Hi folks,

Thought I'd make a foray into Armor modelling. I'm primarily an A/c modeler, but I'd just like to step into the dark side for a mo' ....

I am making an old 1/72 Hasegawa kit of the Pzkpfw V Panther G. The kit looks OK, and should be quite easy to build, IMO.

However, the painting instructions are quite not clear. From what I've seen of this tank's pics on the Net, it looks like a combo of red, yellow and green. I'd prefer a clear 3-view drawing of the tank(preferably in color) to make my camo pattern.

Can anyone out there help me out by pointing to a site where such a camo scheme in 3-view is available, or if you can scan a camo pattern and send it across to [email protected]? I don't mind if the diagram shows it in black and white, as long as the camo pattern is outlined clearly.

Thanks In Advance,
BP.

Hi bytepilot:

Check out in this armor galeries:

http://www.panzernet.com/galeria/alemanes.html

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/gallery_german.htm

Hope it helps.

Panther AusfG started to show up around late 43 and 44, but i could be wrong.
but after 43 the germans did a way with there grey piant,
and they started to use the base factory color of dark yellow,
but the Panther AusfG had camos of dark yellow red brown and dark greens.
and the base color was the dark yellow

Actually, the Panther G started production in March of 1944, with just a couple of models being produced in that month. The Overall dunkelgelb color was the most common color used on Panther tanks, but by the end of the war, photos and the like point out that some Panthers were delivered in Overall Dark Grey, red oxide primer, and other schemes. Some appear to have a primary base of dark green with yellow and red oxide or reddish brown camoflauge.

Try a google search for Panther G. There are thousands of pics on the internet of both models and actual tanks... If you want references, The Jentz/Doyle book is the absolute bible for Panthers. The Concord book and the In action are good, inexpensive options. For mechanical details, the Verlinden Lock On for the Saumar Panther is fantastic.

HTH,

Scott Gentry