THEscaleSHOW Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 30/12/2020 at 11:03, PlaStix said: Panther Mk.V - No. 445 - Pz.Abt. 51 'Operation Citadel' - Kursk - August 1943 This was my build for the Panther Mk.V STGB and will be my final completion for 2020. I have completed the actual build of a Pz.III in the MTO GB but I need to finish the base and figure(s) for it – which will probably take it into a week or so of January. I was planning on making a 1/35 kit for the Panther Mk.V STGB, but time was not on my side, so I decided to make a this 1/72nd snap kit from Zvezda instead. I have to say I really enjoyed the build. It was a relatively straight forward kit to make and I added a few extra bits and pieces - engine deck grills from some random PE mesh from the spares box, a stretched sprue aerial, fuse wire for the hatch handles and lead wire for the smoke launcher cables. My Panther is based on an actual Panther that took part in the fighting around Kursk and which was eventually knocked out by a mine and abandoned. As I was doing such a small kit (and many of the modellers taking part in the GB were doing incredible modelling - seriously impressive stuff – please go and check the GB out!) - I decided I had better add a simple base to mine. The WIP thread can be found HERE Kit: Zvezda 1/72 Snap Kit Paints: Humbrol, Revell and Railmatch acrylic paints all applied by brush Extras: Spares box PE grill, fuse wire, lead wire, stretched sprue, small Wilco’s picture frame, corrugated card for the base, Gaugemaster Grass Mat and various Army Painter tufts. The first set of photos were taken against the sky backdrop photo on my Spitfire Display base. There are a lot of photos but I blame the interesting changes in light quality! (I will thin them a bit when I get chance): These next photos show the Panther on its picture frame base: Finally, some of the Panther on its own against a white background: And just to show how small it actually is: If you are still here – thank you for looking. I thoroughly enjoyed this build. Thank you to Dennis @Corsairfoxfouruncle for hosting the GB and to everyone who took the time to comment and offer advice in my build thread. Don’t forget the Panzer III STGB starts on the 6th February – hopefully I will see you all there! Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix The transformation of a box of plastic parts into a beautiful model 👍 👍 👍 Small scale-big effect! MD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 01/01/2021 at 16:21, stevej60 said: As beautifully built and finished as ever Stix! Hi Steve. Hope you and yours are keeping well. Thank you very much. Most Kind! On 01/01/2021 at 17:23, Buzby061 said: All that detail crammed into a 1/72 scale kit - top notch. Pete Hi Pete. Thank you very much for your kind comments. The Zvezda kit was actually very well detailed. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 On 02/01/2021 at 05:18, Ernst said: Amazing Stix. I love it. The background and the base and the excellent model. 👍 Cheers, Ernst. Hi Ernst. I hope you are keeping well. Thank you very much for your very kind comments. On 06/01/2021 at 21:31, metadyne said: excellent approach to your presentation, ground work and subtle weathering. Really impressive. Hi metadyne. Hope you are well. Thank you very much for your very kind comments. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 07/01/2021 at 18:00, Tom W. said: Absolutely fantastic. With the cloudy background, it looks like a screen from a certain tank game 🤪. Is that 1/72 for sure? Thank you Tom. I think I know what you mean!! On 07/01/2021 at 22:55, Walter said: Brother great pictures 👍 Thank you very much Walter. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Excellent little Panther Stix, I love it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steh2o Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Very nice Panther! Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Another outstanding build. Lovely result Stix I keep telling myself to have a go at a base / diorama but never get round to it. Maye one day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Wow excellent job with a small kit Stix, I like that a lot Regards Cesar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 13:56, Redcoat2966 said: Love it Stix....sharp work for a 1:72,......and the base, although simple really gives it a great feel of reality.....nice job of weathering too. Regards Simon. Hi Simon. Sorry for the very slow reply. I kind of lost track of this one, with everything that's going on. Thank you very much for your comments. On 19/01/2021 at 18:11, SoftScience said: Another great model. What do you use for the tall grass? Hi SoftScience. I am sorry for the very slow reply, but thank you very much for your comments. The grass is a cut off of some Gaugemaster Summer grass mat - I think it's the 12mm version. On 21/01/2021 at 12:35, fpmeyer said: Thanks for sharing.... No problem! Thank you for commenting. I am sorry for the slow response. On 28/01/2021 at 23:08, Whitewolf said: That is a really nice model, you've done an outstanding job, it coukd easily be mistaken for a larger scale! Hi Whitewolf. Sorry for the slow reply - been one of those years so far! Thank you very much for your kind comments. On 04/02/2021 at 23:57, gmoss said: That looks great Stix! Hi gmoss. I am sorry for the slow reply to you too. Thank you very much for your comment. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Excellent build and finish, great stuff ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 Hi all, I am really sorry - I managed to lose track of this one over the summer. Apologies for the VERY slow replies! On 05/02/2021 at 13:00, THEscaleSHOW said: The transformation of a box of plastic parts into a beautiful model 👍 👍 👍 Small scale-big effect! MD Hi MD. That really is very kind of you, thank you. On 06/02/2021 at 11:49, Kris B said: I like it. Thank you Kris. On 21/02/2021 at 13:33, Carius said: Excellent little Panther Stix, I love it Thank you Cesar, most kind! On 01/03/2021 at 22:39, steh2o said: Very nice Panther! Good job! Thank you very much steh2o. On 19/05/2021 at 06:04, wimbledon99 said: Another outstanding build. Lovely result Stix I keep telling myself to have a go at a base / diorama but never get round to it. Maye one day! Hi Nigel. Thank you very much for your comments...............perhaps a base with sea and an iceberg?......for your current project? On 27/05/2021 at 14:28, Wulfman said: Excellent build and finish, great stuff ! Wulfman Thank you very much Wulfman, most kind. Thank you all again and sorry for the slow reply. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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