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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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SS Wiking Panther (pic heavy)
crockett
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Posted: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 07:08 AM UTC
The DML late A with a tank workshop resin interior, hot knife zim, finsihed with Tamiya Acrylics, Fruils ...etc

















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Posted: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 07:26 AM UTC
Ola Steve

Pretty awesome job. I got DML's A Early with the 2 Royal Models interior sets and all the rest of the AM bells and whistles and your built is very inspirational. Love your zimmerit. And the camo is really well done. And the interior finishes it off...... Makes me want to start mine
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Posted: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 08:39 AM UTC

Now I'm liking that. What can I say Steve, there's some perfection going on there
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Posted: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 09:11 AM UTC
I like the subtle camo and weathering.Interior looks awesome.
AFVFan
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Posted: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 05:10 PM UTC
Great job all around. Excellent zim work...you show a lot more patience than I've got!

Maybe a helpful hint... if you can increase the f-stop setting on your camera for your close-ups, it will increase the range of focus and eliminate a lot of the bluriness.
Hederstierna
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Posted: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 06:05 PM UTC
Hi Steve
An awesome build! I simply love Panthers, so this is a welcome sight.
Jacob
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Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 05:40 AM UTC
Thank you all gentlemen......coming from this crew, comments are most appreciated.
Lonewolf7usa
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Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 11:22 AM UTC
Nice job!! I like the Friuls too when doing the German heavies. Friuls make them look right and heavy! Again Great Job!!
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Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 11:36 AM UTC
Impressive... Most impressive. Everything about this screams award winner. Did you paint the interior?
crockett
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Posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 02:19 AM UTC
Let me say I will never do this again.....it was difficult to package the resin bits into the DML hull and turret:

First...remove all molded gussetts from the hull, and build the torsion bars






hot knifing the zim (old school Verlinden technique)











wedgetail53
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Posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 12:02 PM UTC
Steve

Looks awesome, and, like Jacob, I love Panthers. If I might make a small suggestion - check the colour of the interior fire extinguisher, as German vehicle fire extinguishers were usually dark green, dark blue, or dark grey, but not red.

Regards

Rob
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Posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 11:35 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Steve

Looks awesome, and, like Jacob, I love Panthers. If I might make a small suggestion - check the colour of the interior fire extinguisher, as German vehicle fire extinguishers were usually dark green, dark blue, or dark grey, but not red.

Regards

Rob




Thanks Rob, I was aware that I've made a few booboos, the extinguisher and the hull machine gun port cover, etc. That interior really was a challenge. I'm glad I took it on, and I can display the model with open hatches with confidence. Again, your comments are most appreciated sir.

regards

Steve
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