My First Attempt at Armour, The Panther Panzer KampfwagenV Ausf A....

[Heinz]

Looks awesome Wayne!

 

[Wurger]

All the way with Heinz.

 

[Lucky13]

Awesome stuff!

 

[Catch22]

Very nice!

 

[Screaming Eagle]

looking good wayne

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys..will spend this week finishing and fitting the tools and cables etc. and then the 'finishing' work begins...

 

[A4K]

She's coming along nicely, Wayne! I'd like tp ask your advice on airbrushes soon too (in a seperate thread, I think) when I get the time to type it out properly. Alot of work on at the moment!

 

[Wayne Little]

and still more progress, almost all the 'extras' are on... No worries A4K!

 

[Heinz]

Looks awesome Wayne.

Im starting a king tiger soon with the Porsche turret.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Catch22]

Holy Dinah! Very nice!

 

[ian lanc]

me is liking that very much wayne 8) !, doing a bit more on my 1/16 king tiger now

...ian.

 

[DBII]

Nice job Wayne. Why did you apply a gloss over the decals and then a clear flat? It that better than applying just applying the flat?

DBII
clank, clank

 

[Wayne Little]

DBII I always put a second gloss coat over the decals once they are applied, this then ensures the entire area is the same 'coat' or surface finish.
I have found that in some cases without the the second gloss coat, the decals will have a different sheen (usually more flat) than the surrounding surface.

...and Thanks guys for your comments!

 

[SoD Stitch]

All right, all right, you guys talked me into it; I'm about halfway through a 1/35th Tiger I Ausf. E myself (early-model), and about 25% through a 1/35th Maus. I'll post some pic's as soon as I get the chance (and I've still got a 1/35th Jagdtiger and E-100 waiting!).

 

[Wurger]

Oh... Wayne has been the first with his answer. So OK.

In addition only.
The flat paints and matt thinner are rough on a surface so decals cannot stick to the surface enough good.Applying the gloss clear varnish on the rough surfaces you make them much more smooth and then decals can stick to them much easier.The next step is to put a matt (flat) cote to preserve decals and make the surfaces flat again.

 

[machine shop tom]

Here's my 1/35th Dragon Panther II that I finished about 10 years ago. Wait until you try doing a tank with individual tread links.......

I really should be working on my Nashorn.

tom

 

[DBII]

I am just a DAT (dum a$$ tanker) but I love the road wheels, track and drive sprocket. It bring back some memories of the bird bath at the motor pool.

DBII
clank, clank

 

[wilbur1]

Ok guys no showin off the bad ass stuff you guys build (which is ABSOLUTLY incredible) i think this thread belongs to les and his boy. Guys i mean no disrespect but i would like to see Dan post a pic of how far along he is on this,and i want to know if his son is helping him. GOD FORBID HE'S TAKING ADVICE FROM LUCKY!!!! if so i will never ........I dont know what to do.....

 

[Screaming Eagle]

nicely done tom! exactly as it would have been on the front