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I am looking for suggestions for a future project, so I am hoping someone has some good, historical knowlege on this one.

Specifically, I am looking for options on colors and marings that would be correct for a Panther G (not earlier versions of the Panther) operating on the eastern front. (I realize that by the time the G came into service, the east front may have meant Poland)

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

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Glen there are a few in here. As far as the G goes. I believe the early was a possibility on the eastern front. Most lates were western or in germany when the russians made thier push west.


The slpinter looks wicked, just pain to mask

One of the nicest patterns I saw was actually on a P-G, in Poland; seen in an episode of a series about WWII/Third Reich in colour which I recorded from the History channel when I was in the UK.

It appeared to be a series of jagged zig-zags (almost like nested chevrons) in alternating between light earth and a dark grey.

Of course, the colour stock of the time might not have been representing the scheme correctly, but I was impressed more by the pattern than by the actual colours. it had both the impression of stripes and a disruptive pattern. Very appealing, for all that it was two colour.

If I can track down a piccy, I shall PM you.

/Edit - beat me to it Seventh piccy down - tank marked 200 looks a little like the scheme I meant

/Double Edit: Second from the bottom. That's the one!

Thanks, great pictures.

It would be interesting to know where the one's that aren't labelled were used.

This is an eastern front..


Looks cool, the color is off in the pic..

You could always off color the crew heater and late mantlet. I intend to do that with the one I am currently building, but will probably switch out the mantlet to an Schumo early one.. Just a thought

That one's interesting.

I wonder if there is any information available on what unit (or units) had those colours.

JayBrd wrote:This is an eastern front..


Looks cool, the color is off in the pic..

You could always off color the crew heater and late mantlet. I intend to do that with the one I am currently building, but will probably switch out the mantlet to an Schumo early one.. Just a thought

Glen this was used by 3rd Pz Div Ostfront....

hi there

you could blag it a bit ... and soften the colours to german army sand and green
thatwould look quite nice if done with some soft weathering

iain

JayBrd wrote:

JayBrd wrote:This is an eastern front..


Looks cool, the color is off in the pic..

You could always off color the crew heater and late mantlet. I intend to do that with the one I am currently building, but will probably switch out the mantlet to an Schumo early one.. Just a thought

Glen this was used by 3rd Pz Div Ostfront....

Thanks for identifying that one

Actually Glen - East Prussia, September 1944