I know this is a very late post (four years), but I just had an ocular migraine for the first time twice in two weeks. It scared me like crazy as I lost vision in one eye for about 20 minutes (tunnel vision). Glad to see that you have still been building and posting these videos for us--incredibly helpful. I also look forward to making another order from your shop. You are so helpful in your tech support. D. Cox

The moment of how excited Andy is when holding a panther kit is exactly the modelers’ happiness at finest

Watching you helps me to plan my Panther A. Thanks 4 pointing out some of the mistakes I might make with my build.

Love what you are doing with this one. As soon as I saw it I thought "factory" so looking forward to your diorama! As to the interior light. Why hide it? Build a factory working light, you know long cable, wire cage round the bulb, clamp to attach it to things etc and drape the wire over the tank and into the hull. I'm sure they would have had several of them over each tank as they worked inside to build it up. Just a thought

Takom are now my preferred manufacturer of German armour, well designed and detailed models, your videos are eagerly viewed and very helpful Andy, thanks a lot, great piece of work sir

The diorama sounds good, but if you added a gantry with the turret being hoisted into place, that would be great.

I really like the diorama idea. 👍👍 Always a joy to watch you work. Can’t wait for part two!

Hi everyone. I doing exactly same model but I find more problems during my building. Everybody which decide to built this kit need to follow instruction step by step with no matter what, so than after will be less pain and stress as I was have. The model looks great but is no easy and only one think I don't like for the price which you need to pay I will expect the clear plastic parts for periscopes. I hope my comments will be helpful . King Regards Andy for doing this film and all model fans.

Absolutely stunning idea with the diorama.

Love these full interior kits!

Ahhhhhh.............did I hear diorama? Can't wait!!! Build is looking really good so far, another amazing Panther kit with a LOT of parts! Those instructions look amazing but no text? Bring on Part 2!

Hey Andy, looking forward to seeing the finished product. The one you recently built came out great! A diorama of a Panther factory is a great idea. Thanks and I'll see you this weekend! Joe

Doing the factory scene Dio is a great idea to show off the interior of the tank. Really like the idea of the light in the tank. Great Inspiration again, Thanks

I love your videos, wish we had guys like you in my local hobby town

GREAT Idea, Andy!!! Brilliant, why didn't I think of that. Looking forward to my Panther book, hope they ship soon.

Awesome idea of that diorama! I'm looking forward for that! keep up the great work Andy!!! and Safety first, rest the eyes :)

The factory layout diaroma for the Panther A is great way to display the tank. I can't wait to see the out come of the diarama, good idea Andy.

Brilliant idea...I cant wait ti see it especially the mirror effect.

Excellent choice in classical music by the way.

I like the diorama and light ideas i think it would make the interior of the tank really stand out.

I see the Machine is making a part in the background! Yay!

Great idea Andy with the Panther factory:) looking forward to see how it will look at the end :)

Diorama - it's a great idea ! I'm waiting for more 👍

Wonderfull idea andy cant wait for your next video. thumbs up

You’re a machine. Took me forever to do the first. Amazing idea for a diorama btw. I think I mentioned that idea in a comment at one time. A overhead crane would be cool as well trying to shoehorn the transmission into the front opening.

I'm excited for the diorama!

Hi there the new tankom kit look's first-class

Book preordered! Thanks for your part in this Andy.

man you build a really cool presentation. Hats off to you!

That's a splendid idea, Andy! A factory diorama, haha. So Cool!

Great idea for a diorama, this build will be fantastic! The LED "work light" will be a great addition, will be difficult to get the right scale for the light though.

Genius idea for the mirrors in the diorama!

Great diorama idea. Looking forward to this!

That`s a very impressive kit, Nice work Andy

Really liking the diorama idea!

Sheppard Paine did a diorama using mirrors for, as I recall, a B-29

Nice save.

This diorama is going to be awesome

10:09 Yeah... I was thinking wait a minute, where's the torsion bars? ha ha

Again,making me buy more models Oh Andy...

if you can find a small light with a thin cable ,just run it to the wall factorys would have had light all over ,so as long as it look in scale you would not have to hide it or drill any holes

Great vid, always loved the Panther. About the lights, since the workers would need lights too, if you can find thin wires, you could just run them out of the tank and even make the lamps visible. I think a lot of wires and stuff running out of the tank would really ad life to the piece.

Damn you, Andy! I just ordered the book- you are costing my $$$! Great idea on the mirrors- it will be exciting to see what you come up with.

