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What can be done to make this a "real" tank?

Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 8:42 pm
by lifeofbrian
I have just purchased a second hand Taigen Snow Leopard, which after browsing this forum I now believe to be a "Pantiger". I see that the Taigen website lists it as a Panther Ausf A, which it is obviously not, so my question is, what can I do to make this look like a real tank?

I understand that it's based on the Tiger 1 chassis, so maybe buy the upper parts for a Tiger 1 and change the exhausts, which are broken anyway. To me it doesn't look much like the later Panthers either, maybe fixing the front slope will make a big difference.

Any tips?

Re: What can be done to make this a "real" tank?

Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 10:53 pm
by jackalope
Buy a Taigen Tiger I and use that PanTiger for parts! :haha: But then I'm wierd with my tanks and want them to be as tough if not tougher then the real thing.

Re: What can be done to make this a "real" tank?

Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 11:36 pm
by Tiggr
jackalope wrote:Buy a Taigen Tiger I and use that PanTiger for parts! :haha: But then I'm wierd with my tanks and want them to be as tough if not tougher then the real thing.
Yup. What Jack said

Re: What can be done to make this a "real" tank?

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 7:11 am
by HERMAN BIX
There are several versions of the converted Pantiger getting around.
A jagdpanther is one of the better ones. Using the vital bits to convert a 'G' into an 'A' is also very handy.

In short, loads of work, or, use it for a donor/conversion project but it will never be representative of a real tank sorry.