Matchbox Pz Kw-V Ausf-G Panther 1:76
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1974!
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This is what I will try to do...
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Assembly started
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Chipping effect fluid, let's see how it works..
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Sand yellow base
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Green mottling
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And reddish brown
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Steel base color
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Black/grey dry brush
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Dry brushing rust color
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And black wash
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The chipping fluid works also applied by brush
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Painted the rubber rim on the wheels
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Wheels out of the sprue and touched up
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Exhaust painted
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And machine gun
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Wheels in place
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It almost looks like a proper tank now
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Matchbox's diorama painted (minus the awful tree)
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A very diluted coat of Tamiya buff
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Panel liner on the diorama
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A coat of gloss varnish and decals on (only 7!)
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A dark wash
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A coat of matt varnish
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Also on the tracks and the display base
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Almost done...
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Tracks, scratch-built antenna, a bit of earth pigment and it is finished!
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Коментари
13 27 September 2020, 12:00
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These little old kits are fun, and a great way to try new things without worrying too much about it
29 September 2020, 07:39
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Fully agree ... pure fun ,,,, a good medicine to cure the Advanced Modeller Syndrome .... Like your Panther ,,, 235,- pesetas ?
25 October 2022, 18:12
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I think only the thick tracks reveal it might've been Matchbox kit in the past 👍
25 October 2022, 19:32
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Thanks Julian and Lukasz. It was purely out of the box, except the antenna, and I enjoyed it a lot. And, yes, it was 235 pesetas 😄 (1.4 Euros!)
26 October 2022, 06:44