Hi all,
I have recently completed a project that I have been woking on for some time, a Panther G Early from Tamiya. Aftermarket kits include; Cavalier Zimmerit, Jordi Rubio gun barrel, full Aber update , Tank Workshop Partial interior, Moskit thin metal exhaust pipes, Fruilmodel Tracks and Aber side skirts. The model was painted with Tamiya acrylics. The base coat is dark yellow with my own mixes to get the green and brown. Paint chips were simulated using Xtra Color enamels(a lighter shade of the base coat). Washes consisted of Burnt umber. Pastel chalks of various colors were used to weater the model. Tracks were painted a base color of black and then washed with a mix of pastels to produce a rusted appearance. They were then drybrush using Testor's Steel. The running gear and tracks were oversprayed with a mix of buff and other earth colors to tone down the flat black of the rubber rimmed road wheels. A variation of Adam Wilder's method to simulated washed away dust was used on vertical surfaces. Decals were applied to the zimmerit using Walther's Solvaset. Matt and gloss varnish coats were used as well.

http://groups.msn.com/armorama/andrewsoberstsphotos.msnw

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Thank you for your time and I hope to hear your feeback soon!

Andrew

Andrew,
If you hit edit on your post above you can see better how the image is added. The trick on the MSN site is to right-click on the image for the properties. Then click and drag on the Adress(URL) part to get the entire URL of the image. It's LONG!

Cheers,
Jim

PS: Nice work on the model. Now you just need to perfect your photography skills.

A little note on the photography skills Jim,
I borrowed the digital camera from a friend as I do not have on yet and as such I am not experienced in digital photography.

Hope this explains it,
Andrew

Andrew,
I only mentioned it because as many of the images came out blurry we can't see all the good work you put into it.

The fact that you did take a good close-up image like the one above goes to show it's just trial and error sometimes. A tripod should help with the focus issues and good lighting helps of course.

Cheers,
Jim

I will comment, Herr Oberst. I think it's absolutely brilliant! You clearly put a lot into it and got a lot out of it. The zimmerit looks great, and the extra aftermarket details really add to it quite a bit. The camo is well done and I love the subtle chipped paint effect. I'm afraid I don't have much criticism. Maybe some stowage would be good. I can't tell if the exhausts and gun muzzles have been blackened. A little dust or mud nearer the bottom perhaps. If you could fade some areas a little, it would make it so the camo colours have some variation. None of these things are things you would have to do. I think you've really done something good here.

Nic

Ditto what Jim wrote above Oberst. From what I could see, I liked! The photos don't do justice to the effort you spent on completing the model. If sure if I saw it in person, I'd like it a lot.

Gunnie

Oberst, I like it I think it's great. I especially like the MG drilled out, how did you do the hole so centered. Mine machine gun drill out is always off centered, any trick?

Andrew, the model looks dyno. I'm too much of a German armor fan but, I like the attention to details you made.

You don't need to know too much about digi. cameras. Another alternative is to manipulate the photos with a photo editing program. There's lots out there that do all sorts of "touch-up" stuff. Although they can not refocus your pics.
I took the liberty to show a pic of yours touched up a bit. Hope you don't mind.

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Nice Ken!

A little Photoshop goes a long way.

Jim

Thanks for all of the feedback. I did put some black pastel chalk on the muzzle brake and the exhausts but that detail is difficult to see. The interior is also good but that was difficult to photograph. As for dust and mud effects, there was some applied to both the front and back portions but only a small amount as the tank I was modelling was quite clean. For the gun barrels, I usually do them starting with a small drill and work up. On this model however, I went through 3 MG 34's before I got it right. I will post better shots when I get a digital camera. For the chipped paint on camo, I would suggest the method that I used to all armor makers who model camo. I learned it only recently and it is quite easy. You simply take a piece of stretched (stiff) spruce and put it into a drilling vice. You then dip the lighter base colore in it and tap and rub along worn surfaces. It gives a great impression.
Also, thanks for the photo touch up, it looks much better.

Cheers,
Andrew

You may have noticed that there are no hatches included on my model. I was looking for reference pics on them but I could find none. Does anyone have any wearthering suggestions for the underside of tank hatches?
Thanks,
Andrew

Thats a nice model Wish I could lay zimmermit like that

I think your wheels are done very well with the scattered pieces of mud here and there. But most of all I like the way you did the fine mesh over the engine compartments, the way you have made them look sunken in is excellent, Looks like a real tank to me.

Keep it up!

Hi Andrew, ................ NICE WORK !!!!
Look's like you really did your homework on historical reference and payed
attention to detail. I really admire modelers who take this kind of approach
to their work and that's how I like to work also.
....I really have alot more I'd like to say, but I'm on my brothers PC and his kid's want
to play their games. Unfortuanelty I have some major problems with my own PC, and
I haven't been online in a couple of months now until I can sort things out. But I have
been doing some major scale modeling in the mean-time
Keep up the good work, it look's awesome !!!!!!!!!!!
........ AND A BIG HELLO TO ALL AT ARMORAMA !!!!!!!!!!!
I'm really eager to get my PC up and running & get back online.
- ralph

Thanks for the response screamineagle.
There is an upside to not using Armorama, you have more time to model :-)
Hope you get tyour PC up and running soon,
Andrew

Herr oberst---wunderbar! Superb job, nice phots from Ken. The unworthy drool in envy.
thanks
DJ

I am unworth of your praise but enjoy it all the same.
Thank you,
Andrew

A well-executed model. I like the subtle weathering and the zimmerit looks great.

Congrats.

Thanks for the feedback.
I am big into subtle weathering. Not too much, not too little.
Although I hope to one day do something crazy...

Andrew