All kits are from dragon6816, lasting months until I finish. I tried to restore history through pics, but still not a serious historical collection(but flatters my standards). I will list real tank photos below, which shows differences from square mg mount to early command tower(resembles pzIII A’s more). More, I hope these may give you some fun or even inspirations. P.S., small parts like tools are assembled not in accrodance to real, for I‘m lazy( ’ ~ ’ ).
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That’s a serious hard core collection of Dragon Pz IV ausf. A’s you have there!
A+++
While all of them are very sweet looking, #211, takes the cake 
in my opinion with the dark gray & chocolate 
.
Definitely very inspiring 
to me to get an early Dragon Pz IV “workhorse” on the bench soon.
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I’m still a beginner😀 I will keep studying from you sophisticated modellers. I really love square -looking tanks， like PZs，vickers 6tons and its descendants etc.
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Your models look very well done!
thank you
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The camouflaged version (Yellow/Brown/Green) looks a bit odd for a A. version?
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Yes，I’m a little freewheeling😣 Lacking of enquiries.
Okay… 
Maybe, if you were not aware of this already, this helps:
http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Homepage_english/Miscellaneous/Camouflage_finish/Camouflage_System_43_-_45/camouflage_system_43_-_45.html
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Roger, roger.
Actually，I found panzer I in three colors，and took it for granted to believe pz4 did. Thanks for pointing it out，I will do more research next time before painting. If there’s a degree of researching reality in history，mine probably is 50%
(basic camouflage，layouts etc.)
Yes I agree Wade. Great collection but the brown camo is my favorite. You see them that often
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There are plenty Panzer 4 tanks in 3 colour camouflage, but Ausf A is a very early version, which was phased out by long in 1943.
Research is part of the fun for me…
@UBCS there was a three color camo used between 1927-1937 that might be of interest.
German-armor-camouflage Pre-War
Buntfarbenanstrich (colorful paint pattern). The pattern used three colors:
RAL Nr. 17 Erdgelb-matt (matt earth yellow),
RAL Nr. 18 Braun-matt (matt brown)
RAL Nr. 28 Grün-matt (matt green)
Given the Panzer IV was designed in ~1936, there’s possibly a little wiggle room for a 3 color early Panzer IV A in 1937. I’m not sure when the first Ausf A’s were delivered etc but I think delivery started ~ November 1937.
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two thumbs up for the dual also.
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I meant to say “you don’t see them often “
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