Panther tanks with Panzer IV turrets

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AshMann
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Re: Panther tanks with Panzer IV turrets

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Raminator wrote:There's no reason you can't, loads of people make paper panzers and experimental vehicles. Build a tank you think looks cool, you can always rationalise it later if you need to!
Would the panther work with the panzer IV?
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Re: Panther tanks with Panzer IV turrets

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Hi ash Mann, the way to do it would be to find a spares/repair panzer Iv upper hull with turret, cut out the part of the upper hull including the turret rotate mechanism, and transplant that into a panther upper hull. All the turret wiring connections should be the same as the panther so no problems there. The downside is carving up a panther and the panzer Iv which could be a costly way to build a tank, it really only works if you can buy the donor tanks cheap.
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Re: Panther tanks with Panzer IV turrets

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The HL panzer iv turret should fit straight onto the HL Panther hull as they have the same size turret ring...as has been said before...if you want it with a functioning turret, build it that way...it's your tank at the end of the day...
remember...it's just a plastic tank... :/
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Re: Panther tanks with Panzer IV turrets

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frankie wrote:The HL panzer iv turret should fit straight onto the HL Panther hull as they have the same size turret ring...as has been said before...if you want it with a functioning turret, build it that way...it's your tank at the end of the day...
I see, okay, ill try to see if its possible to make at my next RC tank meet, the guys there have tanks and tank parts, so i bet they`ll have a panzer IV turret
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