Panther commander
10-06-2007 | 01:41 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Panther commander
I took the standard Heng Long commander, removed his head and added a head from another 1/18 scale figure I had purchased. The headphones are built using brass wire, with CA glue and baking soda.
So don't throw away all those heng long commanders. Just behead them and transplant a new mug.
So don't throw away all those heng long commanders. Just behead them and transplant a new mug.
10-06-2007 | 07:08 PM
#4
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,439
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Cardiff,
ON, CANADA
RE: Panther commander
I would have used Verlinden's heads in 1/16th scale. They have a set of 6 heads. The cap on the figure is sitting way too high on the head the sweat band of the cap should be about mid way between the eyebrows and the hair line. but nice painting
10-07-2007 | 01:33 PM
#6
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,751
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Brea, CA
RE: Panther commander
ORIGINAL: killick64
Nice swap, Dan---those Little 21st German Guys were (are?) beautifully detailed..!
Nice swap, Dan---those Little 21st German Guys were (are?) beautifully detailed..!
10-07-2007 | 01:53 PM
#7
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,439
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Cardiff,
ON, CANADA
RE: Panther commander
pcomm1 your last figure is he an SS officer or a Heer officer? If SS the cap is a Heer cap and the shoulderstraps are for a private, if a Heer officer the collar tabs are for SS and still shoulderstraps are for a private. But have to say your painting figures is top notch excellent face details look lifelike
10-07-2007 | 05:42 PM
#8
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,751
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Brea, CA
RE: Panther commander
ORIGINAL: pzrwest
pcomm1 your last figure is he an SS officer or a Heer officer? If SS the cap is a Heer cap and the shoulderstraps are for a private, if a Heer officer the collar tabs are for SS and still shoulderstraps are for a private. But have to say your painting figures is top notch excellent face details look lifelike
pcomm1 your last figure is he an SS officer or a Heer officer? If SS the cap is a Heer cap and the shoulderstraps are for a private, if a Heer officer the collar tabs are for SS and still shoulderstraps are for a private. But have to say your painting figures is top notch excellent face details look lifelike
10-07-2007 | 11:05 PM
#10
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,439
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Cardiff,
ON, CANADA
RE: Panther commander
the 3rd pic is right on excellent. Cap details, piping, collar patches, shoulderboards are right on the money they could be just a lighter shade of pink but could just be the lighting though.... great job
ORIGINAL: pcomm1
The Tamiya and Verlinden 1/16 – 120mm figures are inexpensive and cool to work with.
ORIGINAL: killick64
Nice swap, Dan---those Little 21st German Guys were (are?) beautifully detailed..!
Nice swap, Dan---those Little 21st German Guys were (are?) beautifully detailed..!
10-07-2007 | 11:38 PM
#11
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 768
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Winnipeg,
MB, CANADA
RE: Panther commander
I love working with Tamiya and Dragon figures--they're so easy to "chop and change"....! I haven't tried cutting up and seriously modifying a Verlinden figure yet, though.
(By the way, if you get the Tamiya 1/16 "Machine Gun Loader" he comes with about 95% of the individual parts needed to assemble a complete Lafette MG Tripod: there's an interior brace you have to make, but it's still a heck of a "kit bonus"! )
(By the way, if you get the Tamiya 1/16 "Machine Gun Loader" he comes with about 95% of the individual parts needed to assemble a complete Lafette MG Tripod: there's an interior brace you have to make, but it's still a heck of a "kit bonus"! )
10-08-2007 | 12:05 AM
#12
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,751
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Brea, CA
RE: Panther commander
ORIGINAL: killick64
I love working with Tamiya and Dragon figures--they're so easy to "chop and change"....! I haven't tried cutting up and seriously modifying a Verlinden figure yet, though.
(By the way, if you get the Tamiya 1/16 "Machine Gun Loader" he comes with about 95% of the individual parts needed to assemble a complete Lafette MG Tripod: there's an interior brace you have to make, but it's still a heck of a "kit bonus"! )
I love working with Tamiya and Dragon figures--they're so easy to "chop and change"....! I haven't tried cutting up and seriously modifying a Verlinden figure yet, though.
(By the way, if you get the Tamiya 1/16 "Machine Gun Loader" he comes with about 95% of the individual parts needed to assemble a complete Lafette MG Tripod: there's an interior brace you have to make, but it's still a heck of a "kit bonus"! )
Perhaps Santa will we kind, I am looking forward to adding the loader to my to do list to go with the Gunner.