Inspire kit! Waiting for part 2...

Waiting for the diorama! Another great video :)

Andy the part you called gearing is the braking system . really looking forward to this being built and the base.

The diorame is an great idea. Did You think about to build a little crane with your 3D printer for the turret? Because thats how the whole turret and other heavy parts were put in the vehicle.

You should put two way mirros so you can look at it from the side but still get the effect of the mirror

nice dune andy very learnfull keep on the good work

Really nice model from Takom, your doing a good job Andy, diorama sounds interesting, greetings from the south east of England

That’s a sick diorama idea!

Whoa! I had an ocular migraine last year for the first time too. In my case I saw in my left eye a low frequency "Z" pattern that kept growing slowly. It looked like marching ants you see in selection boxes in Photoshop. I had retinal surgery in my right eye early last year so I thought I was losing my "good" eye too!

You can get some insanely tiny 1mm LEDs with pre soldered leads on them, that are basically hairs that you can hide under paint. Looks fantastic so far, and I'm curious what you're printing back there!

I really look forward to this kit. I looked up the price and it is actually cheaper than other kits! Of course its a pre-order. P.S. Panther A did not always have zimmerrit on them. Ex. Panther in Munster museum.

Nice looking build there Andy and I def want to purchase this kit over the Rye Field one as it appears to be a bit easier with less PE. Thanks for sharing.

With the amount of Panther kits you are building a "Panther Factory" diorama seems rather appropriate :P

OMG ANDY! Look back! One of your books is mooving by it self! U have ghosts in your store! Besides that... Did i saw a real panther chain while you were showing the model? And besides that, is very nice of you not eliminate your mistakes from the video so that way others don't make it as well. Allways a pleasure checking out your videos! Saludos!

Why not just have an external work light hanging on the hull with workers around it? You could run the cable to an electrical outlet on the factory wall. Beautiful model....

Tamiya panzer 2!!! Next to build please..

Great idea for the factory diorama to show off the interior. I am sure you have a far greater knowledge of kit availability, but I remember Italieri used to do a kit of (admittedly) field tools which included gas bottles, a hoist, etc. Cheers

Hey, Andy. I enjoy your videos a lot. I have a book from 1988 by Hal Sanford, "The Illustrated Modelaholic". Hal uses photos and written descriptions of projects he has done. Somewhat crude by today's standards, it is still inspiring to look through.One of the projects in the book is a Tamiya Panther, partially disassembled in a "Feldwerkstatt", a rear echelon heavy repair station. The turret is suspended above a Panther by a 15 ton field crane. I bring it up as a variation of your factory idea, which incidentally is another featured diorama in the same book. A Tiger under construction, but worthwhile to look at for ideas for your Panther setting. I see some copies for sale from Amazon, (cheap), if you don't have one; worth a look.

I like your Idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Andy! Great video as always. The diorama of a factory setting is cool idea.Would be kinda neat to have 1/35 scaled factory workers around the vehicle for size comparison. Take care.

Great video. So far, looks like the TAKOM kit may be just a bit better than the Ryefield. However, ALL the kits you have reviewed/worked on thus far have their own merits. Anyway, I am currently working on the Cyber Hobby "Panther F".

I agree with Forbes, I have some pictures of that! thx Andy, great vid!

Hi there the tamiya field workshop kit has a over head gantry plus lot's of other bits that might be ok

Hi Andy, I have the Fries Kran with a late D and was thinking about getting the Takom BergePanther and doing a dio with three of them as a field unit repair depot kinda thing (don't know if there was such a thing but I like the idea) Will probably nick a few of your ideas along the way. TFS, G :)

Suggestion: Build a "Strabokran", to lift the turret. You can set it before the actual tank, because it has wheels. That way you can make it look, as if the turret is soon to be moved over and assembled to the hull. Quote: _The Strabokran was a transportable street gantry crane used by the Wehrmacht tank repair units in World War II_ _The company J. S. Fries son in Frankfurt developed the strabokran before the beginning of the war. There were three variants_ _which differed by payloads of 15 to 16 tonnes and different years of construction. Until the end of world war II, about 100_ _pieces were built, partly under license from the company Stratenwerth in Duisburg. Half-chain tractors_ (Sd.Kfz. 8 or Sd.Kfz. 9) _pulled the strabokran in the field. To build a Strabokran, ten soldiers needed about an hour_ *Only workshop companies of units equipped with Panthers or Tigers had them* " upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-244-2323-28A%2C_Ostfront-S%C3%BCd%2C_Reparatur_von_Panzer_V_%28Panther%29.jpg [ *Panther with Strabokran* ] weapons-of-war.ru/_ph/35/292199168.jpg [ *Strabo with turret lifted off of hull* ]

Nice to see a tank kit that isnt just a "curbside". Wonder if they would do a Sherman with the five bank, thirty cylinder Chrysler engine?

