WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: The COMBAT DEALERS Panther Restoration 

"Combat Dealers " makes the Twins look like a comedy double act , eventually getting the job done - just in the nick of time. I'm so glad they had their chance to shine and for us to see what they are really like , even if it was for only 20 minutes or so

Best walk around ever these guys are really misrepresented on the tv show they are wizards for sure. It was great seeing so much detail about the rebuild.

Yes PLEASE, to a longer episode! The guys are not only the experts, but they have a nice concise delivery.

I spoke to the twins at AusArmourfest 2023 - true gentlemen, knowledgeable & humble. The Panther is real credit to them.

There are so few drivable Panthers in the world. These two performed a miracle. My compliments to all that were involved in the restoration.

The twins never seem to get enough “airtime” on the superb work they do. Loved this video, love their work! It’s a shame they don’t have an apprentice or two to pass on all their knowledge to. Happy to hear that Bovington helped where they could. It really showed how complex this German vehicle was, so much attention to detail, except the final drives!

Bruce acts like a cartoon villain with Nick and Phil as the target of his many jokes on TV but they are amazing engineers and deserve huge credit for the rebuild. I'm sure there's a lot more to Bruce than the act he puts across on combat Dealers too, you don't rebuild a Panther without a huge amount of work, time and money to gather everything that's required. Fantastic to listen to Nick and Phil give their side of the rebuild story and I could listen to much more of this. Thank you for putting this here for us all to share

It's such a privilege getting to hear such experts walk us through the process of restoring such an incredible piece of German engineering. We're also very lucky to have such an excellent museum here in Australia which has clearly built-up relationships with museums and experts all over the world.

Nick and Phil are obviously very knowledgeable and skilled, but this is the first time I've seen them able to demonstrate the level of their knowledge (let them shine Bruce :-))

These guys are geniuses !! Saw all the videos in England, they do miracles on vehicles, like your team does.. Cheers!

It was an absolute privilege to talk with both Nick and Phil at AusArmourfest. My son and I spent 45 minutes talking with them - just a wealth of knowledge and great to have a yarn with!

More interesting details here than in a complete season of combat dealers

That Panther is STUNNING!!!! It has to be one of the best and most beautiful German armor restorations on the planet. Congrats for having it in your museum.

Phil and Nick were great to talk to at Armourfest, and very approachable people, their stories were incrediable to listen to

this was fascinating hearing nick and phil tell of how they lovingly brought this beast back to life!!! great job guys!!! they made it better than new. yeah, they fabricated a lot of parts new instead of using original but when dealing with a running vehicle you have to put safety 1st. then theres consideration of the future life of the vehicle. its a mobile piece of history and will always have a bigger impact when people can see it in motion (and ride in it he said with great envy lol). this vehicle will be running 100 years or more from now because of the improvements they made. great work guys!!!!

Better than most documentaries about the Panther itself. Such detail and little tidbits.

I would happily watch 2 hours of these guys walking around this tank, so I guess that's my recommendation!! Keep up the good work! By far one of my favorite channels on RU-vid!!👍

This is a worldclass restoration, amazing work from all involved!

I would love to hear the twins talk about your restoration projects eg the Tiger, Jagpanther and Grant and give an appraisal of your excellent work

we forget how skilled this pair are and never think about the network of skilled people they use to reproduce and repair these very complicated tanks , well done all

In my opinion the panther is best restored military vehicle at the Australian armour and artillery museum!!

Pathers have to be my favourite tanks

For a range wreck, it didn't look too bad!

This video was absolutely fascinating. Well done to all the people involved in restoring this amazing tank.

The great Panther, this is my favourite

best looking tank ever made

Those two are geniuses and nobody could argue with that as for the Panther it's a work of art a thing of beauty

I watched the restoration through "Combat Dealers". The lads did a magnificent job.Sheer genius! 👏😀🇬🇧

Oh wow, it is rare when a video ends and breaks my heart for ending too soon! Yes, a longer episode would be great! Thanks for this one!

