Workshop Panther build.

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:45 pm

Hi fellas.

Just a few pics of one of the new Panthers.
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Straight forward lower hull build as others have posted.
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New double torsion bar system, it obviously takes longer than the single but really is quite straight forward and looks as though it will give a really smooth travel to the suspension.
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Battery tray in and little red steam engine fitted
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Electrics in but still to tidy up, time to make a start on the top.
More to follow real soon.
Cheers Paul and Vinnie

Steve Norris · Post by **Steve Norris** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:58 pm

Wow Paul.
Your making great progress there,
I like the full length tray idea, looks very neat. I see you have a second one on the go as well, Are they yours or for customers ?
Regards
Steve

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:11 pm

Hi Steve.

Thanks mate, but listen if they belonged to me I would not be going to work sticking tiles on in the morning

, no they are both for customers, I am hoping to get one some time later if there is one left. {hint Gill any dusty old corner will do for storing mine

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This one is going to be a Panther and the other one in the background a J.P. but no paint on that one.
Only bad thing so far is those pesky little wheel studs

a bit of a chore as you know on one kit...still think Gill could pop those in place in between cups of coffee

I'll just go and unplug the phone now.
Cheers Paul.

Robert E Morey · Post by **Robert E Morey** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:47 am

Paul, must be great fun to build so many tanks, even if they are not yours! Looking forward to your excellent paint and finishing.
Bob

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:18 pm

Hi Fellas.

Just a couple of shots of the working upgraded smoke unit fitted into the new Panther hull.
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Anyone wanting a good belch of smoke on start up look no further

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This was just a test to make sure everything was working O.K. and it was, ran for a good few mins with no trouble at all,so now back to the build itself.
Cheers Paul

Marcel de Groene · Post by **Marcel de Groene** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:03 am

Mass production, Paul. Smoke testing looks impressive. I'm on the list for the smoker upgrade. Looks realy promising. Great job on both Panthers.

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:31 pm

Hi Marcel.

Ha ha not really "mass production" I have a very able and helpfull assistant in Vinnie, "many hands make light work"
Yes the smoker upgrade is a real boost and I don't think you will have any trouble with it, and it really is a very welcome upgrade to the Armortek range, and is like everything else very robust.
Just another great item all round and from what I have seen here would recomend the upgrade to everyone.
Cheers Paul and Vinnie

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:28 pm

Hi fellas.
Well its been a while and the Panther is now finished, to be honest there are so many great models being produced on this forum now that its more fun watching the other builds than posting updates on what I have done, well done to everyone ...here are some pics of my efforts.

Bog standard shot of the wheels with primer ... a few more hours in the shed starting the welds etc

Bit of texture going on and I ran a cutting disc in the dremmel to produce the torch marks on the interlocking sections.

As I think I said before no after market parts on this model so....onto the best bit the painting

hope you like her.

Cheers Paul

Luca Fossa · Post by **Luca Fossa** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:21 pm

The painting is very intriguing, the tracks need to be adjusted, is it?

Cheers

Luca

Marcel de Groene · Post by **Marcel de Groene** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:03 am

Hi Paul,

Great job. Nice to see another winter camo Panther. I have finally decided on my camo and it will be 10th SS Frundsberg. I finished the turret today and will post the pics on the forum soon. I'm very happy with the result.

Cheers,

Marcel

Bill Riedel · Post by **Bill Riedel** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:50 am

Great and informative interior photo's for a novice like me, Paul. Please keep them posted.

Regards,

Lead 'em 2.5 mils

John Fitzsimons · Post by **John Fitzsimons** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:24 am

Looks great as usual. Customer should be very happy. Sombody else mentioned the full lenght tray already. Is this from armortek kit or your own invention? One of these would be great in my Tiger.

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:18 pm

Hi fellas.
Thanks for the comments most appreciated. John the battery tray is the standard kit part supplied with the motion pack, not too sure about your new Tiger kit but I think the full length tray is pretty standardised now same in the Panzer 111 and the King Tigers.
Cheers Paul

Adrian Harris · Post by **Adrian Harris** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:43 pm

Nice looking Panther, and she's a good runner as well - I was lucy enough to have the chance to run her around quite a bit whilst miding the stand for Gill and Mark on Sunday.

Adrian.

John Fitzsimons · Post by **John Fitzsimons** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:13 pm

Thanks Paul, I will see if Gill can supply one for my tiger. So much easier to sort out interior layout.