The model making community is a great place to share, learn and help others. We all need a little help from time to time, I was glad to do my bit. Another great build on the way from James.
Hello mr. L!i had a lot of fun while watching the build.i was deliciously Entertained.thank u4 your efforts.i usually am building tanks of western democracies after ww2.thank u4 delivering fun excitenes and Inspiration and knowledge.keep up the good work and keep the faith.with best regards and sticky greetings from sandy Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian
I don't imagine we're supposed to take sides, but this was/is just a great looking tank. One of my all time favourite vehicles from a period where no-one should have favorites. Great video, really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jon ! I agree, a lot of people like the tigers , but I prefer the more clunky looking designs like the early panzers, with the extra armour this one looks quite imposing
Respect your perspective, and as a Germanophile should agree if not over the Ausf. F1, one of the Panzers. Much as it grates me to award the most impressive award to the ideological enemy, praise where it's due, I can never get past the looks and je ne sais qoi appeal of Mikhail Koshkin's T-34, particularly the aesthetic proportion of the /76 series in general. The profile of the cast turret model '41 being the most pleasing to this eye, regardless the turret's operational foibles.
The Stug III is my favorite, next to the Pz IV Ausf. F. Tiger I is a tie with the Panther G. I've taken a liking to Russian armor lately as well like the T-34/85.
Nicely done. I built this but trying to fix errors I screwed it up. The towing rig is wrong for this model as far as I could find but easy to fix. The big problems were the step in the turret and for the model I was building the rear deck. I wish they had of given optional doors for one of the three engine door configurations. thats where I screwed up my build. Will enjoy watching the rest of the build videos.
My friend, that is one imposing looking panzer from the front! Can't wait to see it painted, it's a configuration you rarely see so should be pretty unique, most panzer IV kits either have no additional armour or go with the applique armour on the front plate and shurtzen for the turret and sides, interested to see how this one turns out!
I note your thin glue bottle is quite tall. I have to use magnifying glasses to make models now and they only focus at short distance. I once caught the brush in the bottle and spilled it over the dining table ruining its finish. You can imagine how pleased the Mrs was!!. I have now made a wooden block to sit the bottle in so it won't get knocked over again. You might consider doing that as its easy to do. Also good for CA glue bottles.
Most of us have been there. I knocked over my bottle of Tamiya thin only last week, fortunately on the hard wash and wear surface of my desk, but I had to splash some on the plastic base of my newish Xiaomi cord free internal battery LED lamp didn't I?!!! Arrgh! Small mercies. If I did that on our traditional walnut topped dining room table, my missus wouldn't have to kill me as I'd probably cut my own throat. =]
I have a jenk fix for that too. I super glued a stack of pennies to the bottom of the extra thin bottle. I then glued a thick 3”x3” styrene square to the bottom of the pennies. The fix is ugly. but it lowers the center of mass quite a bit and makes toppling the bottle over more difficult.
Thanks Gary ! There are 3 more videos planned. Painting hopfully will drop this weekend, I have been too busy for a Friday release, then tracks and then weathering ( not sure on which will drop first) . Take care !
Hi mate thanks for this video build, been wondering about Border models and how they build up, so thanks for answering my question. Expertly done once again sir, see you on the painting vid. Take care for now mate🤓👍😉
Super job on the build, James.....will be looking forward to the next part so will keep an eye out for the notification. The Border Models tanks look like they are a beaut lot to build so I'll give one a shot. I must admit, a Dragon's model Panzer defeated me (and a few modelling friends) with regards to the over complicated bogey assembly so it's still sitting unfinished in its box....the BM methods seems so simple!
Haha I know the feeling.. I have been doing a lot more armour but then eduard go and release another kit and I'm stuffed then... Its a shame that manufactures don't give 1/48 armour a lot of love. Of course you have tamiya, and a few Hobbyboss and the AFV tiger ( if you can find one it was a fab kit with moulded zimm), its a shame more companies don't take it up.
I have the Dragon Smart Kit version of the F1 (2008 tool 6315). I must say that Border Model's F1 kit looks right up there with it, and importantly to me as no doubt to many, at a far more amenable price. Seems Border have replicated Dragon's characteristic instruction errors though. Beautiful color plates.
