Panther Ausf. G

Bronze medal

Awarded: Bronze

By: Aron Tabor

Manufacturer(s): Revell

Description: This is my Panther Ausf. G from the 24th Pz. Rgt. near Aachen, Sigfried Linie, 1944. It was built from the old Revell kit, with Part's PE sheet. Joints are made from Neoflex putty. I used Tamiya acryls for the base colors, Vallejo for the wear, oils and pigments for the weathering.

Judge 1
Excellent construction and very nicely applied camouflage and weathering. A little more shading around the smaller details and this would have further improved the model.
Judge 2
Very nice clean build & work with the PE parts & extra seem details. the paint job is very nice, good colours & camo pattern & the little rust streaks on the turret top are really great and add so much more realism. the decals are well applied to with no silvering or edges showing,the turret numbers could have done with abit of weathering & look to clean even compared to the hull cross. the mud effect looks good in colour & texture scale something looks wrong seeing some parts of clean tyres & almost a straight line across the rear. More wear & weathering could be have been done on the top half especially the spare tracks. The spocket teeth don't seem to sit into the tracks deep enough. Also the rear turret hatch although nicely drilled out (as I know this kit had it molded shut) the thickness is alittle heavy. Lastly the exhaust covers look battered in a natural way the steel tracks through the mud looks great,over all very realistic.
Judge 3
This is a good build of an ordinary kit, the PE set is very well employed and you’ve done a good job of opening the rear turret hatch. The damage you’ve inflicted on the rear storage bins is very good and so are the home made tools and weld seams. There are just a few faults: periscope on the roof should be closer the turret side, the smoke grenade launcher should be mounted flush with the roof and the gun cleaning rod tube is mounted too low. The camouflage is good and well applied but the overall finish lacks variation and depth, a darker pin wash would help here. You’ve faded the paint well and the chips and scratches are all realistic. The mud is good but with that much of it on the running gear I would expect to see more on other parts of the tank.