Ehrhardt E-V/4 armored car

rockpaperscissor · 06-25-2012, 12:03 PM

I was surfing for images of WWI armored cars last week, and I came across a black and white jpeg of an E-V/4. It was a partially completed, simple card model! For a couple of days I attempted to find out who designed the model, but came up empty. I decided to carry it forward myself using Photoshop. I reduced the size of the rivets, added a hatch or two, and detailed the front end. After computer coloring and weathering, it was time to start building. I finished the basic body last night, and I'm really happy with it. It's in the neighborhood of 1/45th to 1/48th scale. There are a few more details to be drawn up and added, but it's 95% complete. The wheels on the jpeg are very basic 2D images. I'll be layering them to come up with a more 3D representation. I'm not sure yet what I'm going to about axles and drive train. More to come........

terrinecold · 06-26-2012, 06:18 PM

looks similar to the one in Tintin album "le lotus bleu"
see http://www.google.com/search?client=...KYDoix8QOZtfx1

RonaldoM · 06-30-2012, 08:17 PM

Very nice this project! The coloring and weathering are great, congrats!

06-30-2012, 10:31 PM

This, like all of your models, looks great! I look forward to it's completion.

rockpaperscissor · 07-01-2012, 07:47 PM

Many thanks for your kind remarks, fellas. I added the machine guns the other day, and am still working on the wheels. Unfortunately, I sliced my thumb pretty deeply this morning (not due to card modeling), and am afraid I'll bleed all over any modeling projects. I'm going to let it heal up a bit overnight, and will wear a surgical glove on that hand for a couple of days while working on models.

The machine guns look ok at 1X, but in closeup I really don't like the squared off muzzles. I'll probably break them off, and add small rolled paper tubes.

More to come....

rockpaperscissor · 07-29-2012, 08:20 AM

The E-V/4 is finally done. I'm pretty happy with it. Pictures came out better than usual too. Enjoy

**Rhaven Blaack** · 07-29-2012, 11:17 AM

The detail and weathering that you put into it looks FANTASTIC.
You did a GREAT job on this model.

Chris74 · 08-01-2012, 08:51 AM

Very cute model and also very clean work there!

08-01-2012, 05:08 PM

This is a beautifully executed model. What more could be said?

Gerald43 · 09-01-2012, 01:43 PM

Very fine Work! I like it!

rockpaperscissor · 09-03-2012, 01:24 PM

Many thanks for your kind remarks. If anyone is interested, the model is available for free download over at the Papermodelers forum (jpeg), or at the Landships II site (PDF)

09-03-2012, 11:02 PM

Here's a link to the Landships II site:

http://www.landships.info/landships/index.html

Great site! The closer you get to your model, the better it looks, something not usually common to any models!

06-25-2012, 12:03 PM	#1
rockpaperscissor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A little Southeast of "Po'town" - New York State Posts: 408 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Ehrhardt E-V/4 armored car I was surfing for images of WWI armored cars last week, and I came across a black and white jpeg of an E-V/4. It was a partially completed, simple card model! For a couple of days I attempted to find out who designed the model, but came up empty. I decided to carry it forward myself using Photoshop. I reduced the size of the rivets, added a hatch or two, and detailed the front end. After computer coloring and weathering, it was time to start building. I finished the basic body last night, and I'm really happy with it. It's in the neighborhood of 1/45th to 1/48th scale. There are a few more details to be drawn up and added, but it's 95% complete. The wheels on the jpeg are very basic 2D images. I'll be layering them to come up with a more 3D representation. I'm not sure yet what I'm going to about axles and drive train. More to come........ __________________ I just drank WHAT??!! - Socrates Currently building: 1/72 Wittman Bonzo Last edited by rockpaperscissor; 06-25-2012 at 05:59 PM..

07-01-2012, 07:47 PM	#5
rockpaperscissor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A little Southeast of "Po'town" - New York State Posts: 408 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Many thanks for your kind remarks, fellas. I added the machine guns the other day, and am still working on the wheels. Unfortunately, I sliced my thumb pretty deeply this morning (not due to card modeling), and am afraid I'll bleed all over any modeling projects. I'm going to let it heal up a bit overnight, and will wear a surgical glove on that hand for a couple of days while working on models. The machine guns look ok at 1X, but in closeup I really don't like the squared off muzzles. I'll probably break them off, and add small rolled paper tubes. More to come.... __________________ I just drank WHAT??!! - Socrates Currently building: 1/72 Wittman Bonzo

07-29-2012, 08:20 AM	#6
rockpaperscissor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A little Southeast of "Po'town" - New York State Posts: 408 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	The E-V/4 is finally done. I'm pretty happy with it. Pictures came out better than usual too. Enjoy __________________ I just drank WHAT??!! - Socrates Currently building: 1/72 Wittman Bonzo

07-29-2012, 11:17 AM	#7
Rhaven Blaack Administrator Administrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,216 Downloads: 375 Uploads: 77	The detail and weathering that you put into it looks FANTASTIC. You did a GREAT job on this model. __________________ If it can be thought of, it can be done.

09-01-2012, 01:43 PM	#10
Gerald43 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Nürnberg Germany Posts: 213 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	Very fine Work! I like it! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-26-2012, 06:18 PM	#2
terrinecold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 310 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 1	looks similar to the one in Tintin album "le lotus bleu" see http://www.google.com/search?client=...KYDoix8QOZtfx1

06-30-2012, 08:17 PM	#3
RonaldoM Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brazil Posts: 37 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very nice this project! The coloring and weathering are great, congrats!

06-30-2012, 10:31 PM	#4
Zathros Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	This, like all of your models, looks great! I look forward to it's completion.

08-01-2012, 08:51 AM	#8
Chris74 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 59 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Very cute model and also very clean work there!

08-01-2012, 05:08 PM	#9
Zathros Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	This is a beautifully executed model. What more could be said?

09-03-2012, 01:24 PM	#11
rockpaperscissor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A little Southeast of "Po'town" - New York State Posts: 408 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Many thanks for your kind remarks. If anyone is interested, the model is available for free download over at the Papermodelers forum (jpeg), or at the Landships II site (PDF) __________________ I just drank WHAT??!! - Socrates Currently building: 1/72 Wittman Bonzo

09-03-2012, 11:02 PM	#12
Zathros Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Here's a link to the Landships II site: http://www.landships.info/landships/index.html Great site! The closer you get to your model, the better it looks, something not usually common to any models!

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