"That one bounced!"

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January 22, 2025
Roughly 6 hours into the build, managed to mostly complete the gun carriage and mantlet.
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January 22, 2025
By 9 hours the turret and exterior details were added, though periscopes were omitted as I determined the best course for painting and assembly.
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January 22, 2025
(Mostly) complete turret and ring.
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January 22, 2025
Overview of 9 hours of work into this project.
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January 22, 2025
Mock up of electrical rig. The micro-LED would serve as illuminating the heat and friction impacted on the armor from the bounced round, while the LED filament would act as a tracer for the round as it ricochets off the armor.
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January 22, 2025
Scuplting the impact site I realize the filament might be too big for what I initially planned and I may need to shift slightly.
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January 22, 2025
Opting to instead have the filament start at the impact site and be replaced with a shorter strand.
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January 22, 2025
After roughly 12 hours into the build, I've completed the front glacis plate and hull MG.
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January 22, 2025
The mocked up turret. The cupola and turret floor/ring are not secured into place, as access will still be needed for wiring and placing of equipment.
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January 22, 2025
I opted to paint the lenses of the periscopes on the sprue, as I am not confident they could be painted or masked adequately in any other state. I'm opting to paint and mask the lenses, building them out and mounting them, and removing the mask before weathering.

Comments

4 22 January, 06:36

Kesa Tiho
Looks really interesting, following!

22 January, 07:00

CaptGPF
This I gotta see!

22 January, 07:07

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Inspired from my earlier times playing World of Tanks (before I switched to War Thunder) and constantly hearing that line, this project is an ambitious attempt at illustrating a round actively bouncing off the side turret of a panther tank.

“That one bounced!” - Panzer V Panther Ausf. G

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1:35 Panther Ausf.G (Rye Field Model RM-5018)

1:35 Panther Ausf.G & Jagdpanther G2 upgrade set (Rye Field Model RM-2072)

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