WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: The COMBAT DEALERS Panther Restoration 

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

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

"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

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!

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

To Nick and Phil, thank you for sharing!

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

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 :-))

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!!!!

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!

best looking tank ever made

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

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

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

The great Panther, this is my favourite

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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 👍

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

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!

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

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.

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

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!

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?

Pathers have to be my favourite tanks

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

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.

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.

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

Brilliant work, gentlemen.

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

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

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

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

Artists! 👏🏻

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 !. 😮

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

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. 😎

Superb work by the twins, a testament to their skills

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.

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.

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

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

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

That grease system is crazy! Amazing rebuild.

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

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.

Nick and Phil are masters , big respect

Nice work lads!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Stunning work they've managed to pull of. Truly a peace of art. As a German I love to see these rare tanks propperly restaurated - not just good looking from the outside but completely functional and repaired into every detail.

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!

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!

Full credit to those two guys who restore the tank they done an outstanding job look forward to more updates Michael

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

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

Astonishing the level of restoration detail and challenges overcome. Fueled by pure passion and….money.

Oh, something different this week, nice!

The twins are absolute superstars

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.

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

A nice comprehensive video with good pics showing the story,the brothers come alive outside their TV persona.

You are magicians at work! AMAAAAZING restorations!

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

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

So glad I came across this video. Nick and Phil are amazing. The work they do and their knowledge. Fantastic to watch.