Bomber_County Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Gaz, just catching up, stunning build as usual, those comments on farcebook are the one reason I’ll never go on there……..a Panther is a definite on the list now……I see Das Werk have a couple……..haven’t built Das Werk have you? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Bomber_County said: a Panther is a definite on the list now……I see Das Werk have a couple……..haven’t built Das Werk have you? If you don't want to do the interior then the Meng Panther kits have a good reputation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 19 hours ago, DocRob said: Very nice, I like the slightly irregular look of the Zimmerit. It looks handmade, which it actually was, if I remember it right. Cheers Du alter Klebstoffschnüffler Rob 18 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said: Das sieht toll aus Gary! Die Details sind super! Can‘t wait to see the progress! Danke, meine Herren. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 12 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Gaz, just catching up, stunning build as usual, those comments on farcebook are the one reason I’ll never go on there……..a Panther is a definite on the list now……I see Das Werk have a couple……..haven’t built Das Werk have you? Honestly, Phil... I prefer that some people are honest about things like that. Because I was just going to leave them. It's nice to get likes. wows, and hearts and lovely comments. But I feel better now that I did change it. I usually won't say anything negative unless they ask for opinions. Then I try to be very tactful about it and avoid comedy. Comedy just doesn't translate in text. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Welcome back brothers and sisters! If you ever get to Memphis, Tennessee, you have to stop at Gridley's for some of the best ribs you've ever had in your life. Now, back to modelling. Have you ever looked at a pictures of a tank or some other camouflaged piece of gear and just wondered what kind of camo you're looking at? Poor lighting, over exposure... and the tank looks like it just has a few ambiguous shadows here and there. It's really frustrating. So, in this case I'm not really trying to depict a certain Panther. I've looked at a lot of pics, and not seen one that would fit my plans and supplies me with a complete camo scheme. So, I've free-handed my own. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Gary, the camo looks good to me. The squiggles are nice and tight, very much in scale. Carl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Squiggly squid, I like it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I really like the camo-scheme you did Gary. Looks quite convincing to me! I like the squiggles you did. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 8 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Gary, the camo looks good to me. The squiggles are nice and tight, very much in scale. Carl 6 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Squiggly squid, I like it 1 hour ago, Kaireckstadt said: I really like the camo-scheme you did Gary. Looks quite convincing to me! I like the squiggles you did. Thank you, fellas! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Hello Friends, Despite having the day off work, I got little modelling done. First I had to deal with puppy. He's really killing my morning routine with his need to play. Then I did some sanding, and zimmerit gouging followed by touch-up painting with the airbrush later this morning. Then it was off to find a birthday present for the wife. Then, once home from that I got onto the Silhouette software and created numeral masks for the side of the turret. I made the masks for the main reason was that I didn't want to have to deal with the decals on the rough zimmerit surface. But, I found that my masks barely contacted enough of the zimmerit surfaces to actually hold on. I made masks for the crosses, but the area around them was so small that I couldn't get the mask to adhere. so, I had to use the decals. But... they're 2o years old, and fell apart. So, I stole some from a late model Panther that has two sets of crosses... but they were only 15 years old. But they worked. So here is the current condition of the model: Happy modelling! 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Gaz, looks great, camo spot on, any weathering?…….what was your base colour? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Looking really good Gaz.....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Looking good Gaz. I've always liked the looks of the Panther. Your build really makes it a good looking tank. Nice work! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Looks good there Gary. Decals over zimmerit is never easy. Yours look to have confirmed themselves nicely. As for the puppy, Jimmy usually is up around 630 for his first morning walk. Ugh. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Looks great Gary! Good decision to spray the numbers over the rough Zimmerit! I curious how the tank will look like with weathering applied. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Gaz Nice work for sure and both decaling and masks over Zimmerit - looks mighty good and no easy task. Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 15 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Gaz, looks great, camo spot on, any weathering?…….what was your base colour? Thank you, Phil. The base color was a bit of a mix job on my part from SMS Paints. Dunkelgelb mixed with panzer grey, white, and a bit of khaki grey. I wanted a faded color and nothing too bright. The weathering is still to come. It's kind of one of those things you want the whole day to mess with. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 14 hours ago, harv said: Looking really good Gaz.....harv Thank you, my friend! 13 hours ago, JohnB said: Looking good Gaz. I've always liked the looks of the Panther. Your build really makes it a good looking tank. Nice work! Thank you, John. 13 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Looks good there Gary. Decals over zimmerit is never easy. Yours look to have confirmed themselves nicely. As for the puppy, Jimmy usually is up around 630 for his first morning walk. Ugh. Carl Thank you, Carl. Poor Kaiser... he has to wake up at 3am when I let him out before I go to work. He's not ready for walking, yet. Still needs two more vaccinations, 10 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said: Looks great Gary! Good decision to spray the numbers over the rough Zimmerit! I curious how the tank will look like with weathering applied. Thank you, Kai. I'm curious, too. 2 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz Nice work for sure and both decaling and masks over Zimmerit - looks mighty good and no easy task. Keep 'em comin Peter Thank you, Peter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 You go girl ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Welcome back, friends. Those of you who have read and taken part in my thread about the horror of work-related dreams know that I haven't been modelling in over a week. Today I was back at it with a filter to highlight the Zimmerit pattern and a pinwash to highlight mechanical details. The distance photos.... the ones that show the entire vehicle .... appear very yellow. The close up photos show the Panther in colors much like I see with my eyes in regular lighting. The macro photos showed a couple places where I had failed to remove the excess paint... on the headlight and muzzle brake. Happy modelling! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 The filter tied everything together to my eye, Gaz. I have to admit, that I didn't like the squiggles that much initially. Now, the camo looks great and convincing. The filter seemed to have the effect of enrichen the colors and knocking back the contrasts a bit, an effect, I always liked, using filters on camo schemes. Cheers Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 1 hour ago, DocRob said: The filter tied everything together to my eye, Gaz. I have to admit, that I didn't like the squiggles that much initially. Now, the camo looks great and convincing. The filter seemed to have the effect of enrichen the colors and knocking back the contrasts a bit, an effect, I always liked, using filters on camo schemes. Cheers Rob Thank you, Rob! One of my goals in this build is to make a more ambiguous and faded camouflage scheme. It's still early days with lots to do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I'd be well happy with that Gaz. Looks great 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Gaz looks amazing, what products are you using for the filters and washes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Splendid progress, very consistent and true to scale patina. Me likey Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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