HL PANTHER G STEEL WHEELS UPDATE NEW PICS

[mcevoyi]

hi all

just a quick update .. been working on the panther adding a few details .. miles to go ..

still not sure about adding zimmerit to a steel wheeld panther ? cant find any pics ? any one help ?

[mcevoyi]

[mcevoyi]

in it starange // just looking at the pics i uploaded i can see just how much work there is still to do
lids for the storage boxes on the rear hull .. for a start ... more detial on the engine deck .. welds ... side skirt hangers ... ahh the list keeps getting longer

[tankman]

Looking GOOD Iain
Alan

[Rocketman]

[971wright]

Hi Found a couple of photos ,hope they help they dont seem to have zimmerit on them .


regards pete

[oz]

its not very clear but this panther does have zimm, whats interesting about it is the running gear' it has a mix of steel and dished panther wheels and the rear steel wheel is from a tiger 1.

[Andy in Cheltenham]

Tell you what, its nice getting back into the world of tanks. I'm learning quite a bit from this forum. I love fact that the pastime is alive and well and positively thriving. I've scoffed at the Heng Long stuff in the past, but I'm impressed as to what you lot have got out of them. I'll get my flippin early Leopard running if its the last thing I do.....

[Plastic scouser]

Only 23 Panthers produced with all steel wheels chassis numbers 121032 - 121055 first produced on or around the 22nd of september 1944. zimmerit was stopped being applied on the 9th of september 1944.
In March/april of 1945 M.A.N produced several Panthers with a steel wheel on the last station, its not known whether this was a shortage of rubber or an attempt to reduce roadwheel failure.
Panther steel wheels were the same as those fitted to Tiger 1 and 2 except for the hub.(source panzer tracts no 5-3 Panther G by Jentz and Doyle)
I have never seen a picture of a steel wheel panther with a Chin mantlet though (waiting to be proved wrong now )

BTW panther looks great Iain

Cheers Ian

[mcevoyi]

i do have a few pics of a late panther with the extra chin armour and steel wheels .. taken form a trojca book theres also a set of 11 drawings showing the the same configuration... could be wrong could be right .... but still looks good !