PzBefWg Panther Ausf. G, Dragon in 1/35 scale

[HotziSlayer]

Hi everyone!

Here is my entry for the great "dangerous cat" SiG, cant wait to start, this evening



I love the Panther Ausf. G with Steelwheels, first i thought about to build the Tamiya one but then i got this cheap, and iam happy to say; this is a great kit.

The kit is from 1997 and you cant compare it to the new Dragon kits, but considering that this kit is 17 years old, its great.
The mould is great and there is even a great Steel structure on the upper Hull etc. Really cool.
I didnt made a choice yet about the camoflague, but i think i will go for a really late war green-dark yellow thing, dont know yet...

Due to the fact i bought this on "ebay" iam hoping that the kit is complete but iam very confident, and it doesnt look like something is missing.

The Sprues:









Instructions front and back:



Some Eduard Photoetched parts i will use:



And finaly some original pictures of the steel wheeled panther:





Captured Panther in the Ardennes:



Now what i have to say more? I hope you will have fun following my building Thread for this great SiG.

Lets start the Game!

Greets, Hotzi.

[mannloon]

I will be watching this build. i have never seen an older imperial kit get put together.

Also that photoetch is beautiful, much better than the stuff I got for my Tamiya.

[NAMBiohazard]

I like the steel wheels
I hope the age of the kit isn't a let down....
Good luck

[PaulAyrey]

Looks like a great thread, look forward to your build!

[HotziSlayer]

thanks to everybody, this SiG will be much fun, for everyone.

[MarkVerploeg]

Wow i never even seen this kit
It looks cool though
Cheers Mark

[Tiger131]

is that an old kit...all the same looking forward to seeing more

[UKguyInUSA]

Looks like a great kit....enjoy your build!

[gustavlekstal]

Just read that there only was 23 steel wheels panthers produced. Good luck with the build!

[martin57]

good looking kit . good luck with it

[HotziSlayer]

(small) Update no. 1:

I sanded the wheels, and constructed the running gear. everything fits very good so far. the intructions are nice and self-explaining.

i decided not to use the tracks from the kit, so i ordered friul panther tracks late. the tracks from the kit are ok, but they need much extrawork to fit well into another.







tonight i have some time to continue with the panther, maybe i will post some more pics later.

greets, hotzi!

[PaulAyrey]

Great start !

[HotziSlayer]

Small Test:



It fits perfectly, Friul Tracks are awesome! Have to say this anytime i use them.

[mick]

look forward to your build

[HotziSlayer]

Here we go. I had some more time for modelling in the last days, so i did some work on the Panther.

Upper Hull was constructed and i added some nice Eduard PE's, the Number of the set is "TP064"



The parts under the fan grilles were painted black to create depth.





Next step will be the construction of the turret. I will add some scrath build parts to the canon aperture.

See you soon, Hotzi.

[AchtungPanzer]

Great professional model and good start mate , well done ! P.S. I dont like Mustaine & Megadeth , but your Panther will be superb - I feel it

[PaulAyrey]

Looking great! ..... And to side track, Rust in Peace is their best album!

[HotziSlayer]

Rust in Peace is their best album!

Agree. And thanks for your comments, both of you.

PS, next time i show pics, maybe you like the record on it AchtungPanzer

[HotziSlayer]

Final Update on the building process!









Next step will be preshading and first color.

I think i will go for the "Hinterhalts Tarnung"

PS: I hope, now you like the record on the pic AchtungPAnzer, my favorite record of all time, and my favorite Band

[HotziSlayer]

Painting Part 1:

Unfortunately i forgot to take pictures of the preshading, so here are the pics of the finished camo and detail painting.

For the camo i used AK "RAL 6011B Resedagrün AK 716" "RAL 8017 Schokobraun AK 718" and "Dunkelgelb (Initial) AK 753"

Iam not that happy with the camo, but i think it will look better after washing.

For the details i used Revell Arcyls.

So here are the Pics;

The Track:





The Tank:







Next step will be the washing and other deatils like rust and dust. I will use Vallejo and Mig products for this.

Greets Hotzi.

[Tiger131]

superb work and thats my favorite camo of the war you've done...looking forward to seeing more

[PaulAyrey]

That looks amazing well done for the ambush camo!

[NAMBiohazard]

That is looking absolutely gorgeous
Well done mate

If I might...as to inquire, what is the pole sticking out of the commanders cupola?

[HotziSlayer]

It's the "Kommandanten-Beobachtungsgerät TSR 1" (Commanders observation unit). It's like a periscope from an u-boat.

As far as I know, this was only used in Command or Artillery-Observation Tanks/Verhicles.

[AchtungPanzer]

Haha Now much better - Postmortem and Angel of Death oh yeaaaahhh . Good work with model . Extra Camo mate . Well done !

[felisbarcinonensis]

Astonishing camo!!!

[chief5437]

Great work on the cam, looks fantastic! Oh, I reckon So Far, So Good...So What is the best Megadeth album!

[HotziSlayer]

yeah, i realized that i will try some new technices on the panther soon. but for now, ill give the panther a small break

[UKguyInUSA]

Wow....that happened quickly! Looks great so far....looking forward to seeing the weathering and washes go on her now!

[HotziSlayer]

project stopped, sorry but i had no time, and some problems.....

[MarkVerploeg]

That is too bad mate

[HotziSlayer]

ahhh too bad i never finished that.