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Wow, that Flakpanther! I was looking for one already. Love Paper Panzers

Panzerwolf wrote:Wow, that Flakpanther! I was looking for one already. Love Paper Panzers

Then go for it !!

Thanks Mark!

Got up this morning have a cup of tea and some breakfast and was ready to do some reading.

I did see another version of this somewhere, it was the one with the smaller guns which is the one I really wanted to do. I couldn't find it though and I think it was a limited edition run and went out of production a few years ago.

I am looking forward to building this. I am thinking I might try and get some things for a diorama for this one too. We'll see.

Also really looking forward to seeing what everyone else does

timmyw wrote:Thanks Mark!

Got up this morning have a cup of tea and some breakfast and was ready to do some reading.

I did see another version of this somewhere, it was the one with the smaller guns which is the one I really wanted to do. I couldn't find it though and I think it was a limited edition run and went out of production a few years ago.

I am looking forward to building this. I am thinking I might try and get some things for a diorama for this one too. We'll see.

Also really looking forward to seeing what everyone else does

the one with the smaller guns is the one you have
the other versions look pretty similar but they have what looks like anti tank guns aimed to the sky

Ah I was talking about this one.

http://web.ipmsusa3.org/content/flak-pa ... jg-abt-653

That would look super cool with a crew around it I thought.

You thought correct nice looking kit

I couldn't resist,

I found a 1/72 kit in my stash of a panther and threw it together. It's not finished yet, need to do the numbering properly and give it a wash.

I think this one can sit next to my PC for inspiration when this GB gets underway hehe.

You know that doesnt count for the SiG.......

Just making sure.......

Whahahahaha. ...... I know I know I just had my then teeth bleached for my Photoshoot. ...

This is what I will be entering.

Not the best kit out their but the AM photo etch Barrel and tracks should help it along.

Well i will be joining in as Alextheblue kindly set this so now i cant wait it will be OOB so dont expect to much lol


(photo from the Internet)

I'll not be add zimmerit thats for sure lol only second ever tank build so im glad its going yo be easy lol

Got this today, I will be building this OOB as I have never built a kit from this company before. But have read a review about it and it seems to be ok.

HollywoodModelling wrote:Icm has some good and some bad things... I build the icm luchs and it was ok. Hope you enjoy this and thanks for joining in!

Thanks, looking forward to it.

this SIG is awesome! cant wait to build my panther. when does april start? tomorrow isnt it ?

HotziSlayer wrote:this SIG is awesome! cant wait to build my panther. when does april start? tomorrow isnt it ?

I thought it started the 1st of June...I may be wrong though...

Meanwhile, Panther tank porn

Damm that's tight

Wow, that camo! Never seen one like that before.
The background with the Panzersperren is also awesome, great photo!

i think this tank is featured in the 1945 colors guide by ak
not sure but is shows tanks with those jaged lines on the sides
look mean cool pic

never seen that camo before new to me

It's quite an interesting camo.
Must be very late war, it was applied in a hurry and doesn't look perfect.

I'm guessing around the time of the bulge. ....... seeing there is snow in the pic as well

Same camo pattern:

"Ausf. G, unknown unit, Weissenburg, January 1945."
Similar camo on a Marder III Ausf. M somewhere in the Baltics:

Wow, if I have the time to do a second Panther for the SiG, I'll give that camo a try.

They look great, bet we'll see a few like that!

I wonder if there was ever a Jagdpanther in that scheme? Hmm


My entry btw......

Lee wrote:I wonder if there was ever a Jagdpanther in that scheme? Hmm

Screw the rules; do it It'd be awesome!

...do it...
...do it...
...do it...
...do it...

Ha ha

if you like it do it !

we aren`t going to judge with the history books on our lap

That Panther magazine looks nice, I've got the Kit Modellbauschule 2&4, armor modelling and dioramas.
I like the second one the most. Too bad the first one is gone...

Oh I really, really want that!
But I got Mig Jimenezes FAQ 2, that'll do for a while...

HM.....i really envy your free time

Panzerwolf wrote: Oh I really, really want that!
But I got Mig Jimenezes FAQ 2, that'll do for a while...

I have been looking for this book for quite a while. Trying to get it in Australia is a pain in the unmentionables!

Getting anything in Australia is a pain in the Unmentionables . Unless you want bad beer. That's everywhere.

