Steves Panther A

[Steve Norris]

It's arrived !
Awaiting unpacking and hopefully a build log as things progress.

Ready to get started

Regards
Steve

[mark lawson]

Welcome to the club Steve, we will have to compare notes on custom parts we are going to build.

[yves mouton]

Hello,

I work the hole night, till the morning,
the hull of the panther is almoast finish.
Today i am gonna work on the deck.

Best regards Yves

[Steve Norris]

Yves
Slow down, there is no rush
Regards
Steve

[yves mouton]

Hello Steve,

I know, but the panther must be ready for Dortmund next week.


Regards Yves

[Steve Norris]

First step in my Panther build.
I know it's a little out of sequence but I felt it was a good place to start with some corrections and a bit of detailing

As supplied the idlers have overly thick reinforcing webs and the central boss does not stand proud enough.
My plan is to add a 6mm extension to the central boss and more in scale webs .
I have cast 2 white metal extensions for the boss which will be bonded and pinned to the idler, new 3 MM thick webs will then be bonded into slots cut into the webs.

The new boss extension and roughed out webs. The original webs have been thinned using a Dremmel and these will be blended into the new webs with some filler.

More to follow
Regards
Steve

[simon_manning]

you still have the bug steve, no cure. regards simon.

[Kent Wiik]

Hi Steve,

Nice to see a Panther build saga here on the forum again
Keep the posting comming.

Regarding the Ausf A idler, have you notice my own?
Night be useful regarding the bits and bobs.
(scroll down a bit)

http://www.armortek.co.uk/Forum3b/viewt ... &start=195



Kind regards
Kent

[Steve Norris]

Hi Kent,
Very nice idler and just what I need. Unfortunately my idlers will need work to get them somewhere near. As far as I know there are no aftermarket idlers available so modifying the supplied ones is the only option.

Central boss and 3mm webs added, the real webs are 15 mm thick so 3mm will be close enough.

Another shot showing the boss extension.
Final profiling and filling still to do

Regards
Steve

[mark lawson]

I have my own idlers I started to make a few years back when I get chance later I will host some pictures

[Tim Page]

Hi Steve, that is starting to look like a huge improvement.
Heck of a lot of work though.

BTW, Will you also be modifying the slots in the outer edge?
I see from Kents version that the ends of the slots are squared off and the webs look to be a bit thinner.

Cheers
Tim

[Steve Norris]

Hi Tim
I will see how the hub and spokes turn out first before going mad on the detail, your right the spokes are still a bit thick
(scale 18mm as opposed to actual 15mm) but the starting point was a long way out.
Regards
Steve

[mark lawson]

Here are my own idler wheels they need finishing off, I know there is work to be done on them before they are fit to be fitted.

[Bodo Langbehn]

Hi all,

sorry, I cannot resist to post my scratch built Panther A idler wheel too!!!

Cheers Bodo

[Steve Norris]

Hi Bodo,
There very nice, you don't happen to have a spare pair by any chance?
Regards
Steve