Panther F

ronnie42
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Thanks Herman Just need to use the toning down of the camo to make it blend in , or rub the messy bits off for a worn down look. :haha:
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Soeren
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Great progress. The turret really looks fantastic.
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Paint looks excellent! The painted numbers are very well done. As Herman stated the real thing would have encountered similar problems I'm sure

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Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Yep, that's nice work mate :thumbup:
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Thanks for looking . They have delivered all the brass bar the stuff for the track hangers , so a little mod on the drivers periscope., just used Plastic weld to secure the servo as not much of a strain on the servo.
Making the drivers viewing station follow the tanks manoeuvre.
Making the drivers viewing station follow the tanks manoeuvre.
Turning right now.
Turning right now.
The servo setup, wish the hi-lo gearbox was reversed the high side gets in the way of a direct push pull on the servo rod.
The servo setup, wish the hi-lo gearbox was reversed the high side gets in the way of a direct push pull on the servo rod.
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Brass has arrived and its the correct sizes, better get a move on with the F before i forget what colours i used for the turret.
Removed tool holders ,track hangers and rear tow cable eyelet holders.
Taigen seem to think that Victorian cast iron was used for all the accessorie fixings on tanks :O
Tow eyelet brackets
Tow eyelet brackets
Tool rack glued back together for a template to make it easier to copy
Tool rack glued back together for a template to make it easier to copy
Track holders fitted and drilled for locking pins
Track holders fitted and drilled for locking pins
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ronnie42 wrote:Brass has arrived and its the correct sizes, better get a move on with the F before i forget what colours i used for the turret.
Removed tool holders ,track hangers and rear tow cable eyelet holders.
Taigen seem to think that Victorian cast iron was used for all the accessorie fixings on tanks :O
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Your hangers look great, if I might say so. What size are they? ;D
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Hi Soeren The brass strip for the hangers is 2.5mm by 0.8mm and 3.0mm by 1.0.mm for the long strip they are soldered onto. Have spare track links from the Trumpeter Panther, going to use them as the detail is superb and the slot in the track link is wider. The taigen metal track links are 2.5mm wide across the slots, would be very difficult to line up .
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Considering the Price of all the aber Upgrades to the stuff, quality and detail ohne Gera in the trumpeter Kit i should geht one as well. The spare Track links have Track pins Right? You pay a fortune if you buy those from Aber .
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Hi Soeren The PE list - Star aerial top, ( plastic whip aerials ) side skirts with hull brackets and locking clips, grills ,radio frames ,turret sight, track hangers and more. Pins are plastic spare Al barrel (used the plastic one ) , spare muzzle brake and mantlet, 10 pairs of tracks extra only one downside Trumpeter give you another 18 tracks but no guide horns to fit on them. Spare track pins left over from build.
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