Panther F (Ryefeild Models 1/35 plastic model kit) kit preview Plus aftermarket set.

[@135thscalefiguresinreview4]

Great review, as always😊. I’ve been noticing that the Rye Field kits are quickly becoming the new “Tamiya” type kits...great plastic and pretty solid instructions. The price is more than competitive for what we get also. Great looking kits with superior detail👍

[@stevemercer952]

They have the remains of a 'schmallturm' turret on display at Bovington tank museum in UK. It is the only one left in existence. Beautiful looking kit and a great video. Thanks Andy! Hope we can look forward to the build video!

[@xRepoUKx]

It's that the one that was at the Overloon Museum?

[@stevemercer952]

I think they have a Panther type F Hull at the Patton tank museum in the US, but it has a type G turret on it. I believe the panther at Overloon is a G. The F turret at Bovington is damaged. It was on the gunnery range as a target until somebody realised how important it was to save it!

[@andyconway5610]

@@stevemercer952 - it is a Panther II hull, not an F hull.

[@donfrandsen7778]

Andy you are cranking these videos out, love it!!! I am glad RFM and others are putting more and more Armor out !!! Great Preview Andy !!! And the goodies along with it!!! Top notch Andy!!!

[@stephenharrington528]

Yet another fantastic looking kit and i will be getting this one for sure keep the videos coming Andy Steve 🇬🇧

[@Anlushac11]

The really long barrel will be the 75mm L/100. it was proposed but I remember reading there was no serious effort to produce it because it was felt it would be too problematic. There was also a Czech 5 round carousel auto loader tested, I think that was to be paired to a improved 75mm L/70 main gun designated 7.5cm KwK44/2

[@user-wf2lm3vi7o]

Wow, makes the whole tank over 10m with gun forward. Can see where it becomes problematic... scenes of Kelly’s Heroes with the “Tiger” in the lane way, tree on 1 side, wall the other.

[@chrisdobish9257]

I love the Panther F and really appreciated your review! Keep it up Andy!!!

[@davidarmstrong7549]

It would be great to see you build this Andy.

[@tobyezra5277]

I know it's pretty off topic but do anyone know of a good website to watch new series online?

[@santinovihaan1258]

@Toby Ezra lately I have been using FlixZone. Just google for it =)

[@emmanuelalexzander304]

@Santino Vihaan yea, I have been watching on FlixZone for years myself :)

[@tobyezra5277]

@Santino Vihaan thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) Appreciate it!!

[@santinovihaan1258]

@Toby Ezra You are welcome :D

[@doublenickelbob]

Just bought it. Now build it so I know how to build it right. Keep the videos coming and I'll keep watching.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Good video!! The Patton Museum of Armor & Cavalry at Fort Knox, KY, used to have a Panther F chassis with Panther G turret on static display. Remember going to see it all the time while stationed at Fort Knox during the 1980s when in US Army. Think it was moved to Fort Benning, GA, when the Armor School was relocated there a bunch of years ago.

[@STHV_]

That was actually the only Panther II prototype ever built, whilst it may look similar to a normal Panther, just about everything is different. Panther II is from early 1943. Panther Ausf F is from late 1944 and are completely separate projects And yes it is currently at Fort Benning

[@berniescheid5286]

This kit looks great but those tracks kill me!🇨🇦

[@alanwalsh4021]

Just ordered it & the update set. Cool to see the Stg44 being used in the bow machine gun position instead of a mg34

[@ndenyer]

I've got one in the post now - so excited. Thanks for the "heads up".

[@donfrandsen7778]

Yes, you do glue outer edge , the RFM tiger I track is same , workable , and it is work but it works great!!!!

[@SaorAlba1970]

Andy at several Panther Ausf F turret was built it was used as target practice by UK tanks at the Bovington firing range and another went to Aberdeen proving grounds in America

[@paulcasarez404]

Just a few miles north of my home grate video

[@-coelian-detlev2274]

this looks like top notch model .Thanks for review this one .I hope you will build it

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

Looks the business. Another thorough vid. Def gonna get one of these.

