Due to the large angled armor layout, the vehicle looks a bit flat, and added to the fact that it doesn’t have the legendary reputation of the Tiger tank, the Panther tank feels a bit bland for what it is.
But when you look deeper into the vehicle, you’ll notice how it was created as the trump card for Operation Citadel, as well as the stereotypical German over-engineered suspensions and other mechanisms. There’s also the rivalry between the DB and MAN designs, and so this curious vehicle represents various facets of Germany and the struggles it faced at the time.
In terms of the illustration, I like drawing the rear of the tank since most of the smaller details like the engine grill screen and the gepäckkasten are in the rear. (This is especially true of the Panther, as there is very little on the front.) So I drew this piece from the rear.
I want to draw distinctive designs such as the gas turbine engine model at some point.