Takom 1/35 Bergepanther

I decided to paint the spade at the rear a different way so I sprayed it with Vallejo Metal Colour 77.712 Steel. After decanting some hairspray from the can the spade was sprayed with it using an old Badger 200;

I mixed up my own primer red using Tamiya XF-7 with a few drops of XF-9 Hull Red thrown in then the spade was sprayed;

When dry I chipped away the paint using a stiff nylon brush and water;

After using a hair dryer to dry it off,  the spade was coated with hair spray once again then the dark yellow base coat was sprayed over it and left to dry.

Once dry it was chipped off using the same method as before and at the moment it looks like this;

After the weathering process I'll be going over the bare metal with powdered graphite to polish it up a bit but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.

The model will receive a coat of gloss varnish prior to weathering as I find washes run better on a shiny surface. 

Takom 1/35 Bergepanther

This was built in 2018 for The Modelling News and although I meant to finish the model, it was shelved while I was sorting my life and new home out.
After finishing the Miniart T-55 over the 2018 Christmas period I've decided to try and get this one finished as it really is too good a kit to languish on the Shelf-of-Doom. The interior was masked off first using strips of paper and tape then the model spray coated with Games Workshop Chaos Black (my favourite primer) and left to dry.
Tonight the model was sprayed with Tamiya XF-60 Dark Yellow and after I get around to spraying the tracks with a black/brown mix it will recieve a coat of gloss varnish. It's quite an involved model so it took a while to completely spray it but at least it's started.

Hopefully it will get finished this year.

Takom 1/35 Bergepanther build complete

I've finished the build of the Bergepanther, part two of the write up should be appearing on The Modelling News at some point along with part one when it is published.
As it was for review I'll leave the bulk of that for the articles, however I CAN say that this was a great kit and very enjoyable to build due to the good fit of parts.
The interior was complicated but if you follow part one when it is published it will give you a better idea on how to do it, don't let it put you off. Also you can simplify the engine bay as a LOT will be hidden unless you leave the engine access hatch off completely.
Anyway here's a couple of pics to be going on with;

It's a good one. Go buy it!

Takom 1/35 Bergepanther interior complete

I've finally managed to finish the interior so here's a sneaky pic of it, now I can move onto the exterior. I enjoyed that!

A full description of how I did it will feature on The Modelling News very soon

Takom 1/35 Bergepanther Ausf. A

I've finished painting the interior with only a small amount of touching up to do where there is some dark yellow overspray. I will weather the interior to some degree as you won't see most of it but I felt it important to show readers of the article I am preparing for The Modelling News. By the way here is the the link to the in-box review;

The Modelling News

The build will be split into 3 parts to save you all from falling asleep, starting with the interior as part 1. The exterior will be part 2 and final finishing will be part 3.
Anyway here's what the basic interior now looks like after some paint;

After weathering the interior I will be able to finally close it all up and progress to the exterior.