I'd been looking a this pic of a Panther D and thought it had the fixed turret.
I guess mine is a what if Panther G with a Panzer IV turret. As if the Panther was salvaged without the damaged turret...
...and the Panzer IV turret recovered.
I know the turret ring size differed on the two tanks but with a little imagination a machinist
could fabricate a new turret ring.
Before turret was painted...
I may put Schürzen (side armor) on the tank, like the one in the first pic. just having some fun with this project.
More to come....