A small distraction

[Sub]

Hi folks,
Thought i would share a few pics of something I got distracted with a little while ago, it was a complete basket case when i got it ( as most of my stuff is ). Stripped and in lots of broken pieces.
So it got put back together, with metal tracks, idlers, sprockets, upgraded springs and steel ball bearing gearboxes, the 27 meg radio was removed and a Taigen V2 or 3 not sure added with muzzle flash, re painted and i wanted something different than your usual Panther G, so looked around and found some info that stated that in Italy April 1943 to try and counter the Allied increasing Air threat from aircraft that Jagdpanther and Panther tanks in this area would be fitted with increased air armour protection on the upper sides of the hull and turret as this was their weakest points so they fitted additional armour plate over the vulnerable areas in an attempt to help protection in these areas, engine deck air grills and vents etc plus turret top, from what i could see it was simple steel sheet welded into place probably left over skirts from the sides as the air threat was more pressing and rather hastily fitted hence no painting just bare steel that rusted.
I am no Panther expert Or any for that matter so am prepared to be corrected on this, but they did exist.
So enough of my blathering a few pics.
Regards
Sub.

[Stormbringer]

certainly a different take on the Panther and looking good

[kingtiger323]

Great job it looks good

[HERMAN BIX]

They certainly did exist.
Great job making those look so good

[Rob59]

I run those extra armor stuff on some of my Panthers and Jagdpanthers too.
One set bought (poly), all the others home made out of aluminum.
Looks great and gives an extra touch to the vehicle!
Well done!
Rob.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Very interesting, Sub! I see, too, that the turret is covered with a double layer. What is more, you replicated some of the support brackets with an eye for detail. Well done!

[Rob59]

I even noticed, you did cut some grooves into the wooden jack block!
Great, that‘s what I always do too!
Rob.

[Rob59]

Double post, sorry

[MrChef]

Nice work bringing one back to life. Lookin very good.

[Sub]

Hi Chaps,
Many thx for the kind reviews, its one of my projects that has been on the back burner for ages until i finally got around to it.
Now moved on to another Tiger 1 i have, I am building an early version, one of the first 15 ( number 2 in fact) that were sent to Africa, PZ Abt 501, tiger 112 later 724 after they combined the groups up and re numbered the Tigers that were left, after the Beja mission.
I am trying to get this accurate so a lot of research and modification is on going and some scratch building to make it specific to Pz Abt 501, they had their own way of modifying things

Anyhoo, thx for looking.
Sub.