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Best Panther?

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 2:12 PM
Thanks tigerman. I was thinking about getting some PE stuff anyway so its not a problem. Plastic schurzen are to thick anyway.
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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Sunday, April 18, 2004 1:29 PM
Monrad, I don't know if it important or not to you, but the Dragon kit doesn't come with schurzen. I left it off mine anyway, shows off the tracks better.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:09 AM
Hmm and here I was considering the Tamiya Panther, guess I' d better look for that Dragon Panther instead.
Thanks guys. What would I do without you.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 3:10 AM
Eric, mine are for a Grille too. Weird...

Edog, that sounds good! I might start having a bit better look at the bits this week!

Matt
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 2:14 AM
I would say that any of Dragons Panthers are the best. The Tamiya G flies together, but in the long run, the Dragon kits really are better detailed.

Matt, I am building the Dragon Night fighting panther right now. I purchased the Eduard PE set for it, and I am using Aber clamps. All I have to say, is WOW!!! for $16 at great models, you can't beat the quality/price. Of course you can always add detail to a kit, but the Dragon Panther G is a LOT more detailed than the Tamiya one. The build is a bit harder, but it is worth the effort. If you want, I would be happy to fill you in. We could have a bit of a 2 man build.Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]
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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Sunday, April 18, 2004 1:52 AM
LOL, I forgot Matt, my Panther kit came with decals for a Grille and not the Panther. Might check yours. I ordered some Archer transfers.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 1:20 AM
Thanks Eric. I haven't had a close look at the tracks on mine yet. I will keep the Tamiya ones in mind if they look like too much hard work. Bit ashamed, as I do not have a "proper" tank in my collection, so I thought I had better rectify that.

Matt
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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Sunday, April 18, 2004 1:16 AM
I built the Late DML Panther G Matt and it's a nice build for under $20. My only major knock was the indy tracks. I thought they were alot of cleanup, so I bought Tamiya's indy tracks.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 12:13 AM
How do the Dragon Night-fighting Panther G's stack up? I picked one up real cheap and was going to build it soonish.

Matt
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 18, 2004 12:00 AM
Go with Dragon's. Tamiya's A is very inaccurate and requires a LOT of work to correct.
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  • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
Posted by kaleu on Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:46 PM
Sign - Ditto [#ditto] I second the above message. The DML Panther D's and A's are the best you can buy. They are top quality and I can't wait to start building my DML Panthers. I do wish DML would come out with new KV-1's and KV-2's.
Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:22 PM
Dragon has in the past several years released their Panther A's, Early and Late; also their Panther D. IMHO they have raised the bar for Panther kits. Hard to go wrong with any of them. I have recently built the 'D' version and have an late 'A' waiting in the wings.

HTH
Glenn
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    November 2005
Best Panther?
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:52 PM
This probably gets asked alot, but to bad, here it is one more time. I wanted to build a model tank for my dad to put on his desk at work. He "likes" Panthers, although I just think that was the first thing that came to his mind when I asked him what his favorite tank was. He's a wingy thingy guy. Anywho, what is the best 1/35 scale Panther? I don't need an interior. I was thinkin about a mid war type of thing, not the late G model. Any help would be appriciated.

P.S. For those of you who are thinkin "Wait, he likes wingy thingies; then why are you building him a tank?", well, he also likes tanks, just builds a/c. Its a long story.Big Smile [:D]
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