panther towing cables

[yves mouton]

Hello,

Is there anyone who knows if there are 2 towing cables in the panther A kit,
because i dont find them.
Another question, is there sombody who's seen panther A with side skirts because i wanted
to try made them by myself.

I am looking for two of these.
Best regards Yves

[mark lawson]

contact Lee Sellers he should have some Stannard cables.

[yves mouton]

Thanks for the info Mark,
see you at tankfest.
Regards Yves

[Robert E Morey]

Hi Yves
I plan on making the skirts for my Panther. But I'm a ways out on having any design ready.
Bob

[yves mouton]

Hello Robert,

It is very difficult to find info about these side skirts of a panther A,
i have only find one picture, but it is not very clear to see how they are fixt to the side of the hull.

These panther A is seen in a little city ( Eeklo ) 1942 just 15 min from where i live.



Best regards Yves

[Robert E Morey]

Yves,
I have the Panzertract series which shows the skirt brackets pretty clearly. The "L" shaped brackets slide into "U" bracket welded to underside of sponson. The skirts overlap each other, and are held in place by small rectangle plate with M8 bolt. The "L" brackets have two hooks which the skirts sit on. Not too complicated. Hopefully these help.

See attached images of Panther A in France:

[yves mouton]

Hello Robert,

Thanks for the picture, but
are the skirts from a panther A not different than these on the picture?
Best regards Yves

[mark lawson]

Yves, the shirtzen pictured are the correct for the Panther D and A along with how they bolt to the brackets, one must remember that the D,A Shirtzen differed from the G model

[Kent Wiik]

Hello Robert,

Thanks for the picture, but
are the skirts from a panther A not different than these on the picture?
Best regards Yves

Hi again Yves,

The skirts seen in Roberts photos are post war made and are made to high.
Here is a periodic photo of the real deal.
As a note also the two Saumur museum Panther Ausf A #211 and #256 both also has post war skirts made to high.....

PS Yves.....that Eeklo Panther photo is from 1944 not 1942

Kind regards
Kent

[yves mouton]

Thank you Kent for the info,
Best regards Yves