Hi folks,
1/48 early Panther G with Voyager zimmerit. I'm also thinking tracks on turret and a few side skirts.

With all the rain we've had lately, I haven't made it outside to the shed for painting my other projects yet (I always have an excuse ).
Well, going with my flow, here's a Voyager PE set on the panther. This was the first time I built the tracks & wheels as a 1-piece removable, and it seems life should be easier later for painting & weathering.




So, how do you keep paint from clogging tiny grills when you spray????

Hello Greg,
I hope this doesn't sound too simplistic but what I did on my 1/35 Tamiya Panther is to spray light misting coats. If there is some clogging, I blew on the grills and it usually opened up the odd clog point. A higher pressure might help as well. Just take it slow and let the coats build up.
Your doing fine looking work there. Keep it up!

Best,

Walter

Greg,

Can you remove them or did you glue them in place already?
You screwed yourself if you have them glued in.

Lite coat on the grills. Dry brushing might work too.

Just any idea.

I'll take that option as they're glued. I might be able to unstick them though. How would you prime and paint them then? Wouldn't the camo colors be present on the grills or would they just be black? more beer!

Greg,

Careful when you go to remove them,(you knew that) unless your looking for the battle worn look.
You can prime or paint directly with them. The colors are up to you.
I've not seen any grills painted black by themselves, unless it's in the camo patten you've selected.

Just a thought.
Henk would have a better answer then I would as far as paint goes for the grills.

, how's that for the brew??

Greg -

Long as you spray a light coat on the rear deck and grill area, you shouldn't have any issues with them clogging up. I've had no problems with this, but my models are 1/35th scale which have slightly bigger grills.

The grills themselves should be the same color as the base/camo color, vice black.

May want to keep your air pressure up a little, and use a thinner mixture in your airbrush.

Looking good!

Cheers -
Tim

Grills are A-OK. I had a moment of panic when my spray started going watery, and then it started spattering paint blobs. I managed to survive it all, and experimented with Vallejo paint combinations using Panzer Dark Yellow, Sandy Brown, and Buff ---- I think the color on the Panther ended up the way I wanted it, so yeah!



p.s. that's an old Bandai panzer IV with an old jagdpanzer conversion for experimentation