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Post by dierk on Feb 25, 2016 6:41:52 GMT -5
Nice to see this one making a reappearance Guy! Giving me itchy fingers to start mine...
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Post by armorguy on Feb 25, 2016 7:04:27 GMT -5
Nice to see this one making a reappearance Guy! Giving me itchy fingers to start mine... That would be cool Dierk, it was Wouter's Panther build that inspired me to rip this kit open and months later it's Bill's Tiger build that made me firing up this project. |
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Post by dierk on Feb 25, 2016 8:10:43 GMT -5
Hmm, decisions, decisions...I was really planning something nice and straight-forward, or finishing some of my shelf-queens. I'd flip a coin, but they don't have enough sides...
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Post by adt70hk on Feb 25, 2016 8:27:47 GMT -5
Hi Guy
Following this one with interest for my 1/72 Cuckoo 'build' - albeit that's an Ausf G.
Looking good so far!
Keep it up!!
Andrew
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Post by wouter on Feb 25, 2016 9:21:12 GMT -5
Finally, Guykes Lehr Pantherke is back...was waiting for it for a while...Now that I'm Pantherless I almost needed to go in rehab LOL. Looking good there chap, keep it coming ey ^^
Cheers
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Post by sollie on Feb 25, 2016 12:25:16 GMT -5
Nice work here, looking fw to next update. Btw love the zim work
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Post by wbill76 on Feb 25, 2016 14:43:28 GMT -5
It's a companion project to your Warrior Toad...after all, you're sculpting/shaping some of those zim components!  Nice to see this one get dusted off once again.  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 1, 2016 22:08:05 GMT -5
Zimmert makes anything look great and sexy especially in your case!
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Post by armorguy on Mar 2, 2016 12:24:26 GMT -5
Thank you all you bunch of Panther addicts ! I did good to pick this build up again, yesterday I filed, glued, cut and more until the entire hull was completed and today I went for the turret until it was practically done too. I was very pleased with the Atak zim set and I'm glad I used it finally.
Tomorrow I will make good daylight pics of the dryfitted model.
Only the Friul tracks remain, that's for later this week.
Next week my entire mancave will be filled with paint fumes, it's avery long time ago since I airbrushed (I painted several busts by brush).
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Post by dierk on Mar 2, 2016 12:41:08 GMT -5
Really looking forward to the pictures!
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Post by wouter on Mar 2, 2016 15:35:22 GMT -5
Same here...I'm at home tomorrow so I'll keep my windows open so I can inhale those fumes when the wind takes them over here Cheers |
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Post by armorguy on Mar 3, 2016 15:02:48 GMT -5
Hi guys, no finished Panther yet, but the entire turret is done now and also the Schürzen supports were glued on.
Tomorrow the plastic/resin/milliput works will be done. By the end of this week I'll try to finish the Friul tracks.
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Post by TRM on Mar 3, 2016 17:11:08 GMT -5
Nice to see this one jumping around on the bench again G!! Looking awesome!! Keep it going!  |
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Post by dierk on Mar 4, 2016 4:25:26 GMT -5
By the end of this week I'll try to finish the Friul tracks. I've done mine - I like to get the 'boring' stuff out of the way early on in the build |
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Post by armorguy on Mar 4, 2016 6:06:20 GMT -5
Boots, thanks for jumping by sir ! I'm glad you like it. Dierk, I usually start with the boring stuff too, like Friuls, but back then I was already friulling together a pair of Patton tank tracks. 95% done now...   More soon, weekend's in reach ! Best regards ! |
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Post by wouter on Mar 4, 2016 6:40:51 GMT -5
Absolutely Yummie there Guy! Nice work. Paint ain't too far now ey...exciting! Did you scratch those skirts btw? Think I better did it too, because I don't like metal skirts, paint always flakes when handling them...
Keep up the good work chap
Cheers
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Post by noname on Mar 4, 2016 6:53:52 GMT -5
This looks great even without paint on it.
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Post by armorguy on Mar 4, 2016 7:01:51 GMT -5
Hi Wouter, I always prefer styrene stuff to tune a model because it simple to glue on and paint won't come off by manipulating parts. The Schürzen or skirts if you like you see on my model, are the kit's ones and they work for me. Thanks for your kind reply matey !
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Post by adt70hk on Mar 4, 2016 8:01:17 GMT -5
Guy Excellent job!! and yet more inspiration for my own build, so thank you for sharing!! Andrew |
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Post by dierk on Mar 4, 2016 8:18:49 GMT -5
Looking very pantheresque in a Panzer V sort of way Are the drive-sprockets very loose-fitting on yours too? |
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 4, 2016 12:54:47 GMT -5
Coming along nicely AG! Panther's looking ready for some paint. |
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Post by armorguy on Mar 4, 2016 18:08:01 GMT -5
Looking very pantheresque in a Panzer V sort of way Are the drive-sprockets very loose-fitting on yours too? Dierk, the drive sprockets are as loose-fitting as can be. It's almost idiotic ! I prefer a tight fit  |
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Post by adt70hk on Mar 4, 2016 18:13:51 GMT -5
Looking very pantheresque in a Panzer V sort of way Thanks Dierk! I have been wracking by brains for the last couple of days thinking it reminded me of something! |
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Post by Leon on Mar 4, 2016 18:28:16 GMT -5
Great progress Guy! Looking forward to seeing paint. |
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Post by wouter on Mar 5, 2016 2:09:04 GMT -5
Looking very pantheresque in a Panzer V sort of way Are the drive-sprockets very loose-fitting on yours too? Dierk, the drive sprockets are as loose-fitting as can be. It's almost idiotic ! I prefer a tight fit Yeah, it's part of the Dragon Panther legacy One would ask himself why Dragon never implemented the poly cap solution like Tamiya...works wonderly well Cheers |
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Post by armorguy on Mar 5, 2016 3:00:09 GMT -5
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Post by dierk on Mar 5, 2016 3:31:17 GMT -5
Being a fan of low-tech solutions, I use Blu Tack |
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Post by wouter on Mar 5, 2016 6:23:29 GMT -5
Cheers I do Cheers |
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Post by adt70hk on Mar 5, 2016 7:01:31 GMT -5
Having not yet experienced the joys of a Dragon kit yet, can someone PLEASE explain to me what you all mean! It's driving me crazy not knowing! |
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Post by armorguy on Mar 5, 2016 8:06:48 GMT -5
[/quote]Having not yet experienced the joys of a Dragon kit yet, can someone PLEASE explain to me what you all mean! It's driving me crazy not knowing! [/quote] The Dragon Panther drive sprockets are a loose fit, when you dryfit them they just drop off. Nothing to really worry about sir, we were just joking around.  Karma + 1 |
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Nice to see this one get dusted off once again. 
