Tamiya 1/16 Panther G Finished

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Tamiya 1/16 Panther G Finished

Post by GooglyDoogly » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:20 pm

Finally had some time to finish this kitty. All I need to do is buy the metal tracks. But for now, the default tracks is good enough. :D
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Weathering was done minimally. I wanted to portray a tank that's been on the fiel and has seen some action for at least a couple of months, not a tank that looks like it's been in the junkyard for 20 years. I used photos of Abrams tanks during OIF to see just what tanks look like after a month or so of combat.
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Finished painting the tools and whatnot.
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And the tank commander figure. The head is the former 1/16 FOV Pieper that I repainted, and the body is from Verlinden. Also detailed the turret quite a bit, since Tamiya's are sorely lacking in small details.
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Post by Light.Inf.Scout » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:21 pm

Very Nice :)
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Post by Skauser » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:33 pm

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Post by Sabrefan » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:39 pm

Wow, that is one great looking model!
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Post by hworth18 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:47 pm

Great job! Is this the R/C version?
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Post by GooglyDoogly » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:56 pm

Thanks guys, and yep, it's the RC model. :D
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Post by pickelhaube » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:21 pm

That is one sharp looking tank Googly.
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Post by Panzer_M » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:35 pm

the figure is amazing work.
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Post by immeww2 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:41 pm

8) 8) 8)
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Post by flyboy_fx » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:19 pm

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Post by Tambo » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:38 pm

That is freaking sharp! Very well done.
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Post by VMF115 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:43 pm

looks nice............ 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Post by Killerf6 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:08 pm

Very nice Googly.
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Post by ostketten » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:40 am

It's a beauty GD, looks like you've got another winner to go along with your KT... 8)
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Post by King O' Fools » Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:02 pm

Outstanding job, especially the tank commander figure. 8) Truly lifelike expression on Peiper's face. Did you detail even the 'totenkopf'?
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Post by grockwood » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:26 pm

Excellent paint job on Panther and figure.
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Post by GooglyDoogly » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:40 pm

Thanks guys for the compliments. :) I didn't bother detailing the death's head rune, because the molding looks good enough at the moment. Although I have a PE part I could use to make it more accurate if I try to do any modding on this model or figure in the future.
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Post by vmf214 » Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:16 pm

That's very 8) !!
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Post by Dauntless » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:17 am

Looks so real.

I like how the paint looks chipped on the edges with the metal showing slight corrosion.
This is how a bulldozer or other heavy machinery looks after a month or so of work in the field.

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Post by 1958Zelda » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:35 pm

Fantastic job on the panther & figure. 8) 8) 8)
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