[@dave_jackson3043]

Thanks for sharing buddy, can't wait for this one to be built. Stay safe mate👍😊😉

[@markmorgan2365]

Love that Panther F Andy

[@michaelweiss7880]

I'm glad I waited to get the f this is a beautiful kit ! Cheap too! Can't wait!!

[@derwindhund116]

Here in the UK, this kit costs just over £44, about $60US, the accessorie set you showed costs £28, that works out at $40US.

[@spinsqiggle]

Wow! That is a must have kit!

[@nickwarney9231]

Great new video Andy, but german armour was also attacked by RAF Typhoons as well

[@w.p.958]

Looks to be a bad ass kit! I just ordered one from you and cannot wait to get it!!!

[@ismr2356]

昔のキットでは考えられないくらい贅沢な仕様ですね！ スライド金型が使われまくりで、技術の進歩に驚くばかり

[@petehoskins1267]

Great looking kit and upgrade set 👍

[@michaelkang891]

Around 5 were used in Berlin battles with panther g turret but panther f hulls

[@jeffmack2667]

You have been busy this weekend Andy,good vids vas always

[@Darckstar52]

Love Panther tanks.

[@kiethpederson7558]

Literally just went outside for a parcel from y'all inside 2as both subject's in video

[@xRepoUKx]

This wasn't a paper Panzer, several were built (but not totally assembled) and it was rumoured that at least 2 saw action in the last ditch defense of Berlin. There's a photo of the Panther production line somewhere with both F and G hulls being built concurrently. Also, there's a (very) beat up F turret at the Overloon Museum in The Netherlands.

[@STHV_]

The Schmalturm is in Bovington tank museum

[@xRepoUKx]

@@STHV_ yeah, I got that the wrong way around. I think Overloon have a G.

[@TheTormodbj]

if you read the book panzers in berlin, there is documented that at least tree panther F hulls saw action in Berlin in last part of the war, they where fitted with the regular panther G turret (the smallturm never saw action) and none of the had the steel wheels, all with the normal rubber wheels. There is small differenses on the G and F hull, the main difference is that it had a thicker front upper plate on the roof hull, different way to fit the front upper plate to the hull (see different interlockling steelplates/joint on the sides) and it had a stg44 in the ballmount in the front and not the mg34/42

[@flare9757]

Panther Fs actually entered production, but did not see combat in the full F configuration. There are pictures of them out there but only the hulls. If I remember correctly some F hulls saw combat with a G turret. Regardless, the Fs would be a miserable tank to be turret crew on. The standard turrets were cramped enough. The Fs would be almost impossible to crew and escape from when the tank got hit.

[@der_fuxs]

The main differences from G to F are: -frontal hull roof (between glacis plate und turret ring) from 12mm to 25mm improved -new hatches for driver and radio operater. They now had a swivel mount to open sideways -ball mount redesigned to house a Sturmgewehr 44 instead of the MG34 which was no longer in production -mounts for the radio‘s where redesigned to make a field modification to a Befehlswagen (command vehicle) possible -every vehicle should have the mounts for IR nightvision for plug&play Installation -steel wheels as standart - somewhere I read about improved belly armour in the frontal area for improved mine protection, but I can‘t remember the source right now, so that‘s hypothetical! The Schmalturm (literally 'narrow turret') seems plausible to be placed on this slightly improved hull, US troops found a fair amount of readily welded turret shells. This completely redesigned turret had several advantages over the initial Panther turrets. The design was way easier to manufacture, the frontal part was narrower giving it a smaller target, the frontal armor thickness was increased from 80 to 120mm and it was still around 8 tons for the completed turret including interior, so no weight gained over the previous one. Also the range finder would have improved the tanks capabilities a lot. But I‘m not shure if this was possible to install in this turret. There was another proposal with a triangular shape on the roof like on a house to make room for the range finder without blocking the gun when depressing it. Overall pretty nice, but to little to late in my opinion. There are two picture of the same knocked out Panther in Berlin. Many say it is a F hull with a late G turret. I‘m no expert in distinguishing them, but if it was actually a F hull than it might be the only one to have seen combat.

