DaveBcool

Here are some pics of my project for the summer, which took WAY longer than ever imagined.
Tammy Panther G with lot' o extry bits and a bit of scratch building.
I won this kit in the AAF Tank Museum Raffle.
Thanks for looking!

Pah co chu puk

Very nicely done!

EOT

Very impressive

Mike

ausf

Superb.

I love the subtle damage and weathering. Use of the extra roadwheel, etc really adds to the build. Love the tow cable.

DaveBcool

Thanks.
Yes, I have the TBU installed.
The IR Emitter is in the mantlet.
For now, I have stock Tamiya Gearboxes with Promax 400 motors.
I will also take off the metal tracks and put on the stock plastic ones when I battle.

harleridr

Great paint and weathering!!!! Do you mind passing on which colors were used and how? I am looking for something quite simularom my KTiger and Jagdpanther.
Harley

DaveBcool

Primer
Tamiya Gray

Basecoat
Tamiya XF 60 Dark Yellow - airbrushed

Cammo
Tamiya XF 58 Olive Green
Tamiya XF 64 Red Brown

Chipped Paint
Testors Modelling Master Enamels
Dunkelgelb (lightened with white)
Rust
Gunmetal (with a little rust added)
Steel

Weathering stains and streaks
Tamiya Weathering Master sets

Hope this helps.

OOPS!
AND

For washes
Windsor Newton Winton Oil Paints and white spirit
Burnt Umber
Lamp Black
Yellow Ochre

B.A.D.A.S.S.Force

Yeah, I heard that's what the Germans did ... ... anything to get the upper hand during a battle ... hehe.

Awesome looking tank by the way, really nice work!!!

~ Craig ~

Perry S.

DaveBgood

Green Amphibian

Good looking tank Dave. Are you bringing it to Danville in Sept.?

Herman

dlobmwm3

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THAT MY FRIEND IS A PANTHER. Looks awesome. I think you should change your name to DaveBAwesome or DaveBMaster. :lol:

DaveBcool

Yes I will be bringing it in September, and will battle it.
Although, I will primarily be running the pershing.

YHR

Nice job. Thanks for sharing. It kind of closes the loop on one of the raffle tanks.

Buckeye36

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That Panther is frickin' awesome Dave!
Great job!

sollie

Wow. great looking, and may I say the pic's a good to :-)

I have second hand JP on the way( Tamiya) and it will get a make over, you're pic's will help alot. What 'hop ops' did you add ?

DaveBcool

It is a long list of aftermarket details...

Schumo Kits:
rear track holders
Tow cables
Towing pintle
Small cable holder
Jack block and bracket
Gun Mantlet
Arial Base
Sprocket wheel hub
Periscopes

Aber:
Tow Shackles
Clamps
* edit - bow mg 34

Daryl Turner:
Gear box Brace
Gun elevation arm

Impact:
Metal Tracks
Metal Sprocket wheel guide
Extra Tracks

Verlinden Productions:
Stowage Crates

frets24

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I just popped in here on a lark(cause I've always liked tanks too)...My normal haunts are the scale warbird boards.

All I can say is..WOW!!!

That is an absolutely wonderful job. As a scale warbird builder I try to get this level of effect on my builds, but you have really taken it to the next level. I see you live here in Charlotte also; Maybe we could get together for show and tell. You show me you other work and tell me how to acheive that level of realism on my stuff

Wonderful work. That's really an acomplishment to feel good about.

CHIEFSONN

That has to be by far one of the best looking panthers posted May I ask what did you use on the barrel ,and what do you use on the periscopes to give them that green blue color. thank for posting it is supper.

DaveBcool

Again thanks for the kind words.

For the cammo on the barrel:
The netting is cotton cheese cloth dyed with watered down acrylics.
It is hard to see, but there are thin strips of paper "woven" through the netting to simulate the cammo.
Believe it or not, I used hand made paper.
(Since I am an artist, I have access to obscure materials.)
As an equivalent, I would suggest something thin but fibrous and can get wet without falling apart.
Japanese papers would probably work. (art supply store)
I cut them into strips about 2 mm wide and dyed them w/ watered down acrylics.
After I wove them into the netting, I wet the whole thing and wrapped it around a paintbrush with a similar diameter to the barrel and let it dry.
This so the paper would hold a round shape and look more to scale.
The sticks are from Hobby Lobby, in the dried flowers section.
The greenery is some kind of moss that I picked off our 50 yr old maple tree that we had to take down in my front yard.
Sorry, but I do not know what it is called.
It is all tied on with rope from Schumo.

Hope this helps.

DaveBcool

Oh I forgot the periscopes...

The schumo periscopes have a nice deep recessed area where the glass would go.

First I painted the whole thing using gunmetal and dry brushed the highlights using Steel (Testors).
Then I used metallic silver and painted the flat surface of the recessed area where the glass would go.
Then I mixed a few drops of Testors transparent green into Tammy gloss varnish.
Then I "pooled" the mixture in the recess.
I applied several coats until it had a thickness to it.

I feel as though they turned out too sparkly because of the silver, they almost look like computer screens. (Old crt's at least)
Maybe a light gray would be better than silver.

Airbrushler

i like the detail excellent job on the paint and weathering

DaveBcool

Chiefsonn
Here's a (slightly) better/closer pic of the netting.

sevoblast

Beautiful work! One of the best I've ever seen. Well done!

CHIEFSONN

Thank you for your reply to my questions on how you achieved the looks.I will have to try them out on one of my panthers maybe I'll give it a go and use the gray instead of the silver as you had mentioned. thanks again & a great job on the panther,with the weathering the damage and wear,the placement of the supplies etc.

no12skyline

I like how the weathering is "just right", German tanks didn't last so long on the battlefield that they could accumulate extensive rust on their armor.