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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 11:25 am
by Thomas Merzbach
Hi Kent,
look at the site ww2 drawings...there are many shemes.Panther G late(spät).
or you look on Armour Workshop...the number i have only found is 301..
but you be righht,i read it,it was not the Hohenstaufen,it was the 9th.Panzerdivision der Wehrmacht...
Thank you very much!!!!
best greetings from germany,Thomas
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 11:50 am
by Kent Wiik
Hi Thomas,
I think you misunderstood me here.
I am looking for genuine WW2 photos, drawings and models are of little interest due to "artistic licence" and IMHO never can de stated as fact.
Nothing wrong with that as long as one don’t stat it as fact, there are a lot of outstanding models out there with buckets of artistic license.
But I am one of them purists keen in having them as close to the real thing as possible and finds it very exciting finding out how they really looked.
But then again I am a strange one...
Kind regards
Kent
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 9:08 pm
by Antony Rowley
Hi Thomas,
I presume this is the colour image you're working from.
You would imagine the artist had something to go on.
Great looking Panther, well done.
Thanks Antony
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 12:26 am
by Tim Bowman
Thomas and Kent
Although I
thoroughly respect and enjoy my friend Kent's strict adherence to what we know for sure based on war time photos(and do so myself as much as possible), I know those photos only represent a
fraction of what was on the battlefields from 1939-1945. If we only went off of those photos we see, we'd all be building the same models.
How boring would that be?
Artistic license is what makes your model, YOUR model and not mine or someone else's. That's what's so great about 1:6 tanks, the variety of paint schemes and finishes.
A very nice looking, late Panther Thomas.
Kind regards
Tim
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 12:41 am
by Paul Morris
Hi everyone.
I have to agree you pay for your own model and you have it how you want, historically correct or sky blue pink the choice is your's.
The facts remain the same Thomas's tank is a very fine example well built and very well painted... I do not know wether or not it is correct as far as historical accuracy is concerned but ... if the owner is happy? that should be enough..in my opinion.
Congratulations again Thomas you have done yourself proud.
Cheers Paul
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:24 pm
by Marcel de Groene
Tim Bowman wrote:Thomas and Kent
Artistic license is what makes your model, YOUR model and not mine or someone else's. That's what's so great about 1:6 tanks, the variety of paint schemes and finishes.
Kind regards
Tim
Totally agree on that Tim, and with you Paul. Allthough I'm looking for as much as authenticithy as possible, everyone must be free in what he wants and does, each with his own capabilities.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:29 pm
by Thomas Merzbach
Hello friends,
i totaly agree with you all.One makes the model only with orginal pictures,the other take drawings...
i would paint the camouflage again so....but i cant paint and weather like you.
You are professionals,i am a beginner!!
How you weather your tanks??????
THANK YOU ALL for the positive assessment of my panther...
best greetings from germany,Thomas
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 7:34 am
by Tim Bowman
Hi again Thomas
"How do you paint and weather your tanks??"
http://www.armortek.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1002
Best regards
Tim
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 4:28 pm
by Thomas Merzbach
Hi Tim,
wonderful!!!! Thank you!!
but i am afraid to weather the panther,when i ready with weathering,i think i can paint the tank new...
Thomas
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:02 am
by Thomas Merzbach
Hi friends,
i hope you like it....
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 12:39 am
by Robert E Morey
Thomas,
I think your camo paint work and details are stunning. Very nice looking late war Panther. I have always liked the ambush scheme on the Panther. Great work! Kind regards, Bob
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 3:20 pm
by Tim Bowman
Hi Thomas
I agree with everything Bob said. Very nice looking late Panther.
Keep the photos coming please
Kind regards
Tim
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 8:17 pm
by Thomas Merzbach
Hi friends,
wow,your words push me up,thank you very much !!!
I think in the next week my panther is ready ...the photos comes...
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
best regards from germany,Thomas
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:25 pm
by Thomas Merzbach
Hello friends,
i think my Panther is ready,only the figures and some details(MG 34....)missing..
Did you have a few suggestions?(figures)
Thank you...
many greetings from germany,Thomas
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:20 am
by Robert E Morey
Thomas,
She is ready for the next offensive! Great looking details. I love you paint work, very nice.
Bob