Finished 251/1

Very nice job PantherLehr, I like your use of foliage. You did a nice job on the mud on the lower half also. I'd say a great first build. My only critique is that the figures look a little glossy on my screen. They might be fine, so I apologize if they are.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

they are a little glossy but the flash on the camera made it look a lot worst than they realy are. i'll have to remeber to put a lot more flatcoat on them on my next project.

This looks much like a 251 I saw in a Wendy's parking lot not too long ago.

Accept of course this one is much dirtier ........ Nice finish Max, a little dirt goes a long way.

Great first build.

Looks great Panther, wish my 251 had come out like yours. Very good for a first build. Look forward to seeing the next.

Hey that's a good one Max. The build, the camo, the foliage, the mud...they're great. I guess we have the same problem with the shine on the figures. Not that they are really shiny in reality but sometimes when the lighting and the flash effects come in they causes those unwanted shine. Anyway, nothing that a good touch up with a dull coat couldn't handle. Good job. And it is your first model you say?

Nice first job, glad to see you enjoyed it so much. Another victim succumbs the Darkside (not that that is a bad thing) May I make a couple of small suggestions that I hope you can use?

1) If you are using the kit's vinyl tracks, and you can't hide the join behind side skirts or something, try and put the join on the bottom under a road wheel. This way it is not so noticable, and if later you put it on a dio base then pressing the vehicle into the groundwork will also help hide the join.

2) If you want to do more photo's, try and avoid using the camera's flash. If the camera is close to the model then the flash is also close. If the light source is close you will end up with the highlighted shine. Try using a halogen lamp at a longer distance or daylight if you do not have a better light source inside, just watch shadows, etc. The other reason is that the flash can cause shadows that you don't want, or can wash out the detail you are trying to capture.

Looks pretty good Panther!

Well done sir, much better than my first Halftrack, like the way you weathered it. You already heard about the gloss

Looks good PantherLehr


Great dust and dirt on the tracks and wheels - Great job

thanks for the comments guys , small things that i never realy noticed or payed attention to. thanks for the picture tips , i'll have to try the halogen lights , i tired without flash but the weathering wasn't visible at all. i was half expecting having lighting problems and wanted to take pictures in daylight but with our short days here at this time of the year i didn't get a chance to do that.

Very nice Max. We want to see more armor from you..!

I have to admit, I’m impressed. You did a good job for a first model. I especially am impressed with the finish on the halftrack. I don’t even notice the decals and that’s hard to hide sometimes. Everything else I would comment on has already been said. Good job,

edog

Good job Pantherlehr!! Nice weathering and camo job. Very impressive for your first one! Keep up the good work and keep us updated.

Eric

Great job! Very interesting camo pattern.

Super, Just Super!! Nicer than any German half track I've ever made (2)!

Ron.

QUOTE: Originally posted by PantherLehr thanks for the comments guys , small things that i never realy noticed or payed attention to. thanks for the picture tips , i'll have to try the halogen lights , i tired without flash but the weathering wasn't visible at all. i was half expecting having lighting problems and wanted to take pictures in daylight but with our short days here at this time of the year i didn't get a chance to do that.

Waddaya mean short days? we get at least 8 1/2 hours of sun up here

gee, i wonder how much sun we get here in the winter.
most of it is wasted while i am sitting in this office!!

PantherLehr, looks great. enjoy the feeling of getting one on to the shelf,
and then pick out the next subject & get cracking!
we need to see more!

ed.

I guess I neglected giving you compliments on in my last post, I meant to really! It looks good pantherlehr. I like the weathering on it. I am in the process of redoing mine and giving it a better paint job.

it looks great i like the Dusty dryed mud look of the weathering