[@STHV_]

It is an F hull, you can see the different plate joint between the front glacis and the sponson sides and I think in the image at the armour dump you can just make out the slides for the new hatches

[@charleshenderson9578]

Supply in demand: i try to buy this tank the other day because of it had cool features like the tracks and photos etched parts under ,what you said $50 bucks. It was out so i bought the next step down. Not sure the others would have like the ones that i mentioned. And please try to remember that KZbin does do slow info. I didnt get this was yesterday. So please! Buy more or statement details on the wen what your others tanks have. Or do the deal wear you can blow up on the box to read the fine words what the tank have. Thank you

[@ecidaho]

Love the Panther F!

[@19explorersport96]

Already sold out on your online store. Also other sellers and EBay are asking a lot more for it. Who knew it would be such a hit.

[@mirrorblue100]

Looks like a dandy kit - thanks for the review.

[@kevinjohnson8220]

The G hull had been refined to the point where it was about as simplified as it was going to get, so changes were mainly cosmetic, ie OVM rearranged or something like that. I'm suspecting the F was an interim design between the G and the E-50, which would had more advanced armor. However spaced armor was being experimented which in WW2 and the Panther F could have been developing in that direction.

[@panzerpete4389]

Look’s like a great model I’ll get one for shure those workable tracks are really good.I have build the Takom maus holly smoke it was something.

[@acesedc21]

This one looks really good! still need to try one of their model kits

[@OzScalemodeling]

Real nice kit review and unboxing, So much useful info. Cheers :)

[@mikep3180]

well this is definitely going on my shopping list also if im not mistaken a hull for this exists somewhere in a museum in america, its basically a panther hull with extra armor at the front/ sides, and a badly damaged panther f turret is at display at the bovington tank museum

[@bobdickens3674]

No Panther F hull exists. They only mounted the turret on G hulls. The one in the Patton museum is a panther II prototype with a G turret

[@jonfoisy1237]

I believe the most major change to the hull of the ausf. F was the armor thickness of the side plates below the sponsons. On older panthers, the area between the roadwheels and sponsons were vulnerable to incoming fire. Hence they introduced shurtzen to cover this area. On the ausf. F I believe they were trying to dispense with the need for the shurtzen. Which kind of puzzles me why the include the shurtzen to the updade kit. Who is to say? As far as I've read the F was never assembled into a completed vehicle prior to the war ending.

[@STHV_]

The F hull did not see any armour improvements only minor changes like a different armour plate joint and new hatches for the driver and radio operator. Just like the upgrade from Ausf D to Ausf A the only major change was the turret

[@Danfunnyman1234]

Schmalturm turret Panther with the comedy cannon, yes please!

[@WulfCorbett]

I was just watching a video on this tank yesterday - the hull had a bigger removable panel around the hull crew hatches to make it easier to remove the transmission. There were certainly some hulls produced alongside the G, and some turrets (one is still at The Tank Museum), so it is possible a handful of this model actually were used.

[@Mishn0]

Cone of Arc? I saw it too.

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

Great kit and great vid Andy. 👍🏻

[@petervanhoutmodellingchann5304]

Ryefeild Models ;) you may want to correct that Andy. About the kit; yes i want it, the tracks are easy, the detail is amazing. I have the Dragon and the Amusing Hobby Panther F's, but this one knocks it out of the park! (is that correct in American ;) )

[@michaelnaven213]

I am building the Dragon Panther F and it’s a great kit. But the Ryefeild is a much better kit. Nice touch on the different main guns.

