Panther ausf A 1:35 Tamiya

[Wittmann205]

Hi guys,

This is my first post, I'm a newbie

I'm 30 years old, live in Germany near cologne and started modelling military miniatures about one year ago...so here we go

I will build this panther without Zimmerit since the structure of the surface is quite cool in this kit.

I already painted all wheels (vallejo model air 25 / RAL 7028 and black grey)

All wheels are movable after fixing

That's it for today ...will continue tomorrow

Greats

Benny

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[Polux]

Welcome to the forum Benny!

This start look very good so far. The paint work on the wheels are fantastic.

You allows me to help with a trick. You has put graphite on the wheels, if you use a blurred pencil the effect will be more homogeneous and brilliant. It is a trick not a critique!

Cheers. Polux

 

[Wittmann205]

Hey polux,

Thanks yes I used a graphite pen. But what does blurred pencil mean?

Thanks

Benny

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[delmonteman]

Looks good, Benny. And welcome!

 

[papa 695]

Nice start Benny and welcome to the forum

 

[aaron]

Welcome Benny, i also look forward to this and welcome to the forum.

 

[Polux]

Hey polux,Thanks yes I used a graphite pen. But what does blurred pencil mean?

Thanks

Benny

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Mmmmm....let's see, a 'pencil' that use to fade the draws of the normal pencil....

I try to look on the dictionary, but I don't found it, sorry!

My english is quite dangerous...

Cheers

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Mmmmm....let's see, a 'pencil' that use to fade the draws of the normal pencil....I try to look on the dictionary, but I don't found it, sorry!

My english is quite dangerous...

Cheers

Soft pencil maybe????

Peter

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Hi Benny and welcome aboard ......... Guten Start kameradschaftlich.......... I'll look forward to seeing the finished job.

Peter

 

[spanner570]

Welcome from me too Benny. Enjoy your time with us.

I think Polux is referring to the technique of using a soft pencil, 3B or 5B on the painted and finished model, and once the graphite is applied to the plastic, rub it with your fingers.

This leaves a nice metallic shine on the parts of the model where you want a bit of metal to show through, for instance...or just a nice gun metal shine.

Cheers,

Ron

 

[Wittmann205]

Hi guys,

Thanks for your welcome messages

It's a lot more life inside this international forum than in a German one.

I used a pencil 5B for that steel effects. But the picture I've taken is bad so the effect isn't visible as it should be

Tomorrow I'll go on with the "German cat"

Benny

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[Centurion3RTR]

Hi and welcome to the forum Benny, you can't beat a good Panther and it looks like you're off to a great start.

Have fun, John

 

[Wittmann205]

Hi guys,

I'm going on with my panther

This kit is the old one from Tamiya and a few details are missing ...

The cables are not really detailed as you can see:

So I took a cable from a leopard and the "kauschen" (don't know the English word) from a panzer iv and here we go:

You have to say that this kit is available for only 17 €uro.

Another panther ausf g is available from Tamiya for about 40 €uro.

I the newer kit the details are much better.

Even the muzzle break is crappy detailed. So I decided to put a self made cap on it like for transport

I even started assembling the turret but now I have to go to work ...late shift

Kameradschaftlicher Gruß (as the landser said)

Benny

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[omi1966]

ah condoms for tanks cool , nice work keep it up.

martin

 

[Wittmann205]

Hi guys,

My photoeched parts just arrived

Some parts on the turret were replaced by wire.

The PE grills and side skirts will be applied tomorrow.

Greetz Benny

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[Polux]

You are doing a very clean and detailed work here.

Keep the pics coming!

Polux

 

[aaron]

I agree nice n crisp work. It seems to have some good cast surface texture, which is a bonus.

 

[Wittmann205]

Thanks

Yes and because of this surface I won't apply Zimmerit.

Greetz

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[Wittmann205]

So guys ...

I did a few things at the upper Hull ...

The holder for the spare tracks should be like this:

The spare tracks look crappy and the holder too. So I will apply a few tracks of the friulmodel metal track an did a few changes like this:

I also applied the grills.

Greetz Benny

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[noble]

lovely work so far nicely detailed.

Scott