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hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:59 pm
by mcevoyi
just an observation ....
but is the hl jagdpanther gun mantle the wrong shape ? looks too stubby ? that is should it not be longer up the gun barrel ..if you get my drift ?
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:15 am
by oz
here,s a pic of the real thing but i do think the H/L just doesn't look right somehow, i took the other pic form one of the guys builds ( if thats ok ) and the saukopf looks a bit high and a bit steep.......
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:11 am
by Mad Fox
looks that way, maybe some alteration of the HL version by cutting some of the top off and using milliput or something to get the correct slope/shape may be needed?
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:39 am
by Fred
I thought that the HL saukopf looks too tall. I wondered if they have done this to hide the wires going to the LED. The exhaust pipes seem a but tall too so I will be shortening mine.
fred
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 1:11 pm
by Phil
oz wrote:
here,s a pic of the real thing but i do think the H/L just doesn't look right somehow, i took the other pic form one of the guys builds ( if thats ok ) and the saukopf looks a bit high and a bit steep.......
Dam and blast, don't notice that, think I could be out with the dremal this weekend and some filler!
... no probs in using any of my pics!
Phil
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 7:46 pm
by raven
what is your opinion on this cut 8mm off top of mantlet then shaped and filled this any good
chris
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:37 am
by mcevoyi
yes
that looks so much better .. will also cut 8mm off mine too ......
i wounder if any one going to produce the early mount cover
that would be very very cool
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 2:48 pm
by Phil
.....just fineshed my mantle, thank you for the heads up.
Phil
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:26 pm
by raven
looks good phil how do you get that cast look on the mantlet
chris
Re: hl jagdpanther gun mantle
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:26 am
by Phil
raven wrote:
looks good phil how do you get that cast look on the mantlet
chris
Hi Chris
I use medium super glue, spread on then a dab with an old tooth brush, keep at it until it just starts to set. Don't try to do the lot in one go.
Tip do this outside!
Phil