Tamiya Panther

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EddyK
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Tamiya Panther

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Hi!
Let me introduce You my new victim - Tamiya Panther FO. I swapped it to my Sherman "Peacemaker". So here we go:

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There are some bits to make it look better:

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The first step is installing new metal roadwheels with ball bearings:

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Ad Lav
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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Great start eddy - look forward to the shiny bits going on!

Colour and camo?
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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Very nice looking Eddy, my Tamiya Panther's rear turret hatch doesn't open like yours does.
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silversurfer1947
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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Quick question, who makes the radio aerial, please?
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Tamiya Tiger 1, Taigen FlakPanzer IV,Torro M16 half-track, Tamiya Panther,WSN/Torro T34,Taigen M41 Bulldog,H/l/Taigen Sherman M4A3,H/L T90, Haya M3 Grant, Metal Origins 234/2 Puma, Nashorn by Alwyn. I was only going to have one tank - honest! :D
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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Man, you got all the jelly & icecream going there mate !!
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
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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Man, you got all the jelly & icecream going there mate !!
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
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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Ad Lav wrote:Great start eddy - look forward to the shiny bits going on!

Colour and camo?
Thanks!
I'll think about the camo a little bit later... :S
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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silversurfer1947 wrote:Quick question, who makes the radio aerial, please?
Hi!
There You can get it:
http://www.rctank.de/StuG-III-antenna
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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HERMAN BIX wrote:Man, you got all the jelly & icecream going there mate !!
:/ :D
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Re: Tamiya Panther

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Very nice... can't wait to see the back of that awful dark grey.

Who makes the brass bits - e.g. the C towing hooks? I haven't seen those before.

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