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Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:35 am
by BarryC
Herman,
The Blade looks fantastic!
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.
Barry
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:58 am
by HERMAN BIX
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.
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:26 am
by HERMAN BIX
The blade is on
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 !
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:17 pm
by BarryC
Looking good there Herman!
Barry
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:52 pm
by c.rainford73
Herman that blade is a work of art! Almost a shame to paint it
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:43 pm
by BarryC
c.rainford73 wrote:Herman that blade is a work of art! Almost a shame to paint it
Here is a paint process that IMO yields a very convincing unpainted steel.
https://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op ... 895&page=1
Barry
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:18 am
by c.rainford73
Barry that indeed would make for quite the realistic blade for Herman's build. Nice suggestion!
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 2:00 am
by HERMAN BIX
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.
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:24 pm
by BarryC
HERMAN BIX wrote:
(if ever) it gets there
I feel the same with my approaching 4 years in the works project!
Glad I could help.
Barry
Re: RAMSCHAUFELPANZER PANTHER
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:43 am
by HERMAN BIX
BarryC wrote:HERMAN BIX wrote:
(if ever) it gets there
I feel the same with my approaching 4 years in the works project!
Glad I could help.
Barry
Yeah, but thats only 5 minutes in your actual years
