HI folks,

I dont always work on ASLAV's!

This is a befehlspanther, '152' from 1.SS. This vehicle was KO'd in Ligneuville, Belguim in December 1944 during the Battle of Bulge/Watch Am Rhein.

Its the Cyber Hobby befehls smart kit, built virtually OOTB, for a competition here in Melbourne on 20th March.

OOTB doesnt mean that you cant thin parts down, i thinned down all the tool clamps and episcope guards, and have added a figure and some minor stowage, all allowed in our OOTB rules.

Here's the real thing:





And some WIP shots.





And here it is finished. Well im pretty sure its done now, unless there's something I missed. Being OOTB I cant change the tracks, which is a shame because im not happy with the way they sit. Stoopid DML magic track!









I'll get some shots of the rest of the OOTB panthers on the day of the comp, and post them up here too.

Cheers

Sam

Wonderful kitty Sam! I love the paintwork and the weathering.....

Chris

Excellent stuff here, well done! I like the zimmerit turret and un-zimmerit hull, what did you use for the Zim? (did I say zimmerit enough ? )

Great build, Sam! Very nice zimmerit. Looks great and very authentic.

Thanks for sharing

Great job. Are you sure the zimmeritted turret is correct when the hull is not?

Splendid build. The tracks lood good to me, but I suppose it is personal preference.

Really good panther Love the colours, Dunkelgelb looks spot on. Very rich in colour. what paint did you use, and what wash did you use on the Zimm ? I'll Put my neck out and say that the turret would'nt have been Zimm ed. but it does look good . One little mistake, the extension poles under the gun cleaning tube is slightly wrong, should have been turned closer to the side of the hull instead of under the tube ,but I'm being pickey Great Befehls! Magic Tracks Love them or Hate them ? I think they look OK. They sit and sag differently all the time look at pictures of panthers and see for yourself . Depending so many variables ... What speed it stopped wheel contact to the ground, tracks, etc etc. Love the tank commander nice pose and wicked paint job, really looks like he's part of the elite 1 st SS Panzer Reg GREAT PANTHER cheers for giving us a look. Thanks Geraint

HI guys,

thanks everyone for your comments.

In regards to the turret being zimmeritted, and the hull not, i took this pic in 2003 at the La Gleize museum - 152 turret is definitely covered in zimm:



And the antenna rods are attached as per the DML instructions, and Panzer Tracts 5-3 on the Panther G



Please forgive the ordinary nature of these shots, i couldnt get the scanner out, so shot them with my point and shoot camera.

There is a thread here:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/619315/thread/1224977051/Friedrich%27s+Benz.
that shows another zimm turret/no zimm hull combo.

Thanks everyone for our input!

Sam

Nice Panther, who makes the figure?

Thanks for the clarification Sam. This is a great subject. May I ask which paints do you use? Is it lifecolor?

Hi guys,

for colours i used Life colour UA217 Italian sand, then Gunze H405 Olive green and H406 chocolate brown.

Cheers

Sam