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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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First attempt at German Camouflage
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 01:03 AM UTC
Hello everyone,this is my first real attempt at recreating a late war German camouflage.
This is Tamiya's old Panther Ausf G Early Version,but this is the motorized version with Zimmerit.
This still a awesome kit,even being as old as it is.
And the Zimmerit stickers look pretty good,just not as good as some of the Dragon Zimmerit kits though.
I used silly putty to mask it off after seeing that trick online.
I'm open to suggestions and constructive criticism,just please be kind about it.
And yes,before anyone says it I am going to add more weathering lol.





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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 01:11 AM UTC
Looks like you have the method down and a fairly accurate representation of camo for the panther.
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 01:46 AM UTC
Mike-- that looks great! Now, some chipping, weathering and wash and she will be ready for combat.
Well done
DJ
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 01:47 AM UTC
Thanks
Yes I plan on adding much more weathering,I just want some opinions on the actual camouflage before I do so.
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 02:14 AM UTC
Of the hundreds of individual examples of cam painted Panthers this is as good as any, and fairly representative.
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 02:43 AM UTC
I think it looks great. Good job.
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 02:52 AM UTC

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I think it looks great. Good job.


Thanks
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 02:53 AM UTC

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Of the hundreds of individual examples of cam painted Panthers this is as good as any, and fairly representative.



Thanks so much
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 02:54 AM UTC

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Looks like you have the method down and a fairly accurate representation of camo for the panther.



Thanks
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 02:56 AM UTC
Looks good to me, nice job!
Which brand(s) of paint did you use, and you used an airbrush?

Dave
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Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 - 03:02 AM UTC

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Looks good to me, nice job!
Which brand(s) of paint did you use, and you used an airbrush?

Dave



I used all MIG AMMO paints and an air brush,I masked it off with silly putty.
I don't remember the exact colors and numbers off the top of my head(I'm not home right now).
It was a German colors paint set from MIG.It came with a very unique color called SS Polizei grun,I obviously couldn't use it on a Panther though lol,still really a great paint set.

And thanks
j76lr
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Posted: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 - 06:46 PM UTC
great job !!!
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Posted: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 - 07:47 PM UTC
Agreed with the previous posts, the camo paint work looks fantastic!
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