Panther D, Italeri, Engine Trouble

I'd heard a lot of negative press regarding the Italeri line of Panther kits, and decided to try one out myself. Admittedly, on first inspection the wheels looked cartoonish, but with just a little TLC and some Aber photoetch grills, it came out looking, on the whole, quite presentable (at least to me). I decided to make a "minidio" out of it, showing the typical engine problems the early Panthers had, using a couple of the newer Tamiya tank crew figures with suitable heads.