Panda Hobby Panzer 38-t r/c Conversion

[c.rainford73]

Yeah, no sweat for a man of your calibre Carl

Mick.

Thanks Mick can't be any more difficult than the events of this evening... Decided to upgrade one of my early Tiger I's with a Clark tk60 board to barrel recoil. I didn't realize I had to do a wee bit of rewiring.

No sweat just the usual servo recoil would be nice but no no no wanted to do something completely different

..... I had to use the stock Asiatam Taigen recoil and as a result had to rewire the IR flash unit disassemble the entire turret and then rewire the turret and upper hull.

Took out my trusty Sony remote and ...

Now it works very well so I can get back to working on this little beast this week and install that switch under the hatch. Will need some small hinges I'll make something out if brass.

[HERMAN BIX]

Damn that thing is so small it must be like trying to work in a watch !!

No chance THIS will hit ebay eh mate

[c.rainford73]

Damn that thing is so small it must be like trying to work in a watch !!

No chance THIS will hit ebay eh mate

No plans for a sale on this one Mr Bix but if I change my mind I will keep it off evilbay and shoot you a pm

[c.rainford73]

A very big thank you to Mike (Sassgrunt) on the forum for contacting me today after Mr Painless and I discussed some location for the on/off switch under a front hatch.

Mike contacted me and mentioned some nice hinges he had and wanted to ship them off to me for this panzer 38-t build.

As I write this they are already in the post....
:Speechless:

Another wonderful experience on this forum.

Mike a big thank you for your interest and willingness to help me!!

Plus...

Big thank you to Mr Painless for the insight and help with the switch issue.

All the best guys

Carl

[Raminator]

Fantastic work Carl, it came out great. It looks like a nice nimble counterpart to some of your bigger tanks!

How are you finding the electronics that came with the kit? I'm curious how the controls and sound compare to the other stuff we're used to.

[c.rainford73]

Fantastic work Carl, it came out great. It looks like a nice nimble counterpart to some of your bigger tanks!

How are you finding the electronics that came with the kit? I'm curious how the controls and sound compare to the other stuff we're used to.

Hi Mr Raminator The electronics are excellent. Considering the conversion kit was $199.00 US including the servos elevation and traverse brackets and speaker it's s good deal I'd recommend the kit to anyone with a little bit of modeling knowledge.

[c.rainford73]

So this evening here on the East Coast I came home to a very lovely little package from Mike (Sassgrunt) on the forum. These are excellent little working brass hinges I plan on using for the Panzer 38t.

I recieved a total of 8 hinges for free


Mike a very big thank you

Once I set aside some time these little guys will be put to good use!

[PainlessWolf]

Carl!,
Mike and I spoke about your 38-t yesterday. We both agree it is a miniature RC masterpiece. I'm looking forward to seeing those working hatches, my friend. Today, I received a copy of Steve Zalogas 'Panzer 38(t) vs BT-7' which details the combat between these vehicles in the opening phases of Operation Barbarossa. A fascinating read! The 38(t) was a very capable vehicle for it's day.
regards,
Painless

[c.rainford73]

Carl!,
Mike and I spoke about your 38-t yesterday. We both agree it is a miniature RC masterpiece. I'm looking forward to seeing those working hatches, my friend. Today, I received a copy of Steve Zalogas 'Panzer 38(t) vs BT-7' which details the combat between these vehicles in the opening phases of Operation Barbarossa. A fascinating read! The 38(t) was a very capable vehicle for it's day.
regards,
Painless

Such praise from one of the masters of this hobby so greatly appreciated!

Yes this will add a whole new level of detail that will also be functional. Yes the more I read up on these little tanks the more impressive they are. So funny that I'm currently working on this little beast along with some larger Russian armour and my M1abrams... Kind of looks like the little engine that could

[silversurfer1947]

I wonder, did you ever open up one of the hatches for your on/off switch? If so, I would be very grateful for some pictures and any tips. I am slowly making progress and would like to get any cutting done before I start proper assembly.