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New Trumpeter Panther G Coming Soon
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 9:14 pm
by SCHWEREPANZER
Can it be? This information indicates Trumpeter's follow-on to their earlier Panther release is close at hand:
https://www.axels-modellbau-shop.de/kat ... -1-16.html
Has any of our august membership built their earlier Panther G to date?
Re: New Trumpeter Panther G Coming Soon
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 9:19 pm
by tomhugill
Damn I was hoping for an A!
Re: New Trumpeter Panther G Coming Soon
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 9:42 pm
by Ad Lav
Looks good but I agree with Tom, an A would be nice.
Re: New Trumpeter Panther G Coming Soon
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 10:40 pm
by Tiger6
The full set of steel road wheels would make it part of the small batch made by MAN in September 1944, but the chin mantlet entered production use in October - not sure what this Panther is supposed to be other than a figment of somebodies imagination...? At least they have made a passable stab at factory 3 colour scheme on the artwork

Re: New Trumpeter Panther G Coming Soon
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 5:48 pm
by ronnie42
The 1st kit gives you 2 mantlets , will get round to building it when i have the time.
Re: New Trumpeter Panther G Coming Soon
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 7:31 pm
by Tiger6
I think you are confusing the sparodic usage of chin mantlets on production vehicles with wholesale mixing and matching of parts on tanks returned to the factories.
Factory rebuilds were very much in the minority - I have MAN's figures around here somewhere, its a much smaller number than you would imagine.
Edit: "Overall 154 vehicles were reissued between 1943 and 1945"
source:
https://www.panzerwrecks.com/product/pa ... n-changes/
Re: New Trumpeter Panther G Coming Soon
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 8:09 pm
by Mic
It does look impressive - with the likes of Aber making etch for it as well potentially - I believe even Voyager Models have started doing 1/16 in small quantities as well.
Re: New Trumpeter Panther G Coming Soon
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 8:22 pm
by Tiger6
I'm a little confused how my statement was contradictory, but whatever.
Eastern Front wrote:Have plenty of references and photos.
Care to post a few? I would be most interested to see them