Another splendid Video of a kit worth considering. Looking forward to PART 2. I'm new to kit building, so watching hints and tips is very useful for me. I do, however have two questions. at 12.20 you say the CA gives you time to position your PE parts before drying. 1). How many seconds before it grabs the part? 2). What CA dissolver do you use, if you get it wrong. and need to remove the part. I was told Acetone works but having bought a bottle of it, I can confirm that it doesn't.
Thanks Roger , the glue gives you about 5-10 unless its been sitting for a while, thicker ones take longer to go off as a rule. you can get a specific superglue debonder, I admit though I have never used it so can't comment.
@@lpjmodels Thanks James for the prompt reply. I had, prior to buying the Acetone, bought a bottle of "Deluxe Materials Glue Buster Debonder". Totally ineffective !
I’m hoping one day that metal tracks will be standard equipment. Seriously, if you mass produced them it wouldn’t be much more cost added to a kit. After market tracks are super expensive for what you getting. (Though I love them for the realism) If you could do every tracked vehicle at Tamiya or any other company the cost would drop dramatically. Any thoughts out there?
It would be cool but I dont think the costs would be low, you might get away with an extra £15 ok the kit but not everyone likes them anyway. I'd like to see it
Subscribed.. just Letting you know I want content like this in the future 😜😘 , nah build what you want 👍🏻. Quick question if I can? Why did you choose that glue instead of the usual brands, it's a new one to me any unique benefits? I recently changed from tamiya extra thin to plastic magic, and there was a huge difference. Cheers buddy
Thanks Vasili ! The vms glue works really well, the bond is very quick when the parts are put together , its about the same time as tamiya quick setting but with a stronger bond.
Stupid question... Why'd you use putty for one fix and milliput for the other? I'm not sure I understand the difference between the two and when to use them properly
Hi William, the putty dries fairly quickly and is good for small seams, and sink marks and the like. Milliput is an epoxy? putty has a lot more body, and takes hours to fully cure. It sands better and you can sculpt it as its drying. On this build I used milliput so I could add in some weld seams and clean it up with lots of working time. It also doesn't shrink so one session and your sorted. I hope that helps a bit
I have a few of the border series panzers in my stash think the Ausf G comes with about 4 barrels and a metal barrel! Crazy!still prefer the new Hobby boss line the ex tristar there more accurate and just flawless fitting the rubber on the boggies even have the continental logo on them as the road rubber! And not like dragons it's not continentau haha
I hate when companies use that soft plastic type. Ryefield Model are famous for this. This looks like a nice kit and it's on my list to get eventually.
It takes a little technique shift so you don't end up cutting too much away ! I havent done a Rye field kit yet but I'm sure I will at some point, I'll beware of the plastic
@@lpjmodels Great kits, I've done their Tiger I Whittmann with full Interior kit and I'm currently working on their Jagdpanther G1 Late Production w/interior on and off now. Did I mention the over engineering to some parts? Lol Anyway, look forward to seeing this Pz IV finished.
A few panzeratti have said this kit really depicts a G with a short barrel. That said, it's a pretty decent G, so I'll probably convert my kit into one.
I swear the molding looks like a takom kit, same plastics, if that is the case it should be quite a good kit, I'am more interested in doing a ausf f2 with the upgun 75mm, I think I have completed every ww2 german main battle tank from the the check skoda, pz1 to the tiger2 excluding a pzIII and pzIV, I don't know what it is but I have little interest in russian, american or british tanks, I did a nice tamiya m10 and I was like meh, oddly enough Russian aircraft are my favorite, the mig 21, su35, early bomber pe3, il3 etc....once again I do not know why but they appeal to me...weird
Tracks are too loose (on the right side certaintly), they were never let them such loose in real life, unless it was under maintenance or knocked out tank. You should let it slighly curved.
