GD Panther A

The example

Running gear mostly completed, forward quarter

Running gear mostly completed, rear quarter

Engine compartment

Hull hatches insert installed

Rear plate fittings added

Turret basic construction

Test fit of cupola and main gun

Test fit of turret to check removal of turret to hull top deck gap.

Right side thinned down under 1mm, left side approx 1.5mm as molded

Thinned zimmerit pieces added to hull and turret, as well as driver vision flap and hull mg ball mount

Thinned zimmerit pieces added to hull and turret

Putty used for missing zimmerit behind mantlet

Engine compartment area and parts painted up and installed

Center engine deck piece glued into place

Left side tool racks added

Right side tool racks added

Test fit of current progress

added PE engine deck screens and cover flange for S-mine launcher

front deck small bits added

cleaning rod tube modified to early 1944 style, removing reinforcement strip

PE on engine deck primed and painted Dark Yellow

Mud texture added to bottom of sponsons

Mud texture added to lower hull right side and running gear

Mud texture added to lower hull left side and running gear

Close up of r/s sprocket mud and inner surface of track painting

Close up of l/s sprocket mud, and track inner surface painting

L/S track on

R/S track on

Coupling device attachment points added and kit jack swapped out for better one from my spares bin

Test fit frontal overhead view

Hull vision block and periscopes installed, interior

hull vision block and periscopes installed, exterior

cupola periscopes installed, interior

cupola periscopes installed, exterior

side skirt armor glued in place

Hull top glued to bottom

Final bits added... assembly completed... ready for paint

Final bits added, assembly completed

Base coat of Dark Yellow fully on

Camo colors in

Camo colors on

Decals on over a gloss coat

Decals on over a gloss coat

Flat coat on

Flat coat on

Stowage and final bits & weathering added

stowage and final bits & weathering added

Comments

42 11 June 2023, 21:31

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

12 June 2023, 14:53

Spanjaard
Niiiice

16 August 2023, 21:36

Rui S
I'm in 😎

13 January, 00:54

John
Fantastic job on the muddy running gear. 👍

15 February, 15:17

Carlos Cisneros
Thanks John. Doing it at this stage makes it so much easier than after its all together and the tracks are on.

15 February, 19:39

Jennifer Franklin
What are you using to create the mud effect? Very nicely done.

17 February, 21:36

Carlos Cisneros
Thanks Jennifer. I made a concoction of sifted dirt, pigments, water and Future to make the mud.

18 February, 03:27

Jennifer Franklin
Well, it works well; it looks nice and realistic.

18 February, 03:33

Spanjaard
look really realistic indeed. i really like it

18 February, 13:49

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you Spanjaard 😉

18 February, 21:21

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

25 February, 08:47

Carlos Cisneros
Thanks Guy! Just a few more days bench sessions to go on this one.

25 February, 22:29

Mr James
Nice job so far - now for my favourite bit - the weathering 🙂

26 February, 00:02

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you! Yup, the weathering is when it all starts to really to take final form.

26 February, 02:04

Mark Sherwood
Good looking paint job, nice weathering too Carlos. 🤟🥸👍

1 March, 05:35

Rui S
I agree 👍

1 March, 20:55

Carlos Cisneros
Mark and Rui, thank you! I'm happy to hear that you like this build.

1 March, 21:04

Mr James
Oh Yeah, lovely job. I like pic 62

1 March, 22:02

Carlos Cisneros
Thank you Mr James. The head on shot is a hard one to pull off properly to get it all in focus due to depth of field. Of course in this case the muzzle brake is out of focus, but the rest looks pretty good. But the angular lines of the Panther look so menacing from that head on eye level view.

2 March, 00:25

Mr James
Yes Carlos, A good job capturing the menacing angularity of the Big Cat, with only the muzzle out of focus. Well presented

2 March, 01:09