Panther Ausf. G (Steel Wheels)

Tamiya's kit is very good. It fits with no problems and very little sanding or filling is required. The parts have plenty of detail. I detailed my Panther by using a photo-etched set from The Show Modelling and the photo-etched engine grilles and the separate track links, both from Tamiya. Tamiya's set of track links are very nice, and at a reasonable price (at least more reasonable than the Model Kasten or Friulmodelismo ones).

I painted the model with an airbrush. I noticed in wartime shots that the borders between the colours of the camouflage are pretty hard so I used some masking paper to separate the colours. In the late stages of the war, vehicles came out of the factories with a coat of green primer, and the other colours were sprayed over this. Usually, the sand colour (dark yellow) was no longer the pre-eminent one, so the look of the vehicles was slightly darker than in earlier years. After finishing the airbrushing I washed the whole model with a very thin coat of dark brown, and when dry, I dry-brushed it with German dark yellow. The figures come from the Warriors range, with one Hornet head.