Workshop Wednesday - JAGDPANTHER RESTORATION Ep. 12

[@robertsmart4628]

Got to have respect for those repair crews doing that type of work in the field in a action .

[@mnlivestreaming6713]

was just thinking that!

[@loganbarraclough7687]

Track bashing the least favorite job

[@bobkohl6779]

How to learn new German curse words! 😉 had the same thought

[@georgedistel1203]

Nice work just getting it in the building looking great can hardly wait to see it completed!

[@Chris-ql9bu]

In general, work like this was not done on the field under action 😉

[@gerrygardiner5179]

Early wheels had 16 bolts. This was found to be too few. One fix was to simply add bolts between the existing ones. That maybe one of those wheels if it has 32 bolts. Later wheels used 24 bolts

[@karstenn.1430]

123 pieces for each Panther wheel. 69kg every wheel. I have two from a farmer in my town. He had it on a chassis with a water tank on top. I had fixed up something he maked with the wheels. A metal plate with five holes in the center from the wheel was welded in and it was realy a big nightmare to remove it. "But where is a will, there is a way!" Now it looks very good. Only the rubber wasn't the best, because the farmer take it for over 70 years on the road and field. It was from a Panther in the town next from me. The March 29. in 1945 he had become in Hessen Wermertshausen a lucky shot from a bazooka between turrent and the hull. Nobody from the tank crew had survived 🙄 The original colour under a grey paint from the farmer was Sandgelb, Grün and Braun. Must be a early Panther?! Only ONE colour was allowed for a tank wheel in the late war. While the tank is driving, you see wheels with three colours better than wheels with one colour. That was a problem at this time with the big wheels. Your museum/collection is awsome, hope to see it sometime live 😊

[@StaplesandVine]

She looks beautiful guys, outstanding work. Even better when she gets a pin wash and some drybrushing. 🙂

[@firenick1265]

Don’t forget the decals! 😄

[@speckledjim_]

I like the fact that the "War wounds" have been left untouched, like the left idler.

[@alexandermarken7639]

The sheer perfection of the work you guys are doing makes me simply sit in awe.

[@gusgone4527]

They have certainly lavished time and effort on this restoration/rebuild. I don't know if they have an original engine for it but I wonder if an MTU power pack from a leopard would fit. It would give a very reliable and usable running vehicle for displays, movies and charter hire uses. Imagine a Jagdpanther used as a wedding car. Romantic or what?

[@manfredwinkels1501]

Was für eine unglaubliche gute Arbeit, wenn man bedenkt in welchem Zustand sich der Panther vorher befunden hat. Meine Hochachtung!..weiter so.. Grüße aus Deutschland

[@manfredcarls5242]

Hallo Manfred, ja das finde ich auch...die haben aus einem Haufen Schrott einen super Jagdpanther geschaffen !..das sind Profis ! 🙂...

[@unpluggter2110]

@@manfredcarls5242 Hallo Manfred und hallo Manfred. Mega klasse was die Jungs da so hinbekommen. Hab WW2 Panzer als RC-Fahrzeuge im Massstab 1:16. Hab auch schon mal Laufrollen gewechselt. 💪😄

[@Javdoc]

After watching all that work on the wheels, I'll never complain about changing a tire ever again. ;) Awesome job as always.

[@JeffBilkins]

Watching those two guys having a wrestling match with every single of a billion roadwheels and juggling the dense stacking order illustrates a lot of what has been said about the design and practicality of German armour.

[@JeffBilkins]

34:20 come on, the roadwheels on that teaser tank is just gloating

[@FairladyS130]

That's the price you pay to have wide tracks and a compliant ride for improved mobility and reduced crew fatigue.

[@MrDredd1966]

Yep, German over engineering at its finest...🤦‍♂️

[@dougstubbs9637]

Doesn’t matter how many people needed to build them when you’re not paying the workforce in the first place.

[@FairladyS130]

@@MrDredd1966 So Sherman fanboys say.

[@bobkohl6779]

Can imagine servicing that beast in the field? Ice, Mud and no impact wrench!

[@AKUJIVALDO]

Do you think heavy kitty would care about weaklings like you? She would want hard working Germans LOL

[@Rich77UK]

Knowing how expensive these restorations are and how much labour is involved...From the world as a whole i thank you all. History is nothing without people like you spending the money and energy keeping things like these magnificent tanks alive...even if they are just static. I grew up with war movies on every sunday in the UK. My kids are growing up in Germany where they know little about this era and sadly not a lot about the German engineering history. Top job chaps. A virtual pat on the bag and im looking into sending over a slab from here.

