Jnewboy Customs ~ 1/18 Eastern Front Panther Now on eBay

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Jnewboy Customs ~ 1/18 Eastern Front Panther Now on eBay

Post by Jnewboy » Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:16 pm

Im starting a new thread as the old one was getting to long.

I have just finished a project I am proud of and was totally impossible without the great work that has been done by Battleground Toys and Pickelhaube Customs. Together they are keeping the scale alive and I am very thankful!!

To build this Panther I bought 3 sets of the fantastic IR scope & searchlight sets from Battleground Toys; http://www.shapeways.com/model/628066/? ... terialId=6
A fantastic deal! All shipped to my house for under $40!!

I also purchased Pickelhaube Customs excellent late war stamped road wheel set for the Panther, also shipped to my house for under $40!! another incredible deal for an incredible kit!!

The up-armored turret deck and intakes were custom made, as were the IR equipment mounts for the gunner and the driver.
I also installed an engine from a 1/18 Tiger I.
I also built a custom 1/18 "Vampyr" soldier to support the Panthers night operations 8)

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I cant post all the pictures but there are many more in my album.
http://s1237.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... nther%20IR

Thanks Guys
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Post by B17Fortress » Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:50 pm

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Wow. That is a thing of beauty.

Keeping her, or thinking of selling :wink: ?
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Post by normandy » Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:59 pm

:shock: Jnew, very nice job on the Panther!!!!
I like the Camo and the Grunt and Pickle customs, looks great.
What did you do to give your custom add on armor that textured look? Great job!!!

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Post by normandy » Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:01 pm

Double post....... :? .......and the Panther even looks better second time around. :wink:

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Post by CanberraPaul » Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:46 pm

Superb work Jon. That's one great tank mate.

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Post by flyboy_fx » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:37 pm

WOW. We've seen your modeling techniques grow, but this is one of your best I think!!!

The add on armor plates look AMAZING and makes it feel REALLY 1946!!!! Damn good work mate! Damn good!
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Post by big_mike » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:16 am

That is one awesome piece of custom work. It's really cool to products from different members on display in one masterfully finished piece.

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Post by grunt1 » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:40 pm

I love all of the late war details. The covers over the rear deck mechanicals and turret top were essential as allied air superiority became the biggest threat. The wiring you attached to the scopes looks really natural too. Nice work! :D

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Post by Treadhead » Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:19 pm

Wow, just TOO cool man! 8)

Back in the early 80's I started my Army career as a '19E (On the old M60 series)
and I remember being "amazed" that the Germans had some "decent" night-
capability on some of their tanks almost 4 decades earlier (!)

Granted, it wasn't TIS/TTS but heck....beat the hell out of white-light engagements!

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Post by skypirate » Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:58 pm

That's intense!

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Post by maritime96 » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:43 pm

Amazing Job on the Tank.
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Post by Light.Inf.Scout » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:39 am

VERY cool
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Post by Heer » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:12 pm

Wah!!! Nice job. Is that one of the IR panthers that took part in Berlin 1945???
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Post by Jnewboy » Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:54 pm

Thanks Guys!!
normandy wrote::shock: Jnew, very nice job on the Panther!!!!
I like the Camo and the Grunt and Pickle customs, looks great.
What did you do to give your custom add on armor that textured look? Great job!!!
I used a technique I came up with, I call it "dusting". I use two high dust primers (ruddy brown and Grey) both in spray cans from walmart, I spray it over the top and let the particles sprinkle down on it like snow. switch back and forth two or three times and end on grey. Then when totally dry wet sand the top lightly to smooth and bring out the red which looks like old rust and new rust. I use to use mig pigments to get the same result but this is faster and looks better and is cheaper.

B17Fortress wrote::shock: :shock: :shock:

Wow. That is a thing of beauty.

Keeping her, or thinking of selling :wink: ?
Thanks, yes it is already sold but thank you, always feel free to message me about upcoming projects as I don't do consignment work but always reserve projects like this one for those who are interested in owning one. Only projects that are not already spoken for ever reach my Etsy shop. I try to stay away from eBay these days.
brett567 wrote:Nice build.I must say that this is one of the best models that I have seen in a long time. You truly get what you pay for in this model.The pieces are formed and fit with an amazing amount of precision and this turned out to be a beautiful model.I do find it quite interesting though that these pieces show up when some of the 1/18 pieces are at the highest prices they have been.
Thanks for your complements on the model. However I have been doing this since 2007 and its actually the opposite of what you insinuated. The prices may be up on some things but the economy is not and nor is the money that these customs will fetch, its down, by half or more. I do them because I enjoy it, if I calculated all my costs and my time I am at or around minimum wage with most projects.
Heer wrote:Wah!!! Nice job. Is that one of the IR panthers that took part in Berlin 1945???
Thanks! I used several other builds I found on reputable sites for inspiration but mainly this picture with the addition of the late wheels and the up-armor.

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grunt1 wrote:I love all of the late war details. The covers over the rear deck mechanicals and turret top were essential as allied air superiority became the biggest threat. The wiring you attached to the scopes looks really natural too. Nice work! :D
Thanks! now you can up load some of these pictures off my photobucket and put them on your ad in shapeways to show what the final thing could look like! :D

Thanks everyone for all the kind words and messages! It means allot to me!! Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving :D

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Post by Jnewboy » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:32 pm

This is a 109 I have been working on for awhile and have finally completed. It is a G-2 of JG-54 in Russia, late 1942. I wanted to make a "workhorse" 109 and so I set out to do just that. Not allot of fancy paint just lots of use, day in and day out. Extensive weathering, exhaust, stenciling and dry brushing. Made a custom pilot to boot and swapped out the factory cannons for metal ones. Yes this 109 is already spoken for.

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Lots more pics in my album if interested.
http://s1237.beta.photobucket.com/user/Jnewboy/library/
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Post by CanberraPaul » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:45 pm

I love it . Great work my good friend.

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Post by Jnewboy » Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:21 pm

Thanks!!

Some reference pics...

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Post by Airacobra » Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:52 pm

Looks fantastic. I love the heavy weathering.
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Post by Berkut » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:01 am

Impressive stuff! Like the dirt effects on the models.

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Post by Light.Inf.Scout » Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:37 pm

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Post by Treadhead » Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:06 pm

Man, that's beautiful 8)

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Post by Grognard » Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:08 am

Dang! These are great, wish I could paint like that!

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Post by snake » Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:56 pm

Fantastic work on the Panther, Jnewboy. 8)

Understood the upper armour right away.

Again, very impressive, and well done.

Is this a fantasy tank, or did these actually see some combat?

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Post by Jnewboy » Fri Nov 30, 2012 1:15 pm

snake wrote:Fantastic work on the Panther, Jnewboy. 8)

Understood the upper armour right away.

Again, very impressive, and well done.

Is this a fantasy tank, or did these actually see some combat?
Thanks Snake!

Yes they were used, here is a great small write up on one someone else did.

http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/di ... wpanth.htm

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Post by tmanthegreat » Fri Nov 30, 2012 2:15 pm

Jon, How did you customize the pilot in the BF-109? It fills up that cockpit space in a way the small BBI figure doesn't seem to do. Does it still use the body of the BBI pilot figure? I can tell its a different head. Thanks 8)
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