Tamiya 1/35 Panther G Late Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this review of Tamiya models 1/35 Panther G Late with rubber road wheels kit. I discuss at length the endless modelling possibilities these fantastic Tamiya kits offer us the modeler for our projects.
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Working on my first kit (tamiya churchill) Its abit old aswell but i just love how well it comes together and not to complicated. First time using airbrush aswell but i love every minute of this hobby and learning new stuff. Anyway i really like Panthers and Jagdpanthers so maybe this kit would be a nice starter once i buildt a few britt tanks.
Thanks for sharing.
Hi, awesome to hear your starting out in the hobby! Its a great community to be part of, with lots and lots of great people more than willing to help out our fellow modelers with tips and advice! So if you need any help during your builds don't hesitate to reach out as we always happy to help!
I have the Churchill Crocodile in my stash which is the same base kit as yours, I am super looking forwards to building it up as those old kits still hold up today. And their Panther family is very nice indeed, with the Ausf D being a new tool and is a gorgeous kit!
@@longlance67 Thanks, Hope you plan to post it on youtube ☺🍻.
And ty for taking your time to answer.
Good job Shane, excellent presentation as always!
I have yet to build a German Panther and I want to keep the Ardennes theme, so I need a G model. I have narrowed it down to this old Tamiya kit or the Meng TS-054, RFM 5018, Dragon 6070 or the Academy 13529. The Tamiya or Academy kits would be the simplest and therefore the most enjoyable and it has been a while for me building an Academy kit...but you make a hard case for this one! Another watch and you made have made it an easier choice. Thanks again.
Thanks shane for the look ! The 90's saw lots of cool releases from Tamiya. Thanks again for this.
Its some of their most exciting releases for me is the 90's as these kits at the time represented the holy grail of kits I didn't have pocket money to get
Excellent video Shane, looking forward to seeing you build this one.
thank you Jeff ! I am really looking forward to trying it !
Great review Shayne! Thanks for bringing this kit to light!
my pleasure mate !
A great base kit, lots of aftermarket goodies, great choice Shane , thank you for your review
cheers mate! I am still thinking of settings for my Panther but I am seriously considering trying my hand with a destroyed vehicle
The one I ordered arrived today. YEAH. I'm in the middle of building/ completing a couple of other projects, but plan to start on it in the coming months
Its a great kit you will love it whenever you get around to it!
@@longlance67 thanks Shane. Hopefully Here in the next couple of weeks. I'm finishing up an F-86 Saber. Then a Italeri M-60A3. THEN the Panther.
nice review shane! knocked out panther, thats a cool idea. there are many pictures of those out there, where you can find your inspiration for the project. that will be a cool series to follow along :)
Thanks Michael ! I've always wanted to do the Cologne Panther A but I think this a good place to start! A nice solid kit and with plenty of extras out there for it, I may have to get another in the future as I really like the G
Very nice review! Tamiya makes a really nice kit. I have this one in the stash along with the CMK drivers set, interior, and engine. Going to be working on it very soon!
I was looking at those very kits, they look very good !
Classic kit. Great review
thanks Mark !
Hello Shane, Great video class model, I first built the Panther D by Tamiya. LG Thomas
You did a great job on your knocked out Panther! really want to see what I can get out of mine !
Great review! Always like the Panther tanks!
me too, they are very attractive tanks
I decided to build one of these that I had in my stash. I used Mission Model paints for the first time and found them to be very good and would highly recommend. Cheers for posting your videos on here , very informative and a help when the dreaded mentsal block sets in. Keep up the good work mate and a happy 2020 to you.
thanks mate, I am about to start this kit too, have the first part in my Adrennes Panther build project documenting the vehicle we are gonna attempt to build, I am very looking forward to trying it as it will the first knocked out machine I've done!
@@longlance67 excellent look forward to watching it mate.
Great video as always!!a knocked out panther,try the houfallize panther G,this was upside down in the river at houfallize,now days he's for restauration at bastogne barracks
Nice review Shane! Still looks good even with all the new Panther kits out there (and a lot quicker to build, no doubt)!
thanks mate!
your right there are so many Panthers out there but this one still holds up very well and should a great little build
Nice kit!👍👏
I'm really looking forward to building this kit
Great review. Shane, you're right about these figures being a bit rough, but Tamiya figures have REALLY improved in the last few years and are now easily the best of the major manufacturers. As well, Tamiya is improving a lot of these older kits (Wespe etc.) to address shortcomings like the tracks. Take a look at the figures in the Wespe kit or the Fiat M13.
true that Tamiya continue to push forward and offer improved product packages and add ons that make life easier for us, while still maintaining their easy to build quality
The add-ons are far too expensive and should be included in the kit . Tamiya are exploiting modellers and have lost me as a customer - i won't buy any more of their armour kits .