The turret is still wrong! "This kit is a bit of a puzzle, Border have provided alternate turret sides with & without vision ports - however the F 1 was only manufactured with the turret ports insitu, it also alarmingly appears to have the rear roof of the turret reinforced "G-style" when it shouldn`t be present , this aside it could have made a decent early - mid F 2 ( G ) "upgrade", the rear turret roof armour would seem to have unfortunately negated this- a pity." www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/border-models-panzer-iv-ausf-f-1-f-2-g-t321355.html
You are so meticulous... I don't know for you, but in real life I can be very very impatient in almost all situations. But once I sit behind my workbench I can repeat again and again something until it works
Hello mr. L!i had a lot of fun while watching the build.i was deliciously Entertained.thank u4 your efforts.i usually am building tanks of western democracies after ww2.thank u4 delivering fun excitenes and Inspiration and knowledge.keep up the good work and keep the faith.with best regards and sticky greetings from sandy Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian
![Building the Border models 1/35 Panzer IV AUSF F2/G [plus new product unboxing].](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vAKrtInzWBA/mqdefault.jpg)
The model making community is a great place to share, learn and help others. We all need a little help from time to time, I was glad to do my bit. Another great build on the way from James.
Thanks Sera the help was much appreciated !
@@lpjmodels You're welcome. Great subject, great build.
You're a good un 👍
It is awesome to see other modellers using VMS products! Great job on the build!
Gotta love em !
Hello mr. L!i had a lot of fun while watching the build.i was deliciously Entertained.thank u4 your efforts.i usually am building tanks of western democracies after ww2.thank u4 delivering fun excitenes and Inspiration and knowledge.keep up the good work and keep the faith.with best regards and sticky greetings from sandy Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian
I don't imagine we're supposed to take sides, but this was/is just a great looking tank. One of my all time favourite vehicles from a period where no-one should have favorites. Great video, really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jon ! I agree, a lot of people like the tigers , but I prefer the more clunky looking designs like the early panzers, with the extra armour this one looks quite imposing
I gotta be honest, I love the Panzer III, dunno why it just looks good. But I think the Crusader looks good so what do I know.
Respect your perspective, and as a Germanophile should agree if not over the Ausf. F1, one of the Panzers. Much as it grates me to award the most impressive award to the ideological enemy, praise where it's due, I can never get past the looks and je ne sais qoi appeal of Mikhail Koshkin's T-34, particularly the aesthetic proportion of the /76 series in general. The profile of the cast turret model '41 being the most pleasing to this eye, regardless the turret's operational foibles.
The Stug III is my favorite, next to the Pz IV Ausf. F. Tiger I is a tie with the Panther G. I've taken a liking to Russian armor lately as well like the T-34/85.
Everyone should have a favourite of course mines the panzer 3 actually so is alot of my friends who are ex RAF and paras from the UK haha
Great work James! Looks like a nice kit other than the few small issues you described. Looking forward to more in the series. Cheers.
Thanks Scott, its a good build well worth a go i think !
I might have to look at one of those.
Nicely done. I built this but trying to fix errors I screwed it up. The towing rig is wrong for this model as far as I could find but easy to fix. The big problems were the step in the turret and for the model I was building the rear deck. I wish they had of given optional doors for one of the three engine door configurations. thats where I screwed up my build. Will enjoy watching the rest of the build videos.
My friend, that is one imposing looking panzer from the front! Can't wait to see it painted, it's a configuration you rarely see so should be pretty unique, most panzer IV kits either have no additional armour or go with the applique armour on the front plate and shurtzen for the turret and sides, interested to see how this one turns out!
Thanks Simon , it ended up looking a lot more imposing than I had hoped, and of course a little bit different .
I note your thin glue bottle is quite tall. I have to use magnifying glasses to make models now and they only focus at short distance. I once caught the brush in the bottle and spilled it over the dining table ruining its finish. You can imagine how pleased the Mrs was!!. I have now made a wooden block to sit the bottle in so it won't get knocked over again. You might consider doing that as its easy to do. Also good for CA glue bottles.
Oh no I bet you said some choice words ! Thanks for the tip
Most of us have been there. I knocked over my bottle of Tamiya thin only last week, fortunately on the hard wash and wear surface of my desk, but I had to splash some on the plastic base of my newish Xiaomi cord free internal battery LED lamp didn't I?!!! Arrgh! Small mercies. If I did that on our traditional walnut topped dining room table, my missus wouldn't have to kill me as I'd probably cut my own throat. =]
I have a jenk fix for that too. I super glued a stack of pennies to the bottom of the extra thin bottle. I then glued a thick 3”x3” styrene square to the bottom of the pennies.
