Aussie modeller Sam Dwyer relied on Jean-Léon's post above to reproduce "211" correctly for the first time as a steel wheeler, in this very nicely built 1/35 scale model:
http://schwerpunkt.smugmug.com/gallery/5680277_8XqCW#370616297_3xeR2
For the record, apart from Sam's research-orientated website omitting to cite any references used to build this unusual SW, its worth noting to anyone intending to build "211" that the camo scheme can be improved upon. This Photoshopped version Fred and collaborated on shows what we feel is a much closer depiction of the correct scheme:
Close examination of photos of the real "211" show the very distinctive factory-applied paint finish is generally consistent with most other all SW Panthers thus far documented; ie it appears to be a Dunkelgrün base, with bold patches of Dunkelgelb then Rotbraun, sprayed consecutively. The Balkenkreuz is also of a slightly different proportion to that seen on Sam's model, more a (regular) error of DML decal designing, as these crosses in reality utilised fairly standardised factory stencils. It should be pointed out in the field the vehicle would have invariably had a garnish of pine boughs, of course.
Several other post war photos of the "211" wreck are published in Duel In The Mist, AFV Modeller Publications, however the four view schematic by Hillary Doyle on pp286-7 predates Jean-Léon's confirmation of "211" as a steel wheeler and the camo pattern is also somewhat inaccurate in some elevations.
Duel In The Mist is available here:
http://shop.afvmodeller.com/customer/home.php?cat=337&XCARTSESSID=af9f0284a997ad06fee83298804578a0
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