Dragon Panther II in 1:35

[monica]

do like the look of the tracks,

[Guest]

Finished both sets of tracks. Will paint the tools next and prime stuff.












 


And here we have our Panther II sitting in its cute little cubbie for the night! ^_^




 


That's where I keep my in-progress tanks. Currently the Panther II and Leopard 2A6 (Tamiya). I also have a Ta-152 C-11 but that's elsewhere, and my Tiger II with zimmerit is in "storage."


 


Thoughts?

[Guest]

ALSO, I tried to get it just right with the track sag, to match the Panther II in Fort Benning. You guys can check to see if I got it right.

[Guest]

Nice work, looking forward to seeing some war paint on her, great work on the tracks

[Guest]

Nice work, looking forward to seeing some war paint on her, great work on the tracks

Thanks! ^_^


I just now realized how different the colors of plastic are for the Trumpeter turret and Dragon hull... LOL, easy to tell which parts of this kit aren't original! It's a "mutt model."

[monica]

the tracks turned out great,will be looking forward to seeing some paint on this one soon,

[Guest]

Working on the side skirt holders.





Then I sliced myself trying to bend the parts. :/








After I attached the first bar, I realized it would be a huge pain in the anus to attach each bar without any sort of support. SO, I whipped out the styrene sheet! I cut off little tabs and cemented them to the hull, so they can provide a sort of platform to set the bar on to hold it in place while the super glue is applied.





Worked like a charm!!





More to come. c:

[Guest]

Here is where I am at right now.








However one of the hooks for the bars on the right side has disappeared into thin air without a trace. I have searched my entire room and it's literally gone. I don't know how. I am quite disappointed but I'll try my best to scratch build another hook with my Evergreen sheet.

[Guest]

Holy Henschel... I am so utterly blind. I found the hook. Still attached to the fret. Lord help me.

[monica]

nice work with this Ryan ,looking good,

[Guest]

Done with the bars. Now will try to add the skirts themselves.








I ran into a problem on the rear hooks. They are too close together so changing them around will take some time...

[Guest]

This is current progress. The bars are done.








HOWEVER... After test fitting the side skirts, it turns out the hooks are in the wrong positions. I will have to move most of them up. Tearing off the lower parts from the super glue and stuff... Sigh... This will take a while guys, sorry.

[monica]

this is looking so good, Ryan ,and that dose happen with the holders some times, >

[Guest]

Alright, FINALLY figured out the problem with the side skirts!! I bought the wrong set from Aber; they have two for the same tanks... I had to remove the super glue on the hooks I altered to accomodate my first set of skirts, and move them back into their original positions. Tedious, tedious...



Next came a test fit of the skirts on one side. PERFECT!



Then it was time to beat them up a bit and permanently attach them.






I'm so happy with them. They add a great sense of completion and it makes the tank look more full!

Next I suppose I will prime the tank and begin painting procedures. However, I'm not sure how to paint it... Should I do ambush scheme? A random tricolor hard-edge/soft/edge? What do y'all think? Personally I think a tricolor octopus would be cool but I dunno if that ever existed. Will consult a friend.

[col68]

Nice work so far ryan