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Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 6:19 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
A day off work and I managed to get a few hours of actual assembly in.
Several parts have now been installed that were waiting for the lower hull sides to be painted.
Next back to the suspension...
Already prepared a long time ago and now time to see about getting the flat ground onto those torsion rods and installed.
A quick check on the forum I think to see the best and easiest way to do it
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:14 pm
by Marco Peter
This build is so clean it almost looks like a 3D render!
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:17 am
by Gary Rafferty
Malcolm.Plumb wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 6:19 pm
A day off work and I managed to get a few hours of actual assembly in.
Several parts have now been installed that were waiting for the lower hull sides to be painted.
Next back to the suspension...
Already prepared a long time ago and now time to see about getting the flat ground onto those torsion rods and installed.
A quick check on the forum I think to see the best and easiest way to do it
Hi Malcolm,
Hat's off to you stunning build.
Absolutely fantastic paint finish very crisp and clean.
Cheers
Gary
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:32 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
Most of the day has been spent sorting out the suspension.
It worked out OK.
Now to get them painted.
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:06 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
A morning's work but got the suspension parts painted
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:24 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
That's the suspension all sorted and now on to the rear idler shaft and track tensioner.
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:24 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
A few hours put in today with the track tensioner finished and have made a start to the drive gear.
All parts cleaned up and gear case primed with a bit of texture added.
Red Oxide, topcoat and assembly hopefully tomorrow.
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:17 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
Another nice steady day with the build.
Gear cases in and have lightly primed parts of the rear deck. I have used Oxylube for the gears.
A lot of time was spent making spacers for the rollers so that the screw could be tightened down onto something solid instead of just the plastic of the roller.
Just a couple more days of my weeks holiday left now and back to work Monday.
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:29 pm
by Chang
Hi Malcolm , love to see your building.
Will you do anything about the mysterious hole ?
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It was firstly mentioned by Gary Rafferty on 20 June :
viewtopic.php?t=9311&start=180. Discussions followed , no definitive answer yet.
Puzzlingly not all batches of Panther have got this hole.
Regards,
Lerh Chang
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:31 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
Hi Chang
No, not worried about it at all.
Can't be seen once the gear case is on nor can it be seen from the inside.
Malcolm
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:42 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
Just a little bit done today with the initial bolting together of the parts painted yesterday and another test fit of all the deck parts to recheck for a reasonably even clearance gap.
Not too many parts to fit here so I will look at getting this engine panel sorted.
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:26 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
A little bit of work carried out today on the rear deck/engine hatch assembly.
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:22 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
Started with some cleanup of a few M2.5 castle nuts tonight.
Pretty time consuming for 8 nuts but the Dremel helps a lot
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:29 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
Quite a few hours put into the build today
Managed to get the rear centre deck/engine hatch area sorted and prime the rest of the rear deck parts.
Re: Panther G 2022 #15 Build
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:20 pm
by Malcolm.Plumb
A few hours of work over the past couple of days with Prepping, priming and painting parts for the rest of the rear decking.
These radiator and fan cowlings are so much easier to paint when they are not fixed down.
Some weld beads and a bit more to do before I assemble everything.