Panther G
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- Jake79
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Panther G
Hi Guys
I recently bought a Panther from Mr Del for my summer build. I was holding out for a used Tamiya Panther G no luck there..saw Dels and thought yep why not. It has the Ibu pro installed and servo recoil. I won't be using his lower I'll reinstall the electrics into the new taigen metal lower..haven't decided on metal wheels etc yet. What I have decided on is some Aber P.E, I've put off soldering P'E for quite a while, time to cut my teeth with this one.
How she sits now..I removed the cupola and accessories this morning.
Not a huge amount of research done so far. Been having a good read of the Panther builds on a ours and another forum..I've a fair idea how mines going to look and what I'll need..
What I'm going for..1945 Late Panther G
You can see the camo better here
Cheers
Jake
I recently bought a Panther from Mr Del for my summer build. I was holding out for a used Tamiya Panther G no luck there..saw Dels and thought yep why not. It has the Ibu pro installed and servo recoil. I won't be using his lower I'll reinstall the electrics into the new taigen metal lower..haven't decided on metal wheels etc yet. What I have decided on is some Aber P.E, I've put off soldering P'E for quite a while, time to cut my teeth with this one.
How she sits now..I removed the cupola and accessories this morning.
Not a huge amount of research done so far. Been having a good read of the Panther builds on a ours and another forum..I've a fair idea how mines going to look and what I'll need..
What I'm going for..1945 Late Panther G
You can see the camo better here
Cheers
Jake
Last edited by Jake79 on Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:40 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Tamiya: 2 King Tigers
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Nice machine.
Looking forward to your progress.
Does the Tarr smoker work okay with the long hose run ?
Looking forward to your progress.
Does the Tarr smoker work okay with the long hose run ?
Tiger 1 Early Taigen,
Tiger 1 Mid Torro,
Tiger 1 Late Taigen,
King Tiger Taigen (P)
Jagdtiger Torro
King Tiger (H)
King Tiger Torro (H)
Tiger 1 late Torro
Panther G Taigen
Tiger 1 Mid Torro,
Tiger 1 Late Taigen,
King Tiger Taigen (P)
Jagdtiger Torro
King Tiger (H)
King Tiger Torro (H)
Tiger 1 late Torro
Panther G Taigen
Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Nice one Jake, look forward to it.
- Jake79
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Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Hi chaps, glad your going to follow along. Be a couple of months yet before all the goodies start rolling in for the build, looking forward to this oneTiggr wrote:Nice machine.
Looking forward to your progress.
Does the Tarr smoker work okay with the long hose run ?
Tiggr, yes works great. I was surprised my self how well it worked.
Tamiya: 2 King Tigers
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Looks like a fun build. I'll be following along.
Looks like the book reversed the camo pattern, though. The slant is opposite the photo.
Looks like the book reversed the camo pattern, though. The slant is opposite the photo.
- jarndice
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Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Hi Jake, I don't know if you have soldered PE before but the best kept secret is "SOLDER PAINT" in conjunction with a Butane Burner it turns Soldering into a doddle,
Literally paint it on and apply heat from the Butane Burner and it is done just like magic,
I use "FRYOLUX PAINT" from Maplins, It is extraordinarily expensive but it lasts forever,
It is VERY hazardous so keep Pets Fish and children well away from the stuff and wear a face mask to avoid the fumes,
I use a "Nimrod Solderpro-50K" Butane Burner,
And if you already know all this Well it might help someone else who doesn't.
Shaun
Literally paint it on and apply heat from the Butane Burner and it is done just like magic,
I use "FRYOLUX PAINT" from Maplins, It is extraordinarily expensive but it lasts forever,
It is VERY hazardous so keep Pets Fish and children well away from the stuff and wear a face mask to avoid the fumes,
I use a "Nimrod Solderpro-50K" Butane Burner,
And if you already know all this Well it might help someone else who doesn't.
Shaun
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- HERMAN BIX
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Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Best advice x tone ever gave me was to get that solder paste.
As Mr Jarndice says it's the only thing to use for brass wotk
As Mr Jarndice says it's the only thing to use for brass wotk
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
- Jake79
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- Location: Essex,Colchester, UK
Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Hi Shaunjarndice wrote:Hi Jake, I don't know if you have soldered PE before but the best kept secret is "SOLDER PAINT" in conjunction with a Butane Burner it turns Soldering into a doddle,
Literally paint it on and apply heat from the Butane Burner and it is done just like magic,
I use "FRYOLUX PAINT" from Maplins, It is extraordinarily expensive but it lasts forever,
It is VERY hazardous so keep Pets Fish and children well away from the stuff and wear a face mask to avoid the fumes,
I use a "Nimrod Solderpro-50K" Butane Burner,
And if you already know all this Well it might help someone else who doesn't.
Shaun
I purchased a new soldering iron with a small tip for electrics a few weeks ago hoping maybe I could use it for the P.E too. I like the idea of just painting it on tho and using the burner sounds a lot simpler. I think I'll take yours and Hermans advice and invest in one for my brass work. We have a Maplins quite close. The Nimrod you bought was that from Maplins too? Thanks for the heads up Jake
Tamiya: 2 King Tigers
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
- Jake79
- Warrant Officer 2nd Class
- Posts: 1058
- Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:10 pm
- Location: Essex,Colchester, UK
Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Cheers Phil and well spotted. I wouldn't of noticed that, I doubt anyone else did either.philipat wrote:Looks like a fun build. I'll be following along.
Looks like the book reversed the camo pattern, though. The slant is opposite the photo.
Tamiya: 2 King Tigers
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
Re: Panther G Late 'Summer Build'
Ha! Been doing studied looks for possible future builds. Guess it calibrated the Mark-1 eyeball!
Do tell more on this paste thing. I've been trying to use electrical solder iron with solder. And, I've had some success and several failures. Does the paste hold the two parts together? When it gets hot does the paste liquefy and allow the parts to slip? How do you hold them together so that they solder right where you want them to? I picturing clamping them together like I do with glue. But, I'm sure that's all wrong.
Do tell more on this paste thing. I've been trying to use electrical solder iron with solder. And, I've had some success and several failures. Does the paste hold the two parts together? When it gets hot does the paste liquefy and allow the parts to slip? How do you hold them together so that they solder right where you want them to? I picturing clamping them together like I do with glue. But, I'm sure that's all wrong.