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

Really enjoyed the longer episode and another fantastic effort by the gang. As a fork lift driver I can appreciate the skill needed to guide the old cat into the museum, can't wait to see her finished!!

[@christopherkent2359]

I will likely never be able to visit your establishment there in Australia, but at least I will be able to visit vicariously through your website. Thank you so much for all your strenuous effort you pour into your machines.....you are a godsend for those who are unable to travel. May you be blessed with nothing but luck in your continuing search for the parts you are in need of to complete your projects. God bless all of your talents🙂

[@johnmclean6498]

Nicely said mate...

[@brianthoresen8475]

Congrats to Daz, Jess, and the rest of the team on some excellent work on this restoration. You all sure did not have a lot to work with, but you managed to restore something special. The stories imbedded into the surface of that tank’s damage are something to behold. Thank you for saving it! And to Mr. and Mrs. “From Oz Armor”…..congrats on your recent marriage. Kurt, keep the videos coming, they are the next best thing to when I can finally make my way across the world to come see the museum in person. Thanks for all you guys and gals do for history. -Thor

[@MichalKaczorowski]

Nice M3 in the end of the video. Next series maybe?

[@Rga01-01]

love the m3 lee behind you hope it is the next project

[@michaelmcdonald3195]

Can you imagine doing the road wheels in the field with Russian artillery whizzing over head.You guys do awesome work and I'm hooked on workday Wednesday.

[@Th.M.]

Thanks from a German for preserving those vehicles! Your staff does a fantastic job!

[@tomservo5347]

Steel toe boots and shorts....loving it! Those road wheels must have been a royal PITA to deal with, especially the inner ones. The engineers didn't spare the field mechanics at all and I'm sure that JagdPanther is painted blue from all of the swearing from the mechanics that kept it going.

[@huwtindall7096]

Ooohh Kurt standing infront of a M3 Grant/Lee at the end! Love me some early war North Africa armour!!

[@robertdonnell8114]

As for the Panther wheels, there were (as far as I know) 4 types: The early types with less bolts that were prone to coming apart, especially on the last roadwheel station as to the sideways forces were greatest there. Then the late types which were identical except with twice the number of bolts. This did not completely fix the problem as the Panther was supposed to be a 35 ton machine but uparmouring made it 45 tons. The 3rd type of roadwheels were gummysperende (rubber saving) sheet metal stampings that had a small rubber damper inside and steel outside. the steel outside, not successful as they often snapped off the center guides. The last Panthers produced by MAN had the late type roadwheels except for the last roadwheel station which was the stronger steel type. The 4th type of Panther roadwheel was the Tiger II type on the Panther F, All of the mechanicals, track, final drive, drive sprocket, idler wheel, torsion bars, etc were interchangeable with the King Tiger. Your oddball wheels may be early Panther wheels drilled out in the field and additional bolts added to make them stronger.

[@markstone5597]

We always want to paint models in really cool paint schemes. In reality, few were painted up so at the factory as they didn't have the time (then) nor did they in the field many wartime tanks have the colors more splashed on, or cover the vehicle with mud, dust, rust, grease, and the like. That said, many vehicles got decent paint jobs too, especially Panthers and Tigers, and boy, that looks awesome! Good choice!

[@dougstubbs9637]

Authenticity of the paint job requires the use of a brush, elbow grease, five litre pots, cigars from ration, a bottle of liberated vodka, and listening to Hans telling us what he has planned with his girlfriend on his next leave.

[@conceptalfa]

🙃😄🤥

[@juliomentor9219]

Vodka or italian wine? 🤔🤔

[@davidorama6690]

Yep, camo was applied to dark yellow hulls at unit level, often with brooms. No two tanks were the same, despite following a standard pattern using official paint hues.

[@danielstickney2400]

@@davidorama6690 The official paint hues also varied considerably depending upon the manufacturer of the paint, the age of the paint, the temperature, the amount of thinning, and especially the thinner used, which was often gasoline.

[@lwilton]

That was a great job and a huge amount of work! It does seem a little incongruous to me that a hull with 70 years of rust pitting would have a brand new factory fresh paint job. I think I'd have been inclined to add two or three spatter coats over the top to make it look like the machine had been in use out in the field for a few months.

[@NinjaKittyBonks]

Amazing work by all. As mentioned, it is really cool to see the battle damage that still remains on many of the wheels. Must have been really crazy to have been inside that thing when others are trying to destroy it!

