>tfw I could have done this from opening the box to pic related in no more than a weekend but I barely touched it for monthsStill some touches left but pretty much done. Also this phone does some weird ass color balance and sharpening that makes pics look kinda weird, taking pics at night makes it kinda worse too
>>8545132I would refrain outside of either an artistic choice or knoked out vehicle.
>why?I don't have a huge library of wwII pics but never seen a panther with hits on it that wasn't a knocked out vehicle. The only exceptions are on the mantlet and wheels that I can recall.
Tbh I always seen it as a really flimsy tank, unlike tiger(s) that tanked hits and made it back most of the time by themselves, so if I ever do a panther and decide to do battle damage I would put a ding on the upper part of the mantlet at best or maybe the wheels. But that's me of course and its your model after all so up to you.
As for zimmerit damage here's a link with some nice examples of damage and about thing itself to get you started:
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/articles/tech/zimmerit-in-german-use/ 