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Darryl Vernon
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New Owner Saying Hello.

Post by Darryl Vernon »

Hi all,

Just to say hello to everyone, as I recently purchased one of the new Panther Ausf.G kits.

Building armour in this scale, and from all metal, is a new experience for me, and is proving to be very enjoyable.

From the moment I first phoned Armortek with a view to ordering this kit, Gill has been extremely helpful. Thanks Gill. :wink:

Due to the cold weather, I've built the basic hull and assembled the tracks in my house, but the increasing weight, plus the fact that the first coats of primer need to be sprayed, now warrants a move into my garage.

Although fairly small, I have some very helpful equipment in the garage, that will ease the build.
A large m/cycle lift, a small m/cycle 'scissor' lift, and a heavy duty 'Lazy Susan' rated at 500lbs, so once in there, the build will be a little easier.

I have been lurking on this forum for some months, looking for, and reading up on, various ways to do things.
I also have some very good ref. books for the panther, so hopefully, I should get by O.K.

So far, everything's gone together pretty well. 8)

>Edit< I live near Horley in Surrey.

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Post by John Fitzsimons »

Hi, welcome to the forum. I'm new here too. Getting lots of help from the other builders. Looks like you have a good set up for building. You are already ahead of me. That etch primer is quite toxic stuff. I will wait now till weather gets a bit better.

John

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Post by robert michael hilton »

Hello Darryl, and welcome.

For me this has been an unbelievably helpful forum. All questions are answered promptly and with some thought, when you consider there are many of us who are new to 1/6 scale. The build quality of these Armortek models is superb. So....enjoy the ride....it's well worth it...Mick

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Post by leesellars »

Hello Darryl

Welcome to the Forum. Keep us informed as your Build progresses. Its nice to see that there are some more Panthers comeing To blow the Comets away. :P Dont worry about Breaking down As i wont be far behind to rescue you in my Bergpanther. My Jagdpanther will keep you covered whilst you get recovered. :wink:

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