csal,
Looking good so far, I'll be interested to watch this thread as you progress, please make sure you post lots of pics.

I recently finished my Panther G and had added the Daimler Benz criss cross zim pattern as well. I hadn't seen many people attempt that pattern. To create it

I ended up making a custom tool. What material did you use for your zim paste, and what did you you use to apply it?

Squid