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Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:05 pm
by Glen B
I got into r/c tanks just two years ago and went from never using an airbrush, assembling electronics or soldering small wiring connections.

My first tank was an HL Panther G., airsoft. As our local club grew, unfortunately airsoft became redundant for several reasons, mainly insurance related and the facility where we hold our meets (excellent site) did not want it there.

So, the Panther received an SLU, HL |Upgrade Flash and Mato 3:1's, as well as a camo pattern taken from historic photos from the Lake Balaton area in Hungary 1945.

Before;
Before Front Quarteing small.jpg
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After;
Front 2012 small.jpg
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Before;
Before Left Side small.jpg
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After;
Left 2012 small.jpg
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Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:31 am
by Reaper332
Wow great job mate.......... :thumbup:

Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:01 am
by Glen B
Reaper332 wrote:Wow great job mate.......... :thumbup:
Thanks

This is what it is based on;
Panther G Lake Balaton Small Photo.jpg
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Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:32 am
by diverfrost
Excellent make over mate!
Just goes to show our tanks are never really finished.
All it takes sometimes is a new lick of paint and a great job you've done too :D

Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:37 am
by ruben2005
:wave: :thumbup: :clap: :clap: wow

Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:34 am
by buckeye36
Great job!

Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:55 pm
by Red Devils
Wicked job on the Panther, the paint job is outstanding. :clap:

Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:00 am
by Glen B
Thanks, everyone; I am quite pleased with how it turned out :D

Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:43 am
by mt 1
yes you should be very pleased, with your build great model you have there :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re: Panther G, Refinish Job On My 1st Tank

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:04 am
by Glen B
Actually, I was very surprised by the result, I have never been able to spray fine lines like that, before.

I wasn't at all sure I could it all that well and had a "contingency Camo Scheme" selected, in the event I couldn't do it properly.

Sometimes it pays to step out of one's comfort zone and try things like this ;)