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Adrian Harris
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Post by Adrian Harris »

Hi Kent.

Excellent reproduction of the reflector :D

To save another childs heartache, you could use the lens from an illuminated switch such as this:

http://cpc.farnell.com/apem/a0163b/18mm ... dp/SW02413

Was the hexagonal pattern part of the red plastic part, or from the pill packet ?

I have seen very similar patterns on LED lenses, but I have yet to find one in red - they all seem to be clear:

http://cpc.farnell.com/fraen/fhs-hwb1-l ... dp/SC02208

Adrian.
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Post by simon_manning »

this build is like reading a good book,you can't wait for the next chapter,to see what unfolds,good thinking kent!, simon manning.
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Post by Brian Leach »

Kent,

Have you purchased one of the 2010 tigers?

If not I want you to do so, I want mine to look good
and to be so accurate as your Panther!

You do good work Kent, thanks!

Brian
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Post by Kent Wiik »

Thanks all!

Your kind comments are fuel to my build.

Brian//
Not the 2010 Mid Tiger but I have the earlier Late Tiger kit, but it is on hold until my Panther, Hetzer and Panzer IV are finished.

Kind regards
Kent
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Post by Fredrik Jorgensen »

Kent ive said it before..........youre the man!!!

Regards
Fredrik
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Post by Kent Wiik »

Hi all!

Today the other ½ of the exhausts, the pipes.

Looking at a real Panther one notice how thin steel the pipes are made of.
Not thick as the King Tigers and therefore so often seen “banged upâ€
Last edited by Kent Wiik on Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:03 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Post by Tim Bowman »

Excellent Kent!

I love the tool mark/serrations at the bend of the pipe. Enjoy every post of yours on this thread. Just fantastic!

Kindest regards
Tim
"So long as one isn't carrying one's head under one's arm, things aren't too bad." – Erwin Rommel
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Post by Pierluigi Patri »

Interesting work, as usual.
I like the rust flow very much at the base of the pipe.

If you fill the pipe by sand before heating it I think you can bend the pipe and get a curve instead of an angle.
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It looks to me as though you have captured the appearance of the Saumur exhaust perfectly :D :D

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Post by Rocky Sembritzky »

Kent,

The pipe is a beauty! I have been using Rustall for years and it is hard to beat.

Rocky
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Post by Fredrik Jorgensen »

Kent
Marvelous job as always.
I could have bent it for you as i have my old tubing kit from my
refridgeration tools.
Heating the tube also makes the tube stretch without cracking up.
not much heat is needed.

I had to do the same with the KTs as they have three different
angles depending on wich year of fabrication according to my research.

Im still looking for the rust treatment that Simon is using, i have pigments and stuff to to it but i still want a more realistic effect than they give. Might be good for the smaller but not for 1/6.

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Post by Steve Norris »

Kent,
The pipe end looks spot on and is up to usual very high standards.
I know that you like to get as near perfect as possible so i hope you dont mind a small obsevation, It may be the angle that the photo was taken but i think the pipe creases look a little to sharp and regular. Blending to a more rounded profile may look better.
Hope you dont mind the very occasional negative comment.
Best regards
Steve
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Post by simon_manning »

as always great info,great build,just looking forward to the parts going together,regards simon manning.
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Post by peter karlsson »

hi kent!!

Excellent work as allways :!: :!:

regards peter.
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Kent Wiik

Post by Kent Wiik »

Hi all!

And thanks for all the kind comments, has a hard time convincing myself I am worth them as I don’t think my work is any better then any of the other fantastic modellers here desperate trying to improve our kits :oops:

Sorry but this posting is not another chapter on my saga...

Has notice a massive watching at my saga since the announcement from Gill/Mark revealing the next batch of kits.

PLEASE NOTE! My Panther is a heavy customized one and I doubt the next release will have much if anything of what I have done.
Hope I am wrong as it is only a matter of drilling on another place but time will tell...

We can be certain of one thing.
The Panther is the sexiest Panzer of ww2 and worth all effort! :D

Cheers and a good summer I wish you all.
Kent
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