Italeri Sd.Kfz.179 Bergepanther

[mannloon]

That's brilliant.

[felisbarcinonensis]

Excellent work on the engine; yeah... a pity it's gonna be covered.

[UKguyInUSA]

Looking great so far, can't wait to see the Dio come together!

[alextheblue]

That's looking the business, loving all that detail! You're right, shame to hide it, but we all know it's there!!!

[NAMBiohazard]

Thanks for the comments guys
Glad to see you like my progress

[NAMBiohazard]

So I finally managed to finish the front interior of the driver and radio opperator



and also scratch build some headphones for them.. I used another figure I have in the spares department for scaling but it still looks a bit off (oooh well)



Then started with some of the rear assembly


I didn't like the molded on pins on part 127 and so I remove them


I also did so with the a-frame so now if I decide to build it different( Towing another tank), I can



Thanks again for checking out my build
And enjoy yours

[felisbarcinonensis]

Love that interior

[NAMBiohazard]

Love that interior

Thank you
I don't know why I usually build the kits with the hidden
interiors/ halve hidden in this case. But I have to build and weather them otherwise the kit wasn't fully completed
But it is still fun and there is room for errors and to try new methods

[schweinhund227]

Solid work! Keep it coming,

[martin57]

looks fine great work on the inside

[PaulAyrey]

Awesome, really looking great!

[NAMBiohazard]

Scweinhund227, Martin, Paul and all the rest that I might have not mentioned

Thanks for the support and kind words

[NAMBiohazard]

Hey guys, so finally I got around to working on the panther..
So here is my progress..
Finally finished the wench and installed it


Sorry for the blurry image, hope this looks better


Managed to pain tall the wheels, yes the light makes the red primer look very red

I left allot of wheels in the primer color as these tanks was not meant to blend in rather just recover and leave the battlefield.
So not allot of attention was spent on keeping the the camo correct

And the the top and bottom hull was buttoned up with a lot of problems as the top hull was really badly warped.
I used CA glue to act as spot welding and then Tamiya extra thin to glue it all to gether.
Next was the base coat and the camo patern... So how I managed to screw up the tinning and the base coat has been soft now for more than a week "doens't dry"











Also managed to finish the weathering on the tool shed for the diorama




So that's where I am now..
Started today with the detail painting on the tank

Once again thanks for checking it out and leave comments if you see something

Cheers

[AchtungPanzer]

Oh Yeah ! I look forward for more mate .

[martin57]

its coming along nicely , like the shed looks cool

[PaulAyrey]

Looks impressive. A fine job so far!

[alextheblue]

Loving that Bjorn, the interior is fantastic and the cam scheme looks really nice. Great job on the scratch-built building as well, this is really looking awesome and I can't wait to see more!!

[MarkVerploeg]

The bergepanther looks great mate
Now i want to get going on mine but i can't make it in time for the sig
Keep up the good work

[felisbarcinonensis]

Awesome work Bjorn; both panther and shed are incredible! waiting for more

[cib2265]

Love this build!

I want to start mine in the stash, but have so many others underway - I almost bought another on fleabay the other day, they dont come up very often!

[NAMBiohazard]

First off.... I would like to say thank you for all the kind comments, it is greatly appreciated



So here is and update

Not much has been done, since I'm only at home for 4 hour a day
I have removed all the tape that kept the interior out of paints way and started on the chipping, this is my first attempt at chipping with a brush and the final idea will be a fairly
heavy abuse paint job along almost all edges since this is a hard working tank and more attention was given to the ones that fought the battle.
















Here I finished painting the beams over the wench in rust primer and did the first layer on the planking



Some chipping done to the rear of hull and painted the exhausts in base color




Also chipped the lead beam as this would have been knock with chains and cables



Once all the chipping is done I will add a wash to tone everything down a bit....I use Academy Panzer grey for the chipping but it came out a bit silvery

Please give feedback on this attempt at chipping as I would like to know where I can better....

PS. sorry for the dark and brighter difference in picture but the last lot was taken after dark and the flash looks brighter then

[mannloon]

That chipping looks great man. Seriously good.

[NAMBiohazard]

Hi there guys

I regret to inform that I will not finish in time
So can the Admins please move my build to to "work in progress" as I will finish this build plus diorama

Thank you

[felisbarcinonensis]

A pity about the deadline! Nevertheless it looks great; love that chipping

[NAMBiohazard]

A pity about the deadline! Nevertheless it looks great; love that chipping

Thank you for the kind words, I will keep the progress updated as I continue the build.

[NAMBiohazard]

So... not been building much but here is some progress made

Finally got the tracks build and test fitted, I would honestly rather spend the extra cash on the fruil tracks than these again.
The kept breaking and when moved too much fall a part again But got them build



Also added slight hint of rust streaks here and there..







I'm quite happy with how the chipping came out, first time using a brush to do the chipping

Still have allot to do in the wench bay as it still as this " not used enough look"



And then there is this.....


which is also for the dio....Thank you

[Nev]

I'm loving this!! You're giving me so much inspiration

[mannloon]

Are those the dreaded Bronco tracks?

[NAMBiohazard]

Are those the dreaded Bronco tracks?

YUP.......those are the ones..
Sorry to say but good price bad "kit"

[Yevgeny]

Interesting vehicle. You doing a great job
Looking forward to more updates.

[Donkeywalloper]

That is an ace tip from Coen and you did such a nice job making it look so good.
I love these builds (obviously I wish it didn't happen so much), but i love watching you chaps overcome the curve balls manufacturers throw up.
I wish the manufacturers would take a look at these threads, and take on board the crap standard they throw at us.
Really impressed with your build and your doing a cracking job.

John

[NAMBiohazard]

Thank you guys
really appreciate the compliments

[NAMBiohazard]

Hello all!!!!!!!!!!

So here is an update of the work done on my Bergepanther.....

Not much time has been spent on the actual kit as I was starting on the layout for the dio....
Here is a preview of what I have planned


At he left side in front of the Panther there will be a open gate, leading out of the farmyard
There is no figures on the dio yet( eight of them ), nor the motorcyclist as they are currently in the paint booth along with allot more tools and accessories for the dio....to add more detail

The horse carriage will also have some fuel and water supplies in it but I am still replacing all the straps and chains with better looking ones.

Here is some picture of the process of how the gates were built..


Made the cross beams for the support structure...


Cut all the bars for the gate from copper stripped out of an old transformer


And ones side completed


Both gates completed, now only still need to add the locking mechanism and the hingedes

Please leave comment s and questions if you have any
Thank you

[Hillbilly]

Outstanding Berg and I really like the way your diorama is going

[JayCub]

Brilliant build log and some great tips also, I have a love hate relationship with italeri as they seem to fall short in some areas but I like them anyway, awesome scratch building
Tom

[PaulAyrey]

Coming along nicely. You are doing a fantastic job.

[Donkeywalloper]

Absolutely inspirational Berg. really mind blowing concept.
Gonna follow this as it looks to be shaping to a awesome dio.

John