WWII German Panther Type G, 1/35 scale, Tamiya

This is a twofer! What it initially was, and what it later became with a redo with a winter wash and dio base.

It was the first model I built, upon my reentry into the hobby a couple decades ago. I'd joined a history forum, which had a model building section, and found inspiration in the builds there, and the advancement in kit technology from when I built kits back in the 1960-70's. I wound up joining a Group Build contest and this was the kit I'd entered! It was the first time I ever painted a model not only so extensively, but also in acrylics. Everything was hand painted, with Tamiya acrylics -- hell, I should have been given a medal for that alone, as Tamiya is terrible for brush painting (IMHO). It was also my introduction in the practice of extensive research in the subject, particularly the camo colors and pattern. 

I was pleased with the outcome but consider it very newbie. I'll let you judge for yourself. First up, the original built look…

 

 

 

 

 

More shots…

 

 

 

 

 

And the upgrade done for preparing this old build for a pro bono raffle prize at a wargaming tournament in early 2022. Altered the paint for whitewash, and weathered with snow and a little mud, all placed on a first ever built diorama base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the tournament head table…

 

 

The winner of the raffle just happened ti be the winner of the ASL Tournament!

 

Nice work, the winter white wash looks good. 

I have a DML early with zim, and a late G in the stash. The early will be an Italian Front vehicle. Still undecided on the late G, am leaning towards one of the last/final production in olive green and red brown camo