PlaStix Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Panther: 135 of 12 SS Pz, Tiger: 131 of sSSPzAbt 101 These are the first tanks I've built since who knows when. I'm pretty certain I must have built one or more when I was young (but I can't remember) and there's been none since. If I did make any they wouldn't have been made or painted properly. Both these German tanks were made as part of a diorama for the D-Day Group build. I need to say a big thank you to Sgt.Squarehead, Shermaniac and Brews for their assistance with choosing suitable tanks. Both tanks have some additions to what's provided in the box - the Panther has a spare wheel (mounted on the turret) plus an improved shovel and the Tiger has track links (mounted on the turret) both kindly sent me by Sgt.Squarehead. The Tiger also has the longer towing cable mounted on the side of the hull, which I fabricated from bits of left over cable from both Dragon kits and ends from the Panther kit. Both kits were really enjoyable to make and everything is brush painted with Humbrol and Revell acrylics applied with hairy sticks. The WIP can be found here Photos of the diorama they form part of can be found here Panther: Tiger: A few photos of them together: And a few from the diorama: The RFI of the Typhoon in the diorama can be found here. Thank you for looking. My RFI for another D-Day build, of Jerry Billing's Mk.IX Spitfire, can be found here. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix Edited October 15, 2014 by PlaStix 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 That sir should be in a museum! Simply superb! Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Fantastic! I really like that diorama, what a brilliant idea and the workmanship is top notch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Amazing, looks great indeed. Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 "Achtung Jabo!".....Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz! Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 love it' simply love it, excellently taken pics too. regards oz!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Sweet work, and in braille scale at that! regards, Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Nicely done! I feel sorry for the poor Shermans that encounter them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Very nice, little do they know what is coming;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Hi Steve, Matt, Carius, Sarge, Oz!, Jack, Kuro and Steve. Thank you all for the very kind comments. Having thoroughly enjoyed making these tanks I'm definitely going to have to make some more 1/72 ones (but also, possibly, a 1/35 version at some point - but don't let the Sarge know! ) Edited October 1, 2014 by PlaStix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 superb build, looks great and fantastic dio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnarkle Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 That is a mighty effort..... Mighty fine result to. I have always wanted to do something like that. The rocket effect is superb. Any clues on how it was done? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnarkle Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Superb..... The rocket effect us very cool... Any clues on how it was done? The brush painting on the vehicles is excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho bailon Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 nice pair of little kitties :-) Good job, keep on going! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Fantastic! Did you use pipe cleaners for the rocket trails? It looks very effective... Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Great little work of art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredben Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Brilliant work Stix. Had a look at your WIP and very impressed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Hi batcode, Farnarkle, nacho, Ian, Kev and fredben - thank you all for your very kind comments. farnarkle and Ian - the rocket smoke trails are done with standard pipe cleaners but I sprayed them with hairspray and then pulled my fingers down the length to get the bristles(?) to go in one direction backwards. Then I added a bit of yellow and red acrylic paint almost dry-brushed at the front. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 I mentioned a while ago that I'd redo some of the photos of all my D-Day builds in black and white but it's taken until now to get them sorted: Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I have to work hard to get into my head that these are 1:72nd scale. Superb work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Nicely done! I feel sorry for the poor Shermans that encounter them. Some of those Shermans had direct radio links with the Typhoons, so shooting at, or even being spotted by one could result in a never-ending rain of bombs & rockets.....The 'Cab Ranks' of Typhoons and P-47s must have been utterly terrifying for German AFV crews, they certainly did their best to dress-up every AFV in Normandy (& thereafter on the western front) as a bush! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 I have to work hard to get into my head that these are 1:72nd scale. Superb work! Kind regards, Joachim Thank you for the kind comments Joachim. I think a lot has to do with how good the Dragon kits are - I was very impressed with the level of detail. Hi Sarge - thank you for the additional info. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Fantastic that is all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 When you think about it, the firepower of the 'Cab-Ranks' was utterly monstrous.....Take a rank of Typhoons with bombs, flying at short range they could haul a pair of thousand pounders, so with a typical rank you are looking at about four B-17s worth of HE, laid with great precision, over a period of about 10-15 minutes. And that's assuming they don't call for backup! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Cheers Dazdot and Sarge. Even though I'm currently working on two Spitfire projects at the moment, I have a real urge to make another tank! I think I may have a vague idea for another diorama but we'll see! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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