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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Panther G done!
Hederstierna
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Posted: Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 09:36 PM UTC
Hi all
A new panther ausf. G for the collection. It's the Tamiya kit of the late Panther G with Eduard etch, Armorscale barrel and Dragon MagicTracks.
Please do comment.
Jacob





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Posted: Thursday, October 07, 2010 - 11:47 PM UTC
Congrats on the Panther, she is looking great
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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 12:54 AM UTC
Very nice. Tell me please the serial number on the front glacis, what is it? Decals, painted? I'm just looking for those but can't find anything.

spit
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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 01:35 AM UTC

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Very nice. Tell me please the serial number on the front glacis, what is it? Decals, painted? I'm just looking for those but can't find anything.

spit


The recent Tamiya JagdTiger kit has, I believe 3, of those serial numbers in the kit.
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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 02:49 AM UTC
Lovely Panther.

Very realistic restrained chipping and weathering.

Thanks for posting.
Hederstierna
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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 06:18 AM UTC
Hi Pawel
They're from Archer. They come with some of their Panther mix sets + a set of various tuped stuff.(sorry, I don't remember their numbers!)
Jacob
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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 12:47 PM UTC
Jacob,

Super job! That 2nd photo did it for me. From that angle you've captured the look of a stalking hunter on the go! Looks so realistic. Are you sure you didn't just colorize a black and white photo?

Thanks for posting and sharing.
-Eddy
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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 01:37 PM UTC

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Hi all
A new panther ausf. G for the collection. It's the Tamiya kit of the late Panther G with Eduard etch, Armorscale barrel and Dragon MagicTracks.
Please do comment.
Jacob





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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 01:38 PM UTC
GREAT WORK.......perfectly done........
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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 02:00 PM UTC
Jacob,

SUPERB!

The painting and weathering are very well done. I really like the damaged metal parts.

Are the tracks supposed to be running in opposite directions (reversed)?

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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 07:21 PM UTC
great looking panther, i especially like th camo job. how did you weather the tracks?
Hederstierna
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Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010 - 08:47 PM UTC
Thank you all for the nice comments.
Jeff: WHAT THE!!! I really didn't notice this before. I usually triple-check these thing before glueing, but this time I must have missed it. Dang!
Jacob
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Posted: Saturday, October 09, 2010 - 08:42 PM UTC
Hi Jacob,
Excellent work! I would be interested to know what paint medium you used.
Hederstierna
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 09:45 AM UTC
Craig: I started by painting the tracks dark brown, "Track color" from Humbrol, then washed with burnt umber and black oils. When dry, I used different earth and rusty pastels, and then finished off with a touch of polished steel.
Chris: I used Tamiya paints for the main colors, and Humbrol for things like the tracks, tools, etc.
Jacob
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