[@strikeeaglemodels1588]

Great inbox review buddy! Very nice kit 😍

[@rickmoreno6858]

The whole head very minor changes from the G version of the panther the biggest change was of course the smaller Turret and the longer more powerful 75 millimeter gun along with a couple other things it was more or less like a really upgraded Panther G

[@vtbmwbiker]

Wow, I love the directions--- way to make it easier so I'll check out their line. Under 50 bucks is also a selling point. I found one of my old kit boxes--- I paid 15 bucks for the Revell USS Forrestal and 12 bucks for the Tamiya Marder-- that definitely makes me old! I don't get the thinking the Germans had with this-- the Panther already had issues with the L/70 and no counterweight, so the plan was to put an even bigger weapon on, still with no counterweight? I'd love to see a kitbash Panther, with a loader's hatch on the roof and some kind of counterweight on the rear of the turret-- just for fun.

[@Supacoopaofawesomeness]

Andy your the best!

[@ndenyer]

Just for info, the main hull difference was the hatches - they slid open rather than flipping open. And a number of these sliding hatch hulls (with G turrets) were in use during the last few months of the war. The ones that went in to use had rubber rimmed tyres, not the rimless ones - and these are available in the box.

[@Mishn0]

There were at least a couple of the F turrets mounted on G hulls too. That's what the allies picked up for evaluation at the end of the war. There was talk of at least one F turret on a G hull that was in combat in Berlin but it's not confirmed.

[@STHV_]

@@Mishn0 the G hulls with F turrets did not see any combat, they were just testbeds for the new Schmalturm however at least one F hull saw combat with a G turret as there is photographic evidence

[@STHV_]

It bugs me a bit that just about every depiction of Ausf G and Ausf F use the Steel tyred roadwheels, only a small batch of G's ever had them and the only evidence there is for them on the F is factory worker testimony, no documentation at all. Plus the only F hull that saw service had standard rubber tyred roadwheels

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Nice review Andy, looks like a great kit!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@SergeiMosin]

Question: did you ever determine whether the pins are press fit or need to be glued?

[@ericbadia5]

What a great kit Andy! Will you build this kit?

[@ssgtslick]

When will you get some back in stock?

[@federicocourrech3970]

MUY BUEN KIT EXCELENTE.

[@Fixer716]

ordered it while i watched the video

[@ferbieticklater7429]

Andy - FYI the patreon link in the description doesn't work. It's curtailed to andyshobbyhea Keep up the great work with the vids. Stay safe!

[@IRISHguitarist777]

I'm here to drool at the boxart.

[@dariuscolbert9177]

Mines already on the way 😂

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Andy, I don6need to see the whole review at this stage , as I know I you will build it to a high standard, so as a You tuber always says ' let's get started', hope you are keeping safe and well, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.

[@rickmoreno6858]

It didn't have MG34's ahead and MG42 coaxial and the German strum 44 assault rifle was the hull machine gun because the MG34 had been discontinued production-wise since it been replaced by the MG 42

[@Tomah4wkVideos]

Not entirely true. The MG-42 wouldn't fit in the Hull since the barrel comes out the side when it needs exchanging; and there is no space for that once the barrel sticks through the Hull. No ball mounted German machine gun port had a 42.

[@rickmoreno6858]

@@Tomah4wkVideos well when I said this I was using voice to text on my phone. The panther g had a sturmg 44 as its hull mg. And a mg42 coaxial mg. That is straight from the horses mouth,Hillary Doyle.

[@Tomah4wkVideos]

@@rickmoreno6858 Can't argue with that! Cheers

[@rickmoreno6858]

@@Tomah4wkVideos yeah Hillary do Orioles like the Aficionado of German armor that's if I need anything on German armor I go and look into his books or whatever I can about that Hilary Doyle has said I'm some stuff I'll go and reference other material like people who specifically zoning on one armored vehicle more so than the vast majority of them

[@tedr.]

