HL Panther G

Here is where you can show off your finished tanks and military vehicles, post pics and info on your arsenal!
Forum rules
If you're planning on posting a log of your build please use the relevant build sections.
Post Reply
User avatar
greengiant
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1138
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:15 am

HL Panther G

Post by greengiant »

I think just about everyone who has one of these has posted their pictures. These are mine. Ivw opened the front hatches and moved the smoke and sound to one of them. The on off switch is in the center if the rope holder on the right side.
Attachments
006_1.JPG
006_1.JPG (70.32 KiB) Viewed 727 times
001_1.JPG
001_1.JPG (132.01 KiB) Viewed 727 times
002_1.JPG
002_1.JPG (148.3 KiB) Viewed 728 times
This was taken before I added the side skirts
This was taken before I added the side skirts
panther in open field_1.jpg (68.62 KiB) Viewed 728 times
User avatar
Red Devils
Staff Sergeant
Posts: 872
Joined: Sun May 06, 2012 2:38 pm
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Contact:

Re: HL Panther G

Post by Red Devils »

Great looking Panther Greengiant, she's sweet...

Derek
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
First in the Field - Since 1914.
User avatar
Professor
Lance Corporal
Posts: 206
Joined: Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:55 pm
Location: Bolton

Re: HL Panther G

Post by Professor »

Very nice great job :thumbup:
I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
User avatar
greengiant
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1138
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:15 am

Re: HL Panther G

Post by greengiant »

Yes HL had a winner with this and the jagpather models. its easy to modify with bits and pieces most have laying around. Still need to add the small chains tho the spare track holders The smoker as usual burnt out and when I get some extra cash Im going to try phil at rc tank warfare who has a new super smoker and if it works well in it Ill start to change all my smoke units.
By the way, after looking over hundreds of real pictures of ww2 panthers I think I got the skirts made up pretty accurate as the 6 panel units rather than the 5 panel units most People are putting on their models. Thanks for the positive comments they really make the work worthwhile rather than just leaving it as bought.
It still stumps me why HL hasnt redone the top hull to the A model panther with the A model exaust rather than continueing with the God awful Pantiger they still are selling.
User avatar
KommandantX
Recruit
Posts: 43
Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:14 am

Re: HL Panther G

Post by KommandantX »

Excellent Panther! I do have one too but admittedly nowhere near as good.
Regarding the Pantiger i had 3!
The first Pantiger i cannibalised to scratch build a Jagdtiger (you will find it if you do a search in the show off forum).
The second Pantiger i cannibalised to scratch build a Tiger (P) (you will also find it in the forum) still not complete, these things do take time :-)
The third one, i was planning again to cannibalise for various other projects. However, looking at it from various angles, i came to the conclusion that had it been real what an awesome tank would it have been. It would have been a real monster, plus my son is allowed to play with :-)
Tamiya: KT Porsche (static), KT Henschel, M26 Pershing, Tiger 1 Normandy, Tiger 1 Desert, Sherman
HL: Tiger 1, Pershing, Pantiger, Panther, KV-1
Scratch-built: Jagdtiger, Tiger (Porsche typ 101), KV-2 (Tamiya, HL, scratch-built)
WSN: T-34 (winter)
User avatar
greengiant
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1138
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:15 am

Re: HL Panther G

Post by greengiant »

Yes you did a pretty nice conversion there. Ive been thinking of using bits and pieces of my old pantiger upper hull on the other G model I have that I havent really touched since I got it to convert it to an an A model just havent gotten up the nerve or time yet to attempt doing it. Too many other projects going at the same time all waiting for the extra cash needed to complete them.
diverfrost
Private
Posts: 70
Joined: Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:52 am
Location: Brsibane Australia

Re: HL Panther G

Post by diverfrost »

Nice job onhe panther mate!
really like the water colour effects of the first picture :D
12 Tanks and the armoury is still growing
User avatar
greengiant
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Posts: 1138
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:15 am

Re: HL Panther G

Post by greengiant »

The photo backround is a photo I found on the web that had a panther advancing into what I think was a wheatfield along with 2 or three other panthers in the field behind it. Since it had similer camo paint as my model I presume it was on the western front. The angle was a full side view and since I wanted to see the rear of mine in the picture I enlarged it slightly and when I pasted It into the scene it blocked the veiw of the other panthers and some of the backround detail which I attempted to reproduce be painting it in. Glad you like the effect. Im getting beter at using the paint program the more I use it.
Post Reply

Return to “Show Off”