1/35 Tamiya Panther Type G- My First Armor Build

[slusher]

Definitely going to be a great build!

[mustang1989]

On 7/11/2025 at 4:34 AM, STU111 said:

G’day Joe. Coming together well, that camo is looking good. The Germans had some interesting schemes on their tanks and planes. 

 

On 7/15/2025 at 6:00 AM, Mattilacken said:

Looking super! Nice cammo work mate! 

Thanks for the comments Stuart and Anton! Not catching as much benchtime as I would like but we're getting through this one a part at a time. 

 

 

[mustang1989]

On 7/15/2025 at 6:33 AM, slusher said:

Definitely going to be a great build!

Thanks Carl and it's great to have you along as well brother. 

 

[mustang1989]

Alright fellas. Been a bit since the last update as bench time has NOT been at a premium for me as of late. Our son is leaving for the military the next month or so and we've been spending a LOT of time with him.

BUT.....every now and then I get some good bench time and I did just that on Friday. I managed to get the rubber painted on the L/H side road wheels, install some hooks on the side of the turret for hanging things like water bottles, gear and camo netting, applied a pin wash over the details, installed all of the hand holds & handles and applied a dark wash using burnt umber & black oils mixed over the sides and lower sides of the hull.

Up next will be the chipping effects using different colors.

As it was on the last update to recap.....

and how it is now.....

[STU111]

G’day Joe. I built a Tiger a few years back and I painted the rubber sections on the wheels by hand, very time consuming. Things are coming along nicely with this build. 👍🏻

[slusher]

20 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

Alright fellas. Been a bit since the last update as bench time has NOT been at a premium for me as of late. Our son is leaving for the military the next month or so and we've been spending a LOT of time with him.

BUT.....every now and then I get some good bench time and I did just that on Friday. I managed to get the rubber painted on the L/H side road wheels, install some hooks on the side of the turret for hanging things like water bottles, gear and camo netting, applied a pin wash over the details, installed all of the hand holds & handles and applied a dark wash using burnt umber & black oils mixed over the sides and lower sides of the hull.

Up next will be the chipping effects using different colors.

As it was on the last update to recap.....

and how it is now.....

Fantastic work Joe!

[mustang1989]

On 7/23/2025 at 5:00 AM, STU111 said:

G’day Joe. I built a Tiger a few years back and I painted the rubber sections on the wheels by hand, very time consuming. Things are coming along nicely with this build. 👍🏻

I did that on the L/H side road wheels and it was definitely a pain in the neck. 'Preciate the good word Stuart. 

On 7/23/2025 at 7:51 AM, slusher said:

Fantastic work Joe!

Thank you for your comments as well Carl. 

I've managed to get the light and darker chipping effects going on in the well-traveled areas of the tank turret and hull topsides. but think I will be toning them down a bit with some rust oxide in the middle of the lighter chipping. Next up will be some vertical streaking.....

[shoopdog]

Coming along quite well.

[SfanGoch]

Nice work! Just a suggestion, don't overdo the chipping. Most AFV's, including tanks, had a short life expectancy and weren't around long enough to exhibit any significant paint wear, especially on the turret. The camo pattern on your Panther is late war and were knocked out within days, or a few weeks at most, of being issued to the respective units.

[mustang1989]

On 8/8/2025 at 5:34 PM, shoopdog said:

Coming along quite well.

'Preciate it Keith. Still trudging along with this beast. 

On 8/9/2025 at 8:57 AM, SfanGoch said:

Nice work! Just a suggestion, don't overdo the chipping. Most AFV's, including tanks, had a short life expectancy and weren't around long enough to exhibit any significant paint wear, especially on the turret. The camo pattern on your Panther is late war and were knocked out within days, or a few weeks at most, of being issued to the respective units.

Thank you for that good bit of info Joe and right you are about them not being in combat too awful long. There were a lucky few that managed to get out of being blown to bits but those were far and few and in the right place at the right time.  I'm spending more time in the dirt and mud aspects than I am a lot of wear and tear. I may do a small amount of streaking but that's gonna be about it.