RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER

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BarryC
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Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER

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Herman,

The Blade looks fantastic! :thumbup: :thumbup:

I've taken my family on many of these types of journeys "day out for a drive" only to end up at a hobby shop. :O

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Thanks Mr C, its a con job that they are used to, but still seems to surprise them !!
I'm getting the lower blade mounting arms done now and hope to get my drill & screw on over the weekend.
Once thats sorted, and the blade assembly is as right as it can be, I will open the hull, install the electronics, test, and secure the hull halves to move on with completion.
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Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER

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The blade is on 8)
Well, at least to the lower mounts it is.
Took a bit of manipulation to get the final angles & heights right, but once I had the right look, it was marked and solder paste appled in the required spots.
Clamped the blade back onto the mounts & hit the areas with the butane burner.
Solder paste took immediately & seems to be very firm.
The top mounts I made need to be trimmed shorter slightly, so a bit to do there yet.
The lower mounts were secured to the final drive housings by drilling clean through the plastic and bolting with an M3 hex head bolt and a nylock nut on the other side.
The drive sprockets will cover the heads of the bolts & will not be noticeable.

Once this blade is all mounted & done, its going to move quickly I hope !
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HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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Looking good there Herman! :clap:

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Herman that blade is a work of art! Almost a shame to paint it :thumbup:
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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c.rainford73 wrote:Herman that blade is a work of art! Almost a shame to paint it :thumbup:
Here is a paint process that IMO yields a very convincing unpainted steel.

https://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op ... 895&page=1

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Barry that indeed would make for quite the realistic blade for Herman's build. Nice suggestion!
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER

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Great find Mr C...................I was close to that method when I did the anti strafing plates on my Jagdtiger a while back.
That is exactly the look i will need to finish off once(if ever) it gets there :/
Thanks for the link.
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HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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HERMAN BIX wrote: (if ever) it gets there :/
I feel the same with my approaching 4 years in the works project! :O

Glad I could help.

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BarryC wrote:
HERMAN BIX wrote: (if ever) it gets there :/
I feel the same with my approaching 4 years in the works project! :O

Glad I could help.

Barry

Yeah, but thats only 5 minutes in your actual years :think: ;)
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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