First model! Tamiya 1:35 Panzerkampfwagen V Panther

trnkepfc · Post by **trnkepfc** » Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:51 am

Great work my friend

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:20 am

Thank you guys. No progress this week, been busy. Hope to update soon

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:21 pm

Well, me again. Not much happened, but I varnishes and washes, should be with me this week.

Quick question:
Guys what colour do I need to paint the exhausts? I'm going for a fairly new look I think, and the exhausts I see on other tanks here look like they are just heavily rusted. At the moment I just thinking adding light rust in places including exhausts.
What would you suggest?

Thank you.

andreb87 · Post by **andreb87** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:25 pm

first model?! that's really a damn clean paintjob! awesome work! keep it up!

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:33 pm

Looking first rate, can't wait to see more!

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:37 pm

You did an awesome work on this vehicle.

hope to see the end soon.

Interesting camo. Maybe a bit a chipping and it will be a masterpiece for a first model

Goose

martin57 · Post by **martin57** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 10:33 pm

great job overall , like the camo pattern , keep it coming .

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:55 pm

Yevgeny wrote:Well, me again. Not much happened, but I varnishes and washes, should be with me this week.

Quick question:
Guys what colour do I need to paint the exhausts? I'm going for a fairly new look I think, and the exhausts I see on other tanks here look like they are just heavily rusted. At the moment I just thinking adding light rust in places including exhausts.
What would you suggest?

Thank you.

More mechanical adept people may be able to correct me, but ai think you should be fine with any degree of resting effect as the heat from the exhausts and overnight moisture would take their toll with surprising swiftness

Daishi12 · Post by **Daishi12** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:38 am

From what I've seen on pictures, there would be significant surface rust on the exhausts as they were made from mild steel.

The colour would change from gunmetal to blued steel to rust fairly quickly (if that makes sense).

My hat is off to you sir, very fine work on your first kit. By the way, don't worry too much about the camo not being exactly defined for a few reasons :-

1. It is your kit, you can finish as you want to.
2. When tanks went into active service they were not painted uniformly, i.e. the mechanics didn't usually use the same masking templates(if templates were used at all)
3. Your weathering will hide the areas that you are not 100% happy with.

To my eye, you have done an outstanding job so far,

robertw · Post by **robertw** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:06 am

For your first model all I have to say is I hate you. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you. Keep this up and you'll be on of the greats like Coen or Paul in no time!

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:34 pm

Thank you for the kind words and the tips guys

JayCub · Post by **JayCub** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:48 pm

Looks a real stunner to be honest, I made similar mistakes and used too much primer and airbrush cleaner, we love to learn

but that is awesome for your first try, and as mentioned you are a natural, and I look forward to more updates
Tom

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:22 am

Thank you very much JayCub

Finished (I think) painting wheels

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:40 am

Great work, liking that camo pattern

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:46 am

AHHHH!!! That's awesome! Holy cow!
I just caught up with this build. That camo is completely cool dude. I love it.
WOW!

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 1:01 am

Thank you very much guys. Your comments means a lot

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:22 pm

Varnished hill, turret and wheels with Alclad 2 Aqua Gloss.
Applied decals using Microscale's Micro Set and Micro Sol.

Surprised how well it sets. Quite pleased

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:59 pm

That is going to look soooo cool when you start to weather it, I love that camo!!

mannloon · Post by **mannloon** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:56 pm

Yevgeny wrote:Varnished hill, turret and wheels with Alclad 2 Aqua Gloss.
Applied decals using Microscale's Micro Set and Micro Sol.

Surprised how well it sets. Quite pleased

Did you use set then sol? I've done tests using set on my models and it damages the paint coats through the future. I may just be using too much though. Your decal looks PERFECT.

Nev · Post by **Nev** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:15 pm

That looks cracking mate great job!

Noobmodeler521 · Post by **Noobmodeler521** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:59 pm

Looks Good Great job

Keep it up also will you be weathering this thing?

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 7:38 pm

Thank you very much guys. You are most kind.

Yes I will weather it up. I little

Tiger131 · Post by **Tiger131** » Sat Nov 22, 2014 7:48 pm

well if this is your first cant wait to see your second..

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:43 pm

Thank you guys

Well, painted exhausts with Tamiya Hull Red (XF-9) and tried a bit of chipping...
Probably will do less of it on top and hope with washes it will be a bit more settle. Not sure what I think of it yet.

First light colour: Dark Yellow XF-60 with Deck Tan XF-55. 50/50 mix
Second dark colour: Hull Red XF-9 with Flat Black XF-1. 50/50 mix.

Thank you for looking

robertw · Post by **robertw** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:11 pm

I really hate you lol looking great

Joesdad · Post by **Joesdad** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:11 pm

She's looking great Yevgeny, effective chips mate, nice clear snaps as well. Hope my first tank is half as tidy!

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:46 pm

Thank you guys, your kind comments are very much appreciated

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:22 am

I think I overdone it a BIT

One chip to many?

