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Panther ausf.G july 1944 MAN production
james-dean
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 04:29 AM UTC


my model represents july 1944 produciton panther ausf.G.

just out of factory fresh condition.
so, no rust, no dirt, and full OVM and side skirts





1.Fgst.Nr. 120796 was completed late july 1944.
for the decals, archer after market set are used.

2.ball mount machine gun cap was scratch builded.

3. weld lines are added.

4. to represent exact july 44 MAN production panther,
additional zimmerit should be added to frontfender










stencil for storage bin are also archer decals





























pilze caps are also added to represent new vehicle.




no rust. brand new tracts





james-dean
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 04:39 AM UTC
these were building progress.





to represent dunkelgelb, i referenced Thomas chory's book.
i copied varient 1 cheap.
the left is book's cheap, and right is my copy version with tamiya acrylic paint




reference books



tracks are modelkasten, and griffon P.E set used.
passion model chain set and some archer decals also used.

















Anmoga
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 03:05 PM UTC
Hi James,

You've got a beautiful Panther.

Do you happen to remember which mix did you use for the Dunkelgelb?

Regards,
Angel
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 04:20 PM UTC
HI, thank you for your comment.

i also tried to make some mathematical "recipe"
but failled ....
mainly, tamiya buff + dark yellow + dessert yellow
and added many white and some black and
very small amounts of red, and some yellow.

just mix, and test to paper or plastic pannel
and wait till it dry and compare with book->not match-> drop some needed paint more and do it again and do it again and again and again again again and again....

about 7~10 days are taken to be ok for my eyes. ......

sorry, but if i can make a exact recipe someday, i will
inform it

thank you



oldbean
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 05:28 PM UTC
James,
Your Panther looks really good however, if it was "factory fresh", wouldn't the barrel be painted also? And even though it's fresh off the show room floor, the teeth on the drive sprockets would still show wear, as would the rims on the inner road wheels and the mufflers should have a little discoloration. Other than that, awesome job.

Jesse
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 05:48 PM UTC

Quoted Text

James,
Your Panther looks really good however, if it was "factory fresh", wouldn't the barrel be painted also? And even though it's fresh off the show room floor, the teeth on the drive sprockets would still show wear, as would the rims on the inner road wheels and the mufflers should have a little discoloration. Other than that, awesome job.

Jesse


hi,

didn't the barrels remain grey laquars untill it is camoflaged y troops?
(of course, there was also dark yellow color anti-heat laquars)

and i also agonize about the inner rims and teeth when i was building it. but, i concluded that it is too early to be scratched.
or, at least, i wanted clean view.

but... hm... now, after looking at your advice, i also think i shoud have tried some scratches..

thank you for your helpful advice
Anmoga
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 06:24 PM UTC
Thanks James for your reply.

I really like the look of your panther.

Regards,
Angel
jrutman
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 06:40 PM UTC
It is a nice change to see a brand new tank ! Great job on it as well.
J
oldbean
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Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 06:54 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

James,
Your Panther looks really good however, if it was "factory fresh", wouldn't the barrel be painted also? And even though it's fresh off the show room floor, the teeth on the drive sprockets would still show wear, as would the rims on the inner road wheels and the mufflers should have a little discoloration. Other than that, awesome job.

Jesse


hi,

didn't the barrels remain grey laquars untill it is camoflaged y troops?
(of course, there was also dark yellow color anti-heat laquars)

and i also agonize about the inner rims and teeth when i was building it. but, i concluded that it is too early to be scratched.
or, at least, i wanted clean view.

but... hm... now, after looking at your advice, i also think i shoud have tried some scratches..

thank you for your helpful advice


I believe the barrels were painted at the same time as the rest of the tank.. Other than that, clean is good. Looks great.
Jesse
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