Assembling The Panther (Late) / Jagdpanther

Assembling The Panther (Late) / Jagdpanther How to assemble the Panther (Late) / Jagdpanther plastic kit.

The components used to construct the Panther can be seen highlighted below. The parts highlighted in green are required to build the vehicle correctly while the parts highlighted in red are optional and can be used to add some modelling variety.

Step 1. Attach the left side track to the lower hull.	Step 2. Attach the right side track to the hull.	Below: The left and right side tracks in place

Step 3. Now attach the exhausts to the back armour plate in the slot shown below.

Step 4. Now attach the top armour to the main hull...	Step 5. Glue the Machine-gun in the slot below.

Step 6. Now attach the rear armour plate to the main hull. Note the alignment and correct position at the rear.		Step 7 (optional). Now glue the side skirts to the main hull. Note that there are guides to help you place and attach them above the tracks.

Below: The side skirts in place on the main hull of the Panther (Late).		Step 8. Glue the gun cleaning tube to the main hull.

Step 9. We will now build the turret. Glue the bottom turret hull to the upper turret hull. Note the correct orientation of the two pieces.	Step 10. Now attach the Turret hatch to the top of the turret. Or leave it open for a tank commander.

Step 11. Attach the gun mount and armour to the turret	Step 12. Attach the gun barrel to the gun mount.

Below: The fully built Panther (Late) turret.	Below: The fully assembled Panther (Late) tank.

The components used to construct the Jagdpanther can be seen highlighted below. The parts highlighted in green are required to build the vehicle correctly while the parts highlighted in red are optional and can be used to add some modelling variety.

Step 1. Attach the left side track to the lower hull.	Step 2. Attach the right side track to the hull.	Below: The left and right side tracks in place

Step 3. Now attach the exhausts to the back armour plate in the slot shown below.

Step 4. Next, we will have to build the top armour. Before attaching this to the main hull, first, glue the gun mount in the slot shown below. Note the orientation of the round slot that will eventually hold the main gun...

Step 5. Now attach the top armour assembly to the main hull. Note the correct alignment of the gun mount and hull.

Step 6. The main gun can be attached to the gun mount.	Step 7. Glue the machine-gun to the main hull.

Step 8. Now attach the tank crew hatches to the hull. You can leave the commander hatch open and add a tank commander instead.	Below: The fully assembled Jagdpanther