Cyber Hobby Panther II

Great looking kit so far Andy. Can't wait to see the next stage. I always fancied having a go at turning one of the Heng Long 1/16 RC Panthers into a Type II. Found a company somewhere online that provides the turret.

Nice work Andy ! Like the camo pattern a lot ...

I'd still be cleaning the road wheels up this many days in ?!!

What did you use for the Basecoat colour and how did you mask the camo ?

Thx

Carl

Hi Andy

cracking paint job looking forward to the next step

bpb

Andy

My ignorance of things that lack wings is legendary. But, wallowing in that knowledge and not having the first clue, she seems too light for my eye, more green and red?

Cheers

Tim

Greetings alll,

Thanks for that VI, I'm pushing on quickly with this one as I don't want it to sit in the WiP pile.

Thanks Adam, the less said about stashes the better I think, There are some sins that should never be confessed to...

Hi Simon, welcome aboard. Still plenty of room at the front so hope you enjoy the end of the show.

Thanks Craig, It seems to happen to me with nearly every build too. I suppose we all have in our minds eye exactly how we want them to look and sometimes that can be a difficult thing to envisage the endgame when the paint is fresh and clean.

Thanks Chris, next stage approaching. I've always wanted to have a go at some 1/16th scale stuff or even better 1/6th but space is the limiting factor and would be grounds for marital strife...

Cheers for that Carl, It always seem to be that the painting stages are where I slow up and then if I'm not happy with how they are going it takes a lot of discipline to stick with it through to the finish.

As to the paint... with no Dunkelgelb left in my paint store and not wanting to slow up waiting to get to a supplier. I've finished off my last can of Halfords "Rover Rattan Beige". This colour has worked well for me in the past and once the filters & washes go over the top, it works a treat. The masking was my usual blu-tac and masking tape, (shown here on a previous Panther).

Thanks Robert, hope you like the new update which follows now.

So the next phase before starting on those washes & filters is a bit of dirt. The large area under the hull exposed above the tracks cries out for some muddification so I've gone back to one of my preferred mud formulas; Tile grout PVA, a small amount of garden dirt and paint.

Once mixed this was stippled on to cover all the lower surfaces.

Giving a very pleasing effect to use as a base for the washes etc.

I'm hoping to get to the bench later this afternoon to get a bit more done.

Andy

Whoops, missed you during the typing Tim,

This will tone down considerably once the filters etc are on. Good to have you along as well.

Whilst moving some stuff around this morning I had to move the box of that recent aquisition I told you about. I am sorely tempted to dive in and start it...

Andy

Hi Andy

Sorry to come in so late. Great work so far. Very useful tips especially the Blu-tac/masking tape for the camo and the mud method. Bookmarked now.

Jim

Hi Jim, Welcome any time so pull up a chair. Thanks for the kind words.

Andy

Andy,

Like the mud effect - one to try for sure.

It's looking pretty sound so far.

Ed

Thought I come across a home decorating web page for a minute there Andy. Tile grouting? Why not I say. Anything is worth a try and your tech seems to work very nicely.

The masking also looks very tidily done and I look forward to seeing this progress.

Cheers

Pete