Nice review Shane nice kit. The panther is my favourite tank
it is a lovely bit of kit the Panther ! it is one of my favorite tanks of all time!
Shane Smyth - scale models don't let the Sherman hear you say that 😉
Great old kit. Just bought the CMK interior for it
been looking at the CMK interior sets for this kit too, considering get the engine set for this beast!
Hi Shane thanks for your previous replies I have the Tamiya Panther G Steel Wheel version and I'm gonna make it one of kamphgruppe peipers panzers in the Ardennes offensive working out a river bank diorama with water effects figures the lot the Panther is also my favorite panzer.
the Panther is one of my favorites too next to the Sherman of course lol
I am intending to build mine as knocked out command vehicle based loosely on KG Peiper too
the Zimmerrit on those Tamiya kits is the challenge Shane, the rest of the model is very nice.
thanks mate, Luckily I am gonna cop out and not put the Zimm on as it gonna be a "Late" Panther also I do like the look of the Panthers without Zimm
I just buyed one such a kit but I m not going to put rubber track ..instead I bought the bergepanther of ICM and ILL put those moulded track on tamiya s panther g late!! Nice review and keep up the good work🤗
thanks ! I replaced the tracks for Tamiya's own plastic workable tracks are I believe snap fits. I also got a metal barrel, P.E engine screens and Tamiya's engine set for it, so once the barrel arrvies expect to you see a build series on this kit :)
great vid
thanks mate !
Very nice review sir. I can't wait to see what you come up with. You need a Pershing so you can depict the tank battle in Cologne. That would be awesome....
And in 1990, I was 16.....oh dear lord I suddenly feel old....😄
thanks my friend !
You know me too well ;) I've been researching that duel quite a bit, and I've been looking at getting TAKOM's Later Panther A with Zimm and of course Tamiya's M29 ! it will be such an awesome mini collection !
Nice review. I have built enough of these to invade Europe, well nearly! It's one of my goto kits if i lose some mojo - this and a few other tamiya kits. Keep the vids coming please.
Thanks mate, I am very looking forward to getting stuck into this build! I am kinda suffer a mild burnout after the disaster with my 251 halftrack and my Fury build fighting me.
A good old relaxing tamiya build will do the job just gonna get their engine set plus their tracks and etch to go with it and we will be good to go !
It's cool to know we were born of the same era. How long have you been building? 22 years for me.
haha we 90's kids gotta stick together lol I built my first model when I was 6 with my dad which was an Airfix Spitfire and I've been building ever since, so its about 23 years or so for me
@@longlance67 that's awesome man, great memories too I bet. When I started my first at eight, I never stopped.
Ohh!! My favorite tank :)
Gabor V13 one of my favs too!
Really great for20 years old
its a top notch kit really stands up!
Well said Shayne
You made me laugh ....
"Why am I in this hobby"?
Only the way an Irish man can say it!!!
Brother I love your videos
Awesome....anything new coming ?
RFM Sherman M4A3E8?
Watch out for the loaders hatch, springs are worthless, but it's a great kit other wise
You rock it Shayne
great kit! bought 3 myself!
nice ! A platoon in the making ;)
enjoy your videos on the Sherman tanks as well! have added a few to my stash! ty!
that's what I like to hear ;) haha
Good to know that I am helping the Sherman get a little love
what easy 8 kit is your favorite?
Some armor fans don't have high regard for Tamiya. I don't get it. You can super detail these kits if you want - if you don't you'll just have to live with the remarkable engineering that marks the company. DML makes good stuff for sure, but every Dragon of CyberHobby model I've made has had a moment of serious suspense involved - sometimes coming from trying to make sense out of their instructions. I did the Tamiya Panzerjager last year (2015 new tool) and it was splendid. Their new Panther, SU-76 and Easy-Eight look terrific - they better be because I've got them all.
I think those opinions more speak to the pretentiousness of some modelers rather than any fault with the kit as they not meet their lofty standards. Personally I like Tamiya as they are fun kits to build, and acceptable accurate for most needs. Though they are showing their age in some kits and can be a little expensive for what you are getting in the negative side of things
Also Dragon has gone way down hill over the last few years and have become stupidly expensive .
Tamiya's modern kits - since the 90s - are mostly very good but they aren't cheap even compared to Dragon ; their Panther D has optional "upgrades" that come as standard in Dragon kits and ends up costing more - around 80 coins in the UK . At the very least the tanks that need them should come complete with the pe grill covers etc.
Frankly, it puts me off the brand .
