tamiya panther spares required

[percy1510]

hello everyone. i have just got a tamiya panther from evilbay.it is built and painted but not very well . i will need to strip it right down, put some stuff right an then rebuild and re paint it. what i am looking for is few spare parts and in particular the plastic parts that are directly behind the mantlet that pivot to allow the barrel to raise and lower. so does any body on here either have spares that they are willing to part with or know of a source for such parts.

cheers
glyn

[971wright]

Hi There Welshdragon usualy sell a lot of Panther spares  http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Welsh-Dragon-Models
Take a look if you dont see what you want send them an E-mail and ask them they may have what you need .

regards pete

[percy1510]

Cheers Pete I will get an email off to them straight away

Glyn

[percy1510]

emailed welsh dragon, no panther spares but steve suggested i tried axels modelbrau so i did . can recomend them highly , they have every part for all tamiya tanks sold seperately inc decals and colour charts , an absolute goldmine for us tamiya owners

[grompix]

Yes, Axel's Modelbau is a great place to get stuff but you might also need a goldmine to pay for it! 

Cheers
Chris

[percy1510]

hi grompix
looking around ebay yesterday, did i spot that you have recently aqquired a panther from the same seller that i have . The seller with a number of pershings and panthers all for sale 

[grompix]

Hi Glyn

Yep, I did, and it was a bargain. £300 for a Tamiya Panther with RC gear, fast charger, battery and combat system. I've already started to rip it apart as it wasn't very well put together. I'm thinking of buying a HL Jagdpanther hull top and fitting it to the Tamiya bottom.

I think he still has another Panther for sale. Anyone looking for a similar bargain should take a look on e-bay.

Cheers
Chris 

[percy1510]

not very well put together is an under statement ! mine had a 3 inch wood screw thru the front of the mantlet holding everything in place ! oh well at least I will enjoy the challenge of putting evrything right . The seller said he had another panther left and he showed me a pershing which looked ok.

Anybody looking for a bargain Tamiya should look for mad_dison as an ebay seller

[grompix]

not very well put together is an under statement ! mine had a 3 inch wood screw thru the front of the mantlet holding everything in place !

3 inch screw? Jeez, mine was nowhere near as bad as that. He had bolted on the recoil mechanism though, which was a pain to remove. But at that price you expect a bit of hassle I suppose.

Cheers
Chris