Evening guys,


Well the Panther has it's "paws" done....finally...lol

174 links(87/side) and a grand total of 348 pins!...

Those tracks look really good!

The tracks hang beautifully! I would have to say all your effort is well worth the end result.

Yep. Sittin pretty now. Which brand of tracks are those? Do they require a lot of clean up?
J

Hi guys,

Thanks for the comments.

J the tracks are from MasterClub. Part number MC135002W. And no there isn't a lot for cleaning to do. A little resin flash here and there. I will take some pics of the remaining tracks and pins and post them for you.

Morning guys,

Here are a few pics of the tracks before clean up....

Those links look to have nice, crisp moulding. Do the pins come on a sprue, or loose in a bag?

Thank you for sharing!

Gaz

Hi Gaz,

The links are separate and the pins come in separate bags.

Thanks for taking the tie to post those pics of the links buddy. They look good and I am sold on getting a set or two. I have three Panthers in the stash and I have to say it is my favorite tank.
J

Your more then welcome J. They are very very nice tracks and are a great price.

Hey guys,

Tracks painted and slightly weathered.....



And A bit of dirt here and there.....

Chris,
The tracks really look the part. They fit in well with the rest of your fine rendition of wear and tear.

Cheers,

Gaz

Chris,

The final results are just great. The weathering is just right.

Robert

Morning guys,

A few more pics of progress so far....Jib crane is on and I'm in the middle of painting and weathering the wood floor panels and the superstructure sides...

Yep,that's lookin really good.
J

Morning all!

Happy Canada Day!!!!

Here are a few more pics with the jib crane done and a couple of the side panels installed......

Now that looks impressive!

Really nice build.
Did these have a wooden cover over the winch or was that another version with the wood box top. I've seen pics somewhere of what looked like sections of metal plates over the winch to, but was just open top the most common way they were fielded?

This one has the wood panels inside the box. But I am leaving them to the side so you can see the winch and interior.

Hello guys,

Sorry for the long absence. Life has been very busy for me as of late. The Panther had to be put aside for a bit.

But now we are back...

Its now down to putting all the "fiddley" bits on. The wood floor panels are painted and weathered. I will be leaving some of them on the rear deck and one or two sitting on the drop sides.

The drop side chains are attached and now need to be painted and weathered........

Hi Chris, glade to see you back, your Bergepanther looks really good. Ronnie

Hi Ronnie. Thank you! It is nice to get some time to spend on modelling

Can a moderator please change the title of this thread to BERGEPanther? From the German word bergen "to rescue." Thanks in advance.

VERY, VERY NICE, Chris!

Almost makes me want to dig out one of my spare Panther Ds out of my inventory, and start a BERGEpanther of my own! It's just that I have so many other projects going on my workbenches at the moment!

In any case, your BERGEpanther is an inspiration to us ALL!!! GREAT JOB!!!

Hi Dennis,

Thank you for the comments. I'm very happy that people are enjoying my build. It has been fun and challenging. Having issues trying to figure out what to work on after this build..... I have the Dragon Panzer 1 and Panzer 1 with the Sig 33 mounted...might give those a go lol.