Dan B and Beasts"Look what the cat dragged in" FINISHED

[bullardino]

Fantastic camo, Dan

[AverageJoe]

WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! Amazing work!

[danb.]

Thankyou so much chaps i really appreciate ya feedback

Dan B

[wbill76]

Looking forward to the base developments Dan, very nice work so far on the Panther.

[deafpanzer]

Dan, LOVE LOVE LOVE your Panther... the camo is just AWESOME! The camo work on the barrel is just amazing...

I look forward to see more work on the base.

[danb.]

Evening chaps before i progress with tonights update many thanks to all who have been in ere to leave a comment its much appreciated

The Base i have now completed the cobblestone street and now im turning my attention to the groundwork and painting i have taken some photos of my progress and thought i would write up a short SBS for you all as this technique can be used for brickwork walls as well as flooring

1. I started by measuring out the blocks i use a 1/35 figure to gauge a size as all bricks and paving have differing sizes for these stones have made them 5mm wide by roughly 7mm long using a ruler and pen i marked every 5mm i always work from the middle to the outside to keep the lines square.



Then i use a stanley knife to cut in the mortar lines.



A craft knife is now used to cut in the lengh of each block remembering to stagger the joints



Once your happy with the layout run a cocktail stick along the lines you have just cut to get the mortar lines



Next find a piece of styrene or balsa wood strip roughly cut to the size of a brick and use this to push some bricks down to simulate an uneven wall or roadway i use balsa as you can snap a piece and use the splintered end to texture the bricks.



there ya have it taaaadaaaaaa brickwork now go over it with fine sandpaper to roughen it up a bit ready for paint











Dan B

[beast]

Aha lads, my panther i now declare finished! Covered her in plenty dust rather than my usual plastering of mud that i normally do. Really enjoyed this kit so much so that a Dragon Sherman firefly should be with me shortly.
Want to thank Dan for coming up with this idea to do a dual, it's been a pleasure sir!
Also want to thank all you guys for your comments, ideas and encouragement and thanks again for looking in.
So here she is, Panther G, Pz.Brig.106, Northern France 1944.
Stuart.

[Deleted]

Stu,and Dan.....I've been following your superb builds,but not commenting much,because all I would have said has been said by others..that and the fact I didn't feel qualified to contribute
Dan,your work just seems to get better and better with each build my friend,and it's pretty darn good already!!
Stu,that camo on your kitty,is as good as I've seen,and the 'clean' look is something I do like ;)Are you gonna contemplate a MoM entry?

[beast]

Feb 9, 2014 15:55:00 GMT -5 @chrisb said:

Stu,and Dan.....I've been following your superb builds,but not commenting much,because all I would have said has been said by others..that and the fact I didn't feel qualified to contribute
Dan,your work just seems to get better and better with each build my friend,and it's pretty darn good already!!
Stu,that camo on your kitty,is as good as I've seen,and the 'clean' look is something I do like ;)Are you gonna contemplate a MoM entry?

Thanks for your kind words my man and yes i think i'll enter it for MoM!

[Deleted]

Stu,I know I suggested it,but could you still go and do what's needed to enter the MoM.ie Advise myself and one of the other Mods of your intentions,and choose the 3 pics you want us to use.This is just in case there is any problems posting an entry for any reason. (At least there is more than one record)

[Leon]

Dan awesome work on the cobbles buddy and a great SBS to.Looking forward to seeing it painted up.

Fantastic finish on the big cat Stuart .Excellent work on the camo and ambush scheme.

[danb.]

Well done Stu on reaching the finishing line she is a stunner my freind the dust looks puuuuuuurfect i can just see it screamin down a dusty french country track get it in MOM buddy it deserves it

Dicky i gave the foam a coat of Tammy acrylic black first then used Halfords plastic primer grey rattle can the acrylic seems to work as a barrier just do light coats with the rattle can primer too cheers ya like it fella

CB i thought ya would be sniffing around here keeping an eye on me to check im doing it right its not im getting better im just trying new techniques staying away from the norm

Leon cheers buddy its all painted now well a basecoat at least i will post up a new update when i have done a bit more

Dan B

[beast]

Cheers Dan!
I'll be watching your diorama build with interest as it's something i know very little about and never done one myself. Going to give one a go in the future.

[imatanker]

Stellar work from both, Gents. Please, if you two decide to do this again in the future, let me know

[deafpanzer]

Dan- I L-O-V-E you! Thank you for the excellent toot how to make cobble stone base... definitely will try that one day. Karma for you... thank you again!

Beast-Beautiful Panther... I don't think I will ever get tired of sleeping with her camo. I meant to say looking at her camo... honest!

[wbill76]

Nice work on the dust application Stu!

Dan, those cobblestones look like they were freshly laid...outstanding!

[bbd468]

Dan - the base is looking sweet buddy! I got to get me some proper foam.

Stuart - Another fantastic build from the Beast of MSC! Excellent work my brother.

[bullardino]

Dan, thanks a lot for the SBS. Very clear and useful, cobblestones are always a PITA to do. Looking forward to seeing you paint them

Stu, some more fantastic job

[beast]

Feb 9, 2014 21:14:55 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Dan- I L-O-V-E you! Thank you for the excellent toot how to make cobble stone base... definitely will try that one day. Karma for you... thank you again!

Beast-Beautiful Panther... I don't think I will ever get tired of sleeping with her camo. I meant to say looking at her camo... honest!

Andy, i hear you can get a duvet cover in that camo scheme!

[AndyArgent.]

Lovely build and paint Beast,she is a stunner.
Dan some nice groundwork going on there.

[TRM]

Great job fellas!!

Stu, congrats on an excellent finish!!! Well done!!

Dan, thanks for that very nice SBS on the base work...another fin job!!!

[Tojo72]

Excellent job Beast,a fine addition to the display shelf

[danb.]

Hey chaps 1st i would like to thankyou for the ongoing comments and interest

I have been back at the bench and managed to get the cobbles painted washed and grouted ready for the final dusting and earth effects i mixed up some cat litter with earth and sprinkled it over the other half of the base as the ref pics suggest it was a area of waste ground this was fixed with AK gravel sand fixer

Details
To keep in with the ref pic i had to identify what wheels were laying near the panther i know that they were off a T34 but they were all steel so it was time to raid the kits and bits box i found a set of T34 wheels but they had a rubber outers the steel part of the wheels matched so i gathered the ref wheels must of been in a fire so out comes the dremel and sanded the rubber part off they came out ok me thinks

The other side of the base i could have a lot more freedom i used the waste ground idea as Berlin being cleaned up and being restored so i scratched up some building materials that would of been left around or to be used in dismantling the panther ready for smelting some items still need a few finishing touches but ya get the idea

















Dan B

[ceresvesta.]

DAN! Frekin awesome job on the cobbles stones....Very realistic! I am stunned  The tools and spare parts really give the tone to the scene. Well crafted dio my friend. Congrats

[deafpanzer]

Holy smokes! Love the base... fantastic idea painting camo on it!

[merseajohn/]

Ha!!! Brilliant.

[Deano]

Excellent basage Dan , really like that with the camo ....getting scared to look in here now as I keep itching towards my Panther stash lol .....I must resist!

[bullardino]

Outstanding job, Dan

[danb.]

Thanks for the comments chaps glad ya all like the base was a bit worried that the camo would look too much there's some effects I want to add so it ain't finished yet

Cmon Deano get ya Panther started ya know ya want to

Dan B

[bbd468]

One word.............WOW, thats freakin awesome Dan, love the Base! Excellent brother............sorry, got carried away.