I started on this kitty a few weeks back and the construction is a breeze. The only modifications I made was to:
1. Replace the handles with copper wires.
2. Use placard for the skirt armor.
3. Use surfacer 500 to apply some rolled steel effect on the chassis and turret.
I started with a gloss black pre-shade and continued painting only last weekend when it stopped raining. I could only do until this stage before it got dark..
Panther G by Sprigaan, on Flickr
Last night I continued with the paint job and managed to complete the first coat of German Yellow.
Panther G by Sprigaan, on Flickr
I would probably do a two color camo of an "unknown unit" so that I could have more artistic license... but this should be a late war Panther.
I think I will stop using gloss black as pre-shade next time because as a result I had to apply so many coats of German Yellow to cover them! To be honest I am not really happy with the result so far; I got better vibes when I was at a similar stage when I was doing my Puma.
Hopefully things will look better when I apply highlights to lighten the paint job.
Thanks for reading, comments are welcomed.
1. Replace the handles with copper wires.
2. Use placard for the skirt armor.
3. Use surfacer 500 to apply some rolled steel effect on the chassis and turret.
I started with a gloss black pre-shade and continued painting only last weekend when it stopped raining. I could only do until this stage before it got dark..
Panther G by Sprigaan, on Flickr
Last night I continued with the paint job and managed to complete the first coat of German Yellow.
Panther G by Sprigaan, on Flickr
I would probably do a two color camo of an "unknown unit" so that I could have more artistic license... but this should be a late war Panther.
I think I will stop using gloss black as pre-shade next time because as a result I had to apply so many coats of German Yellow to cover them! To be honest I am not really happy with the result so far; I got better vibes when I was at a similar stage when I was doing my Puma.
Hopefully things will look better when I apply highlights to lighten the paint job.
Thanks for reading, comments are welcomed.