You can be brutally honest

Critique and advice are always appreciated. This is learning model after all.

SyntaxModels · Post by **SyntaxModels** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:24 am

Before everything, I'd just like to say that, 346 posts and this is your first model

. That's an achievement in of itself.
If you ask me, I'd say its a badly damaged and beat up panther, but anyway, I think it could be a tad on the heavy side of chipping.
But actually AHHHHH,
Why is your first model so much better than mine???

I love the painting and although the chipping might be a bit extreme on the upper hull, the rest of the weathering looks good.

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:43 am

You may have overdone the chipping a bit, but that's dependant on what you're trying to depict. If you're trying to show a 30 year old vehicle that's been sitting in a field somewhere then you don't have enough.

If you're showing a tank that's been in service and in constant combat for a year with little or no surface maintenance then you nailed it!
She looks like a veteran. Most panthers didn't last long enough to look quite like that though.

However... the chipping job that you did... the method and the appearance is awesome. Multilayer chipping is tricky business and you applied it perfectly by the look of it. If you ad some rust effects to some of those large chips it would look amazing.
So it may be a bit too much... but it looks FREAKING AWESOME!!!!

AchtungPanzer · Post by **AchtungPanzer** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:13 am

Not bad really not bad mate

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:33 am

Thank you guys. You are too kind

I just found it surprisingly enjoyable and relaxing painting the chips on and before I knew it is was a bit too late

I had to finish it looking sort of even all around I thought. It wasn't very obvious to me that I was overdoing it till I started painting dark color on top...
A little bit annoyed as my original vision was completely different.
I do hope that washes will soften the look a little and I will try to add some rust to big chips.
It is a good learning exercise though. All in all I'm happy if not with the model yet but with the process of modeling itself

Leo your diorama looks awesome. That is two models, figures and a base. You doing fantastic job

alextheblue · Post by **alextheblue** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:09 am

Hey Yevgeny, not sure how this one slipped me by, but I'm sure glad I caught up with it. For your first model you're doing a mighty fine job - hell, you're doing an excellent job for your 100th model. You're a natural at this.

Love the camo scheme and you're technique for chipping and personally I'm a big fan of heavy weathering - love it!!

shortCummins · Post by **shortCummins** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:43 pm

the shell damage in the 2nd and 5th photos is incredible, great job so far

robertw · Post by **robertw** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:44 pm

Okay that's it, I call shenanigans. No way this is your first model! To achieve this on your first model is incredible.

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:45 pm

"shenanigans"
haha.
I loved that.

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:09 pm

It looks great, I can't comment on the amount of chipping as I get so carried away with chips and mud it's a bit addictive!

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:50 pm

Thank you Very much guys.
I promise, no "shenanigans"

As Coen suggested I want to add some rust on the big chipped areas. Now how would i go about it? I don't have much in terms of paints at the moment and have no pigments/oils. I have full set of Ultimate washes, Mig's tools colours set, and some Tamiya's including Hull red.
Any suggestions?

PaulAyrey · Post by **PaulAyrey** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:32 pm

Have you got any Humbrol enamels? They will make pretty good washes and weathering when thinned with white spirit.

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:38 pm

No I don't.

Coen · Post by **Coen** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:38 am

Any old enamel paint will work as a wash Yev, enamels and oils are the same thing.
It's the colours that will be important. Browns and dark reds make good rust colours, but if you really want to make it easy on yourself, getting one of the rust sets from one of the over the counter companies will save you grief.
Maybe one of the AK interactive rust sets, or Mig's Ammo... any of those will do the job.
If you want to save some money though, buy some winsor newton oils (these are great colours...burnt umber, raw umber, burnt sienna, raw sienna, lamp black, titanium white, yellow ochre) and some odourless thinner and you can make all of your own in any variation for a decade before you need to by more.

Nige99 · Post by **Nige99** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:07 am

Make no bones about it! For your first model you've dobe a fantastic job like what all the lads have said.
Yes you've done a little to much chipping like Coen said. But it's easy to get carried away like I always do. A good result for chipping is a piece sponge with hardly any paint left on it.
A good way to calm that camp paint down and merge the colour pattern is using Sin industries filter by Mig.
Well worth it I think.

Nev · Post by **Nev** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:31 am

Really nice fella!! Now some filters and mud

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:10 am

Thank you guys.
I'm considering all options at the moment.

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 9:16 pm

Small update.

Current state...

Thank you for looking

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 6:15 pm

While trying to put tracks on wheels, one decided to snap off...
Quick fix with a stick of bamboo

Almost there now...

Thank you for looking

fly1ngdutchm4n · Post by **fly1ngdutchm4n** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 6:30 pm

Wow!
Great looking model

paint work and weatering are spot on! Well done

Nev · Post by **Nev** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:07 pm

Looks bloody great fella

Art17847 · Post by **Art17847** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:42 pm

Nice job ....looks great...you should be real proud of that one

Yevgeny · Post by **Yevgeny** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:06 pm

Thank you for kind comments guys