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My Panther

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:55 pm
by Nic.H
My pather so far......the join at the front is not helped with the new gear boxes, it is better with the front fixing screw in(the 3:1 gear boxes are really tight against the lower hull, pushing it out)...Metal gun, metal ball housing too(wecohe)

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Rear deck, again wecohe bits, engine bay door and rear loaders hatch, plus oil and petrol filler caps....the grills and other photo etsched parts are from welshdragon again(aber, I think)
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Thanks, Nic

Ps, The wife is away till sunday so the dining table is now covered in tank stuff!...ha ha

Re: My Panther

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:31 pm
by [ICE]monkey
looking good , thats what dining room tables are for :thumbup:

Re: My Panther

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:54 pm
by Nic.H
Hi ...I am trying for this look...from Panther variants by Hilary Doyle and Tom Jentz

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Its a late war nvg version....scary!...

Re: My Panther

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:56 pm
by Nic.H
The dining table will be empty on Sunday morning......there are to many small parts that will go missing if I leave this stuff out...she still thinks the parts are cheap!

Re: My Panther

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:12 pm
by Nic.H
Yep.....but I have promised myself to finish and paint the bloody thing before I pay for that little extra! :D


Nic

Re: My Panther

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:38 pm
by Nic.H
There is always something more!...............lets not talk about obsesive eh! :S


Nic

Re: My Panther

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:57 am
by xrad
nice cammo choice!! Color on primer......going for the night vision scope as well??


oops, just saw your response above..

Re: My Panther

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:35 am
by tankman
Now that is going to be a nice looking Panther. Keep up the good work.
Alan

Re: My Panther

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:41 am
by Nic.H
Thanks guys, I hope I can do it justice....Got to practice my airbrushing skills first. Just started fitting the wecohe tool holders, and then I will have a go at the aber spare aerial holder tube, But still lots of little bits to go on before the camo paint...a rod for my own back!.....and I notice that asiatam have brought out metal final drive casings....I am like a magpie when I see shiney metal bits for the tank!

Regards...Nic

Re: My Panther

Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:10 am
by Nic.H
Hi........well, I bought the shiney final drive covers................and here they are, Dont try this at home folks......they are great, but do not line up with any of the heng long fixings

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And this...

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The diameter of the hole to take the small wheel is tiny.....not sure if this is a good investment...seems a lot of re-work for an aparently new piece............got to drill a bigger hole to take the small wheel...........no holes line up......before I have a go at it, ........

Nic

Ps.sorry for staccato text.....been to pub! :crazy: