Italeri Panther 1/35 Kit No. 270

[Rodders]

Hi All,

First happy new year to all.

I wanted to ask about painting Zimmerit on the Italeri 1/35 Panther A. I've got a bit to do before i start painting, but is there anything i need to do differently. I'll be airbrushing it.

I've never done a zimmerit finish before, so wanted some advice before i started.

Thanks.

[robert26]

Hi Andrew

Heres a link for doin Zimmerit

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=mod...d=30&page=5

Have done this on a Tamiya King Tiger many moons ago-looked great when finished. I used Miliput as the paste-but im pretty sure there are plenty heaps other puttys u could use.

Cheers

Robert

Edited January 10, 2012 by robert26

[Rodders]

Hi Andrew

Heres a link for doin Zimmerit

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=mod...d=30&page=5

Have done this on a Tamiya King Tiger many moons ago-looked great when finished. I used Miliput as the paste-but im pretty sure there are plenty heaps other puttys u could use.

Cheers

Robert

Thanks for the help Robert, very kind. I don't think i explained myself very well. The Italeri Panther has Zimmerit moulded on already, i was after help with painting it. Is it done in a special way?, as using an airbrush might not cover properly. I don't know as i'm hopeless brush painting.

Cheers.

[pigsty]

There shouldn't be any trouble unless the Zimmerit texture is horribly coarse. The best way to spray would be to hold the nozzle perpendicular to the surface (so at about 45^o, nose-down), but it should cover reasonably well from just about any angle other than dead parallel. You may want to highlight the upper edge of each horizontal groove - either a gentle spray downwards, or dry-brushing.

It should just about be possible to introduce more relief by undercoating with dark brown (or similar) first and then applying the camouflage colours from above, so that they stay mainly on the outermost surface and miss the depth of the grooves. But I'd be surprised if the grooves were deep enough to make this reliable, and I'd be inclined to get that relief from washes instead.

[Rodders]

Thanks Sean, most appreciated.

Regards.

[Mike]

Hi Andrew, and Happy New Year to you too

You shouldn't have any trouble - just approach the painting from different angles to ensure that the various sides of the zimmerit blocks are covered. If you noodle it on lightly, by the time you've got a heavy enough coat on to hide the primer, you'll find very little touch up necessary. Leave the paint in your brush for a few minutes until the paint is touchdry on the model, and then go over any bits you've missed, as it's sometimes very easy to go "snowblind" when you've been looking at something for a while.

[Rodders]

Thanks Mike,

Happy new year to you too.

[robert26]

Thanks for the help Robert, very kind. I don't think i explained myself very well. The Italeri Panther has Zimmerit moulded on already, i was after help with painting it. Is it done in a special way?, as using an airbrush might not cover properly. I don't know as i'm hopeless brush painting.

Cheers.

Whoops-good luck with the Panther-lets see it when finished

Robert