Panzer Puppy

[Mig Eater]

I'm joining in the GB with a 3D printed Panzerhund from the game Wolfenstein.

 

I originally printed the parts for this build about 4 years ago but quickly lost interest & they have been sitting in a box since. Time to blow off the dust & finish removing the remaining supports.
 

 

 

Starting at lunch time & seeing how far I can get today & then hopefully finish with painting tomorrow.
 

Here is a live action trailer for the game showing the little puppy in action 😋
 

 

[MARADER]

Interesting model! Scale 1/35?

[Mig Eater]

I couldn't find the exact size of the Panzerhund, in the game they're a little bit taller then the player tho, so I scaled the 3D model to be 2m tall at 1/35 scale.  

[JeroenS]

Ah cool!

[81-er]

That is very cool

 

James

[Mig Eater]

After 4 hours of sanding all the parts are ready for construction, This old resin is very brittle & several of the parts were damaged while being cleaned up, normally I'd just print replacement parts, but ain't got no time for that! So I'll see if I can fix it with some putty or I'll paint it as rusty battle damage 😜 

[Mig Eater]

Doggo taking its first steps, guided by Hans to the painting bench for some primer...

 

Edited August 26, 2023 by Mig Eater

[JeroenS]

Fido is looking quite brutal. 

[Mig Eater]

I had to take a brake from the workbench & make dinner before the misses starts to get cranky hungry, I quickly whipped up some fried rice & chill fried pork. I'm now going to fire up the airbrush & get some primer down before it gets to late for me to make noise in the house. 

 

[Mig Eater]

Applied some black primer, which really helped bring out all the small details 😀

I'm ending it for today after a total of 8 hours, the primer can dry over night & then tomorrow I can do the rest of the painting.

[Hockeyboy76]

Nice start to this one dude. 

[81-er]

That primer coat looks nice and smooth. Bonus points for the food 

 

James

[MARADER]

Good job! Meat looks very deliciously!😜

[Mig Eater]

Day two, time for some painting. I've had these two Panzer grey paint sets for awhile but I haven't built any early Panzers yet. I never thought my first time using them would be on a a robot dog 😅 

 

 

[Mig Eater]

Splattered the grey pant all over it & then quickly sprayed some varnish to protect my rushed hard work. Taking a break for lunch while it drys & then I'll start painting the details.

 

[Mig Eater]

I have about 95% of the painting finished but I have to stop for the day now, no time for a progress photo (off for dinner with the in-laws). I'll do the last few bits tomorrow & then post the finished photos.

 

Time for today is 9 hours + the 8 yesterday makes 17 in total.
 

[Mig Eater]

Day three... I woke up this morning with my arms & neck feeling really sore, apparently my body didn't enjoy the 9 hours of painting yesterday 🫠 No time for wallowing in pain today tho, only have a few hours left to get this beastie done.

 

I accidentally left my camera on last night & now the battery is dead, so I can't take a photo of my phone to show the time at the moment, you'll just have to trust me that its 13:00 😜 It should be recharged in a few hours so I can then take photos of the finished model. 

[Mig Eater]

I'm done! I was so busy with the painting that I didn't really have time to make any in-progress photos, so here is a quick rundown of the painting process;

 

• Black Primer
• Paint modulation with 4 different shades of Panzer grey
• Matt varnish
• Brown-blue pin wash
• Light paint chips
• Rusty paint chips
• Metal parts painted with Steel & Gun metal
• Wires & pipes painted with metallic black
• Markings painted with a dark yellow
• Germain crosses pained black & white
• Rust added with light & dark enamel paints
• Enamel fuel stains painted around joints & the hatch on its back

 

I needed about 2 hours to finish the last few bits today, so that makes the total time for the build 19 hours. Quite a contrast to my last model which took me a whole year to finish 😆 I had a lot of fun with the build & I think it was good to challenge myself. I'm always worrying/procrastinating over each painting step, now when that happens I can just look at this doggo to motivate myself.

I'm think about making a small base/diorama for this model with it chained to a sign saying "Beware of the Panzer" 😅

 

 

 

 

Making "friends" with a Polish 7TP

[81-er]

It looks fantastic, and I really love the idea of that base. One for the Blitzenbuild?

 

James

[JeroenS]

Ha! Cool stuff, really nice. Something very different too!

[Mig Eater]

23 minutes ago, 81-er said:

I really love the idea of that base. One for the Blitzenbuild?

 

Yeah that actually sounds like a good idea, keeping the build within the blitz theme & I should be able to build what I have in mind within a few days.