[@conceptalfa]

You bet, for me personally, not for a million dollars!!!🤨

[@bigmac60]

Feeling kinda sad it’s nearly finished. But looking forward to the next instalment 👍👍

[@paulorchard7960]

Well, we know now whats next, Kurt was standing in front of a primed M3Grant!

[@kiowafourty964]

I think it will truly be finished when they have it running. That's a moment everyone can look forward too.

[@DavidDragonhammer]

I could watch and fiddle with all that,makes me want to wrench on my old vehicles,never loose faith, always go for more.

[@bebo4374]

L-o-s-e

[@DavidDragonhammer]

@@bebo4374 lol

[@dutch2120]

From what I learned in reading, Most camoflage was performed in the field, But you guys are the professionals and do your homework!

[@petejones6030]

Fantastic work. Dam those wheels look so heavy, imagine having to refit them out in the fields. Looking forward to watching the tracks fitted.

[@brianjohnstone2922]

this restoration is awesome,my favourite channel to watch in my spare time,thanks everyone,awesome

[@bigredjeepyj3436]

Loved the longer episode. Watched it while making breakfast. And...is that M3 just hanging around?....hmmm...

[@fuzileiro1974]

As a voluntier mechanic on the portuguese military vehicle museum (in Elvas near the portuguese/spanish border), I wish to be with you guys. What a wontherful job ! ! ! We have only british, american and some portuguese vehicles. In hand we are now working on a Universal Carrier and on a GMC (WW2). We start working on a Sherman Grizzly engine, but it is completly ruined by water. We have several others we are going to try onother one . . .

[@Trucksofwar]

Been following this one since the first Episode, Watching what the boys do restoring these things is teaching me so much when it comes to my own vehicles under restoration.

[@thomascampbell4730]

I can't imagine the ghastly task of replacing roadwheels close to the front; to replace battle damage in the "mud and the blood and the schnapps." Gee that was a longer episode, hadn't noticed. BZ mates, a first class job and well worth the extraordinary effort it took to bring this cat back to life.

[@jimnunn9232]

I will never complain about changing a tire on my car again... super work.

[@TheFurriestOne]

Suppose there are any golf-courses with shapes inspired by military camouflage patterns? Man, I'd really love to tour the whole museum someday, but I live in Washington state! Got some fascinating glimpses of battle-damaged engines on display in this video.

[@pukalo]

That welded hull M3 medium is nice

[@terranceroff8113]

Curious as to which they're going to turn it into.. the Grant, or the Lee.. some very notable if small differences between the two.

[@laupstad]

That's quite a set of jack stands you're using there. They might even be sturdier than my 5-tonners!

[@shed66215]

If a crew could ever get a square peg in a round hole it would have to be this one - great job. As a forklift truck driver would always have seatbelt fastened, far too many people have been crushed due to trucks tipping over. It only takes a couple of seconds to click-in and it could save your life...and I speak as someone who lost a friend & work mate because he didn't.

[@peterfinn1160]

Perfectionist doing a perfect job... Those old Germans would have been proud of you!!

[@hartle100]

Watching you work so hard and so perfectly, it's easy to imagine how our tank crews felt, especially in the Russian winter, when the tracks were shot to pieces at -40-45° Celsius. Thank you very much that I can be part of it. This comment comes from Germany.

[@mickeymickelson8229]

I have been watching, with interest the Jagdpanther serie. I love it. So much attention to detail. I am happ to see the tow cable included. Have you thought about including the cable used to reinstall the track when trouble happens in the field? It hooks to the front sprocket and pulls the track up, back over and forward so-that it can be rejoined. The sprocket is used to wond the cable up as it pulls the trackback to the front. I don’t see it on many German but I have seen it on a few in pictures.

[@C.M.343]

My favorite tank-D by a long shot, would LOVE to visit someday from U.S. You all are masters of your craft, I just watched this today, I hope it's a runner someday. It would be fun to work there, a dream really. Good job! Curious on the part finding, wow!

[@AdamMann3D]

awesome as always. Congrats on the wedding by the way.

[@michaelvollmer9491]

Great to see how a German Bergepanzer pulls out the WW2 Jagdpanther to its final destination getting back his tracks 👍🇩🇪😎

[@kreika294]

Congrats on the marriage! Great episode.

[@raymondswarmer1433]

Congratulations on your marriage. May you both have a long and blessed time together.

[@willierants5880]

Ha, I thought you were teasing us with the M3 Grant. I'm assuming it a Grant because that would make sense. Can't wait for that one. It'll be a runna no doubt.

