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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:46 pm | |
| Greetings All! If you are a rivet counter don't bother reading any further... This isn't going to be a balls accurate conversion by any means and nowhere near hotte or Jeff's level... If you are a modder of medium or lower skills like me, you may be interested in doing this to a G just to have something different on the field. I have looked at a few of the guys who have done this conversion. There are a couple out there but I decided to go my own way and build a late "A" with zim. there is a kit out there as well but as usual I will be keeping the cost down and utilizing as much of the original vehicle as possible. The only real upgrades are a clark board, gearboxes, speakers, and the zim kit because having worked with the Atak kit on my L70 it made it look so good and was so easy to work with I have decided any zim builds in the future that is the way to go! https://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/ ... 23&t=13040 So first, I had 2 Panthers. One I bought from MichaelC which already had the black gearboxes and Clark board in it as well as the servo recoil and high viz flash put in. The Second G is stock from Matomart with metal upgrades and this is the one I decided to do in an "A". Michael's will be converted to an early "G" with zim after this one is done. panther 1.jpg (61.42 KiB) Viewed 23 times Now, originally my plan was to simply build 2 "G"'s regular and go with that . So to that end I went ahead and gutted them and did my usual resin base in the bottom. panther 2.jpg (80.91 KiB) Viewed 23 times panther 3.jpg (55.94 KiB) Viewed 23 times panther 4.jpg (62.22 KiB) Viewed 23 times panther 6.jpg (29.59 KiB) Viewed 23 times panther 7.jpg (47.41 KiB) Viewed 23 times panther 8.jpg (60.36 KiB) Viewed 23 times As you can see I was doing both hulls at once. Once I did the lowers last spring I had work to do for some other guys so they went on the shelf. During that time I changed my mind and decided to do the 2 different models. You will see only the "A" from here on in. I will start posting these tonight... _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:00 pm | |
| Just kidding about the rivet counters, all are welcome to watch me goof up! So when I decided on a different course the first thing I did was round up some reference material including some scale drawings which I brought into my CorelDraw program which let me scale them up to size to work with the HL Panther. from there I wanted to tackle the biggest things first. To that end I started with the lower hull needing to be built up at the butt end to be almost level. So I removed the lower hull deck plates and using the drawings and the upper deck I drew up the inserts pictured here. Notice I have 2 pieces of plastic lightly glued together so I can make and fit 2 identical pieces right off the hop. Panther A 11.jpg (54.78 KiB) Viewed 3 times Panther A 12.jpg (52.94 KiB) Viewed 3 times while I was waiting for this to dry a little so I could test fit the upper hull I decided to clean off the front deck of the upper hull. Panther A 13.jpg (43.93 KiB) Viewed 3 times Once this was done I put a thin piece of sheet plastic underneath and then filled in the holes and hatch lines with putty. I also cut out the hull machinegun ball since with the Atak zim kit you get a real nice one with zimmerit already done! I also sanded and filled the headlight housing on the fender as the mount is up on the glacis plate on the "A" Panther A 14.jpg (42.14 KiB) Viewed 3 times Panther A 15.jpg (46.87 KiB) Viewed 3 times From my line drawings I cut out the "A" hatch mounting plate and glued it onto the deck . Panther A 16.jpg (36.56 KiB) Viewed 3 times While I waited for that to dry I pulled out 2 vent covers that I had cut from a Pantiger hull. I will be removing the crew compartment heater featured on the "G" and the other vent as well and replacing them with these as they better represent an earlier style. Panther A 17.jpg (48.98 KiB) Viewed 3 times At the same time I removed the rear plate and cleaned it off as well as I will be changing exhaust and a couple of other details on this. I then again