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The kit is the Panther G Initial from Tamiya. This kit, like almost all the models from Tamiya these years, has very high quality, only the lack of the driver and radio operator hatch's stoppers and the stopper of mantelet. As well, the turret's holders on mantelet sides are lack too. There are little mistakes from the Japan manufacturer, and they are corrected with plasticard and photoetched pieces.

The kit is superdetailed with these elements:

• The Zimmerit is a Jaguar reference made of resin. It is made up of complete superior hull, rear engine deck, two frontal glacis pieces, mantelet, lateral panels for turret, rear hatch turret and the Schurzen. This kit is very good and it adapts to Tamiya Panther perfectly, only you need some putty in the pieces joined to hide the gaps.

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• Aber Photoetched. I consider it is one of the best P.E. from Aber. It includes, as well as grilles, tools brackets and locks, chains..., turret commander's periscopes, exhausts pipes shields, Schurzen brackets and mudguards. To stand out the 23 pieces to make the chain of barrel lock and the pieces to make the MG holder. The Tamiya piece was avoided and I made it with wire, plastic and P.E. pieces.

Workable chain of barrel lock. It is made with 23 P.E. Aber pieces and 10 pins. So, 33 items for 1 piece of 0,31 inch.	Building of commander's cupola MG holder. Items of P.E. Aber, wire and plastic.

• Friulmodellismo metallic chains
• Aluminun lathe barrel
• Verlinden's net
• Commander turret periscopes in resin
• Wire and plasticard

The making of Panther: A pictorical review

Right side hull: Tools (1) Bumpers of hatchs. They are made with P.E. Aber and plasticard. Starting tool made with brass Wire pins Starting tool handle made with electric cable cover Fire extinguisher of Elefant Axe handle made with toothpick

Right side hull: Tools (2) Spare tracks from Friumodellismo Handle of crew shackle tracks made with plasticard. The tool is drilled for the wire pin Iron bar made with plasticard. It extreme has been flattened with pliers Tow rope made with nylon thread

Left side hull Aluminun lathe barrel Verlinden's net Modelkasten headlight Bosch Shovel handle made with plasticard Aluminium lathe spare tube

Right side hull Turret holders made with P.E. Aber and plasticard Mantelet tops made with plasticard Lock of barrel holder made with electric cable cober, wire and chain from P.E. Aber

Comander's cupola Wire handle Hatch stopper The welds are imitate with plasticard, liquied glue and the cutter. They are forteen to periscopes' protectors and five to MG ring

Lock barrel Locking chain. It is made with ten pins and twenty three pieces of P.E. Aber. Verlinden's net to imitate the wire netting used to hold tree branches Detail of pin of lock barrel holder. It is made with electric cable cover, wire and chain of P.E. Aber

MG holder (Soporte de la ametralladora) A: Items made with wire B: Items made with plastic The rest are pieces of P.E. Aber

Rear hull Exhaust pipe's shields from P.E. Aber Pieces from P.E. Aber to detail the jack bracket Jack's support Taillight made with P.E. Aber and a bit of brass

Mudguard detail It was made with several pieces from P.E. Aber. It allowed me to imitate a very real mudguard, particularly if we want to show scratches and dents.	Light Bosch detail I replaced the kit's light for the white metal item of Modelkasten. The improvement is visible overall in its support. I detailed the electric cable with wire, too.