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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Hybrid Panther G/F
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 07:26 AM UTC
After seeing this photo I immediately started this new project:


Materials:


Building finished:



Fabrizio.

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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 07:46 AM UTC
That will be nice, great build so far!

Cheers!
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 08:12 AM UTC
Wow. That'll look great once it's finished...that's saying a lot, because it looks great as it is now. I love the Panther F and different prototype variants.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 08:30 AM UTC
Very nicely done, Fabrizio. If you put one of your great finishes on it, it's going to be a killer!
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 09:38 AM UTC
It's a shame to cover up all that PE and metal tracks , ever tired blacken it to darken the fruils ?
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 10:34 PM UTC
Superb build Fabrizio, looking forward to see it painted.

Erik
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 11:46 PM UTC
Wonderful model, Fabrizio. I hope your painting skills are as good as your modelbuilding.

- Johan
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 12:05 AM UTC
Fantastic work Fabrizio! The paint will be even great!





Jeff
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 04:52 AM UTC
Thanks so much guys!

Fabrizio.
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 10:50 PM UTC
Looks great Fabrizio, I'm waiting your painting and weathering stages..

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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2014 - 08:58 AM UTC
Thanks CagKan.

Fabrizio.
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FabriP73
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Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 - 10:44 PM UTC
Turret progress:



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JSoltoft
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Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 06:15 PM UTC
Very strong colours, but I like it. Thanks for the update.
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Posted: Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 05:02 AM UTC
Thanks Johan!

Work in progress:


Fabrizio.
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holmerz
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Posted: Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 08:53 AM UTC
Great paint job Fabrizio, although the red is a bit to vivid for my taste. Nice detail with the flaked off zimmerit, it have turned out real well. I like the wheathering you have appiled to the rear deck. Is the dark yellow base color at it's final tone now?

Keep up the good work
/Erik
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Posted: Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 09:00 AM UTC
One more thing, your photos are really sharp looking, could you elaborate on your setup?

In advance thanks
Erik
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Posted: Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 11:40 AM UTC
Thanks Erik.
I still have to finish the treatment on the sky of the hull, but the sides are complete.
SLR camera on a tripod, and in this case artificial light for illumination. I usually use natural light screen with white sheets that does not change the colors. I really like the contrast and the camera is set to 50%.

Fabrizio.
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Posted: Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 05:57 PM UTC
Thanks Fabrizio
By 50%, do you mean zoom?

/Erik
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Posted: Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 01:17 AM UTC
After much work I need a moment of relaxation ... I've made so many in these two years that I have to disconnect, unplug and rearrange ideas for new models. See you soon guys.
Hybrid Panther G/F: finished.



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Posted: Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 02:41 AM UTC
Another excellent work, Fabrizio! So much inspiration...
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Posted: Saturday, June 07, 2014 - 03:25 AM UTC
I get the black/grey lacquer barrel, but why the mantlet piece too?
I thought that it was only barrels with the heat resistant black paint?
Like others have said, quite a vivid paint job, but consistantly weathered and faded.

But the mantlet piece in grey, to my (jaded ) eye it is a little too much.

Mike
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