Panther G at the Eastern Front 1945

[Red Devils]

Great looking Panther, your going to town on this beast and I like it. Well done hotte...

Derek

[hotte8487]

Thanks Derek.
It goes on with the tow cable holder for the chain, from the appearance like a holder for a garden hose. Because I screw all attachment parts on the hull and this plastic material is very soft, I've tinkered small washers of 0.3 mm thick brass.



The holder for the tow rope I've made from a 0.4 mm copper sheet, it consists of several parts and is then soldered together. For fastening are likewise two small M1 bolts available.
Again a big fumbling, I will not comment and let better the pictures speak.









And so it will look later at my Panther…





Only little progress, but it goes on.
At the next time I dedicate me to the tool holders.

[maxmekker]

Great work man, thanks for the info.

[hotte8487]

Hotte8487

Nice cable holder.. I did something simliar but split a piece of brass tubing, then used brass strips for the rest...
That particular cable wasn't for towing though, it was used to pull the tracks on the tanks
Have you decided what paint scheme you will use yet?

Great build!!

Cheers!

Hi Eastern Front,

thanks for your comment. Each man has it's own way to create parts for the tanks; many ways leads to rome. Decisive is only the result.
You're absolutely right, it is the rope to pull the tracks on the tank. This is also what I want to told, a mistake from me. My English is not the best, I'm still learning. And so it is possible that I make some mistakes.
How is the right word for Kettenaufzugseil in English, perhaps chain elevator rope?
For which paint scheme I will decide me, hmm, actually still for the same scheme from my first report. Glen has posted a picture in this thread which comes closest to my expectations for that. Unfortunately has he not replied yet.
It could be that he has more information about it or a description? Would not be bad.
Comes time, comes counsel.

[maintcoder]

Very nice and detailed work, I cannot wait to see more!

[hotte8487]

Hi Eastern Front,

you do not need to apologize for my mistakes. I will read and write in this forum not only because of knowledge about our tanks, but also to improve my english by writing and reading. And so it is for me funny too.
And it would be also important for me, that the forum members tell me when I make mistakes. Thanks for your understanding!

[hotte8487]

And for all who can't waiting, it goes on.
I have my Panther again a little bit completed.

Today's topic are the two front tool holders. For that I used the tool holder kit from WeCoHe, a couple of original parts from Tamiya, the C-hook from Schumo kits and a few DIY additions, so it will be a colorful mix.
Individual photos of the stages of construction are again not available, but it's all good to recognize. The pieces of wood are only used for standing the tool holder, now I let simply the photos speak...













The fire extinguisher has two holes on the backside so he fits onto two soldered copper wires; the slightly larger holes are used for receiving the retaining noses of the original Tamiya tools. The tool itself also had to be adjusted a little, at the ax and at the shovel, for example, I've removed the cast holders.
The locking bolts for the C-hooks are included in the kit from WeCoHe, but the chain for it you have additionally to buy (mine are from Axel's Modellbaushop). It turned out that the flattening at the upper end of locking bolts was not sufficient. So there was nothing further left than to widen the flattening carefully, so that I could drill holes of 0.5 mm diameter.
For the attachment to the upper hull I've cut four M1 thread into the holder and then I could screw them from the inside.
Here again 4 photos, one each from close range and a long shot.









For today that's all. But it will continued soon with the holder for the hammer and the crowbar in proven mixed construction.

[streetfighterjeff]

looks fantastic, love the photo etch and scratch building. hope i can get the tiger to the same standard.
jeff

[Panzerman]

Have looked this thread trough a couple of times, great detail, great pic's and
a great build looking forward to seeing the paint go on........

[streetfighterjeff]

just looked again at your travel lock. can you get the locking chain seperate? need to one one the tiger and i think the chain part will be the killer, unless i can get the full barell lock for a tiger 1
jeff