Here is my OOB Tamiya 1/48th Early Panther G built. I didn't have much time to buid this kit as it was to be part of a 1/48th diorama project by the local society.

The overall built was easy with minimum putty used. However, there were some details that were simplified compared with its bigger brother in 1/35th. To make this built exciting, I added surface texture on the turret sides and the glacis plate. The texture did turn-out well after some washes and dusting with pigments.

Since the diorama is based on summer, I heavily dusted the horizontal surfaces to show accumulated dust from the dried ground it was travelling. I also added some light chipping using positive and negative methods where the outcomes were surprising to me. Anyhow, hope you enjoy my kit photos.

Overall View


Top View


Side View - Oil stains on the rear upper hull


Heavy mud build-up on wheels


Negative chipping on tool


Dust accumulation on turret top


All comments are welcomed. Cheers

Looking good, it may be simplified in some places, but it doesn't look it. I like the dusty look, but if this vehicle has been traveling over dried,dusty ground you might want to highlight the tracks a little bit more. The high points of those go very shiny in such conditions.
The exhausts seem nice, how about a few close-ups of the rear?

Cheers
Henk

Thanks Henk for your comments. I used a pencil to highlight the tracks but I guess the final dusting overshadowed it.

More shots to share ...

Rear View (shot was taken before final completion) - The dusting reduced the contrast between the chips and the yellow top coat


Close-up View - Heavily chipped jack


Another close-up view - note the scaled exhaust pipe