My First Attempt at Armour, The Panther Panzer KampfwagenV Ausf A....

[Lucky13]

The majority of those in France, 1944, were the A-model. I don't know which model Barkmann was in, but going by odds it's going to be an A. Did you read the story posted, Lucky, you answered your own question. Barkmann was in the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich".

D-OH!

 

[plan_D]

It's not loading, but I have plenty pictures of Panthers - but I haven't got round to seperating all of 'em into variants (some have been). Like all those in this post are A, except one !

 

[Lucky13]

Barkmann and his Ausf D.

 

[plan_D]

Well, there you go, it was a D... problem sol-ved.

 

[DBII]

After seeing your other work, I know that you will do well with the tank. Just remember, tanks are big monsters covered with dirt, grease, oil and the tracks are rusty except where the metal rubs together. The camo will be easy after doing aircraft. I am looking forward to seeing it.

DBII

 

[Erich]

don't think the ambush scheme camo was used till the Ardenne guys in fact I am almost positive. the liberal useage of trees and brush was the result of jabo fear in Normandie

 

[Catch22]

Les, I'm gonna look at my "Panther in Action" Book to see if it has what units it was used in and where.

Sorry, it doesn't have anything, and it's really the only book I have that would.

 

[ian lanc]

well here's my bit, a 1/25th panther .....







...ian

 

[DBII]

Ian Lanc, you know how to make a treadhead happy. Outstanding work

DBII
Clank, Clank, I'm a tank

 

[AVRoe]

Nice work ian lanc

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks for the info guys, great model ian... Keep it comin....

 

[Lucky13]

What a beauty!

 

[ThunderThud]

Nice work Ian!

 

[Heinz]

Awesome stuff!

 

[Screaming Eagle]

nicely done ian!

 

[Wayne Little]

nicely done ian!

Totally agree!

 

[Wurger]

I'm with Wayne.

 

[nizzer]

hi les, i'm new to this site, so hopefully you are well finished with your panther. my step grandfather was an nco in the ss division Galicia. he was an infantryman, so never drove a tank, indeed, his closest contact was nearly being run over by a panther in 1943 somewhere in russia, but he said that all the pictures he had seen of models on the web, they were way too clean. the panzers would be caked in dirt most of the time, and would also be re painted several times a year depending on the season and terrain, so, once you decide on a theatre and a year you kind of have carte blanche. he also said that it was rare for more than five tanks per regiment to have the same colour or camo scheme. sadly he died some time ago so i cannot press for details!

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks for the extra info nizzer.... I am still, slowly, working on my Fw 190A-8 of Dortenmann... The tank is next, and all this info is making me motivated to get it started...

 

[Matt308]

Way cool nizzer. Now that was a great post. Wish you had some pics from your grandfather.