Guys, thanks for all the encouragement and kind words about the Panther.
Bob, in reference to the paints, I just used the Tamiya colours
stated in the painting guide. I posted over on the Armour forum about
the accuracy of these colours, but it would appear that the Tamiya
paints are pretty much spot on.
As for the PE I stuck everything on before I started painting. To hide
the plastic beneath the grilles I just dribbled dilute water colour
burnt umber into the recesses. It takes a little bit of time but adds
depth.
Glad it wasn't just me who found that part of the Panther instructions confusing!
Darren, I'm not sure if the camo scheme is supposed to be hard
or soft edged, but I've assumed soft edged and simply freehanded the
camo on. In the photos it looks like a fairly hard edge, but up close I
think it looks like a scale soft edge.
The Dora looks great. You would never know that your 75 was a mix.
Progress Update
Spent an hour or so last night CAing the suspension arms flush to the
hull to cure the toe out caused by correcting my earlier mistake. I had
to squeeze each arm to the hull, apply CA and hold for a couple of
minutes while it all hardened.
Yes....I tried accelerator but it seems to make the joints weaker.
Here's a pic of progress to date.....
...the schurzen are a temporay attachment, as are the tracks.
Karl