After Action Report: Tamiya 25182 Panther D Special Edition 

Missed your contributions to RU-vid greatly. Good to see your relaxed style back on our screens. Always helpful and informative and waiting to see more detail items on vehicle equipment.

I'm sending you this comment as a plea of help Adam. I'm a disabled combat veteran who's only in the last couple of years been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. That plus the injuries I received while in the military are now conspiring to keep me from working. This leaves me with an inordinate amount of time which I either must fill or slowly go insane. When I was much, much younger I used to while away the hours building scale models. I wasn't in the same class off artistry as you or Panzermeister 36 but I wasn't absolutely terrible either, giving the quality of the kits available back then and my financial situation. I even had a few models on display at the local hobby shop now and again. Being as you are one of the few real right counters on U-tube and knowing that one of the symptoms of Parkinson's is the inability to control the movement of one's extremities at time and knowing that, at present I don't own so much as a container of glue, much less spray gun, compressed, artists burshes,cotton swabs or even a table to put said on, Do you have any recommendations or am I on a fool's errand? I estimate it would cost somewhere in the vicinity of $250.00 not including the kit to start. I would like to start with German Panzer Mk V "Panther". I would have no idea which one to start with, there are so many that have floode the hobby. I know this is a question I should be asking my local hobby retailer but mobility is a real issue for me and I doubt if the local Sal Mart would be of much use. I've contacted you not only for the above reasons but I'm also more than a bit OCD so achieving less than the absolute best that can be done, regardless, would drive me to distraction. I know you're primarily a "Tiger" expert but would you please consider the questions and also what sort of reference material would be appropriate?

Welcome Back !!! Could hardly believe the notification, when it came through. Please do not let us wait so long for the next one.

At last the Mann has returned, looking forward to the Tamiya Marder review in the future as well......

Adam, great to see a new video from you! Thanks for the review. Looking forward to the finished piece!

Holy shit Adam is back!!

Its good to see a new video from you! Awesome job as usual. Nice work on the Tamiya Panther!

I'm glad to see you putting out new videos.

That video was something i did not anticipate when i got up in the morning :) Nice to see what you made out of the kit, i agree, that track sag is spot on so it would be a shame to cover it up later. The little improvements here and there brought it to excellent standard.

He's back , guess who's back , back again , Mann is back !!!!!!! Cracking video Ad !!

Great to have you back Adam. Sounds as though you’ve been a busy chap to say the least. Anyway fascinating video and nice to see Tamiya at last producing good quality kits again. Let’s hope they keep it up eh. Hopefully be the kick up the ass dragon need. Anyway brilliant video, thanks for taking the time out to do it for us. Fingers crossed we get to see a wee bit more of you now. You take care Adam, kindest regards to yourself and your family, Kenny.

Great to see you back on RU-vid again. Good looking build. For the smoke dischargers I either drill them out or use one of my round files. If I replace them with Dragon I will use the Tamiya ones for scratch build coofee cups out of them.

Looks like you pulled a Panzermeister and just disappeared for a while :) Always great to see another post-build video from you; I always find you inbox and after-build videos to be the best out there.

Thanks for your report.

I just built that same kit!! Mine is awaiting paint as well. A few good-quality metal files are a must-have! They will last forever.

Just a suggestion for cutting PE, you may want to look into a pair of the u-star PE Scissors. I picked up a pair on Ebay, and they cut the PE off the tree beautifully, even with some of the thicker stuff. Still need to do some sanding but for that I use either a Blue or White Flory Models sander as those do quick work of the left over tab. I did find from my experience it's how you cut the PE off the tree (as in the angle of the cutter) as to if you will get the dimples (again just from my experience). If you'd be interested I got some REALLY thick Verlinden PE, I can give those scissors a try and post up a quick vid.

Looks totaly differnt with all the goodies of the special edition. Thanks for the warning with the PE, would have orderd one fitiing dragon otherwise.

Nice to see reviews again, Adam.

Good clean build Adam and the modifications you made make sense. The Tamiya PE is usually made from a mild stainless steel and their diamond file #74066 makes short work of the little "nubs".

