This particular Panther Ausf.F SD.KFZ.171 never saw combat and was discovered by the Allies as it was being used for night fighting trials, complete with infrared night vision, solid off-black camouflage and subdued insignia after the close of WWII.
Rust and accumulated dust and rain watermarks predominates the tank itself after sitting outside unused for an undetermined amount of time. It was taken by the Allies and used to test projectile effectiveness and then eventually scrapped.
O-I super-heavy tank kit from Takom. Being it was a planned tank it was another clean slate as to what I wanted it to become in some ways, especially since it was such a large kit. I added front plate armor, rear crew telephone, front track holder and made a replacement side skirt for the left side still in slightly rusting primer due to tropical operating conditions. A pretty easy build as the vast majority of time was spent weathering. Each rivet was hand shadowed on the kit and the headlight lenses I made from resin.
Tamiya kit of French Char B1 in 1/35 scale. Done in acrylics and oils for weathering.
The E-100 with Krupp designed center turret. Model features scratch built infrared equipment on the turret top along with a remote controlled explosives contained Goliath tracked mine of which 4,929 were built during WW2 along with cradle and winch assembly. Acrylics, oil washes and various clay washes complete the build along with a few pigments.
Italian armored car down in acrylics with light oil washes. Camouflage is typical of the Balkans region in 1943.
The United States M3 Lee which of which 6,258 were built by five different manufacturing companies during WW2. This was the first olive drab tank I’ve done and required a slightly different approach when it came to weathering.
The British Matilda tank which is depicted here serving in North Africa. The Tamiya kit was created using acrylics and only two mediums for weathering - VMS Black Steel pigment and Tamiya panel liner.
The Mark.I was the first tank actually used in combat. Developed in 1915 this “male” version had two 6 pounder guns for its armament along with 3 Hotchkiss machines guns. This is a Takom kit in 1/35 scale.
