Hi all.
Its time to post some photos of my recent project.
This time its a destroyed panther.

This photo is the inspiration.


The kit is an old Dragon Panther A Late type.
Verlinden interior, E.T model etch and wheels, atak zimmerit.

The figures i will use is from Alpine and Bodi, i will use hornet head on both.

Early test of the interior:


After painting:


A little building.


some more photos, this is only a mockup






that all for now.
/Nils Olav

Hi Nils this looks brilliant!

The Panther is one of my favorite tanks ever!

The scratch built building looks awesomely made and painted too!

Nice Job, looking forward to seeing it finished!

Dan

This looks like it is going to be a fantastic dio, looks great so far. The burnt out effect is very good. Just one thing, The gunner's seat still has the padding attached. Surely it would of burnt away like the driver's seat? Keep the updates coming, i'll definetly be following this one.

Outstanding, Nils. Very nice interior charred shot. Terrific painting and detail. Keep us posted as these sort of dioramas are always interesting if done as well as your is.
Ironmike

Looking great so far. The base details are nicely done.

Thanks for your feedback.

@Matt- the seat will be taken care off

/Nils Olav

Nice concept for this dio and you are off to a wonderful start.
J

This is looking so cool!

Looks great Nils, can't wait to see the Panther painted!!

Time for an update again.

The painting is started, but i have a lot of weathering to do.
I will add more dust and mud, but not in the burned areas.
I have also stared working on the burned area, i will add more pigments and asches.
And i also have some more work on the figures.
I hope to get i done in time for "C4 Open".

Some pictures from today.







/Nils Olav

WOW!!! The painting,weathering and groundwork that you added are brilliant! Well done man!
J

Hej Nils Olav. Lovely model ... the overall colours go together so well with the autumn colours on the ground work, and the rusty building/metal work. Your work has that "Norwegian" appeal to it ... some inspiration from Per Olav Lund?. I´m looking forward to seeing this live in a few weeks time. CU@C4.
My only critic so far is where the undamaged wheels and the burnt out wheels meet ... some scarring/weathering on the good wheel in the middle of the two burnt wheels would look more natural (third last image)?
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That is some really neat work. From building to painting and the diorama it is very nice to look at. Great job. Wish you succes at the event.

Thanks for the feedback.

The undamaged wheels is not finished yet, i will add soot and asches to some of the wheels.
Cool to hear you will come to Sweeden and C4

Really excellent work so far Nils. I'm really looking forward to seeing this one when it's completed.

Hi Nils Olav. Ive lived in Stockholm for almost 17 years ... and have been at the C4 for the last 4 or 5 years. Im still Irish though

Ok , so you are sweedishirish

I am thinking about a title for this diorama.
The story is that the german have destroyed the panther before the americans come to the scene.

Maybe i will call it " Broken Neck"

If anyone of you have a suggestions, please let me know.

/Nils Olav

Finaly i finish this project, and here are some pictures.








/Nils Olav

Absoulute QUALITY.

It looks fantastic. The base on it's own is amazing, and who doesn't love a Panther perched on top!

great work

Yo Nils,

Very nice diorama, i see your from Norway, you sure know per olav Lund...well, i can see some of his work in your diorama, like colors, the building up...stuff like that.

Great work!

Keep up!

Greetz Nico

Superb and very inspiring work!

Absolutely amazing. Great work! Thanks for sharing.

Hi Nils
Excellent work! I love building Panthers myself, and this one really looks spot on. Even if it seems to have seen better days
Best regards
Jacob