Panzerkampfwagen V Panther
Tamiya
- Subject:
- Масштаб:
- 1:35
- Статус:
- Завершені
- Початі:
- February 6, 2017
- Завершені:
- February 22, 2017
- Витрачений час:
- 2 Weeks 2 Days
The Panther was a German medium tank deployed during World War II on the Eastern and Western Fronts in Europe from mid-1943 to its end in 1945. It had the ordnance inventory designation of Sd.Kfz. 171. Until 27 February 1944, it was designated as the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther when Hitler ordered that the Roman numeral "V" be deleted. Contemporary English language reports sometimes refer to it as the Mark V.
The Panther was intended to counter the Soviet T-34 and to replace the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Nevertheless, it served alongside the latter and the heavier Tiger I until the end of the war. It is considered one of the best tanks of World War II for its excellent fire-power and protection. Its reliability was less impressive.
The Panther was a compromise. While having essentially the same engine as the Tiger I, it had more efficient frontal hull armour, better gun penetration, was lighter and faster, and could traverse rough terrain better than the Tiger I. The trade-off was weaker side armour, which made it vulnerable to flanking fire. The Panther proved to be effective in open country and long range engagements, but did not provide enough high explosive fire-power against infantry.
The Panther was far cheaper to produce than the Tiger I, and only slightly more expensive than the Panzer IV. Key elements of the Panther design, such as its armour, transmission, and final drive, were simplifications made to improve production rates and address raw material shortages. The overall design remained somewhat over-engineered. The Panther was rushed into combat at the Battle of Kursk despite numerous unresolved technical problems, leading to high losses due to mechanical failure. Most design flaws were rectified in the German retreat, though the bombing of production plants, increasing shortages of high quality alloys for critical components, shortage of fuel and training space, and the declining quality of crews all impacted the type's effectiveness.
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After just a day on the bench, she is basically built! It seems this AFV stuff is all about the painting & weathering?!?!
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Hi Mate,
Ive done this one, so I'm in.
So you are not going to do some side skirts and track and other fixings, fun ventilator meshes drill holes, etc?
I think it depends a bit on the level of detail you want to achieve, and of course this is not a dragon kit.😉
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Hi Rui, no mate I'm new to AFV (usually just do a/c) so I just wanted a basic kit (OOB) to practise on before I tackle the MENG King Tiger in my stash. I may add some some side skirts as it's a good excuse to down a few cans of beer to make them from 🙂
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Hi Dave.
Nice idea, I prefer the bottled beer, but now I'm thinking that I must have a pack of caned ones, hehehe. Nice excuse for sure...😉
Looking forward for the next Wip photos. 👍
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This is the old Tamiya kit with the motorization holes, right? These come together pretty quickly, unless you want to get rid of the holes and add sorely needed detail.
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Hello mates.
MY Panther came with motor, but I saved it for another Panther or JagdPanther that is even simpler to build than the Panther with much less pieces 😉
You can take a peek into my build, here:
Gniloy-Tikich | Album by mig (1:35)
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I got a Trumpeter Type 80 with a motor, then bought a bunch of stuff for it (better gearbox, power pack, etc) and then the kit turned out to be garbage so I never built it. I should probably motorize an old Tamiya kit one of these days.
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I've also a Tamiya Tiger with single motor and I used to enjoy see it running only in straight lines, over any obstacle in the way 👍