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Panther Ausf D, 1.Pz.Rgt.24, France 1944


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Today's work on the Panther. First I cut some masks for the tactical numbers, then sprayed the turret sides

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Then a pin wash with Shadow Brown

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Painted the Exhausts - first tamiya brown, then while that was still drying Old Rust / Normal Rust and Light rust pigments with a final little bit of soot black, then matt varnish over the top

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Then Streaking grime over the sides and skirts

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Added dust, oil stains and fuel stains to the rear decking

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Finally for the day matt varnish over the top, and some rust streaks for the skirts

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Tomorrow - Tools and Mud and Dust

Peter

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No Mish, the kit doesn't have any spare road wheels.

I'm waiting for some resin ones to arrive, as the road wheels on the turret are a distinctive feature of the 24th Regt anyway - they've been in the post from Poland for a week now so should arrive soon (hopefully before the weekend).


Peter

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No worries Mish, I know nothing about the 24th Regt before this build - they appear to have been something of a band of gypsies. They *should* have been part of the 24th cavalry division, but were detached most of the time and operated as an in dependant regiment most of the time, so had their own way of doing things (hence the spare road wheels on the turret, the rod carrier on the back, and non standard cammo).

More info is available here

http://worldwartwozone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/27175-pzrgt24-panther-idiosynchrasies/

Peter

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Another smashing Panther in a cool scheme.....I'm gonna have to get some of these Vallejo paints, their red-brown colour in particular looks really good to me (some manufacturer's versions look much too orange).

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