels]

Thankyou Eric, I appreciate your support !

[@tangsir34]

one of greatest James job . As always I love to watch your videos

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Tangsir34, I. Glad you see an improvement in my work. I do try and improve as much as I can !

[@RimsModels]

Excellent build and very well finished 👍👍

[@lpjmodels]

Cheers Rims

[@Z3kyTw0]

Fantastic weathering bro! Can't wait for the next build!!!

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Sekytwo1944 . Back to ww1 next time !

[@Modkits131]

Amazing work on the Panzer IV.👍 Excellent weathering techniques. :D

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks mate

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great video, turned out really nice!

[@Marshal976]

Hi James, this has been a great series and superb build! Well done!

[@lpjmodels]

Hi Jason thankyou, glad you enjoyed it !

[@BRACLLC]

Yeah….subbed. Top shelf builder.

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks a lot !

[@stevenanderson236]

Love the tank James! Look forward to the next build.

[@lpjmodels]

Many thanks Steven, back to ww1 next video

[@AirandGroundinScale]

Really love how you work with the oil colors!!! Keep up the nice videos!!!

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Air and Ground !

[@bastelbude4100]

Great Work 🤘🏻

[@lpjmodels]

Oliver, thankyou

[@13bravo72]

Excellent work. The weathering really came out convincingly realistic. Well done Sir!

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks mate ! Were you ever on armorama? Name seems familiar

[@13bravo72]

@@lpjmodels I was for awhile. But not under 13 Bravo. Havent been on Armorama in a long time.

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Excellent build, James 👍

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks mate , much appreciated !

[@sebcopeman5542]

Hello!, brightens my day hearing that intro

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Seb !

[@HeeCheeFox]

This was just brilliant... (Production values are superb, also...)

[@lpjmodels]

That means a lot thanks. I'm limited with gear so its nice to hear ( I use a phone for everything )

[@MrJoeGarner]

You are quite good at what you do here!

[@sloppyjoe400]

Some phenomenal weathering

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks A_Frame, im pleased with my progress !

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

Fantastic sir.

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Wade !

[@charleshenderson9578]

Nice! I just about saw everything about weathering here on KZbin. Even Night Shift. And a few others. In the past i had a few books from scale modeling lets say 4 years collection. Untill after the flood. All is Good here!

[@lpjmodels]

Hi Charles good to hear ! Lots on youtube to get the creative juices flowing, Martin runs a great channel and is an inspirational modeller !

[@charleshenderson9578]

@@lpjmodels i do enjoy great ideas. Just got done watching several ideas on making your own cleaning station for air brushes. All are good. But one made since to me. And as i was watching. A great thought came to my mind to improve upon this guy with a mayo jar. I do have a cleaning station. But i was thinking of using laundry detergent bottles. For that kinda stuff. In the past i have made my own tools. Not many but a few. Work great. But thats when i had a garage. Now i live in apartment.

[@thetourettesgamer8851]

Amazing work dude

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks !

[@efeyigit6766]

Was waiting for this one

[@richardcraig5608]

Really nice finish... one thing that struck me when looking at the final pictures is the number of gun cleaning rods you've got on the kit .. I think there might be a mix up of parts with the later variants of panzer IVs , but they do show up nice as a contrast to the grey finish... Great job all around on this build and will be looking forward to your next build ..

[@davegrenier1160]

Although the work here is superb, I can tell you as a former armor crewman that a weather-worn (indicating it's spent considerable time in the field and hasn't been back in a motor pool or anywhere else it would have been cleaned up) tank is unlikely to have all its external kit. It falls off, is broken and discarded, it gets lost, it's stolen by other crews who need a particular bit of kit, and, if in combat, is shot off. There are only two times you're likely to see a military vehicle (of any kind) with its complete external kit - when it's first delivered to a unit and when it's ready for an annual general inspection and/or a parade. In use, they and their kit get the sh*t knocked out of them.

[@lpjmodels]

Hi Richard thats true it has the long gun one as well.. thats me not focusing and the instructions being a bit poor

[@danielp946]

I love ur tool painting... Mud not so much 🤪, but i sux with mud too...

[@lpjmodels]

Cheers Daniel, any tips on improvement ?

[@danielp946]

@@lpjmodels First i have to improve and join to ur Patreon :)

[@panzer-meister]

It's beautiful.

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks mate

[@timandersen8916]

beautyfull job :-)

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Tim !

[@anthonygregory1391]

A masterpiece. 👍👍

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Anthony !

[@Vmssupplies]

Love what you have achieved here!

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks VMS !

[@Vmssupplies]

@@lpjmodelsA great model and it was a joy observing the progress!

[@Zillawill]

Glad I found your channel, its giving me inspiration to take up scale modelling myself (I mostly do wargaming and fantasy stuff), might have to grab a 1/35 tank or 1/48 plane to give it a try

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks SyncR why not give it a go? I think the only downside is it's a bit more restricted with paint and weathering (if you're going by reference) compared to WG and fantasy . Otherwise its my fave, to be fair I havent delved into WG stuff ( to small and batch painting put me off, and the fierce competition against the quality of the painters on youtube I have seen ! ) same with fantasy, I couldn't get that good ! Thanks for the watch it's really appreciated and good luck !

