HL-10 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I always liked the look of the Panthers fitted with extra armour plate to the turret roof and engine deck, so when I had the opportunity to get the Italeri kit featuring the add on armour I jumped at the chance!The kit isn't of the quality of Dragon or Tamiya, but it is a good kit and fits together reasonably well.I used a dental burr to roughen up the armour plate, and a pyrogravure gave the weld seams and torch cutedges a better look.The instructions would have you paint the add on armour in the same scheme as the rest of the tank, but Ilike the contrast of the armour painted in red oxide primer.I could not get the kits individual link tracks to stick together so I used a set of spare vinyl tracks.The Sand yellow is Tamiya acrylic and the rest of the paints are Humbrol enamels.Various filters and washes were applied along with chips and scratches.The commander figure is from dragon and he too was painted with Humbrol enamels.I plan to place it on a base with some more figures.adult image hostimagehostpicture uploadingimage hostimage hosting 15mbimage hosting freeuploading imagesimage ruupload pictures onlineimage hosting 20mbThanks for looking 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) An excellent build! Edited May 3, 2014 by Carius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpylee Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Brilliant, a great build and it's a panther...bonus!!! Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Beautiful Panther! I love the weathering and the vinyl tracks have a metallic look to them as well! Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredben Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 A fantastic build. The weathering, camo colour all done brilliant. Nice one HL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz! Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Fantastic job all round' I'll give that a 10/10, you gotta love the panther. Cheers oz!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 nice work looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 Thanks for all the comments, they're greatly appreciated Beautiful Panther! I love the weathering and the vinyl tracks have a metallic look to them as well! Great job! After applying a wash of muddy brown, I sprayed the tracks with matt varnish then I ran a graphite stick over them to give the high spots a metallic sheen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 That's a really nice build and paint job and I particularly like the contrast of the extra armour plates being left in primer red. Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 I've now added the Panther to a base and put a few more figures with it. Apart from the lamp post, the base is totally scratch built. image hosting 5mb image upload upload image online how to screenshot on windows capture screen upload a picture free photo hosting Thanks for looking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 WOW...I like a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeKay Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Love the final b&w photo - a really great build all round 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob1974 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 that is very cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Very nice. The black and white shot is really evocative! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidelvy Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I really like that lamp post. And the tank, of course! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredben Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 WOW !! Looks brilliant. Looked good before, but now with that little bit extra you have done. That is one excellent build...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Superb! What did you use for the cobbles/pathway? Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Superb! What did you use for the cobbles/pathway? Regards Pete Thanks peter For the cobbles I used Das Pronto modelling clay. I rolled out little balls of clay, and pressed them into the base. It took two evenings to cover the base. Very therapeutic! The paving slabs were made from the thin card you get as backing in etched sets, laid over thicker card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Many thanks for the information HL-10. Something to ponder playing with later. I don't usually build diorama/vignette bases, but I have had something in mind for a while. Who knows? Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpylee Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Looks even better in a simple diorama, well done, a top finish to a top panther Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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