My Pantiger Ate All My BBs!!!

[Dubar]

Well, two of them anyway.

I took it apart to paint it and noticed a small bit of what appeared to be a rubber tube fell out, maybe 1/4" diameter and X 1/4" long. From what I gather it's part of the air soft "bucking". When I put it back together and tested it out the gun fired but nothing came out.

Where in the US can I get these and what exactly do I ask for?

[43rdRecceReg]

Start with Imex/Taigentanks in Florida
Here's a catalogue link to the airsoft unit. Finding the feed system (your bit of rubber might be part of it, I guess) might be tricky.
http://www.imex-model.com/Catalog/EFLIP ... .html#p=51
Plenty of other sources out there.

[Blackadder123]

I do wonder why people actually buy the Pantiger, lol.

[Dubar]

I do wonder why people actually buy the Pantiger, lol.

To answer your query:

1) Newbie

2) Cost

3) Didn't do enough research

It doesn't look as hideous with a coat of dark yellow paint on it, but it still looks boxy compared too a real Panther

The modern day camo scheme was begging for a makeover. Right now I have applied the dark yellow but need to find/get the green and red/brown.

I feel like I have one of those "spinner" toys they have out now, whenever I make a hard left/right turn with it

[wibblywobbly]

There is a guy in our club who bought a Pantiger for the same reasons as many. I have to say that the paint job he did on it is amazing, and despite the authenticity of the model, if you look at it as just being a 'tank' it is a great piece of work.

[Estnische]

I do wonder why people actually buy the Pantiger, lol.

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Mwahh hahahaha!

[Dubar]

I think it's fixed!!!

I took it apart when I got home, tried to find a photo of where the (rubber grommet, bucking, whatever we call it) went but found no good photos.

1st try I put it over the end of the plunger, put it back together, turned it on...nothing came out.

Then I looked at a regular airsoft image and it showed the bucking actually over the end of the barrel. It seemed too tight for that but I took it back apart and put the bucking over the barrel.

Put it back together (getting good at this and nothing to lose at this point ), turned it on and fired...6 BBs came "screaming" out. Actually 3 came out good and the other 3 kinda rolled out the barrel. Maybe it needs a squirt of silicon???

Here's a photo of the "bucking":

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[Dubar]

I'm able to fire the gun now, but how many BBs come out is anyone's guess. I get 2-3, then none, then maybe 1 out of 4 shoots like it should. I need to search the forum to see if other's have had this problem.

Here's a photo of my work in progress "Pantiger":

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Need to dirty it up a bunch, but I'm already dreaming about turning it into a Jagd-something

I thought I'd at least try to swap the roadwheels around so they would look more correct, but I haven't found a good way to do it yet as the outer wheels won't go behind the rear idler wheel. I suppose I could shim out the idler wheel, but I'd probably need a longer screw for that.

Oh...the dark yellow was from a gallon of latex house paint I had made up at the local hardware store years ago when I was building 1/6 tanks. The red is actually Boxcar Red from my model railroading as well as the green, Pullman Green that is. Maybe I'm just trying to make the "Pantiger" even more of a fantasy tank

[Estnische]

Can only be a Jagdtiger - its too wide to be a Jagdpanther and too big to be a Jagdpanzer.

And stating the obvious, the hull should just bolt straight on.

[Dubar]

Yeah, the width (and the front end, etc)

It was only $85 (he says in his best model railroad rivet counting voice) and if you squint real hard it does at least appear to look like a tank so...

It may become a gift to my grandson, he'll think it's cool.