put a thin sheet of styrene in behind and filled all the existing exhaust holes. Panther A 18.jpg (64.1 KiB) Viewed 3 times On the "A" the upper deck was actually 2 pieces so I etched in the weld line which will be "beaded" later. Panther A 19.jpg (54.47 KiB) Viewed 3 times The next step was to cut out the hatch plate. I did this by first tracing around the paper pattern I had gluded down. Then using my trusty Dremel tool I cut inside the trace line, filed, sanded, and smoothed the opening out to the trace line. _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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Strato50 General
Posts : 2188 Join date : 2012-03-28 Age : 38 Location : Hamilton, On
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:56 am | |
| This is ambitious!! Truth be told I wish I had a Panther.. maybe a big project for next year... Dean can you jot down in a few words the major differences between the ausf D and A?... my off-the-noggin knowledge is lacking here How much of the HL Panther is 'incorrect'? _____________________________________________ Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r) M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:04 am | |
| The D will be even more complicated. There is the "mailbox" on the front instead of the machinegun ball, the back deck is completely different, the roadwheels have a different bolt set up. That alone would keep me from doing a "D" ! It has been done. I have a pretty good thread of an HL converted to a "D" I'll see if I can find it again tonight and send it to you. _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:06 am | |
| As you may or may not have noticed I cut off everything below the skirt rail on the upper hull. This pic shows the first temporary fitting of the closure that will go in against the new walls of the lower hull Panther A 21.jpg (56.61 KiB) Not viewed yet Here are my reinforcement styrene pieces glued in rough. I will then 2 part epoxy around the edges and seams and the tops will be smoothed off even with the new walls. Panther A 22.jpg (67.91 KiB) Not viewed yet Panther A 23.jpg (78.52 KiB) Not viewed yet I cut out the drivers port and inserted a backing. This is rough fit. I will square off everything once I build the complete hatch. Panther A 24.jpg (40.26 KiB) Not viewed yet I have shaped the hatch, again, with measurements from my scale drawings. Panther A 25.jpg (37.29 KiB) Not viewed yet Here is the back side view with everything sealed in with 2 part epoxy. One of my missions is I have to find a smaller ball to mount the machinegun in the ball mount. The HL doesn't fit in the Tamiya sized one from Atak. Panther A 26.jpg (32.38 KiB) Not viewed yet Again, here are the upside down and right side up views showing what I cut off the upper hull below the skirt rail. I should have taken a before and after. Maybe tonight I will take a pic of the other hull I have so you can see the difference. Panther A 27.jpg (66.84 KiB) Not viewed yet Panther A 28.jpg (70.45 KiB) Not viewed yet Started doing little things to the rear of the upper hull. Actually the 2 panels with the vents will be completely removed leaving just the center section. Panther A 29.jpg (57.11 KiB) Not viewed yet _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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Stince General
Posts : 2371 Join date : 2012-03-21 Age : 49 Location : Windsor, Ontario
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:41 am | |
| I will be watching this post with great interested. It's giving me idea and tips for some future builds. _____________________________________________ HL Panzer III | HL Tiger | HL Jagdpanther | HL Panther | Mato Sherman Hooben Elefant | HL Pershing | HL Bergepanzer IV | Tamiya Leopard 1A | WSN T-34 HL "Golden" Pan-Tiger | M16 Halftrack | HL Panzer IV | Tamiya KV-1 | Tamiya Tiger
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:11 pm | |
