looking for comments on panther g aftermarket part

From what I've been told, Part has been around for a little while, doing 1/35th and 1/72nd scale armour (and those things with wings).

Quick search of the net produced a UK distributer as PDI Model Supplies

Also found this site:
http://www.airconnection.on.ca/airconnection_part_ALL.htm
It lists only 23 of the 1/35th scale sets available (The C7P alone has 6 sets available that I know of) but will give you an idea.

This link is for those winged things, but it has a picture of what the Part PE looks like. It is a sheet to build a vickers machine gun for a WW1 bbbb.... bbbii... biplane (phew, got it out)
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2002/april/new-releases/PE_PART-aircraft.htm

Happy Modelling
Peter

ive not heard of them either, i know Accurate armour do a PE set

Never heard of them Peter, but thanks for passing along the info. Maybe some sharp eye out there knows where some might be found.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Can you guys get Part PE?

Part is a Polish company that produces some really fine etch sets. I have the Panther A/D skirts, grills and fenders (the front bit missing in the DML kits) and they are great. Part are not as "over the top" as Aber, and comparing the Eduard engine grills to their version, you gotta go Part.

Part produces separate sets, so if you just want one set - say the front fenders- you don't have to spend more bikkies on stuff you don't want. Part also works out cheaper over here, which is always a bonus.

Happy Modelling
Peter

A group build would be a motivater. I forgot to mention I got a grille set from Tamiya. Have to look into a barrel and tracks. If we do a group build, could it wait until after the holidays? So much going on right now. Any others interested?

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

do i hear a Panther group build

yeah get the Eduard Barrel it looks so mutch better than the rubio one
the tamiya engine sets good and these look good

from here http://pmms.webace.com.au/reviews/vehicles/cmd/cmd40.htm

i got the tamiya late version tamiya #35176 , thanks for the replies so far , should be ordering everything for it tomorow so i can hopefully start next weekend or the one after - bought a (oh the horror a plane!) bf109e earlier today to keep me busy until those come in

Hey guys,

You should give thought to an engine. Verlinden makes an engine for that panther. You can look down into those PE grilles and see something. I don't know, maybe I have done too many autos. It seems funny to build something without an engine.( I know not alot of armor has them)

If you do resin zimmerit - there's Cavalier, (like tigerman said) Atek, CMK makes some, and I think even Mirage is making some now.

You can get PE zimmerit as well.

Good luck with the build

I am also starting to get parts for mine (Tamiya) and was wondering about the same things. Does any one know where to get a brass MG? There was a company (collector's Brass?) but I don't know if they are still around.

Sounds cool Pantherlehr, which one do you have? I have Tamiya's early G with p/e zimmerit. Are you going to do your own zim? If not (don't hit me Moses) then you might want to look at some aftermarket zimmerit. Mine is Eduard. I think Cavalier makes some, but I'm not quite sure. Good luck on a cool project.

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

The aber and eduard p/e sets are very good, you won't be disappointed by either of them. However, I recommend getting the eduard barrel instead of the rubio barrel. IMO, the eduard barrel fits and looks better than the rubio barrel. I haven't heard of a tool that will help build metal link to link tracks, but there are a couple of bending tools that will help when using p/e sets. They are the hold and fold and the etchmate.