Hello everyone. Here is my first entry for this months contest. This is Dragons/Cyber Hobby Panther D w/Stadtgas.
The model was built mainly OOB, except for the tool clasps and tow cables. I also replaced the barrel cleaning rod tube with a styrene tube.
More photos can be found here http://panzercreations.fotopic.net/c1151871.html

awesome finish on this tim ,, love the weathering great job.

Thanks Ron

Nice! Love the chipping!

Question, what were the tanks used for?

cheers

hi wow nice, can u tell me how u acheived this paint color ? is it dark yellow and white mixed ? if so what ratio?
or is it another color combo , or whatever , i have a king tiger that i want to do in this color

regards , patrick

Rick,

The "Stadtgas" cannisters are an alternate fuel source for this vehicle since it was a training ground vehicle and not a front-line combat, it was done to a variety of vehicles as a way to conserve precious fuel for the combat units.

Tim,

I keep coming back and looking at all the subtle variations you've achieved with this straight Dunkelgelb finish and keep admiring it. Very well done.

Hey Tim,
Great effects, love the weathering. How did you achieve your chipping. Good luck!

Joe

Over all a great piece of work Tim. Love the weathering.

Hello, thanks gentlemen , I appreciate the comments.
Rick beat me to the answer, so I wont cover that again
For the color variations ,the first thing I did was use different colors of primer. example: the side skirts, the darker ones were primed with black, lighter ones with grey. For even lighter ones use white primer. After applying the base coat of dark yellow, I added white and a hint of light flesh tone to it for the highlights. For darker tones I added Vallejo golden brown to the dark yellow. you can achieve many variations of dark yellow using different colors or different amounts. Most of the time I wont do all these variations in tones, but with the monotone color , I felt it needed some added "oomph" to keep it from being a bit boring.

For the paint chipping I used a Scotchbrite cleaning pad (the green one) just cut off a corner, dip it in your paint , dab it on your cleaning towel, and then press away on your model in various areas. I use that for general application, and then a tiny brush for the precise areas.
Hope this helps anyone ,thanks for the compliments guys

Oh man, that is very beautiful. Very subtle chipping, reserved, yet obvious. Really like it. Great job.

Great job of weathering and explaining how you accomplished it. I wonder what "Danger! Student Driver" is in German...

Excellent job, as usual!
I wonder what would happen if just a bullet hit those gas tanks in the back... was this cat safe enough?!? :-)

lol, wonder how many got one of these stuck! guess thats why they required the tow equipment be mounted . Thanks for the comments ,glad I could help in any way.

I would imagine these tanks would be similar to propane tanks? Im assuming its compressed gas theyre using. Im sure one shot and that turret would be flying.