HL Panther rework

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Re: HL Panther rework

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Nice problem solving. It’s looking very good


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Re: HL Panther rework

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Hi Soeren You can buy gear and pulley packs from hobby and robotics stores. Tried to use pulleys and rubber band first but never worked . Always had slipping/ binding issues with the turret rotation . If the turret ring fitted the lower hull without some slop it should have worked. One day i will try the Tamiya leopard turret ring if i am brave enough to cut up hull and turret.
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Re: HL Panther rework

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Hi Soeren They are Waltersons gears. Comes with a plate for gearboxs to sit on, 3 sizes of gears to fit motor and a gear puller if you want to change the ratio. The newer ones are steel gears instead of brass.
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New metal sprockets and idlers to replace wobbly plastic HL ones. Sprockets not very good had to file down , inner side quite thick.Might need another go on the teeth look like a wider profile . Changed gearbox's to Taigen ones, fitted a new base for the gears . Going to use the Waltersons ones for the metal lower hull . Had to drill new fixing holes in Taigen gearbox as the original holes are under gearwheels and spindles.
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Just about sorted the wiring added a fuse to battery lead as i am using 3C lipo,s
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Re: HL Panther rework

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Fixing the missing part above the cleaning rod tube. Was going to repaint but i found this . From Missing -Lynx forum

Two tone brown
Dec 09, 2003 #10

Just to add a bit more confusion and controversy; a number of U.S. vets I have spoken to and written to have insisted that they observed German vehicles with two distinct shades of brown in their paint jobs. The most obvious combination, to me anyway, would be a combination of the primer coat with a coat of the "rotbraun (provide your own number-all that stuff is too confusing anyway)." I should add that the two shades of brown was seen by these vets in combination with the famous dunkelgelb and whatever we're calling the green shade this week.
El cheapo HL ,fixed lots of faults and still not quite right.    Its a challenge sorting all the problems.
El cheapo HL ,fixed lots of faults and still not quite right. Its a challenge sorting all the problems.
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Re: HL Panther rework

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Going to keep the Hl lower hull , Taigen hull will be saved for the Trumpeter project . Fitting supports for the sprockets and taking the edge off the lip on outer road wheels .
Nylon support and metal sleeve
Nylon support and metal sleeve
marked for drilling out
marked for drilling out
ready to glue
ready to glue
Checking for fit
Checking for fit
Support glued in
Support glued in
Cover fitted
Cover fitted
One side done, lip is less noticeable now after some sanding
One side done, lip is less noticeable now after some sanding
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Re: HL Panther rework

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Fixing another problem , no forward deck joint. Tidy up turret and hull cables and paint interior.
No 2 section deck at front
No 2 section deck at front
Need a straight edge
Need a straight edge
Tamiya tape to stop paint chips
Tamiya tape to stop paint chips
Lucky never messed up the grove
Lucky never messed up the grove
Some primer to brighten up the interior, helps if you have a loose wire.
Some primer to brighten up the interior, helps if you have a loose wire.
Tidy lower hull now , moved TR away from motor leads and a paint.
Tidy lower hull now , moved TR away from motor leads and a paint.
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Re: HL Panther rework

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Nice addition, but your joint would be proper for a F hull not a G. :eh:
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Re: HL Panther rework

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Hi Soeren Looks like we are both wrong , weld line at turret ring. Should have looked at the Trumpeter kit to check. Better get the filler out now :(
Its further back, an easy fix.
Its further back, an easy fix.
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