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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:05 am
by David Makaras
Kent Wiik wrote:
We can be certain of one thing.
The Panther is the sexiest Panzer of ww2 and worth all effort!
Kent
+1
I am sorely tempted.
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:30 am
by Kent Wiik
Hi all!
Today just a recapitulation of the first work I did on my Panther kit many moons ago.
This can only be found on the “oldâ€
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:25 pm
by Pierluigi Patri
Hi Kent,
your posts are always interesting.
There are only a few days I finished the work on the wheel
nevertheless I could work again on them.
Can you tell me the measures of the hemispherical bulge? I mean : the external radius and the highness.
The top of the bulge looks flat, am I right? If I am, how much is the diameter of the flatness?
Many thanks
P.S. I will post the same questions on Zinnerit's forum
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:46 pm
by Kent Wiik
Hi my friend,
Glad you enjoy my reading makes it worth the effort doing it.
Sorry but this time I have to let you down...
The only measure I have is from the Panzer Tracts book and then scaled form 1:10 drawings.
Living in northern Sweden 2000 km away from the nearest Panther in Germany I am unable to take those numbers myself.
Maybe someone on this forum living closer to a Panther can assist here?
But I think you are right, the top of the hub cap looks flat.
Kind regards
Kent
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:07 pm
by Pierluigi Patri
Hi Kent,
I know I have done an hazard but it is only to “playâ€
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:11 pm
by Tim Bowman
Hello Kent and Pierluigi
a few more images(sorry the first is blurry). I can take more detailed photos and complete measurements of hub and bolts if you like.
Best regards
Tim
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:00 pm
by Pierluigi Patri
Many thanks, Tim.
Seeing the picture I understand the hub cup consists of two parts: the inner cup and the outer ring. So makeing things as in the 1/1 tank is more complicated than I thought.
In the up right corner of the second picture I see how the sprocket is bolted to the wheels : I never saw a so magnified picture.
I would be grateful if you take more detailed photos and complete measurements of hub and bolts.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:08 am
by Tim Bowman
Hi again my friends
As promised... Figured I'd post them here for anyone else who is interested.
Left overs
Best regards
Tim
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:50 am
by Pierluigi Patri
The photos are really interesting. Now I can understand how the wheels were assembled for the 1/1 tank.
Unfortunately I can not make them in the “realâ€
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:00 am
by Kent Wiik
Brilliant Tim!
But now you got me badly wanting this correct look at the hub domes.
Can’t ignore them are made far too flat any more, thanks mate...
Not that easy to do now as they have got a lot of attention as it is.
The best thing would be if Gill and Mark redesign them for the incoming universal batch and we "old" ones was able to buy a set of them.
All measure is there now to make them accurate thanks to Tim’s kindness (hint hint...)
Kind regards
Kent
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:00 pm
by Armortek
Hi Kent
OK, we can do that. I have already redrawn these parts.
Mark
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:31 pm
by Kent Wiik
Hi all!
First I like to say thanks to Mark and Gill for making the hub domes more accurate, all of you who are in for the Panther are winners here!
If they can be placed on my “olderâ€
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:55 pm
by Adrian Harris
A lovely little detail Kent
And yes, you truly are mad
Adrian.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:59 pm
by Brian Leach
Kent,
You are insane
and I thank you for it
Thanks,
Brian
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:38 pm
by simon_manning
insanity is close to genius, and to produce something good takes a bit of both, super post as "normal "! kent, ready for the next instalment, simon manning.