So this is the Italeri Panther A that I started last year and just finished up yesterday. I did add some Aber PE screen and ring sight for the TC’s AA MG, plus some Dnepro Models clear resin periscopes to fill the empty voids where they should be on this kit. Decals are the kit markings Stowage is from my spares bin, and the camouflage colors are Tamiya Dark Yellow, with Model Master enamels Red Brown and Olive Green. I based the paint scheme off of a couple of photos and some color profiles of Grossdeutschland Division Panthers during summer 1944 fighting in East Prussia and the Baltic States area.
I left the hatches open, as I have some crew figures that I’m working on to place in those. I will take and post a few more photos when they are completed.
Thanks for looking, comments and critiques are welcomed
Excellent Stik. The camo and weathering along with the mud on the road wheels and rear of the tank really bring this Panther to life. I’ll be looking forward to the figures.
Rob, I know a lot of folks bag on Italeri armor kits, but I really like them. The PX at Ft Polk rarely carried Italeri, but man did they have a good selection of Tamiya kits back then.
Tony, this coming week is gonna be a bit busier than originally envisioned, so the figures may take a bit longer than thought…[whstl]
Templar, just build for yourself and have a good time with it. If you are happy with your work, that what counts! And yes, these are the kit’s stiff vinyl tracks. I was suprised that I was able to get them to turn out as well as they did.
Tiger, doing the mud is always my favorite part of weathering! What guy does not still have a bit of little kid inside of himself that still likes to play with mud! [whstl] Keep your eye open here for the figures in a week or two…
Yeah, the Hood PX, then Redstone, then Leavenworth PXs all had awesome Italeri selections and would quickly clearance them out in the 1990s. I bought kits I knew I would never build because they were under $10.
Sounds familiar. I picked up the Revell Germany 1/32 Tornado IDS at the Ft Polk PX because it was such a bargain. of course I didnt build it for several years until I had the room for it… Funny how different PX’s stocked different models at that time. Like the branch manager did the ordering and not some centralized bigwig at AAFES. Except for the 1/35 M151A2 kit… every shopette had a stack of those kits for under $5! Must have been a bulk deal on them.
Thanks Gamera! The zimmerit is a kit option. They provid panels to go over the hull and turret, plus a few pieces that are plain or zimmed such as the mantlet, dirivers vision flap, the hull rear etc. I did thin the kit panels down a bit as they looked way too thick applied over the hull and turret sides.
