GERMAN PANZERS BATTLEGROUP OVERLORD BUILD

Started to build / paint the German armour and grenadiers, so far have completed two Panthers along with 1 Panzer IV. The panthers are Ausf A's with zimmerite covering which went down sell when trying to apply the decals. A little bit of Humbrol decal set helped to soften then up for application. I have tried to keep the patterns as accurate as possible as the colours available when these tanks went in to production were mainly added on the factory floor so were quite evenly applied, as was not the case with the panzer 3's and 4's which were often repainted in the field by the crews.

The netting on the first Panther was made from some open weave bandage soaked in PVA and moulded to shape. A few small strips of paper scrim added for effect.

Got some more panzer IV to do as well as a couple of panzer 3's the 3's will be base coated in their grey base coat and patterns added. This is because the earlier production tanks were produced in there grey armour coat, and all later models from 43 onwards were produced in dark yellow as was the order of the time.