Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G!

Post all your larger scale RC Tanks, Half Tracks and Military Vehicles, build threads here. From 1/12 all the way up to 1/4! all here! Your Larger Scale figures are also welcome here.
User avatar
PershingLover
Corporal
Posts: 309
Joined: Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:37 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by PershingLover »

The weathering on the tow shackles is amazing! Did you use the hairspray method?
User avatar
Marco Peter
Sergeant
Posts: 717
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:18 pm
Location: The Netherlands

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by Marco Peter »

PershingLover wrote:The weathering on the tow shackles is amazing! Did you use the hairspray method?
Hahaha you should know me by now: I simply rubbed off the paint before it was dry! :haha:
1:16 was my scale. Until 'Konan' came into my life... an Armortek 1:6 Tiger 1!
... Now followed by a Panther G, 'Gunther'!

I'm a happy man. 8)
User avatar
Marco Peter
Sergeant
Posts: 717
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:18 pm
Location: The Netherlands

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by Marco Peter »

Image
I do not really like the detailing on this. But it's what i have to work with.
1:16 was my scale. Until 'Konan' came into my life... an Armortek 1:6 Tiger 1!
... Now followed by a Panther G, 'Gunther'!

I'm a happy man. 8)
User avatar
Marco Peter
Sergeant
Posts: 717
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:18 pm
Location: The Netherlands

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by Marco Peter »

Any idea what I am up to next? :mrgreen:

Image

Hint: It's stiff!
1:16 was my scale. Until 'Konan' came into my life... an Armortek 1:6 Tiger 1!
... Now followed by a Panther G, 'Gunther'!

I'm a happy man. 8)
User avatar
PershingLover
Corporal
Posts: 309
Joined: Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:37 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by PershingLover »

I'm going to guess some sort of foul weather tarp? Gun cloth? Something like that.
User avatar
Marco Peter
Sergeant
Posts: 717
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:18 pm
Location: The Netherlands

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by Marco Peter »

Something like that, Pershinglover!

Image
I once made this for a 1:16 tank, and I replicated how I created it back then

Image
I started with a square piece of T-Shirt

Image
Soaked in Panzer Grau primer

Image
Next step: varnish!

Image

Would be waaaaay too sticky so I used this trick
Image

Image

Image
And completely hardened the next day
1:16 was my scale. Until 'Konan' came into my life... an Armortek 1:6 Tiger 1!
... Now followed by a Panther G, 'Gunther'!

I'm a happy man. 8)
User avatar
PershingLover
Corporal
Posts: 309
Joined: Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:37 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by PershingLover »

Interesting. Is it the varnish that hardens it?
User avatar
Marco Peter
Sergeant
Posts: 717
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:18 pm
Location: The Netherlands

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by Marco Peter »

PershingLover wrote:Interesting. Is it the varnish that hardens it?
Yup. Solid as a rock!

I suppose you could experiment using less varnish than I did, but hey, it just takes longer to dry haha! (and I prefer it like this, the soaked cloth gets very 'heavy' and it sinks into position nicely, also the amount of vasrnish makes it sticky so it stays in the position (more or less).
1:16 was my scale. Until 'Konan' came into my life... an Armortek 1:6 Tiger 1!
... Now followed by a Panther G, 'Gunther'!

I'm a happy man. 8)
User avatar
Marco Peter
Sergeant
Posts: 717
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:18 pm
Location: The Netherlands

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by Marco Peter »

Image

Trying to add some depth by darkening the shadows
Image

Image

And lightening the higher parts with dust
Image

Image

Image
Leaving the underside 'as is'
1:16 was my scale. Until 'Konan' came into my life... an Armortek 1:6 Tiger 1!
... Now followed by a Panther G, 'Gunther'!

I'm a happy man. 8)
User avatar
HERMAN BIX
Brigadier
Posts: 10234
Joined: Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:15 am
Location: Gold Coast,Australia

Re: Visual makeover for 'Gunther', my 1/6 Armortek Panther G

Post by HERMAN BIX »

Love the technique and appreciate the tutorial.
I’ve never used cloth for this type of thing, but have used tea bag paper in a similar way.
Extraordinary job on your Panther, an award winner if there ever was one
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
Post Reply

Return to “Larger Scale Military”