Taigen Panther G with a British twist

[michaelwhittmann]

I don't know the history, but you do nice work

[LordLudikrous]

Hello and thank you everyone for the positive feedback, its very encouraging. Apologies for not updating in what feels like forever – it’s been a combination of things including just very busy with life events in general but also I’ve been knocking out a ton of Warhammer. Another reason is that I’ve got almost no experience in painting wood and my efforts on my Tiger, while passable at the time, leave much to be desired, so I’ve been keen to get that nailed down before proceeding.

I have to say it is an absolute godsend that the tools are on a separate sprue rather than moulded into the hull like on the Tiger, it’s a shame though they couldn’t have left the track segments off to save me the effort of cutting them off to paint them but its still a substantial improvement.



I opted to have some of the tools the same colour as the hull with the logic that the crew would have just sprayed paint over them after liberating the tank, but wanted others to stand out to add some variety.





After completing the painting, the hull machine gun was reunited with the upper hull for the first time since I took everything apart after delivery.



Aside from the aerial and tow ropes, the upper hull is now finished.





Truthfully, I am absolutely delighted at how it has turned out, and I don’t think its possible for me to do a better job with my skills as they presently stand and the equipment I have available. As with the turret, I’ve kept paint chipping relatively minimal and haven’t added any rust. This is owing to Olive Drab being a durable colour in the field and that this tank hasn’t been in service very long. The most pronounced weathering and paint damage are in the areas likely to come into contact with rubble, hedges, debris and so on, so areas like the very front of the hull, fenders and side skirts. I’ve taken some of this chipping right down to the bare metal to help break the colours apart a bit and make the model more visually interesting. It (hopefully) has the added advantage that if any paint chips off the lower front hull through general use it will blend in with the overall look.

I think I’ve done a decent job blending the colour of the hull where it joins with the darker and dirtier rear hull plate and haven’t felt the need to touch the colours of the rear up.



It doesn’t show up well with the lighting in the photos but one area I did add a very light touch of rust was the spare track links.



The next parts to be painted have also arrived.



Aside from portions of the aerial (which I’ve not ordered yet and will likely be one of the last parts to go on), the only main components still to be painted are the sprockets, idlers and main gun. The driveshaft support bearings are presently out of stock so I’m waiting to get hold of those before I purchase and install the gearboxes.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

What a unique model, so well done! You will need to carry around photos to prove that there was a real prototype.

[HERMAN BIX]

Cuckoo was absolutely a real thing !
Tho it was the most well known of the "Britisherbeutepanzer" Im sure it wasn't the only one.
Great rendition of a captured Panther Me Lord.

I can see the Warhammer influence on the tool steel mate, great work