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Walter · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:11 pm Post subject: Bovington Panther

I found this picture on the internet
Can someone tell me at what time the Bovington Panther looks like this ? Maybe seventies or eighties ?

jtrowbridge5 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 234

late 60s early 70s
dennis

Walter · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

Thanks Dennis
So beside new paint through the years it also got different hullnumbers.

Walter

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

I'am afraid, yes. My opinion, keep it original. If it is old or modern, just keep it original, its more interesting than al those fake colours, numbering etc.

Just my 2 cents....

Walter · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

I agree with you a 100 % Lesley !!!

C_Sherman · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 590

Is that the recently famous pillaged gearbox on the floor in front of it?

Chuck

Rikard_Hufschmied · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

- C_Sherman

Is that the recently famous pillaged gearbox on the floor in front of it?

Chuck

No, the looted Tiger II gearbox came from Axvall Armor Museum in Sweden as did the "swapped" Tiger II engine. It's truly a dreadful story to which we haven't seen the end yet ...

WimD. · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

- Walter

Thanks Dennis
So beside new paint through the years it also got different hullnumbers.

Walter

Hi Walter,

This Panther was built when the war was already ended , so it had no numbers and probably no paint.

Regards,
Wim.

Michel_Krauss · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

what was the colour of the Panther in the late 60's - early 70's picture?

Panzergrey or a very dark green, it's not realy clear from the picture

Another thing if it is an post-war production it was most likely primer red
So the colours the Panther has now are from an histoical point of view, more accurate then every thing before Mr. Green

Now it is primer red with dark yellow stripes

Michel

jtrowbridge5 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 234

definatley British green
Dennis

Walter · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

Do pictures exist from the time Bovington received the Panther ?

Walter

WimD. · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

In WHEELS & TRACKS no. 62 there are some pictures from the panthers and jagdpanthers we are talking about.

Is there copyright or is it allowed to show the article?

Regards,
Wim.

the_shadock · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

would it be more realistic to paint in in British green without any turret number, or is the current late primer red/dunkelgelb paint adequate ?

Pierre-Olivier

Michel_Krauss · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

would it be more realistic to paint in in British green without any turret number, or is the current late primer red/dunkelgelb paint adequate

I think the way it looks now, is best

it just has the German crosses and no numbers or other things

Michel

zundappuk · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:55 am Post subject: Re: Bovington Panther

I would have to say it was the eighties. That because the "Porchse turreted" King tiger next to it is in a camo scheme. I visited the museum in the early eighties and it was just plain sand at that time.

David

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