Rye Field Model Panther ausf.G - Finished

[mrversatile]

I am late to the game here but caught up quickly. I love all the detail in this kit. Too bad much of it is lost when completed. You did a very convincing job on the painting and weathering.

[multicam]

Looks awesome, Rob! Nice work! Love the subtle, varied rusty bits!

[406 Silverado]

Cheers fellas. Good to have my camera back so I can better pics from now on. I'll be getting back to the panther this week and hope to have the lower hull and wheels weathered so I can mount the tracks. A possible small base for the Panther.

[thechaos]

Great work my Panther is on the Way to me

[406 Silverado]

Turned my attention to the base for a bit. The wall/column is an old resin piece from Celticwerks I dug up and thought it would be perfect......and I wanted to have some fun painting and weathering.

[Steve Zuleski]

Good plaster and brick work Rob.

[406 Silverado]

Thanks Steve

Finally finished the wheels and tracks, not too weathered , just enough to make her look used.

Also have the wood trim around the base.

[Steve Zuleski]

Less is more sometimes, gives a realistic look IMHO.

[406 Silverado]

Some pics from this morning. I actually finished the base this afternoon and need to apply another gloss black coat around the wood trim.

[afvfan]

Wonderful job on the base so far. Love the greenery on the wall.

[406 Silverado]

After allowing the groundwork to fully dry I airbrushed some dust and dirt tones and some further weathering on the top of the wall. I'll apply another gloss black coat around the base and finish the panther....then this one will finally be finished and I can ship her off to my customer.

[Steve Zuleski]

Excellent veggies, and ground work. Did you by chance use any coconut shavings for ground debris?

Ya gotta tell me how you're going to ship this kitty without Magilla Gorilla destroying it in the process, Rob. This is a delicate vignette, would you mind zapping a pic of the packaging you use?

I've had major issues just traveling across state for a contest, let alone trust the shipping process. Even screwed from underneath, on foam, in a huge plastic tub and I still had issues. I'm curious to see how you're going to do this.

[tobias5555]

Great work on the base.

[406 Silverado]

Nov 30, 2018 21:56:46 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Excellent veggies, and ground work. Did you by chance use any coconut shavings for ground debris?

Ya gotta tell me how you're going to ship this kitty without Magilla Gorilla destroying it in the process, Rob. This is a delicate vignette, would you mind zapping a pic of the packaging you use?

I've had major issues just traveling across state for a contest, let alone trust the shipping process. Even screwed from underneath, on foam, in a huge plastic tub and I still had issues. I'm curious to see how you're going to do this.

Steve for the last ten years I have shipped/mailed all my models to clients using pillow stuffing. I'll try to remember to take a few pics of the packing process, but it's really simple. I also try not to have too many large delicate parts etc that will get damaged, and if there are any I keep them loose and packed separate in bubble wrap in a separate bag. The model is loosely wrapped in clear cling wrap plastic to avoid pillow stuffing from getting onto the model or breaking off parts. If any parts do get broken off they are containing in the clear wrap.
I've only had a couple of models get slight damage in shipping, mainly due to too many fragile parts and of course postal handling (Magilla Gorilla).

[406 Silverado]

Nov 30, 2018 21:56:46 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Excellent veggies, and ground work. Did you by chance use any coconut shavings for ground debris?

No I don't have any coconut shavings. I have misc debris that I made/make for groundwork. Depends on the setting what I'll use, but basically it can be anything from ground up dried leaves, spices, chopped up moss, chopped up hemp rope fibers etc etc...

[Steve Zuleski]

Thx for the packing intel, greatly appreciated, and the ground work. I'll have to try that packing method next time around.

[406 Silverado]

Just couldn't resist adding more vegetation in the form of Spring flowers to add color to the base. Calling the base finished and will work on finishing the panther.
All of the vegetation - grass tufts, Ivy, flowers etc are from The Scenic Factory.
www.thescenicfactory.com/category_s/1909.htm

[wbill76]

Panther should feel right at home on that base Rob, nice touches with the flowers.

[406 Silverado]

Thanks Bill. Needed to add some color to the base....and I couldn't help myself lol

[Steve Zuleski]

The colors add a bit of a "pop" to the scene, great contrast. Beauty!