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Marc780 wrote:Ah Mike, it was only supposed to be a "cheap" Jagdpanther made with my new cheap hull and the electronics I have already...I even went with the Jagdpanther vs. Panther G, for more simplicity. That and I built maybe 3 static models of the JP already and always liked 'em...For my huge fleet, The t-34 runs perfect, the Tiger not perfect yet but getting there (those smaller idler wheels you sent me with the asiatam tensioners helped-I had to take out 2 more tracks per side!) the king tiger waiting and waiting for my Henntec system..if I have two tanks working 100% at the same time I figure I'm doing well.
Hey Mark....if you run into trouble with the suspension...if you want to keep your costs low...just remember that trick I told you about...your hull will be stronger than any aftermarket out there...for several reasons I won't speak of...because you know that is top secret stuff right .............
Marc780 wrote:Ah Mike, it was only supposed to be a "cheap" Jagdpanther made with my new cheap hull and the electronics I have already...I even went with the Jagdpanther vs. Panther G, for more simplicity. That and I built maybe 3 static models of the JP already and always liked 'em...For my huge fleet, The t-34 runs perfect, the Tiger not perfect yet but getting there (those smaller idler wheels you sent me with the asiatam tensioners helped-I had to take out 2 more tracks per side!) the king tiger waiting and waiting for my Henntec system..if I have two tanks working 100% at the same time I figure I'm doing well.
I will see if I have some metal JagdPantehr suspension arms lying around for you. Just in case if you want an all singing all dancing one I have one for you when you are ready......
Marc780 wrote:Ah Mike, it was only supposed to be a "cheap" Jagdpanther made with my new cheap hull and the electronics I have already...I even went with the Jagdpanther vs. Panther G, for more simplicity. That and I built maybe 3 static models of the JP already and always liked 'em...For my huge fleet, The t-34 runs perfect, the Tiger not perfect yet but getting there (those smaller idler wheels you sent me with the asiatam tensioners helped-I had to take out 2 more tracks per side!) the king tiger waiting and waiting for my Henntec system..if I have two tanks working 100% at the same time I figure I'm doing well.
I will see if I have some metal JagdPantehr suspension arms lying around for you. Just in case if you want an all singing all dancing one I have one for you when you are ready......
MichaelC.
YOU HAVE A JAGD THAT SINGS AND DANCES??????????????????????
JP with the Taigen metal lower and also metal boggies with rubber rims. The Taigen hull will also take the standard HL plastic wheels as well if you are on a budget but the metal boggies are really nice.
Took out the third eye IR on the manlet and put it into the driver's vision slot. Real rubber on the metal boggies.
Swing arms are torsion bar all line up nicely. Runs very smooth. The bottom plate is so nice I didn't paint it.
You can kinda of see the torsion bar suspension. Low profile stand HL gears. The rails are part of the lower hull to make sure plastic side are line-up properly with the upper.
Standard HL upper with a servo recoil. Nothing too exciting.
So I found a solution to the Panther suspension arm slop issue. I can't take credit for it, the person who though of it is CaptainNemo12 on another forum. The search on Rcuniverse site is "Nates Panther Build". I already pm'ed him for more details on how he did it, if he replies and doesn't like I nicked his photo's I'll take them down and replace em with my own. But the idea is simple-the problem with the Panther susp arms is too much space between the suspension arm pivot holes (either metal or plastic arms) and the pivot bolt. Because of that the arms, and the road wheels, will have a tendency to bow outwards instead of being straight like they should be. I am going to make a short post with the pics, in the how-to section so in case someone else wants to fix the issue, and will find this useful they won't have to dig so much.