Panther G pre-paint

My Panther G is ready for paint! It represents a Daimler-Benz machine and will be painted in "dot camo" turret numbers 215 from Kampfgruppe Peiper.



There are more pictures on my flickr account, some of the main construction points I learned from friends and tried to implement on this Panther besides the small details are change the suspension to give a more rear-heavy look, remove the over-scaled gap between the hull and turret, and use 1/48 ABER tool clasps for a better in scale appearance.

1/10 SS Tanker

Today I finished my 1/10 bust of an SS tanker.

I painted the bust entirely with a brush using Humbrol Enamels. Testors dullcote for the matt finish and Humbrol gloss clear poly for the eyes, sweat, googles, ect. I will try to give more information on the painting process later!

There are a few more photos in the gallery!

USMC M4A1

I finished my USMC M4A1 Sherman! I started the model in summer of 2008 inspired after reading this account of the battle at Cape Gloucester.

The final result:



For the rest of the pictures go to My Model Gallery

Panther G Crew

I'm finishing construction of a Panther G and was inspired by this picture of a Panther tanker to do a commander in a similar pose.



I decided to use Alpine set 35047. The only downfall of Alpine figures is that they are so good, we end up seeing the same figures being uses over and over again at shows and online. I tried to make as much of a unique spin on my crew as possible.



I used Apoxie Sculpt for the areas needing sculpting, a Hornet head, and some ABER headphones and throat microphones soldered together with fine wire.

Making Welds

What you need is a dull #11 blade, Tamiya "Super Thin" cement with the fine brush, and some plastruct .010" and .015" rod (depends what size weld you want, to me .020" from evergreen is always too big, and stretched sprue is just not consistant enough)

For this weld I am using the .010" as it is not too prominent. First cut the rod to length and use just a touch of glue to tack it in place:

Next is time to melt the rod, carefully brush on the cement, let sit for a few seconds, and use your dull #11 to add start adding texture, aim for a semi-circle type pattern, if the #11 tip is dull, it should be easy:

And now do it again, add some more glue, wait a few seconds, and further define the texture:

When you are happy with texture, seal it with another thin layer of thin cement, and you are done:

These tiny welds can add alot of character, and it seems most people don't even bother with them, but I think the result is worthwhile!

The process is actually very quick and fun!