Nice presentation Adam, enjoyed it 👍

Good to see you around again. Hope to see more stuff i love your videos.

Nice build, wonderful model!

Nice build and review!

a very nice model, great video thanks for sharing😀

Invest in a good metal file, and you'll have no problem with their photoetch, In my opinion Tamiya photoetch is one of the best on the market.

You can use brass or aluminum tubes from a hobby shop or ACE Hardware to replicate the smoke dischargers instead of robbing kits. Before cutting them to length, take a razor saw or thin fine-tooth hacksaw and cut the notch into the end.

Hey! Glad your back!

Great video

Hi nice panther I've got the G version with fruil tracks aber barrel etc which manufacturer do you think makes the best kits

Good to see you back Adam. Hey just a suggestion, if you anneal that Tamiya etch and it won't be so hard to work with. It's still not as nice as brass but workable.

He has returned

Wait... could it be... a Tamiya kit where a tank can't just be shaken out of the box??? Uh oh, these are strange times... All in all though you've addressed the issues pretty damn well and look of those clamps are far superior to those offered by Tamiya. That Panther D has a badass stance this those nifty tracks. Glad to see you back in action, even if I'm still a year behind in catching up on vids. Ya, jumping back into the seen can be a bitch to get the mojo cranked again. I know life has away of pulling time from the bench and that's just how it is. Nothing wrong with that as you most certainly have your hands full with more important things. All the best to you and your fam, cheers!

Yes!!! New Adam Mann video welcome back.

Nicely done and welcome back. Hope to see paint on this. If you can get diamond files, they sand this hard-type photo etch. Building the old Dragon Panther D with Voyager and Fruil tracks, myself but would like to do this kit. Off to watch the Marter III video.

Happy surprise to see that little "1" next to your channel name in my subscription list. Very nice post-build review and looks like a very clean build other than the points you mentioned. "All the babies I keep having" lol... If I phrased it that way my wife would give me a smack across the back of the head and say "WHO is having the babies?" Look forward to the next vid!

Welcome back! Though I'm not a fan of the cats...that is a nice looking Panther

Countries have main battle tanks, we have our main Mann.

A46 is there. Other end of the sprue

Thank you. Would be interesting to see you do the Rye Field Panther (just the basic no-interior one), I think it is really good.

.... That piece you were looking for is near the sprocket It took me a while to find it also

I like this Panther Ausf D kit by Tamiya. What is it with Tamiya? They're just the best. That's all I can say. I'm a fan of the IDF, and hopefully they'll cover the Israelis. Usually, Tamiya will cover an honest variety of subjects.

Good to see you back Adam, what is the difference between this model, and the other panther D by tamiya model 35345

Would a Rochm model's PE set for this model make it look any better than the usual voyager aber sets?They look as if they are accurate and well researched,but never heard any Tiger build or review mention them.The website looks like Alladins cave for tiger,panther and King tiger builders.

parts A46 are on the sprue by the inner drive sproket

Adam, I was on Shapeways site just wondering which tool clamps did you use there seems to be a few different makers, cheers mate, have you stopped uploading reviews to RU-vid

A46 is next to the drive sprocket.

I think your case on the A46 is a special one coz my special edition kit came with those.

I continue to be amazed at your knowledge and skill. Many thanks. Do you have any interest in building a 1/16 Tiger?

Are you from UK bud? Have you got a Range near you atoll? I got a set of Brilliant diamond files from here years ago and still using them! There great for hard PE n metal parts n flash on metal tracks etc iv lost a couple you get 8 or 10 in the box I checked online they still sell them and still only a fiver! There the same as the ones for.20 quid in my local hobby shop! And hobbycraft! And sell really cheap craft knifes too! All metal no plastic screws like poundland haha! But they are very good for there hobby tools at resonble prices!

Geeeeeeez......

I thought you like Pe clamps. I haven't found a 3d printed clamp that I think is scale I don't like them at all .I love the Voyager brand

Do you choose to live in Wisconsin on purpose and if so, why?

👁👁

Steve Buscemi likes models?

Buy dragon next time

Thirst.

Wait.... you have a son?

Your panther has split hatches not a swiveling hatch.

PLZ, stop compare evry build to Dragon!!