Steve,s Panther build

[simon_manning]

nice to see some update steve, looking very nice, as expected!, regards simon.

[Steve Norris]

I have been busy with the paint on my Panther for the last month or so. Origionaly i was not going to post any more photos until everything was complete but after meeting up with some fellow builders at Tankfest on Saturday i have decided to show were i am up to.

The first to shots show the Panther i am modeling. Its 411 of Pz Regt I./24 in Normandy around June/July 1944

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Gun barrel, muzzel break, side skirts and some tools still to do.

Hope you like

Regards

Steve

[Paul Morris]

Hi Steve.

Looking very nice and tidy as usual mate .
No tankfest pics for us unlucky ones that could not go?
Cheers Paul

[Steve Norris]

Hi Paul,
Only got a few pics at Tankfest, Give me five mins and i will put them on.
Regards
Steve

[simon_manning]

thanks for posting the photos steve, you can't hide this beauty away, nice to see you at the tank fest aswell, best regards simon manning.

[Steve Norris]

Finally finished my Panther build after 18 months work, I am realy pleased with how it has turned out.

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King Tiger Next

Regards

Steve

[Paul Morris]

Hi Steve.

Looks spot on to me mate I really liked your first Panther but I think you have topped it this time, do you think you might keep this one perhaps????????
Hope to see you soon with the Panther!
Cheers Paul

[Steve Norris]

Hi Paul,
Thanks,
My first Panther was a good model but this one is far more accurate and has much greater detail. As you know , I have a king Tiger waiting to be built so i will be selling the Panther in the very near future.
I would love to have kept all the Tanks i have built over the last few years but i do not have the space to store them and the finances to afford them all.
Regards
Steve

[Tim Bowman]

Hi Steve

Congratulations on the completion of your Panther. It looks fantastic! Details and finish are superb. I'm sure your Tiger II will be no different and I'm looking forward to following it's progress as well. Great inspiration for the rest of us.

Kindest regards
Tim

[simon_manning]

to build a kit from start to finish is no easy task, lots of what you don't see, and the added detail, a prize steve, very nice indeed!, regards simon.

[Robert E Morey]

Steve,
That is one fantastic Panther. The details and work you put into it really paid off. I'm sure when you sell it you will have no problem finding a home for it. If I didn't already have one I'd take it! Great work, thanks for sharing your work with us. Best regards,
Bob

[Kent Wiik]

Hi Steve,

I echo the others, what a fantastic build!
Very very well made and your choice of an early Ausf G from Normandy is "my kind of Panther"

Sad to hear you want keep her but the new owner will be a lucky one for sure.

One tiny thing I noticed...
Will you add the black outline on the turret numbers?
Pz Regt I./24 in Normandy had their numbers white outlined with black.





They also had the regiment logo (a jumping horse) painted at RHS front and RHS pack box, in fact one of very few units that bothered to paint their insignia on their Panthers in Normandy.







Please note the Fgst.Nr painted on the barrel support, 120509 is made by MAN in May 1944.

Kind regards
Kent