Coen's Gunze Sangyo 1/35 Panther G High Tech

Post by **Coen** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 5:54 am

You're welcome.

If you want the kit # it's verlindin #397

Post by **Thunderhead7** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:34 pm

Thanks Mike I found one from Germany on Evilbay, Cheers

Post by **OliveDrab** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:54 pm

Can't wait to see the setting you are going to place this Kitty in Mike,

Post by **rodrant** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:29 pm

Amazing stuff...already mention it in Paul's build , it is an insane work ,but you did a great build , now I'm waiting for where you are going to place this wonderful piece !

Post by **Coen** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:19 pm

A lot done now, it's almost finished in fact. At least the panther is. I still have to build the dio and paint the figures.

After the aqua gloss went on I washed it in a very thin wash of burnt umber oils. Then I went back and did a pin wash on a few areas with a denser mix of burnt umber.

A wash of some burnt sienna and some rust coloured pigments to start on the exhaust.

and some rust wash and pigments on the loose tracks.

A flat coat and she was ready for the dot filter and rust effects.

Some Ultimate concrete mixed with mud and a touch of dark dirt.... on a flat coat

Then its rubbed off with a stiff brush and then again with cotton buds.

A pigment/oil wash on the tracks.

Then some of the concrete mix.

Then I took an HB pencil to all the high contact areas. To imitate the bare metal.

Then I popped the tracks on.

I also started to base paint the figures.

So next it will be dot filter and rust. Then more dry pigments.
I may call it done by then, but I've had a couple of ideas for a couple of little things.
We'll see.

Post by **Goose** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:26 pm

Wowwwww the master hit again!!

suberb, yes it s b becos i ve got a cold lol

Bruno

Post by **Kevinzane** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:19 pm

Fantastic! I love the chipping!

Post by **stuart66madmodeller** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:35 pm

She's looking awesome mike...well done buddy.

Post by **mannloon** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:27 am

Cripes that looks good together Mike.

Post by **mick** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 7:33 am

great work

Post by **Coen** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:23 pm

Thanks
This is the first paint job that I've done in a while that I've actually liked.

Post by **martin57** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:37 pm

Excelant work as always mike like it

Post by **EasyEight96** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:47 pm

Nice Job on the Panther btw why is the engine deck cover is not glued to the engine??

Post by **Coen** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:39 pm

Because it blew off when the 122mm soviet IS-2 round passed through the tank's engine compartment.

Post by **EasyEight96** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:41 pm

Ohh so that's the story fascinating didn't knew that it can blow parts off the tank I should read more books then lol

Post by **Coen** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:50 pm

Blowing a panel off is the least that an anti-tank round can do. The Panther that I'm building is meant to be out of gas, so it didn't blow up or catch fire. But if it were fuelled up and got hit the story would be much mor difficult to model haha

Post by **EasyEight96** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:03 pm

I could see that in mind now it sure gonna be hectic to build it later hahaha

Post by **Coen** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 3:45 am

More like building a jigsaw puzzle for a blind dyslexic fella.

Not a lot done today unfortunately. I spent the day making videos and doing hobby maintenance. A lot of writing.
All I have to report is the rust work is on and done. Next is a matte coat and a yellow filter to try and brighten and blend some of the colours. Then a dot filter to offer more aging.

Post by **EasyEight96** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 4:24 am

Sweet it's getting better day by day I wanna buy it from ya hahaha

Post by **Paul** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:27 am

Looking damn good mate, liking it a lot

Post by **Nige201980** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:22 pm

Sorry I've not stopped by before now Mike this is defo one of your best mate truly stunning just beautiful work.

Post by **Coen** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:15 am

Thanks Paul, and no worries at all Nige.

So after the 2 hour build of the Metal Earth kits with the wankers on the hangout tonight I finished the dot filter and the yellow filter on the panther, then I built the majority of the base. Then I mocked up and marked the final positions of all of the figures and some of the loose elements.
I also added two more figures.

The dot filter going on.

Dot filter and the yellow filter.

Filters completed.

Vignette design begins.

The wall going up. It's a piece of cork board with the air dry clay that Seb Schoof gave me I shaped the brick work with some clay sculpting tools and then I textured it with a green plastic scouring pad. The same pad that I use to do chipping on my models.

And the figures drilled out and placed in their final places. I photograph the snot out of them and add them hear so that I have a reference as to where I wanted them.

So the next thing to do is to build up rubble piles next to the wall and then scatter some bits and pieces about the street. I also need to build some life debris that would be appropriate for the setting such as clothing, toilet seats, curtains, coat racks, paper, broken dishes, that sort of thing.
Then I have to prime and weather the vignette.
I also have to finish painting all of the figures.