| I know this is a little hard to see white against white but the first 3 pics are the test fitting of the upper hull down onto the lower hull. You can see how the extensions on the lower hull walls had to be higher for the "A"'s sides. Panther A 30.jpg (55.86 KiB) Not viewed yet Panther A 31.jpg (56.77 KiB) Not viewed yet Panther A 32.jpg (43.24 KiB) Not viewed yet This next bit is making the hatch panel on the upper deck. First, took another print of the scale drawings I did and tacked it to a piece of 2mm styrene. I then rough cut around it and then sanded to the outside key line. As I sanded I kept checking it against the hole I had made in the upper hull for fit. Panther A 33.jpg (43.93 KiB) Not viewed yet I was originally going to make some crude bolt heads for the plate and then I remembered I had some brass .8mm x 2mm hex bolts (I even have a hex driver this small!) and low and behold they are the right scale!I drilled one here to show. Next up is cutting out the hatches and making them function. Panther A 34.jpg (36.33 KiB) Not viewed yet Panther A 35.jpg (34.14 KiB) Not viewed yet _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:27 pm | |
| So to finish up the main construction on the front hatches first I rough cut out the holes for the hatches with my narrow diamond bit tip. Panther A 37.jpg (54.4 KiB) Viewed 21 times Next, shaped them a little more with the grinder stone tip Panther A 38.jpg (49.82 KiB) Viewed 21 times Then I really smoothed them out with 120 to 400 sandpaper and laid it down on another piece of styrene and traced out the hatches. Panther A 39.jpg (22.54 KiB) Viewed 21 times Panther A 40.jpg (22.16 KiB) Viewed 21 times Used the grinder stone again to grind away the excess around the trace being careful to keep a little extra around the trace line otherwise they would be too small. Panther A 41.jpg (34.99 KiB) Viewed 21 times Panther A 42.jpg (33.53 KiB) Viewed 21 times Next did a little shimming on the hatch plate opening so the insert was flush with the rest of the deck. Panther A 43.jpg (40.76 KiB) Viewed 21 times Fits in nicely now and the hatches look close. I'm just going to thin them down a bit more as they still look a little thick. Panther A 44.jpg (37.39 KiB) Viewed 21 times Panther A 45.jpg (37.66 KiB) Viewed 21 times Tonight the one that everyone has been waiting for how I'm going to change the angle of the sides! _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:24 am | |
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Strato50 General
Posts : 2188 Join date : 2012-03-28 Age : 38 Location : Hamilton, On
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:20 am | |
| That angle is convenient! Like I said I'm no Panther expert and I had no idea that the tank went through what seems like a radical redesign during it's production run.. wow. This is getting cool _____________________________________________ Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r) M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:25 am | |
| Yes, it is pretty remarkable the changes they made to the basic hull mid production. Wait till you see what I have to do to the back deck... _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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Stince General
Posts : 2371 Join date : 2012-03-21 Age : 49 Location : Windsor, Ontario
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:14 pm | |
| Hey Dean, I have some pictures of the Panther "A" from the Ottawa Museum that I took a couple of years ago. If you think they would be useful, I can email them to you. _____________________________________________ HL Panzer III | HL Tiger | HL Jagdpanther | HL Panther | Mato Sherman Hooben Elefant | HL Pershing | HL Bergepanzer IV | Tamiya Leopard 1A | WSN T-34 HL "Golden" Pan-Tiger | M16 Halftrack | HL Panzer IV | Tamiya KV-1 | Tamiya Tiger
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knispel Retired
Posts : 1318 Join date : 2012-07-01 Age : 72 Location : North of Kitchener
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:04 am | |
| I wonder how the designers came up with that angle to justify a production change.Is there a calculation to determine the ideal deflection? |
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MikeC Field Marshal
Posts : 3025 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:18 am | |
| - knispel wrote:
- I wonder how the designers came up with that angle to justify a production change.Is there a calculation to determine the ideal deflection?