The fix is ugly. but it lowers the center of mass quite a bit and makes toppling the bottle over more difficult.
A great job James. Looking forward to the next stage of painting and weathering.
Cheers from Australia!
Thanks Gary ! There are 3 more videos planned. Painting hopfully will drop this weekend, I have been too busy for a Friday release, then tracks and then weathering ( not sure on which will drop first) . Take care !
Very informative and well explained video. Will look forward to further videos.
Thanks David I'm pleased it's been helpful !
Very nice looking model. Great detail and good fitting is always a pleasure...😊
Thankyou Armand, the kit was surprisingly nice
Great build! This is next on the bench!
Thanks Jay, its a nice kit.
Thank you for the review!
Hi mate thanks for this video build, been wondering about Border models and how they build up, so thanks for answering my question. Expertly done once again sir, see you on the painting vid. Take care for now mate🤓👍😉
Thanks for watchjng Dave ! Hopefully the next one will be up end of the week but I'm a bit pressed for time , we will see my friend!
@@lpjmodels hi ya pal, would not miss one episode. They are very educational and inspirational 🤓👍😉stay safe mate🤓👍😉
Very interesting and informative. Please more. 👍
Thanks John
What a great looking kit! Off to a great start all ready. Looking forward to seeing the paintwork
Thanks Steve !
Super job on the build, James.....will be looking forward to the next part so will keep an eye out for the notification. The Border Models tanks look like they are a beaut lot to build so I'll give one a shot. I must admit, a Dragon's model Panzer defeated me (and a few modelling friends) with regards to the over complicated bogey assembly so it's still sitting unfinished in its box....the BM methods seems so simple!
Thanks Robbo, I was pleasantly surprised with the border running gear , the Dml one was so tedious, much nicer to whap 4 parts together
I can not wait for few weeks , you are awesome builder keep up the good work 👍
Thankyou Tangler ! I wish I could work quicker, my job though takes up a fair bit of time
Классная модель, приобрету наверное тоже
Thanks for uploading. 'm happy that I could watch your building from the beginning. Also I'm looking forward to the next.
Thanks Panzer-meister, it won't be long till the next one !
Nice build when I use friulmodel tracks I us staple on my one's that work really good as you don't have to glue them
Good tip thanks !
Great video James!! 👍😎👍
Thanks Eric !
*Very nice build of this very nice kit too! 👍👏👏*
Thanks mate !
I've never seen that kind of add on armor before, definitely gives the vehicle some personality.
Beautiful.... 🤩🤩🤩
To prevent accidental knocks use blu tack to bottom of the bottle.
Thanks Karol for the tip !
It`s coming along great James 👍
Thanks mate !
Those bolted plates on the turret cheeks actually look pretty cool
It's looking very good!!
Thanks Throttle Power
Great! Theres me wanting to go down to 1/48. But this one I shall have to add to my gotta get list....hah
Haha I know the feeling.. I have been doing a lot more armour but then eduard go and release another kit and I'm stuffed then...
Its a shame that manufactures don't give 1/48 armour a lot of love. Of course you have tamiya, and a few Hobbyboss and the AFV tiger ( if you can find one it was a fab kit with moulded zimm), its a shame more companies don't take it up.
I have the Dragon Smart Kit version of the F1 (2008 tool 6315). I must say that Border Model's F1 kit looks right up there with it, and importantly to me as no doubt to many, at a far more amenable price. Seems Border have replicated Dragon's characteristic instruction errors though. Beautiful color plates.
The smart kit was nice, and yes they seem to have definitely taken a page out of dragons book re the hasty instructions!
Super Job 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Udo
Damn nice! Thanks for another great video! It was a pleasure to watch as always
Thanks Sebbl, glad you enjoyed it!
I was expecting the Kubelwagen diorama build, but this'll do nicely!
Hi Billy, I need to build myself up to the dio, its planned to be just after the pzIV after I have sourced a few more things. Thanks!
@@lpjmodels Exciting news! I cant wait.
Great video. Thx. How do you clean the cement from the paint brush?
