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Panther Periscopes
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:13 pm
by Tim Bowman
I hope everyone had a great Christmas!
I took some time this morning to experiment with the periscopes for my driver, radio operator and loader. I tried to get the bakelite look for the prism housings. I will only be mounting the top half of these for external appearance only.
The prisms will be home-made plexiglass ones.
No prism installed
Prism installed
regards
Tim
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:55 pm
by Steve Norris
Tim,
Great looking periscopes, The Bakelite colour looks just right. Did you make the housing as well as the lens ?
Keep up the great work
Steve
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:23 pm
by Kent Wiik
Wow!
Tim, you amaze me with your skill not only in build but in painting as well
Can you please tell us the technique how to create the bakelite look?
Add a photo on the real thing for comparison for members here never seen this periscopes before.
Kent
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:51 am
by Tim Bowman
Hi Steve
I wish I could take credit for the housings but they are Mike Stannard's awesome work.
Hi Kent
I painted a base coat of mostly black with some rust mixed in to give it a warmer, brownish color. Then I mixed rust with some yellow to get the lighter, orangey color and randomly stippled it on with a brush. Then I stippled on another thinner layer of the dark color I used as the base coat which helps give it that depth/layering effect.
Basically I just faked it.
Mine look like a lighter bakelite then your example but when they are mounted under the armored guard they look fine. I'll take some pictures when they are all installed.
Regards
Tim
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:48 am
by Jeffrey Goff
Great work Tim, you would would not know that these were not full size, your an artist
regards
Jeff
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:50 pm
by Robert E Morey
wow Tim, the painting looks superb, just like the real thing. You are a true master down to the finest details. Those will look great!
Bob
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:17 pm
by Tim Bowman
Thanks Jeff and Bob
Here is how they look installed.
Driver (nice fingerprint on the lens huh?) I'll take care of that.
Radio Operator
Loader
Regards
Tim
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:27 pm
by Kent Wiik
Very, very nice!
Outstanding is the word
Love them!
Kent
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:39 pm
by Allan Richards
Absolutely superb detail and painting.
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:14 pm
by Adrian Harris
Superb Tim
It's a real shame they are so obscured by the covers, especially having seen the painting and detailing of the whole thing.
Adrian.