vaoinas Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Turns out there actually was a significant gap between the turret and the hull. Seems, the width of the gap varied somewhat, but here's an example: So instead of trying to lower the rear side of the turret I went to rise the front side. And doing so I simply used a 0.2mm strip of styrene Here's the fix: And that's how it sits after that. I admit it could be a hair lower but at least the gap is consistent now. Cheers! Kristjan 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) After finishing the interior I was able to turn to the exterior details. And of course I started with the details most satisfying. First the front mudguards. These are in two pieces on Panther and though I will not use the lower ones I still assembled these for fun. Also the two headlights are there now. I used some Dragon leftovers for these as they are a bit deeper in casing and seem to match more for the ones seen on the real thing. Then the rear storage boxes. The way they were attatched at the bottom on the early Panthers was a bit of mystery to me and the Aber set I use did not have the correct early detailss So I tried to figure it out myself using the plastic parts as a template. The bracket that holds the exhaust pipes was a huge disappointment in the Aber set though. It was way oversized and could hold at least a mil larger diameter exhausts. So I needed to make this whole thing scratch. The whole rear wall assembly: And that's how it looks for at the moment: Cheers! Kristjan Edited October 16, 2021 by vaoinas Pushed the send button too soon 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Very nice neat work Kristjan, the PE looks fantastic, beautiful work...👍 Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Looks great Cheers Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Brilliant work indeed.👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaastav Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Excellent work. Very neat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1960 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Great Panther! I love your attention to details👍. What do you think about Master Club tracks? I have those for Elefant but they have a lot of flash, every link must be clean enlarging the two holes for the resin pins 😟. Ciao Filippo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Phil1960 said: Great Panther! I love your attention to details👍. What do you think about Master Club tracks? I have those for Elefant but they have a lot of flash, every link must be clean enlarging the two holes for the resin pins 😟. Ciao Filippo Thanks, Filippo I think very highly of Master Club Tracks. They tend to need some cleaning, but not so much as Friulmodel, and also they are more detailed. And I like the weight of metal tracks more, than Modelkasten Plastic ones which also need cleaning and are assembled with pins. The assembly is not as quick of course as with the plastic glueable tracks or, god forbid, the rubber tracks, but the result will be the best you could get. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 16/10/2021 at 12:53, vaoinas said: After finishing the interior I was able to turn to the exterior details. And of course I started with the details most satisfying. First the front mudguards. These are in two pieces on Panther and though I will not use the lower ones I still assembled these for fun. Also the two headlights are there now. I used some Dragon leftovers for these as they are a bit deeper in casing and seem to match more for the ones seen on the real thing. Then the rear storage boxes. The way they were attatched at the bottom on the early Panthers was a bit of mystery to me and the Aber set I use did not have the correct early detailss So I tried to figure it out myself using the plastic parts as a template. The bracket that holds the exhaust pipes was a huge disappointment in the Aber set though. It was way oversized and could hold at least a mil larger diameter exhausts. So I needed to make this whole thing scratch. The whole rear wall assembly: And that's how it looks for at the moment: Cheers! Kristjan Perfect and absolute clean PE work 👍👍👍 Great model so far! MD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1960 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Thank you Vaoinas. Yu're right, metal tracks give the sense of weight no plastic tracks do the same and Model Kasten need cleaning work, too. I saw Pz Iv T-Rex resin tracks: they seem superlative but no ones for Elefant😩 Ciao Filippo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 stunning... would love this kit to land in my lap... not that my skill is anywhere good enough to do it justice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Thanks, mates! Here's a little update on track and tool holders. Cheers! Kristjan 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Beautiful work, Kristjan! I am really enjoying following your thread. Vytautas Edited October 25, 2021 by vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringUpThePIAT Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Seems a shame to paint it. I'd leave it as it is on the shelf to highlight your stunning work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaastav Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Great work Kristjan, coming along nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Klugman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 This is an outstanding model, one of the best Panther Tanks I have ever seen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Very nice Kristjan, beautiful detail, looks amazing.. Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 Thanks, guys. Here's the few last bits that I added to the model. The cleaning rods tube was provided by Aber set. The set didn't have details for the early type spring latches though, so these were made of scratch. The side stowage bin that was particularly characteristic to Kursk Panthers were provided by Aber set too, but proved to be 4mm too short. So I went and ordered the E.T. models one, but if it arrived and was assembled, it was too short too. So I had to use the plastic one I had in the box. And that's it for the building phase of this model. Here's a few photos that I took of the thing before I have some paint on it. Cheers! Kristjan 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Looks amazing! Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Superb job !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Mate Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Brilliant work - looking ofrwardd to the paint, though it's a bit of a shame to hide all that great metalwork! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Good work Kristjan, brilliant metal work, just looks amazing... Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tehSAC Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 This is absolutely stunning....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaoinas Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Thanks! Got my airbrush out finally and sprayed some paint on it. It was my first try on the german three tone camo here. Came out not quite as I imagined it first but I guess I can live with that, Cheers! Kristjan 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Modeller Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 For a first time you did it very well! Wish I could copy that! ☺️ Cheers LM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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