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Panther F

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 4:47 pm
by ronnie42
This has been lying for too long. Has a few broken plastic parts , first job is remove all the oversized plastic and the horrible recoil / elevation unit.
the start
the start
This is junk
This is junk
Hangers are way off scale and bust got to go.
Hangers are way off scale and bust got to go.

Re: Panther F

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:10 pm
by Soeren
Nice one. I have an F as well. In 1 35th scale to be honest ;).

Even though some bits maybe oversize, at least they are there. I am sure you will make something great of it.

Re: Panther F

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:55 pm
by ronnie42
Hi Soeren Thanks for looking, started the teardown . 1st job is the hull mg. Well that was a good start , noticed the mg armoured cover was all wrong. Checked my stash and the Jagdpanther one is same as the KT spare cover when i used the zimmerit kit. , must have been a standard fitting. Only one option cut out the Taigen cover as it will annoy me.
making this look better
making this look better
fitted the Tamiya mg holder into the space left after removing the Taigen mg ball
fitted the Tamiya mg holder into the space left after removing the Taigen mg ball
Was a pig fitting Tamiya part, problem is the Taigen cover is totally wrong.
Was a pig fitting Tamiya part, problem is the Taigen cover is totally wrong.

Re: Panther F

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:53 pm
by STHV
Make sure you fit it with an Stg 44!

Re: Panther F

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:58 pm
by ronnie42
Only one option , get rid of the Taigen hull mg holder. Found a spare Tamiya mg cover .
Periscope cover removed and mg ball off
Periscope cover removed and mg ball off

Re: Panther F

Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:35 pm
by ronnie42
Some work on upper hull.

Re: Panther F

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:07 pm
by ronnie42
Made a new recoil and elevation for the F, the one size for all is not for me. Should buy some long servo horns/levers spent ages looking for one. Once i get max elevation and depression i can find out what was real and adjust the Elmod servo settings to get it almost correct.

Re: Panther F

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:37 pm
by Jimster
Man, that’s some impressive engineering! You certainly have a wide spectrum of skillsets. This hobby seems to offer a lot of opportunities to improvise and alter things to fit our needs.

Re: Panther F

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:06 pm
by Soeren
That is really nice and looks like a good solution for my G as well. Where did you get the cogwheel and the toothed strip from?

Re: Panther F

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:59 pm
by ronnie42
Hi Soeren Have a look on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/34-Kinds-Pla ... SwdRparOd4 The best toothed strips have a flat each side of the teeth and you are able to make a guide for it to sit in and the servo cog does not slip.