Dan B and Beasts"Look what the cat dragged in" FINISHED

[danb.]

Myself and Beast are going to have some fun throwing together two great DML Panther G kits i will be using the last steel wheel version and Beasts will be early Zimmerited version.

Im basing mine on possibly the last ever built MAN Panther G which was found in the Charlottenburg Tank Scrap Yard in Berlin 1945



Ref to go on (pics are for disscussion purposes only)





Dan B

[Leon]

Count me in Dan,looks like this should be fun to follow.

[tobias5555]

Sounds good, I´ll watching it.

[bigjohn]

That's an interesting picture Dan! Notice the outer road wheels missing from the panther!

[danb.]

Thanks chaps Ive been waiting ages to start this kit I'm sure Beast should be posting up his kitty soon

Hey John yea that's 1of the reasons for doing this kit the road wheels have taken for spares but others have said they were taken off due to muddy conditions outside Berlin I'm leaning towards the spare parts idea

An update in bound when I get in later from a trip too London town

Dan B

[ogrejohn]

Oh heck yeah! I'll be a watching this one!

[beast]

Ok guys, this is the cat i'm doing, it's Dragon's Panther G with zimmerit.



It'll be mostly OOB apart from a few Eduard photo etch bits and pieces. Not decided on the actual camo scheme yet but it'll be an ambush type from one of the four brilliant options you get with the kit.


Looking forward to this..............let the games begin!

[Deleted]

chair pulled up and beer in the glass, let battle commence!

[wbill76]

This will be fun! Looking forward to it.

[Deleted]

I'll take a pew,and see you two guys work on a couple of cats (WHAT am I talking about???..It's Axis! )

[Tojo72]

Nice,let me get the popcorn

[danb.]

Beast some nice camo choices there im liking the Paris scheme

Pete thanks for taking the time to look in here buddy

Bill glad ya here buddy

CB you know you love axis stuff cheers for looking in

Tojo save some for myself and Beast glad ya here fella

Right i made a start on the torsion bars i have made these fully functional so far i have used all the later parts as the instructions have indicated



next up wheels wheels wheels.........

Dan B

[merseajohn/]

Awesome, love the ref pics. Eyes peeled for these two!

[TRM]

Looks like I still have time to catch up on this one!! Very cool Duel!! Nothing like a couple of Big Kitty's to warm up these cold winter nights!! Bring it on!!

[imatanker]

Dan and Beast, a great choice for a duel build. I'm in on this one.

[robbo]

There is only one thing better than one Panther and that's two of them. I'm in

[Deano]

In like Flynn ..... superb ... two Panthers in the one blog .... cant go wrong!

[beast]

Ok, managed to make a start today, plain sailing so far and impressed with the quality and detail of the parts.
Rear panel is just in place for test purposes as the lower hull looked like there was some bendy warpage going on lol but thankfully everything fits together almost perfectly.
Onwards and upwards!
Stuart.

[Leon]

Nice start guys ,don't envy you doing the wheels.

[406 Silverado]

Count me in as well. Love the ref pics Dan.

[danb.]

John thanks for looking in buddy

T Quick man the doors still open grab a seat i think there is a few around here somewhere

Imatanker thanks for the comment much appreciated

Robbo sure is buddy you aint wrong there

Deano Thanks fella

Leon there is a few to do i say do the wheels when ya feel motivated always works for me ;0 lol

Boss glad ya here buddy i think there is a seat next to T grab while there still available

Stuart great start fella these kits go together really well shame all of DML kits aint the same i had that warpage look to mine too the fan units straiten it out once installed keep going fella shes lookin like a stunner

Right i managed to get some bench time in today the wheels are finished and had some success at making some hubs for the missing outer road wheels i sanded them down using a cordless drill there not 100% correct but will do the job once painted and weathered im now texturing up the rear panel and making some front fenders from Alu foil as these are really battered as in the ref pics i will post these up when finished......









Dan B

[AndyArgent.]

Bring it on Buddy.Love the Panther,my fav tank.

[beast]

Lookin real good Dan. I've a "wheelie" good time ahead with my rims lol, that'll be the next task!
I'm going for an almost factory fresh, just of the rail road cars at the front look with mine so no bent or scraped panels. Hoping it'll show a good contrast between our two panzers.

[406 Silverado]

Looking good Dan. oh yeah, I have the seat next to T and he's making popcorn for us. Just enjoying the show and trying not to get tempted to break out my Tiger I....lol

[danb.]

Andy same here buddy love it too this is my 3rd Panther i could build them all day lol

Stuart Thanks buddy im really liking your factory fresh idea i think the Zimm alone will set them apart now get on with them damn wheels

A quick question for anyone on here that knows the Panther im building was issued with a crew heater would the heater be in board or out board my ref photos are not that detailed so i cant see anything different if anyone can help me on this i would be a happy chap

Dan B

[danb.]

Come on boss get that Tiggy started i really enjoyed your Kursk Tiger build is there any popcorn left chuck some up front please

Dan B

[merseajohn/]

Nice work guys. Looking forward to seeing those fenders Dan.

[wbill76]

Looks like both builds are rolling along at a good clip! Nice progress on both.

[imatanker]

Nice work guys. I do have one concern. Dan did you check the Fan Housings to Upper Hull fit? I built this kit a while ago and it was an issue. Just a heads up to both of you

[danb.]

Thanks for the comments chaps

Imatanker yes i had issues last night but with some cutting and sanding i got them to fit the best i can there is a certain way for them to go so working out right to left fans before gluing really helps thanks for the heads up buddy

Dan B