My understanding is that it is to simplify production rather than changing the angle of deflection. I guess they have to do an angle on the back piece on the A. MikeC. |
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:37 pm | |
| Oh boy, gotta remember wayyyyy back to my 106 recoiless training! It is called the Cosine rule. There is afairly complex rule but basically as you slope the armour more you get the effect of thicker armour. Here is wiki example: The cosine rule[edit]Even though the increased protection to a point, provided by angling a certain armour plate with a given normal thickness causing an increased line-of-sight (LOS) thickness, is of no consideration in armour vehicle design, it is of great importance when determining the level of protection of a designed vehicle. The LOS-thickness for a vehicle in a horizontal position can be calculated by a simple formula, applying the cosine rule: it is equal to the armour's normal thickness divided by the cosineof the armour's inclination from perpendicularity to the projectile's travel (assumed to be in the horizontal plane) or:where
- : Line of sight thickness
- : Normal thickness
- : Angle of the sloped armour plate from the vertical
For example, armour sloped sixty degrees back from the vertical presents to a projectile travelling horizontally a line-of-sight thickness twice the armour's normal thickness, as the cosine of 60° is ½. When armour thickness or rolled homogeneous armour equivalency (RHAe) values for AFVs are provided without the slope of the armour, the figure provided generally takes into account this effect of the slope, while when the value is in the format of "x units at y degrees", the effects of the slope are not taken into account.And if you want to know why modern tanks don't really have sloped armour read the rest of the wiki article.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloped_armour _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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MikeC Field Marshal
Posts : 3025 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:11 pm | |
| Maybe a picture would help. Same armour protection but less and less thickness as the angle increases. " /> But this still doesn't make sense since by altering the angle from "A" to "G" you are getting less deflection. Does G has thicker side armour ? I still think it was a production decision. MikeC |
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knispel Retired
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| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:32 pm | |
| An interesting read.I was always puzzled why the Tiger I had such a boxy vertical wall up front. I guesss it was just German thinking to use brut force to stop the incoming shells. |
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:05 pm | |
| Hi Guys, Sorry for the delay... I was sick with a head cold week before last and have been tied up doing family things the last 2 weekends but ready to get back at it a bit now. When last we met I had shown how leaving the skirt armour ledge on the G let me make the 40 degree angle perfectly so we attached the sides and I closed off the front spaces with some styrene and then ran superglue around all the edges and taped them up to seal off the hollow triangular part. I also at this time refined the hull fit a little more with some tedious sanding of hull meet locations... Panther A 51.jpg (46.33 KiB) Viewed 1 time Then I had the brilliant idea to pour resin into the hollow space to make sure it bonded to the hull and it would add firmness to the structure as well. Problem was I thought I had it all sealed but I had a couple of little spots that it leaked! But I dealt with it and the nice part is where the resin ran onto places like the front fenders, and down the sides a bit you can work it off carefully with an xacto knife. I didn't take any pics of the mess just this one looking down the hollow. Panther A 52.jpg (58.13 KiB) Viewed 1 time While I was waiting for the resin to dry I started playing a little bit with the zim just for fun. I think the biggest issue is going to be the edges of things because this kit is made for the Tamiya kit not HL but like always we will make it work! Panther A 53.jpg (60.08 KiB) Viewed 1 time After a couple of days the resin has set up enough that I can handle the hull no problem. So I turned my attention to the back engine deck and cut out the outside panels which are going to require a complete makeover. I also started putting in the styrene support that will hold the new panels in place. Panther A 54.jpg (46.21 KiB) Viewed 1 time I then put the back plate back on and tightened it down in preperation for doing the rough finish of the rear hull... Panther A 55.jpg (54.99 KiB) Viewed 1 time _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:05 pm | |
