Panther G's Redux
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Panther G's Redux
Decided to revamp and detail the hell out of my two HL/Taigen Panther G tanks "Cuckoo" and "124" so they were as detailed as my current build "MAN 412" variant.
Stripped the paint using oven cleaner and added the more detailed tool sets, lots of shapeways detail components and resin periscopes being added.
Matt
Cuckoo Redux,
124 G Redux
412 MAN G Nearly finished.
Stripped the paint using oven cleaner and added the more detailed tool sets, lots of shapeways detail components and resin periscopes being added.
Matt
Cuckoo Redux,
124 G Redux
412 MAN G Nearly finished.
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Re: Panther G's Redux
Making the most of my time, milliputted all the weld seams, printed parts from shapeways, upgraded tool parts, resin components and now both back in red oxide primer. Keeping busy and positive Matt
"Cuckoo" Panther G captured by the Guards Armoured.
"124" Panther G Late
Panthers are for life not just Christmas...
"Cuckoo" Panther G captured by the Guards Armoured.
"124" Panther G Late
Panthers are for life not just Christmas...
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Re: Panther G's Redux
Well, I gave up at 15, maybe someone else can spot more differences. . . .
Nice pair you have there Will be interesting to see the what individuality you give them.
Nice pair you have there Will be interesting to see the what individuality you give them.
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Re: Panther G's Redux
Thanks SOG, LOL I haven't counted the variations, they'll be repainted to roughly how they were before just using XF61 dark green basecoat. "Cuckoo" will be still be a 4th Coldstream Guard vehicle whilst "124" is a late war German example based on the Dragon 1/35th scale kit (dunkelgelb on dunkle grun).Son of a gun-ner wrote:Well, I gave up at 15, maybe someone else can spot more differences. . . .
Nice pair you have there Will be interesting to see the what individuality you give them.
I'm looking for pictures of "Deserter" another British Panther tank used in Italy.
Matt
"CUckoo" first incarnation-
124 first time around-
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Re: Panther G's Redux
Looking good!
Who is your Shapeways vendor?
Who is your Shapeways vendor?
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Re: Panther G's Redux
Thanks, I don't have a specific vendor, I just put "1/16 Panther tank" on the main shapeways website's search engine and buy the relevant parts I need.philipat wrote:Looking good!
Who is your Shapeways vendor?
Matt
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Re: Panther G's Redux
Too cold to paint today, production ground o a halt until it warms up again. Back to detailing my sherman builds. This all the progress I have made thus far....
Matt
Matt
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Re: Panther G's Redux
Looking good. Is the Panther with the zimmerit a Tamiya, Heng Long, or Taigen? How did you get rid of the chin on the mantlet?
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Re: Panther G's Redux
The Zimmeritted one is a taigen tank. The chinless early mantle is part of the ATAK zimmerit set which is for the tamiya panther kit, but with some careful cutting of the mounts will fit the HL/ taigen IR turret, It also comes with zimmerited bow machine gun blister.philipat wrote:Looking good. Is the Panther with the zimmerit a Tamiya, Heng Long, or Taigen? How did you get rid of the chin on the mantlet?
Matt
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Re: Panther G's Redux
Cool! Thanks. Is it a lot of cutting on the mantlet? Or, just some minor tweaking?pebblemonkey73 wrote:The Zimmeritted one is a taigen tank. The chinless early mantle is part of the ATAK zimmerit set which is for the tamiya panther kit, but with some careful cutting of the mounts will fit the HL/ taigen IR turret, It also comes with zimmerited bow machine gun blister.philipat wrote:Looking good. Is the Panther with the zimmerit a Tamiya, Heng Long, or Taigen? How did you get rid of the chin on the mantlet?
Matt