[@Zillawill]

@@lpjmodels yeah the scale painting & weathering is something new to me, tho the weathering would actually help with my other models I paint, is there any recommended kits or products (especially scale paint and weathering stuff) to start with?

[@george_films4576]

Seriously pat yourself on the back man it looks awesome. just a suggestion maybe for future models I noticed a lot of your edges are rather clean and smooth, and I’m sure through combat and it’s crew running on it the tank might have some metal showing through along the harder edges. I love the way you did the tank though dude it looks great

[@rolfschalmann992]

Klasse!!!

[@noelmorris5807]

i like it

[@lpjmodels]

Cheers Noel

[@michaelbihr7814]

Looks totally realistic!! Brilliant work!! But it’s a tank - riding in heavy terrain and war. Nothing damaged at edges or bullethits?? After half year in service on the eastern front in 1943 the tank would be damaged several time or simply be a wreck. 25. Tank Division had no fun at those days. My grandpa served in this unit in the middle sector.

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks ! I'll put that down to confidence to be honest. It's a big commitment to really mess up a tank but I totally agree with you. There are lost of instances I have read from ww2 books and sources of shells going off around vehicles. Leaving shrapnel scars and blowing off storages and the like.

[@SmallSoldier]

Great work James! How do you like the Artist Opus brushes? I just ordered a bunch and hope to get them soon. I want to use them on my next video build but I guess we'll see how long they take to get here. Cheers!

[@lpjmodels]

Hello mate they are really nice, I really rate them as well as the Raphael 8404s. Very good brushes ! Thanks my freind!

[@SmallSoldier]

@@lpjmodels awesome good to know. Looks like mine got lost in the mail, they’re sending them again.

[@captainvanhorn773]

You should do a Kit bashed tank or plane man!

[@lpjmodels]

Scary stuff , I havent considered it yet, I dont think my actual building is up to scratch yet

[@EMTBonsai]

I really want to try them VMS products but there not available in the UK I think they would make a killing here the amount of modelers that are here!

[@lpjmodels]

Hello mate. You can get some from scalemodelshop.co.uk up in the Midlands somewhere (my go to UK shop ) or direct from VMS in Poland, they are pretty quick!

[@EMTBonsai]

@@lpjmodels oh Great thanks for that! I'll go check it now and see if I can order some stuff! I want to try that chip and nick paint

[@gartsherriejunction4643]

Being new to your channel James, a channel which shows off your skills wonderfully, I am not yet up to speed with your jargon. Also, I am new to the hobby having been away from it for more than 40 years, life getting in the way. Can you advise what VMS stands for. Thanks, Mike

[@lpjmodels]

Thanks Mike ! VMS are a company that produce lots of auxiliary products like varnish, pigments , binders e.t.c very good stuff

[@gartsherriejunction4643]

@@lpjmodels Thanks James. Will keep a look out for these products. 👍👍

[@stevenanderson236]

Is there a “help forum” for out of practiced modelers, specifically for painting? I am returning to building models after a 32 year momentary lapse of reason and it seems to me that so much has changed. I’m really lost with the “new” paints and products in particular.

[@lpjmodels]

Hi Steven. There are a lot of groups on the dreaded Facebook for modellers, a lot of them are basically just groups to share and receive praise, for improvement I like the scale model critique group, but beware a thick skin and a genuine willing to learn are essential. For online forums (they seem to be dying out ) I used to frequent Armorama a lot and learnt all about airbrushing there long before I even got one. This was a long time ago so now, I have no idea. One of the best things is to experiment. And this can be done on a budget as well, a few good oil colours will get you better mileage than a cheap set, and you can cherry pick a wash or grime from certain manufactures until you find something that works for you. Same with glue and paint. There is lots more out there, I only returned to the hobby four years ago at 27 ( stopped at 18) and with a critical eye and a willing to learn I managed to get to a stage where I am happy, I'll be the first to admit I have tonnes more to learn, but thats the fun of modelling . ( to me anyway ) Take care and thanks for supporting the channel !

[@henkvermeer8652]

Were these Vorpanzer actually used in combat?

[@lpjmodels]

There are a few rare photos of these and I believe that they were, but there weren't many at all !

[@henkvermeer8652]

Thanks.@@lpjmodels

[@user-qw4nt7zk8w]

Всё отлично,но очень темные фото в финале((( Ходовую совсем не видно.

[@lpjmodels]

Мне жаль ! I Will try and show the chassis better in future

[@alainvandenbosch2685]

Another great video on how to use oil paints. I use them all the time but I have still to learn to thin, apply and blend them correctly. Did you ever use some pastels instead of pigments (besides you one of my other hero, Mitko Nikitov, says they stick very well in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2i1fYd9hcuEY9k). They are cheap so I will probably give them a try.

[@lpjmodels]

I havent used pastels yet and I try not to use loose pigments as I wash my models ( because of storage they get dusty) something to try !

[@jamessteale805]

LPJ where did you go?

[@Startrooper5555]

The vehicle is carrying too many cleaning rods.

[@lpjmodels]

Yep, you're not the first to point that one out. Borders instructions were questionable, and I'm not that versed on german armour unfortunately

[@emanuelmorales83]

Why do you add oil at the radiator hatch access? Do you add oil at the radiator of your car? ... you need to learn more about each engine hatch before add effects.

[@JMontana-zr6iz]

Excellent!

[@lpjmodels]

Many thanks!