Tamiya Panther A WIP

[AverageJoe]

Hi everyone

Here is a Step by step of my progress so far:

Step 1

I have been building this over the past two days, I've added a few extra bits from an old Dragon kit, but apart from that, I have tried to stick exclusively to the Tamiya kit.



Step 2

Next up comes a base coat of primer grey from AK...



Step 3

The base colour was achieved using the AK Dunkelgelb modulation set



Step 4

The turret was masked with Blu-Tak and painted using AK Green







More to follow

Joe

 

[Deano]

Looking great there Joe !

 

[AverageJoe]

Thanks Deano

 

[JohnSimmons]

Yeah lovely subtle colour changes

 

[modelerchris521]

Looks Great so far what Dragon kit did you use for that gun barrel??

Chris

 

[AverageJoe]

Cheers John

Hi Chris, the barrel is from the Panther D Kit, No. 6403

Thanks,

AJ

 

[danb]

Lovely work Joe nice to see another Panther being built

Dan B

 

[AverageJoe]

Cheers Dan

Hi everyone

I made some more progress with this one today....

Step 5

I started to work on the basic chipping and oil filters, the chips were created using the lightest shade in the AK modulation set, this was applied using a W&N size 00 brush.

I then began working on the basic colours using a small selection of oil colours. These were thinned down and applied in washes.







More to follow

AJ

 

[modelerchris521]

Great job the look of it is really good the camo on the turret is also very good ;D it appears you are making a cheap tamyia panther into a true Panther tank ;D ;D ;D

Chris

 

[Robbo]

Stumbled upon this now twice in one day

 

[AverageJoe]

Thanks for your feedback everyone Thank you to Chris and Robbo

A little more progress today, more oil washes and the start of some dust filters

Step 6

Oil filters of buff have been applied as a dusty base layer. This was followed by AK dust enamel, which was applied using the specking technique to give the surface of the tank more detail I have been working in small layers, waiting for each layer to dry thoroughly before moving onto the next.









I also mixed some burnt umber into the dust mix to add some variation to different areas, this was thinned down with artists oils and applied as a wash.

More to follow

Joe

 

[AverageJoe]

Another small update

Step 7

I have made a start on the positive chipping, this is applied using a W&N Size 000 brush.



This might take some time .....

Joe

 

[JohnSimmons]

Very subtle mate, it's looking lovely. You've got more patience than me lol

 

[AverageJoe]

Cheers John

A few more pictures from this afternoons chipping efforts alongside a couple more washes using AK fresh mud

















More to follow

Joe

 

[danb]

more nice work on show here fella

Dan B

 

[JohnSimmons]

Yup got your signature styling all over it mate.

 

[AverageJoe]

Thanks everyone

Another small update today, I have painted the tools and rusted them Oil paint rust streaks and weathering to follow next

More to follow

AJ

 

[JohnSimmons]

Shovel looks awesome mate