Panda Hobby Panzer 38-t r/c Conversion

[Soeren]

I especially like those leaf springs. Functional and looking wonderfull

[c.rainford73]

Thank you for looking the leaf springs are quite good to look at and are functional

[c.rainford73]

Today's progress. To all that have been following along many thanks I installed the lower hull base plate. Mounted and aligned the front gearboxes. The front sprockets are fitted and the drive Axels attached to the sprockets. As I move along slowly the next step is the attachment of the suspension system and road wheels.

Amazing how much weight has been added simply by mounting the transmissions and base plate.

Stay tuned.....

Cheers

Carl

[c.rainford73]

I continued late into the evening. Mounting the leaf springs. Painting the mounts. Mounting the sprockets and road wheels. One must be so careful when mounting the road wheels as they are attached by a plastic cap provided with the original model kit and if even a wee bit of glue touched the wheels I would be finished

So far so good. Suspension works as designed as far as wheel travel and leaf spring operation.

I mounted the turret rotation ring and the speaker with the kit provided mount. The turret ring is very easy to line up as it enters the upper turret structure and slides into the best position possible.

I must admit all is fitting as well as possible. Everything in the kit is very well thought out and very little work is needed to get it all to go together

As I progress the Panzer is slowly becoming a real RC tank ( I know that sounds strange). But its a far cry from the original plastic static model it once was.

Pictures

[PainlessWolf]

Carl!
This is amazing stuff! These guys have produced Tamiya level parts organization and production. I can't wait to see it up and running ;o)
regards,
Painless

[HERMAN BIX]

Im in on this Mr Rainford.............I really want a Hetzer, and this may be the only way I can get close, so what you do and whre you get stuff from is high on my agenda !

[c.rainford73]

Yes I'd say from a small company they have really impressed me Mr Painless.

Mr Herman thank you. I think there are a few vendors selling some form of 1:16 hetzer parts but this could be a nice hetzer base with a bit of retooling or build a Marder series tank hunter on this chassis

[Tiggr]

Following this one Carl.

The tanks is not to my taste as its a lighweight, not a big heavy metal monster but your skills are well worth seeing.
Looking forward to seeing the little rascal in action.

[c.rainford73]

Following this one Carl.

The tanks is not to my taste as its a lighweight, not a big heavy metal monster but your skills are well worth seeing.
Looking forward to seeing the little rascal in action.

Thank you Paul it's definitely a lighter weight than what we're used to but when I'm done it'll definitely be worth looking at it should be quite a runner

[PainlessWolf]

Keep up the good work, Carl! I'm pretty sure when Otto Carius first went into Russia during Barbarossa that he was a panzermanner on one of these. ;o)
regards,
Painless