Please please please please please more details about the restoration it's such a shame it wasn't covered better on combat dealers so glad you do it on your restorations keep up the great work 👍

The twins are matching the excellence of your mechanics. They did an awesome and probably extremely costly job on the Panther.

G'day to you again, Great seeing the Twins again, they should have their own show Bless 'em,so tuned in to what they do!

I love Combat Dealers but always appreciated it for what it is, an entertaining show for the mass market and not really to be considered a documentary series so to see ‘The Twins’ in the real environment of restoration is a treat. OZ Armour and The Tank Museum have been favourite YT Channels for me together with Mister Hewes and Fitter Matt for yonks now.

Oh I'd happily watch 2 hours of the twins talking about what they did. Perhaps release some of the other footage as additional parts in the future?

I had the pleasure of having some great chats with the Twins at the 2022 and 2023 AusArmourFest events. They were happy to deep dive into many of the topics about the restoration. It was interesting hearing how they had to pull the APFSDS "darts" out of the gearbox. A bit of an anachronism for the Panther and not something typically encountered during a restoration! Definitely a monster effort.

One of the best videos I've seen about a panther. Glad to finally end the combat dealers story with it too.

I never realized what complicated machines those Panthers were. Truely engineering marvels.

It would be incredible to see the machine works and crew that rebuilt that engine! Amazing.

To Nick and Phil, thank you for sharing!

Outstanding! It is such a treat to hear all the details of the restoration from Nick and Phil. I am sure you could fill two or three more 20 min segments with more cool detail. I love the fact that they remade the final drives and upgraded them. The final drives and transmissions were the real weak points of the Panther.

Loved hearing the Twins recall all the work done. I could have listened to them for hours

The skill of the twins can’t be understated, seeing them at work is mesmerising

I love it when a workshop Wednesday shows up in the notices

Artists! 👏🏻

That was a really interesting video, both from the restoration perspective as well as the German Panther design/engineering minutiae perspective. I don’t have any specific questions, but I would love to hear more about it from those guys. I have a feeling that they could talk for hours about it.

Full respect to Nick and Phil for the detail and hard labour they put into her. It really highlights how the Panther isnt the Beast its made out to be. It becomes unrepairable once something breaks down and or damaged in a battle

The twins are restoration rock stars. Interesting story. Thanks guys.

Thanks nick and Phil. Love the story and hope there more to add

Really good to hear the twins talking in detail about their work!

Absolutely amazing. I am running out of superlatives to describe these videos and the work that goes into restoring and rebuilding old WW 2 equipment. Now I wish that the twins had a larger part in the show they are featured on. Excellent in every way and I look forward to next week's video. 😎

This was a very interesting video! Many thanks!!👍

Wow, what an excellent explanation of their task in restoring this amazing vehicle. Their comments on the duplication of the Zimmerit just shows their attention to detail, that they tested it with a magnetic mine. This brings history to life. What I would like to see in a future episode is how a track was replaced in the field.

Panthers and Tigers need this love and care .They may have represented a darker side of history but must be preserved like their Sherman and T34 counterparts.Perticularly because theirs so few of them.Great job lads!

I love the Panther. Alongside the Sherman, it's my favourite tank of World War 2. This one, of course, is Nick and Phil 's baby since they so lovingly restored it.

Superb work by the twins, a testament to their skills

Brilliant work, gentlemen.

This is the video I’ve been waiting for. I watched the Combat Dealers build video several times. Great work all round 👍👍👍

Nice work lads!

One of the best videos. WoW, what a wreck, brilliant work on the restoration! Scrubbed up well.

That grease system is crazy! Amazing rebuild.

These guys are some of the best at what they do in the world.

A lot of hard work went into this Panther. Great guys.

To say this restoration is hugely impressive would be quite the understatement. Bringing back to life an 80+ year old wreck is no small feat. Well done, lads!

