2 x Panther G from I./Pz.Rgt. 27 captured by Polish soldiers-part 1/4

Pantery zdobyte przez żołnierzy Zgrupowania AK "Radosław"

Długo czekałem z tym projektem. Przedstawiam dwie zdobyczne Pantery w skali 1:72.
Jedną Panther-ę już prezentowałem na forum Strategie – to Pantera Ausf. G firmy Revell. Druga to świeży zakup – model Dragona.

Revell o dziwo ma więcej części do sklejania, jednak ten model ma poważną wadę – nie ma pasty zimmerit. Aby model Revella przypominała pierwszą zdobytą przez Powstańców Panther-ę (nazywaną Pudel, a później Magdą) musiałem zakupić blaszki Parta. Dodałem również szekle z zestawu Hassy (Tiger I).

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Model Dragona był klejony prosto z pudełka i został jedynie zwaloryzowany o metalową lufę firmy RB Model.

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2 x Panther G from I./Pz.Rgt. 27 captured by Polish soldiers on the second day of the Wrsaw Uprising


On the morning of 2 August, local SS commanders ordered several Panther tanks from I/Panzer-Regiment 27, 19. Panzer-Division, that had been under repair in western Warsaw to break through the Polish barricades in Wola and clear a way to the Bruhl Palace. With negligible infantry support, these tanks advanced blindly into the Kedyw stronghold along Okopowa Street. Around 0800hrs, two Panthers attacked the barricade on Karolkowa Street, which was defended by the 2nd Company of Battalion Z o s k a . These Kedyw troops were equipped with captured Panzerfauste as well as British-supplied PIAT anti-tank launchers, Gammon grenades and improvised explosives. One Panther was hit on the turret by either a PIAT or Panzerfauste and the crew panicked when they realized that the Poles had anti-tank weapons. Meanwhile, the second Panther was attacked with Molotov cocktails and a lucky hit on the vision slit blinded the driver. Both crews abandoned their vehicles and were captured. Battalion Z o s k a now had two relatively intact Panther tanks, which were quickly pressed into service flying Polish colours.

Models depicts two Panthers captured by Polish soldiers.
First Panther – model was built using Revell Kit 03109 - Panther Ausf. G (this one was nicknamed "Pudel" and "Magda"). For general valorization I have used following sets:
- Part set P72039 (Panther Ausf.G Zimmerit 1) containing photo-etch zimmerit.

- Schackles from a Hassegawa Model (Tiger I).


Second Panther – the kit I would like to present is Panther ausf. G from the new Zimmerit series by Dragon Models (this one was nicknamed “WP”). The barrel is the RB Models product (Panther 7,5cm KwK 42L/70, part no. 72B07).