[@dougstubbs9637]

Watching this, I can’t help but bow my head and remember those young men, optimistic, prime of life, who manned this vehicle, who may have met their demise inside…and despite Jugdpanther = Awesome….pause…think about those, from coal mines to final assembly, who against their will were forced to create this object, virtually the final product of a monstrous system.

[@Japs_Eye_Of_The_Tiger]

it wasn't 'against their will' NSDAP was the most popular political party Germany had ever seen.

[@wuestenfuchsxy]

@@Japs_Eye_Of_The_Tiger Nah NSDAP only ever reached 43,9% votes. CDU regularly reached over 45% and over 50% once. But I'm sure he meant forced labour.

[@Japs_Eye_Of_The_Tiger]

@tacfoley There was no slave labour used in the factories - you got that from the film Schindlers List, which is fiction.

[@Cadfael007]

Nice to the the Jagdpanther together with his grandson, a "Bergepanzer Leopard".

[@ratheskin58]

Long episodes are good! Excellent work, thanks.

[@conceptalfa]

👍👍👍

[@envitech02]

Just love your work!! While most of us armour enthusiast make do with assembling, gluing and painting Tamiya 1/35 plastic scale models (which normally shows perfect smooth surfaces), the real thing is made with rough casts that show huge imperfect surface details. Great work!!!

[@eagle1de227]

Kat and Kurt from Ausarmour? How Cuuuute! Welcome back. looking forward to the next episodes (with less wheels)!

[@Splotter]

Great job to all those involved! Thanks for also adding the little tidbits that answered the questions I had while watching (man that tank is staying firm on that trolley and surprised they haven't added a level plane between the museum and work shop). Hopefully they can find some parts in the future to make it a runner, thought this gets harder and harder as its been nearly 80 years already.

[@AKUJIVALDO]

9:20 deaf one....

[@wekker090]

Leo 1 sound is something I love sooo much.. used to drive behind the recovery leo in a m109 :-)

[@CapnJackSB]

I noticed some of the road wheel rims have kinks in the edges where they have run over something. Wondering why these weren't straightened out.

[@krmould]

I really enjoyed the episode. One suggestion, could you mention the weight of each of these big components when they are being fitted. It gives a whole new level of appreciation for the field repair units who were fixing these armoured vehicles in the field and rushing to get them back into action. Just seeing how much work it is to get four (!) layers of interleaved road wheels on - in a museum - inside out of the rain - on a concrete floor - with no time pressure or enemy shelling to deal with, just shows what beasts these would have been to repair.

[@peteriliev]

These guys have the best job in the world!

[@elmorientez3787]

The wheel with the odd spacing is a Panther D wheel - They were built with fewer bolts around the rim, and because of that were prone to failure. An order was given to change the spacing and add more bolts around the rim starting with the Panther A, but until that point a stopgap solution was to add an extra bolt or rivet between each bolt around the rim.

[@dazzas661]

Mmmmmm....M3 Grant/Lee coming soon?? Congrats again Kurt & Kat XxXxXx

[@Hitr-yq6el]

Thanks Frodo!

[@tbrown7662]

After watching this, I'll never complain about doing track and suspension on a Abrams ever again! It seems we had it easy! 😆

[@barry-h6w]

I love it all none of it is boring in the least.

[@NeroGuild]

I really love your videos. But, next time, please try to pronounce the Jagdpanther without the english "th". Try to speak "Panter" ( without "h"). If you speak "Jadgpanter" this way, its much more natural german language :-) Greetings from Germany, and keep going these fantastic projects. I hope I have a chance to visit your museum in the future...

[@Henning_S.]

Yes I noticed that too, the way Kurt pronounces it sounds like "Jägdpänzer" to a German, while his pronunciation of "Kübelwagen" and "Stug"is almost perfect german. The "a" in "Jagd" is pronounced like the a in "bar" and "panther" is pronounced like the english "hunter", just with a "p" instead of the "h"

[@SPSteve]

Great job Daz and Jess! Enjoyed watching this beauty come together! Looking forward to seeing tracks and markings on the Jagdpanther.

[@mod.ts76]

Congratulations to Kurt and Kat from AusArmour!!!! Fitting those wheels seemed tedious and nearly endless haha. Also got caught when Kurt said to go on with my crude jokes while they were fitting the idler wheel 😂😂

[@dazzas661]

Daz greasing his rod? :D

[@jb6668]

Just want to say that I appreciate the quality, access and the insight that these episodes deliver every week. Nice not so subtle hint at what's next into the workshop at the very end.

[@johnmclean6498]

A nod to your YT name...

