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Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:58 am
by Ray Brown
g'day.
nick - i loosened the nuts & bolts you suggested & filed the corners of the front plate but still ended up with the gap. i`think this is because the bracket holes are to high. i'll just fill it with bog for now.
all - something else i've noticed. armortek manual shows rear deck grills as below, yet muesum tank photos show grills are flat. what is the general concensus, flat or lower?
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Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:28 pm
by Günter Gäbelein
Hi Ray,
I decided to modify the deck grills. I had photos of the original tank.
The result of my modification is that
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:45 pm
by Nick Farrugia
HI Ray
i have stuck with the armortek version on mine ,at the end of the day its up to you what you prefer .sorry you had no luck with the gap at the front ,if you check out Gunters build he has got a piece of metal going across the bottom edge (a shot deflector i think )this should help cover the gap up ,i only had a small gap on mine when i added the strip it realy looks neat . your build is coming on well keep the pics coming .regards ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:25 am
by Ray Brown
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:37 am
by Günter Gäbelein
Hi Ray,
the bracket looks fine!
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:52 am
by Nick Farrugia
HI Ray
great job on on the jerry can holder
very profesional well done ,whats next?
regards,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:44 pm
by John Fitzsimons
Very neat. Well done.
John
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:50 pm
by Ray Brown
thanks guys.
next job nick is to replicate your nan's coal bin....
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:35 am
by Ray Brown
went to put the turret bin on. someone measured wrong.
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Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:18 pm
by Nick Farrugia
HI Ray
mine was the same i think it does say in the book it needs fine tuning ,so what i did was get the side brackets fitted and then hit it with a big soft faced mallet
to get it into position ,a bit unsivilised i know but it did the trick , good luck
all the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:39 am
by Ray Brown
update on vehicle
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with Nick's fuel caps.
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Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:40 am
by Ray Brown
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Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:11 pm
by Nick Farrugia
HI RAY
She is looking good you are making steady progress the jerry can,s and rack look great and its nice to see the fuel caps in place
,i see you still got a lot of bolts to do
i found it daunting to do it seems to never end ,what i did was just do one or two wheels a night it didnt feel to bad then
.i will be putting the tracks together over the next few days carnt wait to see them on ,your,s looks so good with them on
looking forward to your next posts .
best wishes to you ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:23 am
by Robert E Morey
Ray,
Fantastic looking P4, I love how the details stand out in the grey primer. Keep up the great work. Best regards,Bob
Re: Panzer IV Build 002
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:45 am
by Ray Brown