Pat C Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 (edited) Some more USN from me. This is the old Hasegawa kit from a very ancient boxing which was very crisply moulded in hard dark blue plastic. A couple of minor improvements added were drilled out cannon barrels, some seat cushions from Milliput and some resin tip tank nav lights. I also thought that the main gear were of too narrow track (justified after a spot of measuring) and moved the location holes a couple of mm outboard on each wing which gave a much better look. Fit was pretty good but worth experimenting with the fit of the one piece lower wing and upper wings in order to avoid a potentially nasty step where the upper wing transitions to the upper wing stub attached to the fuselage half. The whole thing was sprayed with Gunze GSB from a rattle can to act as primer then given a coat of Xtracrylix GSB. The natural metal bits were from my dwindling stash of Citadel Chainmail and the red is Gunze Insignia Red. GSB finishes are quite difficult to weather convincingly and I experimented with using Flory light grey wash on this one. The idea was pinched after seeing how Navy Bird weathered a white TSR2 with a light grey wash and I thought it might work on a darker finish as well. The decals for this well photographed machine come from a combination of Microscale and Flevo decals sheets which both feature this aircraft but neither are wholly complete or correct and so had to be supplemented by other generic decals. Hope you like!! Pat Edited May 20, 2018 by Pat C 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Looks beautiful! Great finish! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I like this aircraft and your model makes it justice. Good job! Antoine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 One of the most beautiful jet aircraft ever built. It looks best in its dark blue livery! You did a very nice job. (The Panther always reminds me of Buck Danny - one of my favorite comics when I was a kid.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Oooh very nice Panther 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Fond memories of Hasegawa Panther. Built one back in the days when I actually finished kits and when you could go into town find a shop that sold Hasegawa kits for less than a king's ransom. Sighs, and drifts off into a nostalgic reverie............✈️🛩️💤 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I still have mine - built back in the day when I put the pilot in. Nice kit as I remember. I sanded off the lights on the outside of the tanks thinking it was flash! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Great build from my favorite era in aviation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 A great finish on a lovely build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Lovely work, really looks the part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 That looks great. A really nice finish and I think your panel line highlights work really well. Making the masks for the nose decoration must have been fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Beautiful Panther. I have one of these in the stash, if I can build it half as well as this I will very happy. Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Cracking build of the old Hasegawa kit Pat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I love the Panther and that's a beautiful build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Meatbox8 said: Making the masks for the nose decoration must have been fun 🙂 Cutting lots of tiny triangles was strangely therapeutic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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