ARMOR - Panther (PzKpfw V) Group Build (any scale)

QUOTE: Originally posted by wildwilliam Frosty, welcome back. we haven't forgotten the ersatz.

thanx !
seems like ages ago; a lot of great builds displayed here since then...
i feel honored 2 b in such good company !

frosty

Eric,
i was hoping you'd say that.
instead of 'oh crap!'.

i thought the painting data printed ok landscape, but if there was a word or two missing, i didn't notice.

Frosty,
welcome back.
we haven't forgotten the ersatz.

QUOTE: Originally posted by wipw Glad your back with us, Frosty. Sorry to hear of all your challanges. It sure helps when you've got a strong family unit to pull together.

thanx ! i have faith that we r not given more than we can handle... even if sometimes it seems that way ! this too shall pass...

frosty

Bill, I will do my best to get a printable version up.

As far as the web site… well, it is free for me. My dad has a cable internet provider and the web space is free with the subscription. The high speed modem is well worth the $34 a month, but the free web space puts it OVER THE TOP. Comcast provides the service. I highly recomend them!!! I also have free space that my school provides for its students. My guess is: if you look around hard enough, you can find a really cheap provider, or maybe even a free one. One last cost is the editor. I use Microsoft Front Page. It came with an office sweet that I bought about 3 years ago. I hear that there are better editors, but Front Page works great for my applications and was really easy to pick up.

Hmmmmm, figures… give me at least another month, may have to be two, because finals are coming up in 4 or 5 weeks.

Thanks for the comments Bill and good luck.

This one looks like the longest to me, but the Shermie build is catching up quickly!

Glad your back with us, Frosty. Sorry to hear of all your challanges. It sure helps when you've got a strong family unit to pull together.

Bill:
u can't do that 2 me ... my nerves can't take it rite now...
had me fooled w/ the ending 2 ur tale, i'm just glad it wasn't true !
another good looking kitty for this thread, 4 sure.

DDT:
i love the GB badge...gotta try & add it 2 my sig (my submission was the 1/72 hasegawa Panther G converted 2 an ersatz m10, in case anyone forgot...)

Derek/claymore68 & Eric/tigerman:
congrats on what look like some very nice builds indeed !

is this one of the longest threads ever on this site ?
gotta love those Panthers !

frosty

Super job, Eric. Really nice on the site, too. Your figures are superb! I wish I was near to your skill on those guys. They can add so much to a model, when they are done right, and can scream "This is a toy" so loudly when they aren't.

I've only got one suggestion, is there anyway you can set up a printable version of your painting tutorial? I'd really like to have a copy of the text, but when I tried a print preview, the text ran off the right side of the page. Changing to landscape mode helped, but some of it still ran off. Your turorial was really well done.

How much does it cost to set up a site like you did and who do you go to to host it?

Thanks, Eric, for all the work you did to share with us. I really appriciate it.

Thanks guys.

Ed, I was looking all over for a set of markings that I liked to put on the panther. Finally I figured that the crew did not have enough time to apply the numbers before entering into combat. I had thought that all panthers received the national insignia at the factory and I must admit that I did not do too much research on this topic, but I found a couple of color plates that had no markings at all. I figured that Trojca knew what he was talking about, and went with it.

Nice job, Eric!

Eric fine looking Panther. Love the subtle cammo. Enjoyed your other models as well.

edog!
looking good.
that last pic is a BIG one all right. i could count the rivets, if i were inclined to such things.
:-)

are you going to apply national insignia or a number?

and thanks for the painting primer, it is very informative.

Panther pics!!!!!! The first link is to my gallery that has my new Panther pics. The second link is to how I painted this kitty, just incase you guys are interested and didn’t see the topic that I posted. WARNING that last pic of my Panther in my gallery is HUGE!!!! Beware if you have narrow bandwidth. I would appreciate any comments, or criticisms you guys, or gals, would have. Thanks, and enjoy:

http://home.comcast.net/~williamehler/gallery.htm

http://home.comcast.net/~williamehler/panther_build.htm



One thing that I almost forgot... You guys see that huge spot on the side of the turret? Yah, HUGE MESSUP!! Yah, that one is attributed to "battle damage" I almost tossed the model across the room for that one. glad i didnt though, LOL!!

hi guys,
as you can see, i got there in the end!! ( i was trying to put it in the picture box, not the signature box...oh well)

unfortunately, having passed "IT 101", i now find myself at the bottom of the advanced class (i had to cheat just to get in), and find myself totally devoid of ideas as to how to make my sherman badge the same size...looks a bit silly at the moment!
regards,
nick

QUOTE: Originally posted by wipw Eric, go to your profile page and enter in the url for the image just like you post a picture. the url is: http://www.info.com.ph/~tdwight/pantherGB.jpg (if you highlight it, you can just copy and past it right in. Be sure you put it between [ img ] and [ /img ] (leave out all spaces.) That should do it.

wipw hi,
guess i'm stupid or something (well tell me something new!), but i can't get the panther badge thing to work...
when i paste the above link in and have it sandwiched between the "img" stuff, when i try to update my profile it says there was a problem and that it has to beging with the old http//www.... etc etc
i am sooo the most "untechy" person!!
can you or anyone else help me??
regards,
nick
ps pather looks v cool, and your story had me gripped!

Dwight: hope you don't mind I apprpriated the badge. If you want I'll drop it.

