GD Panther A

The example 

Running gear mostly completed, forward quarter 

Running gear mostly completed, rear quarter 

Engine compartment  

Hull hatches insert installed 

Rear plate fittings added 

Turret basic construction 

Test fit of cupola and main gun  

Test fit of turret to check removal of turret to hull top deck gap. 

Right side thinned down under 1mm, left side approx 1.5mm as molded 

Thinned zimmerit pieces added to hull and turret, as well as driver vision flap and hull mg ball mount 

Thinned zimmerit pieces added to hull and turret 

Putty used for missing zimmerit behind mantlet 

Engine compartment area and parts painted up and installed 

Center engine deck piece glued into place 

Left side tool racks added 

Right side tool racks added 

Test fit of current progress 

added PE engine deck screens and cover flange for S-mine launcher 

front deck small bits added 

cleaning rod tube modified to early 1944 style, removing reinforcement strip 

PE on engine deck primed and painted Dark Yellow 

Mud texture added to bottom of sponsons 

Mud texture added to lower hull right side and running gear 

Mud texture added to lower hull left side and running gear 

Close up of r/s sprocket mud and inner surface of track painting 

Close up of l/s sprocket mud, and track inner surface painting 

L/S track on 

R/S track on 

 

 

 

 

Coupling device attachment points added and kit jack swapped out for better one from my spares bin 

Test fit frontal overhead view  

Hull vision block and periscopes installed, interior 

hull vision block and periscopes installed, exterior 

cupola periscopes installed, interior 

cupola periscopes installed, exterior 

side skirt armor glued in place 

Hull top glued to bottom 

Final bits added... assembly completed... ready for paint 

Final bits added, assembly completed 

Base coat of Dark Yellow fully on 

Camo colors in 

Camo colors on 

Decals on over a gloss coat 

Decals on over a gloss coat 

Flat coat on 

Flat coat on 

Stowage and final bits & weathering added 

stowage and final bits & weathering added