Steve Jones Panther Ausf G Early Production Rye Field Model 1:35 (AAGB)

[BattleshipBob]

:thumb2: Ah kardiff born and bred and when i die i will be Kardiff dead lol, you travelled a bit Pete. Good to know there are two of us

[BattleshipBob]

Not the fire John, me burning mighty fine Cotwolds, Lambourne sausages, time to get some more :smiling4:

[BigGreg]

taking seat to enjoy this one... ;-) it's gonna be epic

[rtfoe]

I'm bringing the fire extinguisher and sitting next to John...I'd like some sausages cooked not burnt. :tears-of-joy: My favorite are the Breakfasts...no frills.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mr Bowcat]

In for this one Steve, looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

[Steve Jones]

Hi Everyone

Pete/Bob - I have sat you both together so you can share your food with each other. I will bring some Pukka pies and pasties if you want
Glad to have you along Mick
You have a seat at the front JR next to the BBQ and fire extinguisher :smiling5:
Welcome Greg. Now you have settled in the new flat I look forward to hearing what you think of the build
Nice to see you will keep JR under control Richard. I like my eggs sunny side up please:tongue-out:
Me too Bob:smiling5: Great to have you here

[Steve Jones]

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[scottie3158]

Steve,
Count me in for this. looks like a well engineered kit but looks like dragon did the instructions. As you say some of the things do look a bit gimmicky but I do like the track cleats would be a useful addition for a dio.

[BattleshipBob]

Off at a far old pace Steve, lovely job :tongue-out3:

[Guest]

I heard "Fire and the name John in the same sentence" so I'm here.

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Steve you've almost finish it "bum late again"
Pete.

[Guest]

there are seven "cleats"? that need to be added to the finished track. This allows you to then use the track pole to help remove the track in a dio setting. I have never seen this before and find it hard to believe these would be on the tracks as they would be crushed when the tracks go around.

They’re snow grousers or cleats, intended for use when the tracks wouldn’t have enough grip otherwise. If used on hard ground they couldn’t be pushed into, they would give an extremely uncomfortable ride as the vehicle would be riding up and down them all the time. Maximum speed with them fitted was limited to 15 km/h to prevent damage to suspension and road, says Spielberger’s Der Panzer-Kampfwagen Panther und seine Abarten on page 160, which also has illustrations of the grouser both on and off the track. It doesn’t say where they were stored, but I would suspect in the rear hull bins.

[Mini Me]

Nice progress so far Steve, I noticed a couple of steel rollers in the kit pics. will you be adding these to station 8 or will it be an all rubber tired Kitty? Also I had no idea that a stencil was available for "disc" camo. Really curious to see how that works for you. It's a little crowded in here but I think I see JR over in the corner having a pow wow with Matron...I'll join him for the fun. Cheers, Rick H.

[Wouter]

Always good to see a Panther being built. Nice start mate!

Cheers

[Jim R]

Well Mr Jones
This is certainly a kit and a half. That track looks the part but would give me nightmares! Lots of decisions to make and fiddly bits - right up your street.
Jim