Hello , thankyou , I keep an old sable brush spare but the cement evaporates out very quickly, then just a water rinse when its dry .
I just built this exact one.
Thanks for coming to the premier, what were your thoughts on it?
That bucket’s not going to last long on a real tank stuck there,Do yer tank commander proud and move it to the back,theres a good lad.
Im on it Nick, just liked the look but i will relocate
nick Buzzorca The tank commander is a fully paid up nazi bastard with a gun - you tall him where to put his bucket.
There's always one !!! Great job , really well done buddy. Stay safe
Wonderful video! Subbed 😊
Thanks Roxy !
Another splendid Video of a kit worth considering. Looking forward to PART 2. I'm new to kit building, so watching hints and tips is very useful for me. I do, however have two questions. at 12.20 you say the CA gives you time to position your PE parts before drying. 1). How many seconds before it grabs the part? 2). What CA dissolver do you use, if you get it wrong. and need to remove the part. I was told Acetone works but having bought a bottle of it, I can confirm that it doesn't.
Thanks Roger , the glue gives you about 5-10 unless its been sitting for a while, thicker ones take longer to go off as a rule. you can get a specific superglue debonder, I admit though I have never used it so can't comment.
@@lpjmodels Thanks James for the prompt reply. I had, prior to buying the Acetone, bought a bottle of "Deluxe Materials Glue Buster Debonder". Totally ineffective !
I’m hoping one day that metal tracks will be standard equipment. Seriously, if you mass produced them it wouldn’t be much more cost added to a kit. After market tracks are super expensive for what you getting. (Though I love them for the realism) If you could do every tracked vehicle at Tamiya or any other company the cost would drop dramatically. Any thoughts out there?
It would be cool but I dont think the costs would be low, you might get away with an extra £15 ok the kit but not everyone likes them anyway. I'd like to see it
Ammo now do 3D printed tool clamps they look great
I have seen those, they were originally F.C model trend items , very cool.
What is the metal rod inside the hull during the build process, alignment problems ??
Subscribed.. just Letting you know I want content like this in the future 😜😘 , nah build what you want 👍🏻.
Quick question if I can? Why did you choose that glue instead of the usual brands, it's a new one to me any unique benefits? I recently changed from tamiya extra thin to plastic magic, and there was a huge difference. Cheers buddy
Thanks Vasili !
The vms glue works really well, the bond is very quick when the parts are put together , its about the same time as tamiya quick setting but with a stronger bond.
Stupid question... Why'd you use putty for one fix and milliput for the other? I'm not sure I understand the difference between the two and when to use them properly
Hi William, the putty dries fairly quickly and is good for small seams, and sink marks and the like. Milliput is an epoxy? putty has a lot more body, and takes hours to fully cure. It sands better and you can sculpt it as its drying. On this build I used milliput so I could add in some weld seams and clean it up with lots of working time. It also doesn't shrink so one session and your sorted. I hope that helps a bit
Did you have any issues fitting the upper hull plate? Mine seems very tight....
It was a little squeeze, but it was warped slightly
I have a few of the border series panzers in my stash think the Ausf G comes with about 4 barrels and a metal barrel! Crazy!still prefer the new Hobby boss line the ex tristar there more accurate and just flawless fitting the rubber on the boggies even have the continental logo on them as the road rubber! And not like dragons it's not continentau haha
The Tristar kits were very nice, this isn't bad for the money though. I remeber building the Tristar panzer .1 that was fun
I hate when companies use that soft plastic type. Ryefield Model are famous for this. This looks like a nice kit and it's on my list to get eventually.
It takes a little technique shift so you don't end up cutting too much away ! I havent done a Rye field kit yet but I'm sure I will at some point, I'll beware of the plastic
@@lpjmodels Great kits, I've done their Tiger I Whittmann with full Interior kit and I'm currently working on their Jagdpanther G1 Late Production w/interior on and off now. Did I mention the over engineering to some parts? Lol Anyway, look forward to seeing this Pz IV finished.
