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Late Panther Ausf. A
JimboHUN
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Budapest, Hungary
Joined: May 07, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2016 - 05:47 PM UTC
Łukasz Bąk shares with us a recently finished kit - a late Panther Ausf. A kit by Dragon in 1/35th scale.



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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
Grauwolf
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Quebec, Canada
Joined: September 14, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2016 - 08:29 PM UTC
Excellent painting and weathering!...well balanced tones.

Cheers,
Joe
SGTJKJ
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2016 - 08:38 PM UTC
Awesome work. I love the mud and dirt on the running gear. On the right side (when viewed from the front) the track is floating a bit over the drive sprocket. Really really small nick pick I know.

Great work!! Thanks for sharing
catdude01
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Puerto Rico
Joined: December 05, 2013
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 12:43 AM UTC
Oustanding Panther, very classic look! love it
obg153
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Texas, United States
Joined: April 07, 2009
KitMaker: 1,063 posts
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 05:56 AM UTC
"Very classic look" is right on! Beautiful results from top to bottom!! It would be easy to imagine this rumbling down a road in Normandy. Was it difficult getting the numbers lined up on the escape hatch?
GazzaS
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Queensland, Australia
Joined: April 23, 2015
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 10:46 AM UTC
Excellent!
Stojkovic1987
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Wojewodztwo Slaskie, Poland
Joined: March 26, 2015
KitMaker: 255 posts
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 11:08 AM UTC
0Thanks for the very kind words about my build. The rear numbers was a bit problematic, because it needed a cut into two pieces, and a lot of softening liquids as a Microsol and DecalFix. In the end it's acceptable as seen above.
KevPak
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United States
Joined: June 04, 2014
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 06:46 PM UTC
0 Excellent model but as a late ausf. A it should have zimmerit . Production of the Ausf. A ended in March - May 1944 (depending on the factory) but zimmerit application continued until Sept. 1944 so all the ausf. A Panthers manufactured in 1944 would have had it.
LEO_CL
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Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
Joined: September 21, 2015
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 08:27 PM UTC
Good model.
LEO_CL
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Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
Joined: September 21, 2015
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 08:31 PM UTC
But, if you like or want give a better accuracy to your model you need check the exhaust, left side only the central pipe must be rusted; about HJ Panthers, the last research says that the numbers were in black, in this case (326) looks to be only outlined in white without an interior color....and the zimmerit
brekinapez
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Georgia, United States
Joined: July 26, 2013
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Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 12:53 AM UTC

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But, if you like or want give a better accuracy to your model you need check the exhaust, left side only the central pipe must be rusted; about HJ Panthers, the last research says that the numbers were in black, in this case (326) looks to be only outlined in white without an interior color....and the zimmerit


What he said. The two outer pipes are intakes, so they wouldn't get hot like the center pipe.

And the zimmerit, of course.

Otherwise good job.
Stojkovic1987
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Wojewodztwo Slaskie, Poland
Joined: March 26, 2015
KitMaker: 255 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 01:00 AM UTC
0Your'e completely right about the zimmerit, and air intakes pipes. Lucky this is not the last Panther I'll make so it's a great Chance to deal with some errors after this one.
Jacek_Placek
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Gdańsk, Poland
Joined: July 01, 2016
KitMaker: 154 posts
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Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 11:23 AM UTC
Gratulacje!
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