1/16 Taigen Metal Edition Panzer III - Build

[Martin2556]

There is this at RC Tank,
https://www.rctank.de/Panzer-III-75-cm- ... oil-system

Thanks Jofaur I’ll take a look.

[Martin2556]

I’ve ordered a gun barrel from Dave at Forgebear, looks good & it comes supplied with an led.

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[Jofaur86]

Super, that's what was needed :thumbup:What do you have as an electronic board ?

[Martin2556]

Super, that's what was needed :thumbup:What do you have as an electronic board ?

Taigen V3 board, Radiomaster tx16s, FlySky 10 channel receiver.

[Martin2556]

The Final Stages Of The Build:

Correcting the problems with the gun mantlet - (Now Completed)

Below: Taken from my earlier post (3 Nov 2022)
The gun mantlet didn’t sit quite right or line up correctly, also with the top of the mantlet left open & the elevation mechanism on view the model looked unfinished. I decided to correct the alignment problem & also improve the appearance by making a cover to replicate the top of the mantlet in order to close up the opening.

It looked like a quick & easy job!!!

As it turned out correcting the alignment wasn’t to difficult, but I found it quite challenging to get the cover to fit correctly & not interfere with the elevation mechanism. The cover turned out to be quite complex, as it had to be hinged at one end & be able to slide in order to allow the gun elevation to still work correctly, after some perseverance & some trial & error I managed to get it working ok.

I can now see why Taigen left the top of the gun mantlet open.

Please see before & after photos below:

Before Correcting The Gun Mantlet

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Before Correcting The Gun Mantlet

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After Correcting The Gun Mantlet

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After Correcting The Gun Mantlet

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[oddballseattle]

Amazing weathering, great job!!

[Martin2556]

Amazing weathering, great job!!

Many thanks oddballseattle

[MrChef]

Many thanks for your positive comments guy’s

Excellent work Martin. Keep it going. I can't wait to see more of your work.

[Rebellion13]

Gosh darn it, the weathering looks incredible

Cheers
Wade

[Ecam]

Gosh darn it, the weathering looks incredible

Cheers
Wade

Golly, such language!

Agreed, very nice work for a stunning result.