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Good morning all
So as you may have seen, after 8 years and 3 months I have finally finished this little kitty. I was inspired to get this across the line having recently finished my Jagdpanthers.
This was indirectly linked to a dual build I was doing with another member on another forum at the time. The idea was to take one of these super simplified wargaming kits - £7.50 for two kits, a whole tank on each sprue and with only 20 pieces per tank - and 'tart' them up.
To this aim I did the following:
The tracks are though far too rusty. However, at the time I did them I was playing with Life Colors rust and dust set and so, as this is not a 'display' piece, I used this and a whole range of other kits to experiment with.
As I said on the build overview, this won't set the modelling world alight but just remember that when I started this I was a far less experienced modeller than I am now.......it has been eight years after all
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.....and most importantly it started life a quick build wargaming kit with no detail to speak of, which only cost £3.75 new!!
A summarised build thread can be found here: https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/andrews-1-72-armourfast-panther-g-paint-and-decals.34992/
ACW as usual.
Andrew
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The initial sprue shot as reminder of how it started:
The finished article:
And the obligatory scale shot!
So as you may have seen, after 8 years and 3 months I have finally finished this little kitty. I was inspired to get this across the line having recently finished my Jagdpanthers.
This was indirectly linked to a dual build I was doing with another member on another forum at the time. The idea was to take one of these super simplified wargaming kits - £7.50 for two kits, a whole tank on each sprue and with only 20 pieces per tank - and 'tart' them up.
To this aim I did the following:
- Drilled out the solid one piece suspension.
- Added a range of handles using nylon broom bristles.....a very underrated modelling medium IMHO.
- Created the impression of zimmerit using 'No More Nails' glue and a 32 TPI junior hacksaw blade to create the effect.
- Using print screen mesh for the engine deck covers.
- Scratched all of the gun rest, brackets and almost all the tools using styrene.
- Changed the design on one of the rear stowage bins from a cross to straight lines, as per the reference photo.
- Scratched square exhaust mounting 'blocks' (don't know the correct name)....the kit came with round ones but again the reference photo showed square.
- Added my own tow cable.....slightly too thick a gauge in hindsight but it was the best I had at the time.
- Added some stowage....both bought and DIY.
The tracks are though far too rusty. However, at the time I did them I was playing with Life Colors rust and dust set and so, as this is not a 'display' piece, I used this and a whole range of other kits to experiment with.
As I said on the build overview, this won't set the modelling world alight but just remember that when I started this I was a far less experienced modeller than I am now.......it has been eight years after all
.....and most importantly it started life a quick build wargaming kit with no detail to speak of, which only cost £3.75 new!!
A summarised build thread can be found here: https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/andrews-1-72-armourfast-panther-g-paint-and-decals.34992/
ACW as usual.
Andrew
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The initial sprue shot as reminder of how it started:
The finished article:
And the obligatory scale shot!
