1/35 Tamiya ”Kursk” Panther D Sd. kfz. 171

Started by Louis Gardner · 40 ≡ · ↻ 6 years ago · 1/35, Kursk, Panther, Tamiya
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    Gregor d said 6 years, 9 months ago:

    Hi Louis,

    Your Panther looks excellent. I especially like the camo, which is a nice change from the plain overall sand scheme. Good luck with the figure painting, which is something I enjoy but rarely get right!

    Cheers Gregor

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    Jeff Bailey said 6 years, 9 months ago:

    Louis,
    Ha! Yes - this does bring back memories! Some good; some not so much.

    This is an awesome Panther Panzer. Great job, Louis!

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    George Henderson said 6 years, 9 months ago:

    Great job on the tank Louis. I don't do armour but I love watching the builds

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    Louis Gardner said 6 years, 9 months ago:

    Thanks guys for the compliments. Tonight I finished my Panther. I mixed up some chalk dust. I applied it over the whole model.





    Other than painting the crew figures it's done.

    Here's how it turned out. Enjoy !

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    Greg Kittinger said 6 years, 9 months ago:

    excellent looking target! I look forward to the detailed pics when officially posted.

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    Louis Gardner said 6 years, 9 months ago:

    Thanks Greg ! Since I had my "Kursk" dust mixed up, I decided to finish up the companion for the Panther.

    Speaking of targets ...how about a worn out looking KV-1 ?


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    david leigh-smith said 6 years, 8 months ago:

    Lou, this is a beautiful panther. As good a piece of armour as ever I've seen. I'm glad you shared this with us and loved the wip; a real masterclass. One of my favourite photos is of a panther; can't tell you what 'speaks' to me so much about it but I can look at it for ages just thinking.


    Think it was taken in France.
    I'm definitely inspired and going to get a Tiger on the bench soon.

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    John Speer said 6 years, 8 months ago:

    "Killer" job. I've gotta build this one. The BMF on the wheels is a really good idea.
    Very good article. Thanks. 🙂

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    Louis Gardner said 6 years, 8 months ago:

    Thanks for the kind words gents !

    I have never seen that photo of the burned out Panther David... It does speak volumes. I have seen a few photos of little kids climbing and playing on various knocked out German tanks, but never this one. Thanks for sharing it.

    I posted an article on the Panther after I was completed.

    Here's a link to the posting:

    “Year of the Cat” Group Build, 1/35 Tamiya “Panther” Ausf. D, Sd.Kfz. 171, Kursk summer offensive 1943
    Enjoy !
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    Allan J Withers said 6 years, 8 months ago:

    Came together nicely Louis, well done Meeoooww !

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