Guess who decided to show up again??? With a few pics...
Hey guys! It's been a while! 
I finally decided to make it back to the fold. The last 3 years or so went by way too fast, with work and other hobbies 
taking a larger and larger part of my time. I never was really away, just became more of a lurker over time...
For those that don't know me: Jean-Michel, living in Edmonton AB, and Weapons Technician in the Canadian Forces.
I've kept building during this time, although, at a slower pace. I started building this one about 2 years ago, and I think it's finally ready for a coat of paint this summer. Dragon # 6299, Panther Ausf.D Premium Edition. I am trying to depict turret # 433, which should be a mid production Ausf. D.
There is way too many road wheels on this thing.... Some of them are well detailled with tiny, REALLY TINY inscriptons.
The magic tracks are well detailled. They are, however, the same for both sides. Not that big of a deal to me.
The kit offers a substantial amount of PE, but still can be refined further.
Putty weld beads........ pain in the b*tt, but well worth the effort.
I ran into a few issues while cleaning up the schurzen's brackets, resulting in a few hooks breaking off. I ended up keeping the bracket arms and scratching the hooks from aluminum.
The mantle's weld joints to the turret was mis-aligned a bit....
A nice little kit overall, but the instructions s***ed!
Cheers!