Panther G in Normandy

[kaktus]

Time for a new build! I bought this kit a few years ago and been randomly collecting am stuff to it. When I bought an alpine miniatures wss panzer crew man who's wearing a kriegsmarine leather uniform I got enough inspiration to actually start building this kit. Few wss panzer divisions used kriegsmarine uniforms in normandy and also they had few early panther G:s there too. I'm planning to do a little base with the figure. It's been a while since my last base and figure painting so hopefully everything goes well.

Workbench cleaned and everything ready.


Lower hull




Upper hull in progress




Hope you like it

[TRM]

Hey Kaktus!!! Great choice!! And a pile of goodies!! Love the Big Girls!!!

[tobias5555]

Very good start.

[Deano]

A Panther with upgrades! Im in

[deafpanzer]

Freaking AWESOME! I think I have same kit in my stash... I think! LOL Great start... you definitely have my attention!!!

[dupes]

Ooooh, nice! Interested to hear your take on the Masterclub tracks and E.T. etch set.

[406 Silverado]

Off to a very good start. Some nice AM items there.

[elco]

Oeeehhhh Pantheeeeerr, i am in..

[Tojo72]

I had a great time with that kit a few years ago.Your extras will make a nice kit better.Nice progress so far.

[kaktus]

Thank you for the interest guys! Those masterclub metal tracks look awesome! A way better than friul ones. Never used them before.

[4bogreen]

Panther??? i love panthers! Following this build with great interest!

[desertrat]

watching this with beady eyes!!! my next build is the panther 'd' kindly given to me, cheers dicky!!!!

[wing_nut]

A big Panther show to watch along with the little one. Be still my heart. Sweet start.

[Leon]

Count me in Kaktus! Looking good with the PE upgrades.

[richardcraig]

Hi Kaktus ... I built that kit last year... Great kit with no big problems ... You do get the decals for the 12SS in the box so your figure would be perfect.. Have fun and I'll be watching ..

Rick

[danb]

Nice kit and it's a Panther Let the show commence

Dan B

[kaktus]

Hi again! I've been quite busy for last days and that's why my modelling projects haven't been proceeded much. in the beginning of this week I got my delivery from modelshop. Now I have everything for the panther. Those eureka towing cables look much better than the original kit cables. Also some shells for the details..

richardcraig: That's the exact vehicle what I'm building



Also completed one tool rack.


 

[TRM]

The Eureka cables are nice!! Have some in the stash myself!! Nice bit of work on the tools!! Gonna look really good under a coat of paint later!!

[deafpanzer]

Brilliant PE work!

[Deano]

Nice clean work mate!

[richardcraig]

Great work so far!

[kaktus]

Thanks! When I build armour kits my favourite part is turret assembly. And the second is tracks. Now I focus on the turret That aber barrel fits perfectly after sanding that hole a bit wider on the gun mantlet.

[Leon]

Looking really good Kaktus! The metal barrel is a big improvement.

[tommy1drop]

Hope you don`t mind if I tag along for this build.

[deafpanzer]

Gun looking good!

[wbill76]

No fair cheating and jumping ahead to the fun parts! Those road wheels will always be waiting though. Nice progress.

[kaktus]

First modelling session in 2015!  Slowly but steadily this kitty is getting the shape. Turret and right side is almost done. Just bending few pins for spare track holder.





Left side needs more work



Started building spare antenna/gun cleaning rod tube. Joined the halves and end pieces and after that I removed all moulded details. Those etched clamps almost drove me insane!

[elco]

Great stuff and yup hate this part when building Panthers and like to build those suckers

[wbill76]

Dressing this one up nicely, looking good!

[deafpanzer]

Don't we all love PE clasps!?!? At the end you will be very pleased for sure!