Building the Ryefield Model Panther G with full interior part 1 step by step 

Believe me Sir when you said in the video about not wanting to bore us from cutting off the fine detailed parts painting and glueing the parts together. Especially myself and who knows how many other modelers who are beginners might feel the same way as I do. Please don't think you have to cut corners just to please the experienced modelers. I would like to learn a great deal about cutting these very fine parts so I wouldn't break the parts. Thank You for taking the time to read my questions and comments. Sincerely Allan

This kit is over the top!!!! CRAZY!!!!!!

That box is so intimidating.

30 minutes of andy building, time to get popcorn. the tank looks awsome!

Hot damn that thing is gloriously, insanely, way over the top detailed.... I need one in my life.

You've never bored me with a single build,paint and/or weathering video Andy!!! Huge thumbs up!!

holy hell, This is going to be so much fun to build

I'll make sure I have a bottle of aspirin next to me when I build This kit. Great job Andy.

just ordered the kit,your videos encouraged me to embark on this journey.thanks,and keep up the good work!

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL ITS THE MOST RELAXING THING I HAVE EVER WATCHED. PERIOD.

Genius idea to paint the band on the lower portion of the turret, worked perfectly.

It's all about the interior so I think using all clear parts is the right choice. So cool to see through the turret and see the details inside. Really going to look great when displayed.

Please show more of how you paint the parts. Particularly when you're weathering them. These is what makes your previous videos so cool to watch.

So many videos back - 2 - back! Keep up the great content Andy! This channel inspired me to take up scale modeling last year. I've definitely purchased many of the models you have built and used your videos as a guide. Thanks again!

I like the idea of half and half paint job, one way it's painted, turn it around and you can see into it. Either way it will be stunning.

WOW Andy, that box is BIG enough to fit a full scale of the tank. Thanks for sharing, you did a great job. Joe

Oh bollocks....113 and 213, that means that I've got to get one! Beautiful build so far Andy and great with all the heads ups as well! Looking forward to see the rest come together! 👍👌👏

Wow. I made the 1:16 Panther G from Tamiya as an RC model and it was besides the "Wappen of Hamburg" sailing battle ship from Revell the most sophisticated model I've ever made. This is it times 1000 👌

Andy you must have the patience of a saint, fair play to you, great video mate, it a really big help to all the not so good modellers like myself. Thanks again.

Great job Andy! I'm building the Tiger I with full interior from Ryefield Model, and i think its a great kit! No fit problems and fun to build! :-)

Brilliant work, Andy. 30 minutes of the video goes like one, thank you for sharing. Can't wait for next parts :) Regards from Russia.

Thanks for that Andy a great kit and a fantastic walkthrough and introduction to it. Panthers, Panthers everywhere. Think I might have to change my favourite from the Tiger I. Thanks again..

You paint it so detailed And realistic good job man Keep up the good work

I'm really enjoying your full interior build videos. Looking forward to the rest!

Superb build superbly presented. Looking forward to part 2

Can't wait for the next episode👌 very very cool build.thx so much Andy✌

Tamiya is being edged out by some of these new manufacturers. The detail with the mold processes is super impressive.

As someone who started off building cars...an old car makers trick for 'clear' or 'glass' parts is to use a (small in your case) drop of clear gloss paint. Can't even tell it's there. This has never failed me...just let it dry thoroughly and yer golden! Hope this helps.

Great video. Very detailed. Looking forward to the next one!

Excellent job!,look forward to more episodes of the build'

That like to dislike ratio is incredible! Great video as always

Andy, you taught me how to model. And I'm very thankful for this. I have this idea - It will be super cool if you made this model half of it clear and half of it like a normal tank. You will have to cut the parts, but it will be so amazing!

Wow, awesome model! Great job Andy.

Hello Andy, As much of a bear this kit looks to build it is just too cool not to have. I WILL be getting it. Great video as always, keep 'em coming.

Testers sell glue for clear polystyrene parts that dries clear and wont fog. It takes longer to set up and is more flexible, but is sold for use with like model car windshields. I found it works pretty good.

Fantastic kit. Nice build Thanks for a great vidieo

Sweet! As soon as I get my house back together (thanks Harvey) I'm going to start on my Takom Tiger II.

This is a great bild with so much fun,greetings from the Netherlands

wow! that is such a cool kit! You're doing a fantastic job! looking forward to the next video!

Forgot to say, love the videos, please keep them coming.

Hey Andy, love your videos! With these extra parts maybe you will have enough left over to build a pantherturm. Would be a great addition to the Panther collection

I think what would be cool would be to partially paint the hull. Keep most of it clear so you can see inside where you want to, then paint the other parts for the full effect

It's realy amazing!!! I'm looking forward to part 2 (and 3, 4...;) ).

As always, it is great fun to watch Andy's build. Here is a tip for making paint adhere to brass photoetch; use AK Interactive's Photoetch burnishing fluid.

wow!!!!!!! That's a scary good work! Seems to be so much fun!

Superb job Andy good choice on the clear parts about the painting. About the p.e. try to sand them a little bit before painting it will help the paint to stick on it better my opinion with a 1000 grit sandpaper. Keep up the good work, thanks for all the great vids.

Awesome build, Andy!

liked this video so much that I just bought the kit from you :-)

Great work as always! Thank you for sharing.

Stunning kit!!😱😍

I just got done with the turret....I am going to have a nervous break down from this clear stuff and all these small parts...I am 55 and a long time builder....but I think I met my match....