10-08-2007 | 12:18 AM
#13
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 365
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Colona,
IL
RE: Panther commander
Looks good even if the cap is to high and the sweat band isnt ubove the hairline......or what ever it was PZRWEST said.
I am not picking on you PZRWEST glad to see someone else who is a perfectionist like myself.
I am not picking on you PZRWEST glad to see someone else who is a perfectionist like myself.
10-08-2007 | 07:24 AM
#14
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,751
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Brea, CA
RE: Panther commander
ORIGINAL: ah64
Looks good even if the cap is to high and the sweat band isnt ubove the hairline......or what ever it was PZRWEST said.
I am not picking on you PZRWEST glad to see someone else who is a perfectionist like myself.
Looks good even if the cap is to high and the sweat band isnt ubove the hairline......or what ever it was PZRWEST said.
I am not picking on you PZRWEST glad to see someone else who is a perfectionist like myself.
Upload some photos of what your finished figure work looks like, so we can all see what your both talking about, or do either of you attempt to paint figures?
10-08-2007 | 08:04 AM
#15
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,439
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Cardiff,
ON, CANADA
RE: Panther commander
Well It's great to see such great work on the tanks being done the attention to detail etc. I have been a collector of german militaria for so many years now and then I got into re-enacting and really learned alot about uniform headgear etc. But what I would like to say is if you spend alot of time on re-searching a vehicle and building/modifying the vehilcle shame to stick a figure on the vehicle that doesn't match time period or branch. I guess it all comes down to how far you want to go. Be like takeing an old masters painting like Rembrant and putting a Walmart Special Frame on it. .... I know being criticle here but but it is just contructive critisizm I'm offerring
10-08-2007 | 09:16 AM
#17
Thread Starter
Senior Member
RE: Panther commander
Pzrwest....Is there no piping around the lapels???.
I don't mind the constructive criticism. Uhu has taught me a lot about german armour, and Pzrwest is teaching me alot about the uniforms.
Pzrwest you should do a little summary on german tanker uniforms. Period, piping, caps, etc. We could then get Richard to post it to the sticky thread. I for one would love to be able to use this as a reference as I add tankers to my tanks. I agree, if the info was at our finger tips, most guys would use it. The trouble is, without the spending time it is pretty hard to find a bunch of this info.
I don't mind the constructive criticism. Uhu has taught me a lot about german armour, and Pzrwest is teaching me alot about the uniforms.
Pzrwest you should do a little summary on german tanker uniforms. Period, piping, caps, etc. We could then get Richard to post it to the sticky thread. I for one would love to be able to use this as a reference as I add tankers to my tanks. I agree, if the info was at our finger tips, most guys would use it. The trouble is, without the spending time it is pretty hard to find a bunch of this info.
10-08-2007 | 09:30 AM
#18
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,751
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Brea, CA
RE: Panther commander
ORIGINAL: pzrwest
Well It's great to see such great work on the tanks being done the attention to detail etc. I have been a collector of german militaria for so many years now and then I got into re-enacting and really learned alot about uniform headgear etc. But what I would like to say is if you spend alot of time on re-searching a vehicle and building/modifying the vehilcle shame to stick a figure on the vehicle that doesn't match time period or branch. I guess it all comes down to how far you want to go. Be like takeing an old masters painting like Rembrant and putting a Walmart Special Frame on it. .... I know being criticle here but but it is just contructive critisizm I'm offerring
Well It's great to see such great work on the tanks being done the attention to detail etc. I have been a collector of german militaria for so many years now and then I got into re-enacting and really learned alot about uniform headgear etc. But what I would like to say is if you spend alot of time on re-searching a vehicle and building/modifying the vehilcle shame to stick a figure on the vehicle that doesn't match time period or branch. I guess it all comes down to how far you want to go. Be like takeing an old masters painting like Rembrant and putting a Walmart Special Frame on it. .... I know being criticle here but but it is just contructive critisizm I'm offerring
I do enjoy the critiques (half the reason to post), but your words would be better supported with visuals.
Most of the uniform data is lost within books long out of print and at over 60 years out it isn't that easy to find illustrate reference, let alone "good", accurate, illustrative Axis uniform reference.
10-08-2007 | 12:05 PM
#20
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,439
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Cardiff,
ON, CANADA
RE: Panther commander
Ok I will dig up some pics of German tank uniforms and make a post
In the mean time here is a great reference link for uniforms insignia etc
http://www.deutschesoldaten.com/
Here's another great reference website I highly reccomend it
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/addit.htm
In the mean time here is a great reference link for uniforms insignia etc
http://www.deutschesoldaten.com/
Here's another great reference website I highly reccomend it
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/addit.htm