A number of early production ausf A panthers were produced without zimmerit. So you could build an early ausf A without zimmerit

This is a good looking build, can’t wait to see the diorama. Of the three new Panthers which is your favourite?

looks great andy

have 2 tanks there. one as you say getting worked on. and use a normal kit next to it with another panther kit with the turret on it but still looking like its getting worked on even better use the turret from the other kit on the other panther. just an idea :)

Super idea with the diorama! maybe you can use an upscaled picture on 1 side of the diorama, it also gives depth?

Maybe you don't need to hide the lead on the light , build a wire cage around the lead light . Most garages just have a bulb with a cage connected to a long wire and they just move it any where they need light and just hang it on a bit of internal shelving ect

I love your drawings 😙

Really love your videos. Some constructive feedback on the filming, if I can say, try filming from one of the sides so that the camera doesn't bother you while gluing. Once again, i'm close to see all your released videos. I'm a new modeler and i learned a lot from your videos.

Hi andy whatever you do, you always great... Can you do a video weathering a takom tiger 1? Much much appreciated, tqvm

These videos are awsome!

Andy do a tiger 1 with full interior! For an example the rye field tiger 1 middle production. It calls out a lot of colours but I'm not sure if the colours are right or not... Greetings from Sweden

I have an idea for your diorama. You cold put the tracks off to the side of the tank.

hey Andy, nice idea on the diorama, an idea on the LED is to have a strobe/random flashing bright blue light to make it look like someone is welding within the interior, both lights up the interior and also gives it some life. In the future also get the German maintenance set www.hobbylinc.com/tamiya-german-field-maintenance-team-plastic-model-military-figure-kit-1:35-scale-37023 to add a couple crew members.

Would you possibly also add figures to the diorama like workers/engineers working on the panther.

Great idea for dio . Maybe engine could be getting lowered into engine bay so we see all the great detail on the engine

Not all ausf A had zimmerit, PEKO publication Panther on the battlefield 2 has photos of early ausf A on the battle field with no zimmerit

my idea for zimmerit on my Tacom Panther A late is to buy a Meng set

So what do you think? Which one is better? This one, or Ryefield?

This idea of the factory diorama sounds astounding and am looking forwards to the next installment. Also sounds like you've got your 3 d printer back into action so getting on with the Tyranosaur ?

My kit has different instructions on it so takom must have seen that the torsion bars should be on the same page

Well, well, well... what ar’ ye 3D-printin’ in the background, Andy? Edit: OH MY GOD THAT DIORAMA SOUNDS AMAZIN Sorry, Im not irish or whatever that accent was but it was fun and I cant wait for the next two videos!

Great idea

What are your thoughts about having a welder working on the tank and using an LED to dramatize weld light or sparks?

Hi. I think You should do some older kits.

Since you had them in your shop, almost at the same time, it would have been a great idea to build the Takom and Ryefield kit parallel in sections and have the direct comparison. In look and the way everything is realized.... Ryefield had a lot more fotoetch up to this stage. Are they molded in plastic on the Takom kit, or partially just not there? Besides this, Takom seems to have the better fit.

Please do the light also!!!!

building this kit right now and am very frustrated w instructions, they dont show u exactly where the small parts on the transmission goes and there are no obviously holes to guide me, ugh

12:27 Did they just leave the inside of the Panthers the iron oxide primer? I thought it was supposed to be white inside. Or is that just on some of the earlier Panzers?

YES! DO THE DIORAMA PLS!!!!

Again, beautiful. Your shop is absolutly amazing! Keep up the great work. Is it possible to build and weather a "Gepard" flakpanzer 38t? I recently purchased one from your shop.

Hey Andy, I'm an experienced modeller who is used to building big kits (such as the Deagostini Millennium Falcon, the Zvezda Star Destroyer with full fiber optic lighting and Randy Cooper's MLEV 5 Mars Hopper. I have been watching your videos for about a year now, and love some of the tank builds you do. What do you think would be a good kit to sink my teeth into, something with a full interior (I like the look of the kit you are doing now).