Loved watching Combat Dealers (even the wife who is not a military fan by menas, did as well), the twins were geniuses with their restorations in general, but this one is just amazing. Would have love for it to stay here in the UK, to be able to see it, as its my favourite tank of the war and this is a beautiful restoration, however it now has an excellent home and is in good company and to me is the best piece that AusArmour has. Would like to see this and a flying Mossie as well some day.

Incredible, the twins are amazing, taking a target range wreck and making it better than new, huge thanks and kudos to them for this massive working restoration, legends they truly are.

Thank you for the awesome behind the scene restoration story of this beautiful Panther !. Can't wait to hear more of this story. That tiny 8mm pipe running all through entire vehicle for lubrication is just Amazing !. 😮

Fantastic restoration! Those videos are also very helpful for modellers.

Absolutely beautiful! I bet the people who used this tank for target practice never thought it would ever be anything but scrap ever again. Just an absolute excellent job.

i am in awe of these two gents...........i hope their knowledge, skills and passion is passed to the next generation

I gotta say, after the episodes on recovering the grant tanks and parts, this episode has been the most impressive to me. Amazing to hear such detail about this infamous tank. Thanks so much for putting this together.

My favorite tank.😍 Magnificent job!👍👏 Thank you for bringing her back to life.

Oh, something different this week, nice!

Nice, guys . You have done a very good job on the rebuild of the tank .

thease are amazing videos to look.. that time those must be "space technology". so complex machines

That is a stout looking tank right there. Imagine coming up upon one of these with no immediate cover 🙀Both amazing and unsurprising to hear that sabotage was happening. Great idea and could not imagine the retaliation, if one was discovered!

Awesome to hear the bros talk with all their knowledge

I've seen the twins on combat dealer episodes, I didn't realise just how involved and detailed work they actually do is, very impressed with the twins work and knowledge, great restoration and another cracking video.

A beautiful, magnificent machine, and an excellent restoration. Hats off to these guys.

Thanks Team, that was a brilliant video. It was the fastest 20mins I have every experienced. The twins deserve more screen time as they have so much info that needs to be heard. Bring them back if possible. I Love Workshop Wednesday, Cheers

This is by far the BEST walk around of a Panther tank I have ever seen.

Nick and Phil are masters , big respect

Heard the wind up and starting sequence for this monster, and met the Twins, at Aus Armour Fest 2022. Very special memory.

Was so excited spotting the twins in a video a little while ago, now I know why!

I love all the "Frankly we redisgned these pieces and they are better than the original" moments. Shows what modern tech and two very intelligent gentlemen can do what a whole industry could not.

The twins were absolutely a pair of gems. this was one of the best walk throughs to date. Thank you. ^~^

The Panther is my favorite WW II tank. Thank You.

An immaculate piece. I would love to see more of what they have done. Never would have thought the cutter handles are compressed paper.

What a beast! I am super, super impressed with the work that the UK lads have done. Amazing stuff!👍😎👏

Nothing better than listening to British restorers, of old equipment, in the modern era!👍

You are magicians at work! AMAAAAZING restorations!

Oh my god. Fantastic overview. excellent information about improvements made on the final version.

Spectacular Tank ! German Tanks and other vehicles were so unique !

What a beautiful machine the Panther Tank is. I've built countless amounts of German WWII vehicles as models to sell on line. But seeing this and actually knowing what the part is and seeing it for real was awesome. Great job!

The twins are absolute superstars

What a great pair of blokes. Thanks for coimng out fron the UK and sharing your story lads. Bloody nice job. I have had the pleasure of going to Bovington. One of the memorable moments was chatting to the workers. This is where one gets good info. They are a great bunch of people at Bovington.

These gentlemen have restored this Panther into an absolute Masterpiece! I am sure it's new home The Australian Armor museum will take good care of her! This Panther will fit right in with its other great vehicles. What a collection our Australian friends have, a real national treasure this museum!

I happy to see them get a more detailed shout-out! 😊

They're an absolute delight to listen to. Id love more content from them.

Amazing restoration with a brilliant narration by the twins. Much respect to them.

Wow, what a stunning restoration job. Something that should last 100 years or more. Congratulations!