2025 ARMORTEK KIT SURVEY

Over the last few years we have brought out a whole series of kits as a direct result of your feedback - kits like the Pershing, JagdPanther, Hetzer, Leopard 2A4, and more recently the Sd Kfz 7, 88mm Flak 36 and the upcoming Challenger 2.

So, in keeping with what has become and annual tradition, here is your opportunity to once again influence our future production plans.

We have added in some "guide pricing" next to the names of the models. This is a rough estimate of the price at the current rates.

Thanks in advance for your input and we look forward to the results.

Bergepanther refurbishment

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Bergepanther refurbishment

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Also the work on the Bergepanther is finally making some progress...
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The beginning.
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Taking everything apart.
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Cleaning, sandblasting, priming, painting, waiting for the battery and electronics...
Lord, give me strength to change the things I am able to change.... and patience to endure the things I can not change :-) A bunch of Tiger and Panther variants, Leo II, Famo, 222s, a few 88`s and smaler ones like Hetzer, Stug III, 251, etc.
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From the workbench....
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... to the first test ride...
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Still some work to do, but at least battery and elctronics plugged in... :D
Lord, give me strength to change the things I am able to change.... and patience to endure the things I can not change :-) A bunch of Tiger and Panther variants, Leo II, Famo, 222s, a few 88`s and smaler ones like Hetzer, Stug III, 251, etc.
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Fantastic Peter, pleasant to the eye. :D

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After conducting some test runns...
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,,, the usual issue fixing followed...
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The, back at home, while enduring endless rainfalls, I continued work on the wooden box...
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Almost done painting, bad luck struck and my air gun went rogue...
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Thus ordered another one.... :cry: :evil:
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Excellent details Peter, love the latches and printed hand holds. Nice wood work.
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Excellent details, looking good, regards simon.
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Thanks guys! :D

With a new spray gun at hand and Militracks approaching fast, work continoues....
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Hope to get the gun mount ready and installed before Militracks....

Cheers

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Not fully ready yet, but far enough for a test ride tomorrow...
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Excellent refurbish. Very nice.
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Driving through the usual mud after the torential downpours was fun...
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Started the day with a 30 Amp LiFePo battery at 85 %, but after about 1,5 h driving, the battery was flat...
Something with the electrics must be wrong, thus back on the work bench.....
To be continued...
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