Must have downed a pot of coffee! Lots of videos!!

[@69stingrayman]

Actually, there are a couple of photos of Panther II hulls w/ panther G turrent used in the last months of WWII.

[@STHV_]

Only one mild steel Panther II prototype hull was produced, it was captured by the US and shipped back to Aberdeen and tested, it then hade several Ausf G components fitted to it, including an Ausf G turret, it is now housed at Fort Benning. The Panther II is a completely separate project from early 1943 and was never intended to use the Schmalturm of the Panther F as the Panther II was cancelled in late 1943. Panther Ausf F began development in late 1944 and several hulls were indeed under construction. However there is only one confirmed Ausf F that saw combat which was fitted with an Ausf G turret

[@jonathanmichaelsmith9012]

RFM could do a steel wheel G if wanted to.

[@richardtallent8175]

I wonder how this kit stands up to the Dragon version?

[@mephisto7549]

actually a few F saw combat, with Ausf.G turret tho

[@STHV_]

Only one confirmed for certain

[@ndenyer]

I think I’ve seen photos of three, but I can’t find them at the moment.

[@johnnypenso9574]

You keep mentioning slide molding Andy but I have no idea what that is. I can look it up of course, if I can find it, but it might be a good idea to give a 10 second explanation of what slide molding is.

[@leonidasbaneofpersia9069]

Despite not having an interior, I require it immediately

[@donpacheco9921]

Andy, do you know why Rye field used the takom steel wheel sprue in their kit? I'm building this currently and thought it was odd.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

So, you get loads of spare parts but have to buy an upgrade kit for side skirts?

[@kevinharris3386]

Hi Andy do u ship any orders to Canada?

[@derekbaker3279]

Yes he does. I have purchased from Andy's website & I'm in Ontario. The only problem was that UPS charged an arm and a leg for 'Brokerage Fees'...much more than FedEx usually charges.

[@conwayplays6610]

No one can convince me that I dont need this

[@Misitheus]

Sold out already....?

[@philiplewis9842]

Anyone have trouble with front drive gears? Parts C and N mixed up? Can't make sense of what the instructions say. Help!!

[@jeffbrundt7740]

Sold out.

[@落苏-v8f]

better than dragon yes or no ? :D

[@henryschmitt7577]

I want one 😁

[@danstein9247]

schmalturm.....small turret in English,Gretings from Spain

[@Tomah4wkVideos]

Schmalturm = Narrow turret to be exact ;)

[@guylo88]

Let's be clear the STG 44 was the only assault rifle to use that designation

[@owenb9370]

What scale is the F-4?

[@TheSaturnV]

And we still can't get a good M5A1. I know AFV Club had one, but it was apparently molded in 100% pure Un-obtainium.

[@nizalmuhammad9689]

Actually there's a prototype panther ausf f

[@joeshmoe9978]

Wow, another panther. 😴 Good video though! 👍

[@BurneJonesKama-x9g]

Bridie Dam

[@docharley4535]

„Paper Panzer“ 😉

[@EvelineSabedra-e4c]

Merritt Forks

[@genek8630]

I think a lot of these companies are running out of ideas for german armor. What are they going to do when every single german AFV described in the "Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two - revised edition" has been made into a model?

[@adamk4662]

The "F" came out AFTER the "G" ?????

[@STHV_]

I mean the whole Panther timeline is a bit weird it went Panther Ausf D, Panther II (cancelled with one complete hull prototype), Panther Ausf A, Panther Ausf G and finally Panther Ausf F

[@CarmenCano-n2k]

Howe Knolls

[@TheTaker88]

Some F-Hulls with G-Turrets fought in Berlin at the end of the war

[@STHV_]

Only one confirmed

[@BlackTrista-y9c]

Cara Garden

[@RichardPetrovich-k5e]

Mariam Grove

[@dukeralphs2457]

Paolo Land

[@travis_thompson]

The F turret always looks out of scale to me.