Did you= come with clear parts? Cause I have same kit,haven't opened it yet as it's in my stash
Combining caterpillars is really respectful.
hi i like these vidoes
Thanks Noel there will be more
Can you hold the shurzen in front of the model next episode to see how it would look like
I'll see what I can do
@@lpjmodels thank you
In September, border model will sale a Panzer IV, with 4 figurines, metal parts and other things
I saw that , looks awesome
Why are the return rollers blue and not gray like the rest of the plastic???
He had a glue spillage accident and melted the detail on them so he bought some 3D printed ones.
Thanks Eric ! Yes WTF a glue spill happened
Ny border stug went well, tracks were too fragile, coming apart whils painting
You should put 1/35 in your titles, makes you easier to find.
Sorry for the return-wheels, but this glue bottle screams for a flip over 🙃
It all came out OK in the end !
just heat up the copper cable with a torch and reform it. no need to buy additional stuff imo
Супер!
Спасибо solnishko!
A few panzeratti have said this kit really depicts a G with a short barrel. That said, it's a pretty decent G, so I'll probably convert my kit into one.
I'm not sure on the detail but I expect it'll be easily done !
@@lpjmodels all it needs is a barrel, which is I believe supplied in the F2/G kit (which I also have). That way I can use the kit schurtzen as well.
What camera u use for filming ?
samsung galaxy s10+
You used the wrong tracks, that one never was used for the 4F, are for 4E. Only was used how spare tracks for add armor.
I swear the molding looks like a takom kit, same plastics, if that is the case it should be quite a good kit, I'am more interested in doing a ausf f2 with the upgun 75mm, I think I have completed every ww2 german main battle tank from the the check skoda, pz1 to the tiger2 excluding a pzIII and pzIV, I don't know what it is but I have little interest in russian, american or british tanks, I did a nice tamiya m10 and I was like meh, oddly enough Russian aircraft are my favorite, the mig 21, su35, early bomber pe3, il3 etc....once again I do not know why but they appeal to me...weird
Hey Canton, the takom plastics a bit harder I think . Maybe same factory though ?
Tracks are too loose (on the right side certaintly), they were never let them such loose in real life, unless it was under maintenance or knocked out tank. You should let it slighly curved.
I should note that the kit has the incorrect (3 piece, long barrel) cleaning rods - should be a the 2 piece set!
Ahh whoops.. ill swap that over tonight, one of the instructional discrepancies mentioned. Thankyou
The turret is still wrong!
"This kit is a bit of a puzzle, Border have provided alternate turret sides with & without vision ports - however the F 1
was only manufactured with the turret ports insitu, it also alarmingly appears to have the rear roof of the turret reinforced
"G-style" when it shouldn`t be present , this aside it could have made a decent early - mid F 2 ( G ) "upgrade", the rear turret roof armour would seem to have unfortunately negated this- a pity."
www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/border-models-panzer-iv-ausf-f-1-f-2-g-t321355.html
Its a shame they missed something so important.. cost cutting and getting a kit out quickly ?
@@lpjmodels The next edition of the Panzer IV F1 kit get the right turret from the F2 kit.
@@ImperialesProjekt0815 thats good to hear. Shame on this one though !
Why do you use a bunch of different glues in all your videos? Are you testing each brand? Do you like different glues for different models?
I do like mixing things up, the VMS glues however are really good, like when I put the front plate of the turret on, it bonded really well and fast !
ＧＩＲＬＳ und ＰＡＮＺＥＲ KAMPWAGEN IV Ausf,D
Not this time, I dont have the blowfish decal !
the quality the friul tracks come in is quite disappointing, considering their price.
kann man damit fahren?
You are so meticulous... I don't know for you, but in real life I can be very very impatient in almost all situations. But once I sit behind my workbench I can repeat again and again something until it works
I'm very similar, my patience especially lately is very low so I love easy builds 🤣
Bad music or no music at all should be main topic
Немцы не дураки,с спереди ни когда ведра не вешали. Сомкнуться сразу же.
@@ИгорьТарасов-л3у do what you want on your model.
Hello mr. L!i had a lot of fun while watching the build.i was deliciously Entertained.thank u4 your efforts.i usually am building tanks of western democracies after ww2.thank u4 delivering fun excitenes and Inspiration and knowledge.keep up the good work and keep the faith.with best regards and sticky greetings from sandy Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian
Thankyou Christian !