I am a bit scared of Amazon, can anyone point me to a bricks and mortar store I can get it in the U.K.?

Probably a personal flaw of mine.

I always look at the feedback for each store selling stuff on there and my brain goes haywire.

Maybe I'll just throw caution to the wind and give it a red hot try.

HM ... you said the magazine sells in Holland ???

Went to my local book and magazine store today and look what I found

Do they print that the 'right' way up too?

Lee wrote:Do they print that the 'right' way up too?

You was saying

Hello everyone,
Is it still possible to join?
If yes then I would like to enter with 1/35 panther ausf a from tamiya.

Chmura wrote:Hello everyone,
Is it still possible to join?
If yes then I would like to enter with 1/35 panther ausf a from tamiya.

You are more then Welcome to join !

The SiG hasn`t started yet so still time

I`ll see if I can get Dragon`s new Jagdpanther G2 for my Birthday in April Love the look of those beasts (and all German TDs, actually).

You`re working on that one right now Hendrik, right? From what I saw in your vids, just the usual Dragon problems (i.e. bad instructions and awful sprue attachment points). I`m game for that, unless there`s any bigger problems.

I just put the dates into my calendar. If everything works out, and the D-Day build doesn't have be bogged down - I'm in! ROOOARRR!!! ... sorry, had to

Based on the name of the thread and the GB, I decided to put this here:

16th-century artillery manual shows illustration of 'rocket cat' weaponry



PHILADELPHIA - You're a 16th century German prince plotting to crush a peasant rebellion, or perhaps you're leading an army against the Ottoman Empire or looking to settle the score with a rival nobleman. What's a guy looking for a tactical edge to do?

Bring on the rocket cats!

Fanciful illustrations from a circa-1530 manual on artillery and siege warfare seem to show jet packs strapped to the backs of cats and doves, with the German-language text helpfully advising military commanders to use them to "set fire to a castle or city which you can't get at otherwise."

Digitized by the University of Pennsylvania, the unusual, full-colour illustrations recently caught the attention of an Australian book blog and then found their way to Penn researcher Mitch Fraas, who set out to unravel the mystery.

"I really didn't know what to make of it," said Fraas, a historian and digital humanities expert at the Penn library. "It clearly looks like there's some sort of jet of fire coming out of a device strapped to these animals."

So were these unfortunate animals from the 1500s really wearing 20th-century technology?

Fraas' conclusion: No. Obviously.

The treatise in question was written by artillery master Franz Helm of Cologne, who was believed to have fought in several skirmishes against the Turks in south-central Europe at a time when gunpowder was changing warfare.

Circulated widely and illustrated by multiple artists, Helm's manual is filled with all sorts of strange and terrible imagery, from bombs packed with shrapnel to missile-like explosive devices studded with spikes — and those weaponized cats and birds.

According to Fraas' translation, Helm explained how animals could be used to deliver incendiary devices: "Create a small sack like a fire-arrow . if you would like to get at a town or castle, seek to obtain a cat from that place. And bind the sack to the back of the cat, ignite it, let it glow well and thereafter let the cat go, so it runs to the nearest castle or town, and out of fear it thinks to hide itself where it ends up in barn hay or straw it will be ignited."

In other words, capture a cat from enemy territory, attach a bomb to its back, light the fuse and then hope it runs back home and starts a raging fire.

Fraas said he could find no evidence that cats and birds were used in early modern warfare in the way prescribed by Helm.
A good thing, too.

"Sort of a harebrained scheme," Fraas said. "It seems like a really terrible idea, and very unlikely the animals would run back to where they came from. More likely they'd set your own camp on fire."

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/16th-century-a ... 16516.html

Wow! Late to the party for me. I am glad someone revived this thread. I heard about the SIG on several videos and couldn't locate it.

Count me in This is my entry.

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Welcome om board Switcher

HollywoodModelling wrote:PM36 I am working on the G1 actually it's the older dragon Kit.. there are some small changes as the vehicle had a different enginge deck and stuff like that.. you might want to check Hamilkar Barkas Channel for an awesome review on the G2! But I had verry few fit issues and the instructions were surprisingly good...

Alrightey thanks for the heads up

I'd love to join you guys with this SIG, I have a Panther or two, and a a couple of the variants to choose from!

Your welcome to join Paul ! I'll add you to the list then !