Post by **mannloon** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:53 am

Very dynamic dio, and i appreciate the gritty tone. Lookin real good Mike.

Post by **Coen** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 5:26 am

Thanks Adam

So.. I lied.. I didn't go to bed... I stayed up a little longer to watch some pootube videos and did a bit of work to the base.
Rubble time!!!

Post by **Kevinzane** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:43 am

Incredible!!!! Cant wait until it finnished.

Post by **stuart66madmodeller** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:48 am

Daaaaamm Mike...that's looking absolutely awesome buddy !!!

Post by **corpsman23k2** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:15 am

Well it may have been a pain build your words but the finished results are outstanding great job

Post by **Nev** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:42 am

Damn that is all

Post by **NAMBiohazard** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:52 am

Love the vinette idea, briliant!!!!!!
The chipping on the Panther is just amazing, WOW
Can't wait to see it finished

Post by **Nige201980** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:44 pm

This just so good mate wow wow and wow again WOW

Post by **Coen** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:44 pm

Post by **dave843** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:28 pm

Truly master class.

And no holds barred

; you are the Quentin Tarantino of modelling!!

Post by **Coen** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:35 am

HA!
Funny.

Well... I had a nice quiet day of almost 10 uninterrupted hours at the bench.
I didn't waste it.

The first thing that I did wast prime the base in crap vallejo primer.
Then I added some base tones of brick red (Mig's Base Rust) and some grey to the cobbles (Vallejo medium grey)

Then I added some Vallejo sand to some of the cobbles to add variety. I also sprayed some of the rubble in a lightened colour of the original rust, as well as the curb, I added a bit of white to the grey and highlighted.

Then I added some grass tufts, assorted rubberised horse hair to represent wires.

Then a Ultimate concrete mix of colours when on the brick wall.

and then removed with a damp brush and cotton bud

Then I painted all the broken wood pieces scattered everywhere.

Next I added a bit of green mildew coloured pigment to the bricks

Then a bit of pigment to the bricks to vary their tones and pigment work added to the ground in sequence...

Then I added some posters to the wall for some life interest.
Later I ground some earth coloured pigment into the posters to age them once the glue was dry.

Then the panther was added and screwed to the base. I don't glue my vehicles to my bases in case I ever need to work on them I can remove them.

Lastly today I added a bit of pigment to the upper surfaces of the tank. To reflect dirt and mud tracked up there by the crew.

That that's all she wrote for today. The figures are all that's left and any tiny details that I can think of.

Post by **EasyEight96** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:28 am

the story line is getting very clear now. Thats a very wicked job Coen

Post by **fly1ngdutchm4n** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:48 am

SWEEEEET!
That's awesome work!
Those 10 hours uninterrupted really paid off! !

Post by **mannloon** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:55 am

Love it. Almost made me want to try a dio...almost

Post by **Nige99** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:05 am

Stunning Dio Mike, love the colours you've used to compliment that battered Panther! Look forward to seeing the figures all completed and added to tell the story bud.

Sorry not followed the thread, not been on her much over the last few weeks!! But as usual fantastic work by the master.

YouTube · Post by **Kingdan** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:12 am

Awesome Mike love the wall and the posters nice touch,it all looks so real hope I can aspire to this one day you sir are a master of the diorama

Dan

Post by **Nige201980** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:30 am

Beautiful work Mike this is defo your best work ive seen mate just simply beautiful

Post by **Filmman586** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 12:53 pm

Great work Michael!

Post by **Coen** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:48 pm

Thanks guys

**Felis Barcinonensis YouTube Channel** · Post by **felisbarcinonensis** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:07 pm

Wonderful work Michael!!

Love the battered look and the dusty rubble

Post by **UKguyInUSA** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:14 pm

That looks awesome! And, great breakdown of your methods applied to progress from level to level and onto the final result!

Cheers

Martin

Post by **Coen** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 4:20 pm

Yup! That's how I roll... A whole lot of blah blah ... Blah blah blah.... Blah.

Post by **stuart66madmodeller** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:49 pm

Buddy that's looking the absolute dog's danglies. Superb progress.

Post by **OliveDrab** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:27 am

That is quite intense Mike, and captures the harsh realities of war magnificently. It feels like I just viewed the opening D-Day landing scene from Saving Private Ryan, but only the Eastern front version! Awesome job with a very difficult story to tell!!!

Post by **Thunderhead7** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:00 am

Fantastic work as you progress with this build Mike.

Post by **Coen** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:34 am

Thanks fellas

Post by **jbellos1** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:47 am

The most awesomeness...ness!

Post by **Schoof** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:45 am

I really like that wall. ..