Rick's 1-87 Scale Trident Jagdpanther Conversion

[Mini Me]

Really nice work Rick, bring on the paint

Thanks Mick, the yellogelb is on and drying as I type this response. tomorrow comes the camo colors rottenbroun and dinkelgreen

[Mini Me]

......and here it is.

[adt70hk]

......and here it is. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1207316[/ATTACH]

Yep that's definitely a darkish yellow!

[Mini Me]

Yup, hoping to get the first camo color on today. Just musing over a cuppa, which to do first, the dinkelgrin or the rottenbroun :thinking:

[scottie3158]

Rick,
Cracking work mate, the additions you have made are superb especially given the scale.

[Mini Me]

Thanks loads Scottie....just trying to make it as "real" as possible. Glad you like it Sir!

[The Smythe Meister]

Well,here we go again!!...
... As usual, I've missed the more recent updates... BUT...
... That really is looking the business buddy... BRING ON THE REST OF THE CAMO!!

[Mini Me]

'Sokay Mr. Smiff......you been a busy boy so it's quite understandable.

[Mini Me]

So here's what I was shooting for......I got close but tough to follow exactly. There is going to be plenty of touch up and "doctoring" before this is considered done, but it's closer than it was.

[adt70hk]

That's looking very good indeed!

[Mini Me]

Thanks Andrew. Still a work in progress. Glad you are liking it so far. :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Current progress on paint repairs and adjustment of camo pattern. also some detail painting of the tracks.....tried something new, Tamiya panel line accent (brown) I washed the tracks with this stuff then when dry I went over them lightly with Steel lacquer (Testor's) and then did a little highlighting with a silver Prisma colored pencil. I still need to complete the detail painting and weathering of the inner tracks and roadwheels before attaching the outers.

[adt70hk]

Current progress on paint repairs and adjustment of camo pattern. also some detail painting of the tracks.....tried something new, Tamiya panel line accent (brown) I washed the tracks with this stuff then when dry I went over them lightly with Steel lacquer (Testor's) and then did a little highlighting with a silver Prisma colored pencil. I still need to complete the detail painting and weathering of the inner tracks and roadwheels before attaching the outers.[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1207397[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1207398[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1207399[/ATTACH]

Well I'd say that worked really well Rick!! It would have course worked out much better at 1/72!!!:smiling5:

[Allen Dewire]

Sorry I'm in so in late Rick, but I have been following this Kitty build all along. For that scale, the tracks are fantastic and really detailed. You've done a fine job bringing them to life with the colors!!! I wouldn't worry too much about correcting the camo Bro, as I don't think the 9th has any Rembrandts in their ranks back then...Great work Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

[Mini Me]

Thanks Allen, Sorry if I confused you about the camo, what I was talking about is the amount of overspray that manages to find itself in areas where the dinkleglib is supposed to be I repair those areas by stippling with a yellow dry brush to eliminate or at least reduce the amount of overspray. Because the model is so small, the camo bands are very close together and even with the air pressure at a minimum and the paint thinned to the consistency of water it still happens. I have learned that the drybrush stipple method allows for good color separation and still keeps the edges soft. As to the tracks, I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out but I will continue to experiment as I think they play a key role in creating a more realistic model.
Thanks again for the kind words.:thumb2: