Hi all.

This is my Dragon Panther A kit 6358. I added a Cavalier zimmerit kit, archer dry transfers and a couple figures from the DML "Actung Jabo" set.

This is my 2nd kit since coming back to the hobby after a 10 years hiatus and my first German tank ever built. Its also my first sort of multimedia kit. Working with resin zimmerit was a bit of an experience. I still greatly prefer allied equipment but the kit makes me want to take a crack at a panzer I, II or III some time in the future. German stuff isn't my forte, so hopefully there isn't too many glaring historical errors.


I'm pretty happy with how its turned out. I'm especially glad that this is the 1st set of figures Ive made that don't look like they just stepped out of a burn ward.

Anyways any comments or suggestions appreciated.

Jeff

Looks really good. I like the camo job on it. I really enjoyed building that kit, I thought it went together real well. Any other photos from other angles?

Yes please, more photos!

I wouldn't worry too much about glaring historical errors from the newer Dragon German kits, just build them up nice like you are and have fun learning new stuff

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Chris

NICE job!

More pics, please!

Bob

Well you should be happy with it,fantastic work,figures look great also

Thanks for all the kind words. But also thanks to everyone on Armorama that had patience to answer a lot of questions while I was working on this.

When money gets a little less tight I'm hoping to get a telephoto lens so I can get more detail shots. Actually I should get a new tripod because I was terrified of my camera doing a nose plant while I was taking these.

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I was trying to go for a relatively fresh tank, recently arrived in France. Some operating wear and tear but hadn't come into contact with allied troops yet.

Figures aren't perfect but they're are a HUGE step forward for me. Folk Art craft paint worked for me of all things. Improving ground work is my next goal.

Thanks once more for the kind words,

Cheers


Jeff

great looking panther well done

Thanks for the additional photos, this is great stuff! I'm really impressed with how the cheap acrylics worked. I've never had good luck with them except for painting small gaming pieces.

Just get a cheap $20 tripod, they all work the same for the purposes you'll be using it for

That looks really good! I have that same kit in the closet waiting it's turn.

How did the Cavalier Zimm set fit? It looks great on your Panther.... any words of wisdom getting them to look so good?

All in all... tremendous build. Thumbs up!

Regards,
Jeff

Jeremy: I did do the skin tones with vallejo paints, but the uniform with the craft stuff. I would paint a coat, hit it with a hairdryer for a minute then move on to highlight or shadows with really thin paint in a bunch of coats. Like 8:1 water/paint ratio. First time I did it and I'm happy with how it worked.

Jeff: The Cavalier Zimm set was really nice. It came with resin zimmerit stowage boxes for the back, but mine had bubbles in it so I used the kit piece. The resin mantlet didn't didn't fit with the kit's aluminum barrel (I think my set was for an older kit), but I just drilled it out till it fit. I asked on the forums what glue I should use for the zimmerit sheets and 5 minute epoxy was recommended. I used white glue because I was afraid 5 minutes wasn't enough time to position it. White glue worked but I would go epoxy next time for strength. The white glue didn't seem to keep the edges down and I spent forever with a toothpick and glue fishing it under lifting edges to fix it.