I wish i could build That!! Thankyou for sharing Andy! Hello from.mexico!!

Cool video just finished making a tank

beautiful model and beautiful work on it :)

Been watching your videos for about a year. Just realized you are based in Arizona. I will have to stop by. :)

nice model i cant wait when you build it

Nice work Andy👍👍👍

Wow, incredible amount of detail in this kit. Turret looks amazing. Can’t wait to see the rest of it. 👍🏻🇦🇺

Paint it half cammo, half transparent

ohhhh yessss.... got to have this one

It will be awesome for it to build it

Very nice

Great job andy

I love full interior kit

Really love your weathering results, it would be awesome if you would show us how you achieve the results you are showing us. You mentioned finding a video you found where they was redoing a Panther gun and it would be sweet if you would share that link. All in all great videos but sure wish you would provide more detail on the process and links to resources you have found useful. You say you dont want to bore us with the details and I say please bore us and those that find it boring can learn how to use a mouse to move past those areas that bore them...;)

Great work again Andy:-) But how about building some new tanks? We are literally flooded with Panters and Tigers. I think a lot of us would like to see some modern tanks for example T-90 and T-72 which are used in current conflicts, for example in Syria. Pity nobody builds these tanks in 1.48 scale. Cheers from Slovakia:-)

Andy your a model building machine!!! Awesome vid!!!! Dont know if i would use the clear parts , i think i would have all hatches open, engine hatch as well. Clear plastic ....nope Paint em But still amazing video Andy!! Cheers!!

Gotta get myself one of these, love a challenge.

Hey Andy , very nice kit indeed , but a little remark de sidesponsons are upside down, all the fittings for the ammoracks are just above your wheels You need to put them the other way around with the racks on the upper part of the sponsons. Keep up the good work , Sophie

I too had an issue with one piece of etch being a tiny bit too long ...but the torsion rods fitted pretty well ...I think it’s a question of just not pushing the tub edges too close at their base into to their respective fitting points ...annoying that one piece of etch was clearly too long ...

Very nice Andy. Shame they don't include standard parts as well as the clear body parts but of course that would add to the kits cost.

I beleive the "loose "suspension arms help if you want an uneven diorama

I was thinking a similar idea for the clear bits, mask off areas to be viewable so you can still do a paint job. Be nice to wire in a little light

be carefull with torsion bars,put cocktail sticks through holes from outside so afgter shortening bars.the holes are clear and true.PE for 1 turret option too big,hull frame spars in PE too wide.Thick PE so either cut off tabs and glue against pins tab was meant to seat in.Or try and bend,but its by bend line and hard without breaking..im halfway done,anything confusing ask.i mightave solved it already.

Bonjour de la France. .continue comme ça 👍👍👍

I just received this model .wow

whohoo, totally buying

I like the exploded view you did on the other tank, but i like this clear plastic better. You get to see more detail i think. But i really suck with the clear plastic, I cant help but to get spider veins when i go to cut and sand the parts. I've tried all different ways but still the same outcome.

Amazing kit! Looking good Andy, great build/video. All these Panthers, just months apart, lot of happy modellers out there. Now, when will Takom release that Bergepanther......................?!?!?!

Молодец,классно вышло!,ты профисионал всоего дела. Hello from Kazakhstan!

This is awesome Thanks Andy!!!

I know I'm late to the party here, but are these kits still available? You mentioned the 'first run' including a transparent hull

so far so good to bad a new kit with all these lil problems not good RF oh well I like it keep them coming

Have you heard of "glue n glaze" by Deluxe Materials? It's great for gluing clear parts and making small windows 😁

Hi Andy i just got that kit a couple days ago

greetings from serbia

Only just found this video, after subscribing to the channel last week. Happy for someone to correct me, but the blue-gray colour that German tanks used wasn't as dark as you showed on the turret basket

Any decals for Panzer Grenadier Grossdeutchland? Crew and Choices for Panzer divisions are most important. Well, everybody has different wants and tastes.

I don't think I've been this early. Edit: when you finish you should display it with the full interior king tiger!

Next time try using Elmers clear school glue if your worried about fogging the clear pieces

Cool kit Andy! would love to know the specifics on how you glue the painted subassemblies to other things? Do you just scrape away paint so the glue sticks?

I was looking up panther kits when this showed up lol

Yes

Hi Andy, what king of glue did you use on the clear parts? Thx very good job.

Andy, i am not sure if you are aware yet but i noticed as you put on the sides you have the two long upper sponsons reversed. I am building the kit and made the same mistake and had to carefully remove them to put them on the correct side.

The edging on the turret was a genius idea ...going to do the same with mine ...looking at your build of the gun mantle did you use the photo etch parts - I couldn’t see them ... Ric

What a cool video! Andy I have a question. Around 15:16, would the teeth on part A93 and B93 mesh into each other, and lock the gun at a fixed elevation? Would the gun freely elevate up and down when you are done assembling the turret? Though the gun assembly rides on a pair of poly caps, the presence of A93 & B93 makes me wonder if they are in the way. In the Takom Panther, the center gear in B93 is molded separately and can be rotated along freely when you elevate the gun.

Oh boy Andy, I can tell from the timbre of your voice at 23:00-24:00 that you're not real impressed with the plan for the PE floor braces, suck it up big man! Fantastic build of a fantastic kit!.

I’m here early! Hello from China.

Sooo coool!!!