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

[imatanker]

No sweat My Friend. Glad I remembered something for a change

[wing_nut]

Now doesn't this look like fun? I love Panthers... and there will be 2! WOOHOO.

[danb.]

Evening chaps a small update for you all upper and lower hull now joined and textured while i was waiting for the putty glue mix to dry i made up some front fenders i used Alu foil which was pressed over the plastic kit fenders im happy with the result and for how buggered they are i think no one will notice ;)i have the fender brackets to make up next to finish them off the rear end was given some detail too from ET Models PE











Dan B

[Leon]

Nice work on the fenders and PE Dan.Looking good.

[danb.]

Thanks fella i was surprised how well the fenders turned out i will use this tech in the future

Dan B

[AverageJoe]

Lovely work Dan and Beast Excellent work on the PE Dan Happy New year!!

[danb.]

Cheers Joe glad ya liking our builds Happy new year to ya too fella

Dan B

[bbd468]

Hey you guys! I let this slip past me for a bit.....but no longer. This is a fantastic Duel gentlemen....im in!

[Deleted]

nice start and great damaged mud guards

[imatanker]

Dan, nice work so far Bro, PE and fenders are both looking great.

[beast]

Happy new year chaps!
Ok, more work done on the ol Panther.
Couple of small problems had to be overcome but nothing too serious. As One of the guys mentioned, the engine fans and air intake boxes, wouldn't align correctly when i mounted them as per the instructions so instead of mounting them on the lower hull, i glued them onto the underside of the upper hull and the alignment is spot on. The upper hull wasn't a good fit onto the lower half, the glacis plate at the front meeting perfectly but a bit of a gap appeared at the rear panel. I think this was down to the lower hull being slightly warped. I basically used some heavy spring clips to get the upper hull and rear panel to join correctly and left them over night. Happy with the result and no filling required. That's the trickiest part of the build done, i always feel there isn't much room for error when joining the two parts of the hull, especially when you have an angled glacis plate with zimmerit, it has to be spot on here.
Wheels are also done, their loose on the model in the pics, they'll be taken off and sprayed separately.
Thanks for looking
Stuart.

[Deano]

Great progress fella's , both kitty's are coming on a treat!

[bbd468]

Nice start Brother Stuart, despite the fit issue, which i had the same problem with y Dragon Panther G. kit. Love that molded Zimm. Thats one thing they got right me thinks.

[beast]

Jan 1, 2014 11:03:55 GMT -5 bbd468 said:

Nice start Brother Stuart, despite the fit issue, which i had the same problem with y Dragon Panther G. kit. Love that molded Zimm. Thats one thing they got right me thinks.

Thanks Gary, yeah the detailing on all parts is incredible, the zimm is perfect and that's why i wanted to be real careful with the join at the front. Can't wait to paint this one dude, that zimm will i believe make the colors pop out somewhat! 

[deafpanzer]

WHOA! You two boys are kicking a$$ already! Was out of town without internet access... ARRGGGHHH! Count me in... this is going to be another great duel!

[danb.]

Nice work Stu you BEAST i wish i had the idea of attaching them to the upper hull would of saved me a lot of messing around as the others have said the Zimm looks amazing it looks as if the upper and lower hulls on both our kits have been a little testing it looks like by the next update we should both have the lower hulls complete

Dan B

[Leon]

Making great progress guys despite the minor fit issues.

[Deleted]

nice start Stuart like that zim

[wbill76]

Making good progress gents, nice to see you taking full advantage of the time available around New Years to keep these two cats on the prowl.

[ogrejohn]

Great start guys!

[beast]

Ok guys, managed some more work on the Panther over the last couple of days. 
Rear panel done and engine cover and fan grills complete. My patience was tested with some of the tiny parts but got there in the end. Had to cut and sand both rear stowage bins as they didn't sit correctly, they both had a considerable gap along the top which going by numerous pics of the real thing isn't right with the model. Was no big deal though and they now sit nicely.



Onwards and upwards!

[danb.]

Great rear end Stuart loving the progress does this mean your onto the turret stage? im with Dicky on the Rakish attractive looks of a Panther ;0 working on the PE side of the build now i had a small amount of time on mine yesterday posting up my progress tonight keep up the awesome work Stu

Dan B

[beast]

Jan 5, 2014 13:18:04 GMT -5 danb. said:

Great rear end Stuart loving the progress does this mean your onto the turret stage? im with Dicky on the Rakish attractive looks of a Panther ;0 working on the PE side of the build now i had a small amount of time on mine yesterday posting up my progress tonight keep up the awesome work Stu

Dan B

Thanks Dan!
Not onto the turret stage just yet mate. Next up is all the stuff that hangs off the hull sides lol. I'll just put on the the various racks and the tube for the cleaning rods and leave the tools and stuff off and paint them separately.
Stuart.
 

[danb.]

Hey chaps just a few pics of my progress it seems im up to the same point as my fellow dueller the rear grills are from ET Models PE set i have found out where the crew heater is situated its the small box bolted onto the left fan intake this was textured using glue and a stippling action with a brush then i moved my attention to the front right sprocket in the ref pics it shows the sprocket hub cover off so with some cutting sanding and drilling i made something as close to the ref pic shows i have a few extra details to add to this yet now onto some more bling which should fit on the hull sides







Dan B

[wbill76]

More panther goodness on the way with both of these projects, nice!

[deafpanzer]

Panthers looking AWESOME! Nice PE work, you both! I am going to follow this all the way to the end...

[danb.]

Thanks for the comments chaps much appreciated

Dan B

[beast]

Awesome work there Dan, very neat and precise with the PE. 

[wing_nut]

Looking real
nice boys. Keep at it.

[Deleted]

both models are looking great!