Starfighter Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Hi everyone, Well, I took the plunge and have ordered the new Trumpeter 1/16 scale Panther G, which will keep me busy for quite a while, but I'm after some advice. Can any of you chaps recommend a good book on the Panther, preferably with colour schemes and other details ? Any suggestions will be gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hoffmanly Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I bought a reprint book when Takoms panther tanks were still pre-release. I got the book from here (https://feistbooks.com/shop/books/panzerkampfwagen-panther/) the book is sold out, sadly, but it should at least allow for you to see the name and title and try and find one off of eBay, or Amazon or where ever. But my 1/16 Panther arrived this past Friday, and from a quick look at the instructions, it seems as Trumpeter has improved upon their design and 'SHOULDN'T' need too much work like their previous 1/16 kits. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 This book. https://migproductions.com/product/panther-external-appearance-design-changes/ Looks like E-Models have some. https://www.emodels.co.uk/abteilung-502-panther-external-appearance-design-chances-601.html Tim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 5 hours ago, Starfighter said: Can any of you chaps recommend a good book on the Panther, preferably with colour schemes and other details ? Any suggestions will be gratefully received. here's one that doesn't get mentioned a lot. Tells the story of the Panther battalion of the 9th. Pz. Div. Fantastic book, I can only imagine that it is the French text that means no-one has ever heard of it. I told Osprey author Robert Forczyk about it and he exploited parts of it quite nicely in his "Panther vs T-34. Ukraine 1943" Duel title. Usually goes for anything up to 300 euros on certain auction sites but the author has just reprinted it and is now selling it at sensible prices on his own site. (25 euros for 256 pages, 280 photos) http://www.didier-lodieu.fr/boutique/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Thanks for the info, guys . . . it's much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 http://www.theresearchsquad.com/ their Panther offering seems VERY good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 Having gone through the instruction book for my Trumpeter 1/16 Panther, which arrived yesterday I've found some of the colour call outs a bit vague, so what I would really like is a book with some good detail photos or drawings of the interior, so once again any suggestions would be most helpful. Apart from that the kit is VERY well detailed, and the box is huge ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Review of the MIG Productions book here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soeren Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 20 hours ago, Starfighter said: Having gone through the instruction book for my Trumpeter 1/16 Panther, which arrived yesterday I've found some of the colour call outs a bit vague, so what I would really like is a book with some good detail photos or drawings of the interior, so once again any suggestions would be most helpful. Apart from that the kit is VERY well detailed, and the box is huge ! Do a build report. A 'S A P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Just ordered the Visual modellers guide from MIG for the Panther, as that looks like it will be very useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybach_man Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Here are some 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Just had word this was shipped, apparently it is as good as Jentz/Doyle / Spielberger, but more up to date. https://abteilung502.com/product/panther-external-appearance-design-changes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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