My Panther

[Nic.H]

Hi all....small update, got the rear stowage bin from wecohe ....for the infra red

Best bit of soldering I have done in years....ahem...dont look to close!








Makes the heng long standard box look lame....I suppose I will have to get the other side now...

[majordisastor]

Really enjoying this build - looks fantastic ...............Might have to seek out a Panther myself soon !!

Andy

[Nic.H]

Thanks Andy...its not the quickest build, but I just like to potter....think its to do with age!...

Nic

[Nic.H]

Just to say that i went and got the schumo barrel and late gun mantlet...yes I know they are for the tamiya...well, I made them fit!...photos tomorrow. Still a bit of fiddling to do, but it works.

Nic...(who is chuffed that I did not spend the money in vain on a long shot)

[Nic.H]

Right, here we go....taken two days to sort these photos out...computer keeps telling me low on virtual memory, and its slow!...anyway

over all pic with temp fit


Here you can see whats left of the heng long barrel with a steel bit inserted into the schumo barrel


The two pieces together..have yet to Final fix


Here you can just make out the cut out on the top for the barrel in full incline...in the hole you can make out the small piece of heng long barrel


Another look at the temp fit


Nic

[Nic.H]

Hi again...here you can see how I fixed the mantlet to the heng long turret...first I cut off the two mantlet fixing screw holders as close to the heng long mantlet, screwed them back to the holder, wacked a load of two part glue over the ends and held the new mantlet against the fixing screws until the glue went off(5 mins quick set stuff)...left it for an hour and hey presto still using the heng long fixtures...what you can also just make out is the grinding done to remove the schumo screw holders...(these interfere with the heng long mantlet holder


Re fitted the bits from the heng long mantlet and job done....(plus mantlet stops)


Nic

[JayBrd]

Nic this build is just amazing! I cannot wait to see the finished results..



Cheers!!

Jay

[Nic.H]

Thank you Jay!....

Just a small mod today....I have been in the garden drinking san gria!

I added the fuel over fill?/air breather? thingy...on the right hand side, cut out the middle bit, used the obligatory paper clip for the pipe, and a small cut off plastic round thing section from the loaders plastic handle(I replaced all my handles with a metal set) ...does the job!


Tomorrow I hope to finish the schurtzen on this side to...I have been lazy, the other side has been done for months

Nic

[Nic.H]

Hi ...as always... if there is something I am doing that I have not clearly explained...please ask, and I will try to help

Cheers, Nic

[Nic.H]

Here I just stuck the right hand side schurtzen holders on...just super glued on for now until I am happy with the positioning, then I will two part glue them into place....I used a piece of string to make a line...then held the running boards up, marked the centre of the holes with pencil on the side of the tank and just whacked them on..



Here I have just laid the tops on...just to check...sorry, crapy photo


Nic