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Dragon Panther G

Nicholas Bruccoleri shares some photos of his Dragon Panther D with us. The kit used is Dragon Models Limited 1/35 Scale ‘39-‘45 Series Kit No. 6268; Sd.Kfz. 171 Panther G Late Production - Smart Kit. The kit was built stock with the exception of the tracks, which were replace with tracks produced by Kaizen. Nicholas actually built the model 4 to 5 years ago but it sat on the shelf unpainted until this spring. The tank was painted using Tamiya paints (dark yellow mixed with white, and flat yellow for the base coat and red brown and JA green for camo), It was weathered using washes, with fading and streaks reproduced using Ammo and AK products. Chipping was done by using AV model color 822 black brown camo. The mud on the under carriage was reproduced by mixing Mig pigments with real back yard dirt in a white glue soup. It was then splatted on the tank using an old brush and and air brush.The unit represented is the 130th Panzer-Rgt. Panzer-Lehr-Div. Ardennes, December 1944