Completed ***** Ron's (and Grandson's) Disc Camouflaged Tamiya Panther Ausf. A.*****

[spanner570]

Last week my youngest Grandson knocked on my door. He had in his hands a model of the old Tamiya Panther A he'd completed a while back and was about to bin it. "Because it was rubbish"
Not so sez I.
"No model should be binned, giz it here, and we'll try and do summat with it!"

Here's my (our) summat......

Chunk of track snapped off and missing, but overall he'd done a good job of constructing and brush painting the model. - That's my boy!
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Track missing and gone forever!
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First job was to carefully lever as much as we could off the tank. Only a couple of minor breakages.
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Next we brushed on the dk. yellow.
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When we discussed the missing track dilemma, we came up with a cunning plan. More later......

Cheers.
Ron

[Mr Bowcat]

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Do tell. :smiling3:

[spanner570]

No.....:tongue-out3:!

[Mr Bowcat]

Spoilsport. :disappointed2:

:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:

[Steve Jones]

Is your plan so cunning you can stick a tail on it and call it a weasel?

[Mr Bowcat]

Is it as cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?

[spanner570]

Enough, I say!
I know when I'm beateded...

As the tracks on one side are no more, picture this.
The tank is going flat out down a lane when the tracks on one side give up the ghost, everything locks up and sends the Panther into an uncontrollable slide. It crashes through a stone wall and slides down a small river embankment coming to rest sort of half in half out of the water. Missing track issue solved.

One week or so's build and how the finished model turned out you'll just have to be patient......Suffice to say, hopefully he will now think twice before binning models! The cheeky young twerp even took it back home!!.......:thumb2:

[Jim R]

As the tracks on one side are no more, picture this.
The tank is going flat out down a lane when the tracks on one side give up the ghost, everything locks up and sends the Panther into an uncontrollable slide. It crashes through a stone wall and slides down a small river embankment coming to rest sort of half in half out of the water. Missing track issue solved.

That's cunning!!
Jim

[stillp]

The cheeky young twerp even took it back home!!.......:thumb2:

That's even more cunning!

Pete

[Guest]

I like a cunning plan !
John.

[spanner570]

Cheers boys. We're off and running.
The little (Average height) cherub and I were discussing camouflage when he spotted this on the shelf in my den.....
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"Grandad, what's that pattern and can you do my tank the same?"
"Of course I can, it's called disc cammo. now't to it!" said me breaking into a cold sweat.
The dear sweet child had me over a barrel for sure! How could I say no?

So spotty it had to be.

Here's the first tentative group of spots. No set pattern, I just started at the front and worked my way along!.... I use old paint brushes cut right down to almost the ferrule. Dipped in the paint and freehand kind'a twirled to produce the 'Disc'
A bit pale looking but hey ho. The finished job will be all dusty anyway.

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Cheers.
Ron

[Jim R]

when he spotted this on the shelf.....

Well spotted little cherub. Make grandad earn some respect!
Jim

[papa 695]

You Love it Ron.
Nice idea and a nice start. ( even though it's completed already ):hungry:

[Gern]

Isn't this exactly what grandads were designed for? Good on yer Ron, and congrats to the lucky little b****r who's got you to teach him!

[Steve O]

Isn't this exactly what grandads were designed for? Good on yer Ron, and congrats to the lucky little b****r who's got you to teach him!

I totally agree Dave if Ron was'nt so far away i'd book in for some lessons, lol.

Steve.