Yahoo......The kitty and base are finished. (At least til I find something else I missed). Camera guy rang and said I should get my Digi back Tuesday.............so pics will be in soon.

Thanks for the Badge Dwight. I guess I can claim it a little early.

About the Darkside badge. I like the drive sprocket, it kind of looks like the symbol for the Empire from Star wars - the six spoked wheel - the original Dark side.

Thanks Dwight for the badges and Bill for the directions. I think it would be cool to have a badge for every group build, sort of like in combat you get a patch or medal. One could have quite an impressive array of them. However, you could only be entitled if you finish the kit and post it. Eh? Actually, after a dozen or so builds there wouldn't be any room left . Dwight, I'm now working on that sig you loaned me eons ago.

Bill:

OK, I'll try to see if I can come up with drafts within the coming days for approval of the guys.

Dwight, it does look good, but we gotta have "darkside" worked in somehow!

Bill

Bill,

Actually I made this sample badge with a drive sprocket and tracks. I was trying if it will look good as the badge for the armor group. Here is the link:

http://www.info.com.ph/~tdwight/armorbadge.jpg

Hey, Dwight. I just posted on another thread...you need to come up with some sort of "darkside" badge!! I have NO ideas what could be on it, though!

And thanks. I appreciate it. I'm glad I got it back too. I was afraid if I left it through their move, it might get really trashed, if I got it back at all.

Hey Bill! That's absolutely great looking. Glad you got it back! LOL.

Eric, go to your profile page and enter in the url for the image just like you post a picture.

the url is:

http://www.info.com.ph/~tdwight/pantherGB.jpg

(if you highlight it, you can just copy and past it right in.

Be sure you put it between [ img ] and [ /img ] (leave out all spaces.)

That should do it.

And thanks for the complements. I'm just oh so glad to be done with those tracks. Of course now I've started on the DML Firefly tracks and they are unbelievable. No positive locating means to get everything lined up square and straight. Fun stuff!

Congrats Bill, the Panther turned out pretty sharp, treads look great. Not to mention the homemade zim.

Thanks for the cool badge Dwight, how does one attach it to your sig?

Sorry, Guys, I just really couldn't resist. And, just to prove I really have it, and to show you my "horror" tracks, here are a couple of pictures of my kitty with the MK tracks actually on the tank.


This is the side I had all the trouble with. It wound up not looking too bad, but the section from the sprocket to the first road wheel is really kind of hokey. And the section going around the idler is not real smooth and even. But I may be able to tweek it a little more. I just need to be careful to not mess up more than I'm fixing!


This side really went together pretty well. I still had a few breaks in it, but nothing compared to the left side. Overall, I think this one looks pretty good. I wish the weathering came out better on these shots, though.

Getting closer all the time!

Have a good day;

Bill

Bill,
i was thinking that the store guys would play a trick on you,
switching boxes so they could 'fumble' an empty one.
sending you to an early grave!

but i am bad that way.
glad it is home.
looking forward to the picks w/ the tracks on.

it was funny
i just nearly woke my misses up lol

Sorry, Jon. I couldn't resist. But I promise, I'll be good...just for you!

i was just about screaming NOOOOOOO ]until i read "Just kidding!!!! " Dont do that[V

im glad you got it back OK

Thanks for the badge, Dwight! Not sure if I've earned it yet!

Way to go Eric! Can't wait for the pics!!

Update to all those who have been so kindly concerned about my poor, little, lost kitty!!

Last night I braved the mad traffic of quitting time in Salt Lake and drove to the hobby shop. I figured I certainly could make it in 40 minutes. Most of the traffic is going OUT of Salt Lake at that time, after all. Well, I did real well until I had to change to a different freeway and head East. Traffic was bad, I had about 10 or 11 minutes left! Would I make it? Could I make it?? Oh, the gastric anomalies occuring within my nether regions!! I was down to 10 miles an hour and the traffic was stacked up. I could turn around and forget it, but NO! I decided to forge on. The traffic suddenly opened up, I was back up to 50+! Yea!!! Then I got off onto the access street. But I was still doing okay. I had 7 minutes left. Then, there it was. I was on a single lane road and the traffic was dead stopped. A full block and a half from the intersection where I needed to turn. I called the store and got a hold of "The Man". (He used to work at Great Models, but changed jobs when GM dropped their retail store.) "Yes", he said. He was still there but was leaving in 4 minutes. I told him I thought I could just about make it, but might be just a minute late. The traffic started moving...there was NO WAY the light would wait for me, but I had to press on. But it did! I made the light, turned the corner, and zipped down the street for the next two and final blocks. I pulled into the parking lot, jumped out of the car and ran to the door. Inside I go and some salesman I've never seen before looks at me with "death" in his eyes..."We're closing", he says. I look around, point to "The Man" and tell him, "Merv's got me". "The Man" looks up, smiles with a sarcastic kind of smirk, and says, "So you want this back, huh?". He walks to the storage shelf, gets the box and delivers my box with totally okay Panther back into my hands. I was soooo filled with joy! I jumped up and yelled "Horray!". Then dropped the box, scattering the panther down the length of the aisle, where one of the last customers ever to be in that store, surprised by the noise, stepped back and crushed the hull under his left foot!


Just kidding!!!! (At least from the part of jumping up and dropping the box!) Gottcha!! LOL

I GENTLY took the box, walked it out to the rear seat of my car, and drove home, safely!!

I will try and get some pics of the TRACKED Panther taken and posted this afternoon or this evening.

Have a great day, all!