Yeah I'm gonna use some of AK 's diorama products got the mud splash and muddy ground gonna apply a bit to the lower hull and tracks what's your opinion on trumpeter s 1/16th panther G it looks awesome I'm thinking of getting one although there is a late version coming out soon as well
they are good products, can't say much about the 1/16 Panther as I know very little about the kit unfortunately
Great kit,& great review. Much appreciated. Unfortunately hard to get in USA, i don't think tamiya USA, has it? Many of the u.s online shops, don't have it looking forward to seeing how the build turns out. Thank you.
unfortunately I can't help you much with that one, but perhaps one of my viewers will have the answer
Shane Smyth - scale models thank you sir.
I finally got one. Currently building it. Thank you.
Hi again I'm gonna put fruils on mine and an aber barrel plus I have the tamiya grills I thought of doing with the infrared site but I don't think they where equipped with it in the Ardennes
I've got pretty much the same goodies for mine too, only with Tamiyas snap fit workable tracks. As IR equipped Panthers in it is pretty safe to say it is not very likely at all that any where used in the Bulge
Shane could you take us through your airbrush set up, what type and do you use a compressor? If you have already covered this in a video could you say which one, many thanks
I haven't really done a video on my airbrush setup but may well done one in the future if people would like to see it
Hi Shane, I would love to no what your opinion is with the Tamiya Panther V Ausf A kit, it’s a very old kit & ex motorised kit at that, I have made a few mods to the kit to try & get it to look the part, but wondered if you might have built it. Great review of the G happy modelling. Cheers.
Hi Mark,
I built kit many years ago when I was a child, and it builds up easily though the details are what you would expect from a 1970s kit, pretty chunky and soft with some clean up required. The tracks if I remember were disasters and had to melt them together, as for accuracy I really can't comment on that aspect as my I no expert of Panther by any stretch.
I did remember it being a simple build if that is any help but will require a lot of work to get the most out of the kit
Shane Smyth - scale models Thanks for the feed back, Shane, I opted for new tracks, bronco early version, should sort that issue. Same, I am no Panther expert by no means, but it looks the part. Thanks. All the best.
I have used guite a few CMK interiors. They are very well detailed. But hard to find!!
been eyeing a few for this kit but think I will keep it simple and go with the basic engine supplied with Tamiya's Maintenance set
Well I must gotten one of the rare ones. Because my A model turned out to be a joke. one of the road wheels #7 refused to mount on the bracket, no matter which side of the hull I attempted to mount it. It would not go on. So now I'm stuck with a kit I can't finish. Any suggestions?
The Panther A kit came out in the 1970s so it show every bit it's age. My Panther G was a 90s kit so it builds up wonderfully. Are you putting your road wheels in the right order? As sometimes they can interfere with each other when mixed up
@@longlance67 thanks. Yeah it took a little bit for me to understand how they worked ( following the instructions) but no matter what I did. It simply refused to mount. I think I'm going to order / purchase the G model. But try to contact Tamiya USA and see if I can get replacement parts.
Update I fixed the problem. I ordered another set of road wheels from Tamiya USA took about 2 week's to get them. BTW I've also ordered The Late G model which is being shipped from China ?
nice! good to hear you managed to your project back in action again! You'll love the Panther G Late whenever it arrives. Its lightyears better than the older Panther A they did
@@longlance67 thanks I'm hoping I will see it Here in the next few weeks.
Hey could you do a tutorial on how to paint the german WW2 water pattern camoflauge.
When the parts arrive for this kit arrive I will certainly do a camo tutorial !
Shane Smyth - scale models oh note that water camoflauge is a infantry camoflauge.
sorry thought you meant on how to do tank camo tutorial, I have a tutorial in my library on how to do Splinter Camo on German Paras
I like the staples as you can look at the sprues then put them back in the bag to protect them. Yes still a pretty nice kit... especially for the novice. If you can get it for a really good price it can work but with Meng releasing their Panthers this one is unfortunately pretty dated. Great review BTW. Yes the figures are shit I would probably upgrade those to some Alpine or similar.
cheers mate, the new generation of Panthers from Meng, Takom and RFM certainly are sharper in every aspect for the most part, though their prices tags are massive excluding factor
Yes this is true. I did see a couple of them at my local shop for around $80.00 which is pretty good considering what you get in the box.
One Sherman knocked out an entire Panther brigade?
didn't mean literally a single M4 lol It was a several companies 37th Tank Battalion that picked apart 113 Panzer brigade over the course of several ambushes
Tamiya figures work out at about 4 foot. Whats wrong with them? Tamiya never include engine grills. If they do, they charge 20 quid extra. Got their Panther D. It was a total rip off. One has to spend more money to finish it. Tamiya don't like selling anything for less then 100 quid. Dragon panthers are miles better. Tamiya kits are very good at starting fires, if your firelighters run out. Great reviews! Keep up the good work!
Totally agree . They charge extra - LOTS extra - for what other companies give you as standard. I'd rather buy Hobbyboss or Trumpeter over Tamiya nowadays .
Hello, do you have an email?
thanks shame for you time to up load
thanks mate !