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WIP- Tamiya Panther Type G, Late Model
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
Armorama: 43 posts
Posted: Monday, March 07, 2011 - 02:18 PM UTC
I haven't been around here in quite a while, but I finally pulled a kit out to start working on. It'll be an out of the box build, and nothing fancy. Just throwing it together to put something on the shelf.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
Armorama: 43 posts
Posted: Monday, March 07, 2011 - 02:19 PM UTC
And that's gonna be a bunch of freakin wheels!
stoney
Joined: October 16, 2006
KitMaker: 480 posts
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Posted: Monday, March 07, 2011 - 03:36 PM UTC
great, hope you have fun with this. keep us up to date on how it goes!
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
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Posted: Monday, March 07, 2011 - 05:44 PM UTC
I hope to get some paint on it tomorrow. No airbrush access right now, so it's rattle cans and Silly Putty.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
Armorama: 43 posts
Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 - 02:56 PM UTC
She's green baby.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - 03:30 PM UTC
Plastic Man attacks.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
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Armorama: 43 posts
Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - 04:18 PM UTC
Camo paint started.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 03:53 PM UTC
More putty-
More paint-
More paint-
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
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Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 03:55 PM UTC
And Camo!
Now I remember that the Tamiya spray cans aren't the most accurate colors. The dark yellow is actually green and the red brown is just, well, brown.
Now I remember that the Tamiya spray cans aren't the most accurate colors. The dark yellow is actually green and the red brown is just, well, brown.
JimF
Joined: July 05, 2002
KitMaker: 717 posts
Armorama: 621 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 05:13 PM UTC
Hey Bruce, long time no see, not since the good ol' days at Hobby Annex. Looks like a good, clean build and the colors don't look too bad, considering you're dealing with rattle cans. If you would like, send me a private message to see if we can get you some time with my airbrush setup. I've tried doing the the Silly Putty masking a couple of times, but your results look a lot better than what I ended up with.
CMOT
Editor-in-Chief
Joined: May 14, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 05:52 PM UTC
Nice work so far Bruce. I was interested to see you start with green as your base colour when most I have seen start with the yellow, was there a specific reason you started with green or is it just the way you do it?
NFBradley
Joined: December 06, 2010
KitMaker: 25 posts
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Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 07:31 PM UTC
What kind of putty did you use to get such a sharp effect?
Great job so far though!
Great job so far though!
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
Armorama: 43 posts
Posted: Friday, March 11, 2011 - 02:19 PM UTC
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Hey Bruce, long time no see, not since the good ol' days at Hobby Annex. Looks like a good, clean build and the colors don't look too bad, considering you're dealing with rattle cans. If you would like, send me a private message to see if we can get you some time with my airbrush setup. I've tried doing the the Silly Putty masking a couple of times, but your results look a lot better than what I ended up with.
Hey Jim! Good to see you! Yeah the colors are okay, I just don't care for the "yellow" too much. I forgot those were the same green and yellow I used on a P-40 a while back and didn't care for that much either. But, eh. Like I said, just something to throw on the shelf.
And thanks for the offer for the airbrush, I may take you up on it.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2011 - 02:21 PM UTC
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Nice work so far Bruce. I was interested to see you start with green as your base colour when most I have seen start with the yellow, was there a specific reason you started with green or is it just the way you do it?
To be honest, because I had more green paint than yellow.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2011 - 02:27 PM UTC
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What kind of putty did you use to get such a sharp effect?
Great job so far though!
Original Silly Putty. That took almost 3 eggs but I could have put it on thinner and made it go further.
And if anybody tries that with hot paints like a lacquer, you might want to let the putty set for a bit after the last coat before removing it. the really thin spots will get really stringy, the paint kind of melts the putty a little.
JimF
Joined: July 05, 2002
KitMaker: 717 posts
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2011 - 03:10 PM UTC
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Hey Jim! Good to see you! Yeah the colors are okay, I just don't care for the "yellow" too much. I forgot those were the same green and yellow I used on a P-40 a while back and didn't care for that much either. But, eh. Like I said, just something to throw on the shelf.
And thanks for the offer for the airbrush, I may take you up on it.[/quote]
Alrighty then, give me a call at 214-328-3276 and we'll see what we can work out as a good time to make it happen . . .
I noticed the bottle of Tabasco in the later shots (brown and unmasked)
do you add that before or after the base coats?
Hey Jim! Good to see you! Yeah the colors are okay, I just don't care for the "yellow" too much. I forgot those were the same green and yellow I used on a P-40 a while back and didn't care for that much either. But, eh. Like I said, just something to throw on the shelf.
And thanks for the offer for the airbrush, I may take you up on it.[/quote]
Alrighty then, give me a call at 214-328-3276 and we'll see what we can work out as a good time to make it happen . . .
I noticed the bottle of Tabasco in the later shots (brown and unmasked)
do you add that before or after the base coats?tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 12:02 AM UTC
Maybe added to the brown that would make for a better red-brown?
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 10:21 AM UTC
That's a lot of road wheels. And back to my regular work area, not the dinner table.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 10:43 AM UTC
After seeing this- https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/3640 I guess the Tamiya dark yellow isn't that far off.
Tojo72
Joined: June 06, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 12:11 PM UTC
It's funny.With all that putty on it and the brown paint,it looks like melting chocalate,but wow,what a great job it does with the camo pattern.Looking foward to following this one.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 12:45 PM UTC
Thanks! I hope I do a decent job when it comes to weathering, I still don't have washes down all that well.
What color wash would anyone recommend for this?
What color wash would anyone recommend for this?
JimF
Joined: July 05, 2002
KitMaker: 717 posts
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 05:18 PM UTC
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Thanks! I hope I do a decent job when it comes to weathering, I still don't have washes down all that well.
What color wash would anyone recommend for this?
I think I'd go with a burnt umber/ dark brown wash to help blend the camo scheme
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
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Posted: Monday, March 14, 2011 - 04:36 PM UTC
And now a bunch of camouflaged road wheels. I didn't bother camoing the inner wheels. Next to paint the rubber and get them mounted, then start on all the tools and other detail bits and get all that mounted.
tabascojunki
Joined: January 01, 2006
KitMaker: 110 posts
Armorama: 43 posts
Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 05:04 PM UTC
I got the road wheels on and just paper clipped the tracks on for a pic.
How's it looking so far?
How's it looking so far?
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