[@jamesneveaux4892]

Appreciate the craftsmanship and passion. Alberta, Canada.

[@Mick_A_Knuckle]

Same here! 🇨🇦

[@geoffdroz8550]

Looking forward to seeing this and your other "Katzen" at AusArmourfest 2022!

[@derekstocker6661]

What a fabulous video Folks. Brilliant paint job and highly skilled moving that weighty chunk around, so very well done and the music suits so very well! Thanks for this, loved it.

[@popperkeg1234]

Watching these videos is a honour to see the fantastic work you guys do to restore these historic vehicles,thanks.

[@HK94]

The camouflage came out really good, hope to see it runing on it's own some day...👍

[@CAPNMAC82]

Hay, the long format was pretty cool. Good on you.

[@Slaktrax]

What a complicated road wheel set-up! You guys are doing a seriously impressive job. That was a great video 🙂

[@bobbroadhurst1648]

Another bloody awesome video ....... they're never long enough being so interesting

[@TheSlugstoppa]

Congrats Kurt and well done guys that baby's looking truly great. (Mind you it looked hard enough work in a workshop let alone in some muddy field back in the day).

[@earlt.7573]

The brief time she was towed outside, that camo paint looked great out in the sunlight, fantastic job there gang.

[@stephenhill560]

What a fantastic job your team has done to preserve an important part of history. And congratulations to Kurt

[@luftboyprod]

Amazing progress guys 👍 been following since ep. 1

[@josefedericopresno6668]

Awesome Job and thanks for sharing it with us!! Greetings from Spain

[@jamesroseby3823]

Just wonderful watching it all come together. Have you an idea of the number it will carry on its side? Has its Abteilung been decided?

[@lloydbrundell7732]

Just shows you what beasts these things were. Wouldn’t want to face one with an M1 Garand! Nice work boys! Can’t wait to get up from Brissie to check out your mueseum.

[@lloydbrundell7732]

Can see why the Germans lost the war. Built for efficiency without any thought on how you would repair on the front lines. Feel sorry for the poor buggers trying to fix those wheels on the front line up to your knees in mud.

[@jarednarco4026]

Congrats! We missed seeing these beautiful beasts brought back to life! Keep up the good work guys!

[@groksplitta9211]

Watching these always puts a smile on my face. even though this will always stand as one of my favourite I cannot wait to see what is next.

[@bgdavenport]

Are you going to include a segment on how those tires are made and fitted to the road wheels? I would love to see that!

[@kalnieminen65]

Congrats on getting married, you're still smiling so thats a good thing LOL, great job moving the hull and with the reassembly of the wheels

[@darkchaosus4998]

Nice tease of an M3Lee 👌

[@petersjovall5829]

The section about the road wheels blew my mind! So very detailed

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Kirt your back 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@toweroftrollgaming]

Nice Lee/ Grant there boys

[@richs7362]

Great work impressive! My back hurts just watching this!!🙂

[@haraldmichaelis2008]

So Badass even without wheels!

[@thomaswashburn3396]

That is one complicated suspension system compared to todays modern tanks and other armored vehicles. I was trained as a Tanker (aka; Armored Crewman) in the US Army and have had my time changing Track, Track-Pads, Center-Guides, End-Connectors, Roadwheels, Final Drives, and and pulling Packs on M60A1's and AVLB's. It was all hard work and dirty. But It all made me the person I am today.

[@garfield1415]

Another awesome and fantastic video, I'm a little late to this party due to ill health, but I'm back now! Really looking forward to the next instalment, Congratulations to Mr & Mrs From Aus Armour

[@contributor7219]

Spent a few years in the 80s working on Leopards at the regiment, and then over the hill at the centre. ARVMs are an awesome bit of gear and remain my all-time favourite, so it's nice to see one still being used as intended.

[@johnmclean6498]

What a beautiful idle noise!

[@contributor7219]

@@johnmclean6498 Standing next to one on a tank strip is quite the experience as the sound literally shakes you to your core.

[@f1matt]

These longer episodes are great! Big congrats to the whole team on another amazing build!

[@wiggy858]

" Wheely " great video :)

[@nv1493]

That trolley makes all the difference, plus the care taken in moving that weight.

[@tannerjones9687]

Great camo job Jesse 👍

[@GoufCustom22085]

First off, beautiful work gentlemen can't wait until this cat is purring and moving around again . Second did anyone else notice at 10:49 the "skull" shape on the side of the upper hull above the #3 suspension arm?(combo of the hull pitting and the shape of the brown paint in the area)