| so to add the vertical piece of armour at the rear, first, I again used my drawings and cut out the whole side piece and tacked it on the side in position. Panther A 56.jpg (42.66 KiB) Not viewed yet Then I drew the cut out edge on the styrene and cut it. I elongated it a little because the paper is only 2D so you have to extend the cut lines a little to compensate for the real thing. I pulled it off and reversed the paper to do the other side. Then did the cuts Panther A 57.jpg (40.29 KiB) Not viewed yet Panther A 58.jpg (35.97 KiB) Not viewed yet Next I test fitted the rear storage boxes to check fit Panther A 59.jpg (42.77 KiB) Not viewed yet I then cut out the actual lower vertical plate by itself and tacked it on to see the fit and position Panther A 60.jpg (38.91 KiB) Not viewed yet I am going to fill this small opening with styrene no issues. Panther A 62.jpg (35.99 KiB) Not viewed yet Next tacked 2 pieces of styrene together and tacked the paper on so that I make 2 identical pieces at one time. Panther A 63.jpg (49.09 KiB) Not viewed yet Cut with a dremel and filed down a bit and then split them apart Panther A 64.jpg (52.61 KiB) Not viewed yet Panther A 65.jpg (48.2 KiB) Not viewed yet Marked the lower hull and notched it out and fitted in and glued for the moment. Because this will all be covered by zim it doesn't have to look too pretty... Panther A 66.jpg (41.79 KiB) Not viewed yet _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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knispel Retired
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| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:55 am | |
| Nice build so far .This is something like when you are watching an episode of a favorite tv show and just when it gets really interesting you get , " To Be Continued.... " I look forward to your next installment. |
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knispel Retired
Posts : 1318 Join date : 2012-07-01 Age : 72 Location : North of Kitchener
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:25 am | |
| - Quote :
Now, originally my plan was to simply build 2 "G"'s regular and go with that . So to that end I went ahead and gutted them and did my usual resin base in the bottom. panther 2.jpg (80.91 KiB) Viewed 23 tpanther 6.jpg (29.59 KiB) Viewed 23 times panther 7.jpg (47.41 KiB) Viewed 2 Well you learn something every day. I had used your resin pouring method when I build my Pz IV .It’s a good way to add rigidity to the body, seal all those darn holes and avoid conductive surfaces. After the resin had cured I found the hull was nice and rigid as you said, however the side walls had pulled in about 6 mm. I used a heat gun to straighten them out so it was not so noticeable. When I reviewed your post I realized you had blocked off the resin from the side walls. This now makes sense. Thx again for the tip. |
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:32 am | |
| Yes, I think it is because the resin does shrink slightly so it pulls in at the wall if you have it out that far. I tend to put things across up high on the walls so I don't really run into that issue. If you look at the pic above the 2 end cross pieces go from wall to wall so they tend to firm up the walls. I am thinking about a cross strut across the hull to give even more rigidity and to mount power switch, volume control, and smoke switch on as well... _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:13 am | |
| More epoxy fill! So on the underside of D's and A's the vertical extension had a box like structure going back toward the lower hull so I decided to stiffen it all up by filling the box with epoxy. It also added some more stiffness to the plate running under the upper hull that I put in. Panther A 68.jpg (49.11 KiB) Viewed 9 times Panther A 69.jpg (50.92 KiB) Viewed 9 times I then put the cover over and that was done! I think it looks pretty good and if flushes up nice with the back plate so far. Panther A 70.jpg (35.45 KiB) Viewed 9 times While I let this harden up I thought I would turn my attention to one of the centerpieces of this tank the front drivers vision port. I referenced a pic of the Littlefield Panther and a pic from worldwar2aces.com . to build it up from scratch: vision port 2.jpg (56.94 KiB) Viewed 9 times So started with the cover I had built earlier and put a little edge around it and added the hinge block and the 2 eyelets. Sorry, some of these pics are a little blurry! Panther A 71.jpg (40.6 KiB) Viewed 9 times Then took a piece of little copper tubing and stuck a paperclip through the center to mount the cover's arms on a bit. Panther A 72.jpg (50.49 KiB) Viewed 9 times Panther A 73.jpg (51.4 KiB) Viewed 9 times Panther A 74.jpg (46.39 KiB) Viewed 9 times Here the arms are stuck on Panther A 75.jpg (66.21 KiB) Viewed 9 times _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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dgsselkirk Field Marshal
Posts : 3177 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 64 Location : Kitchener ON
| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:14 am | |
| I then added the "shelfs" that box in the vision block (which I will make later) Panther A 76.jpg (68.35 KiB) Viewed 9 times Panther A 77.jpg (57.92 KiB) Viewed 9 times Panther A 78.jpg (61.08 KiB) Viewed 9 times Panther A 79.jpg (63.91 KiB) Viewed 9 times and here are some pics of it test fitted into the hole. I have made the tolerances tight enough that I think I will be able to close it when I want. This will be important when I go to do the camo pattern because I will want it closed for the pattern to go over it! Panther A 80.jpg (41.22 KiB) Viewed 9 times Panther A 81.jpg (48.36 KiB) Viewed 9 times Panther A 82.jpg (39.08 KiB) Viewed 9 times _____________________________________________ "There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..." Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
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Glen B Lieutenant General
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| Subject: Re: Converting HL Panther "G" to a Late "A" Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:27 pm | |
| Very impressive job on the front drivers vision port. _____________________________________________ "Luck favours the prepared!."
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