Mence
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Post by Mence on Sept 25, 2017 13:37:34 GMT -6
Great stuff, impressive Zim.
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Post by BUCKY on Sept 25, 2017 15:22:55 GMT -6
Very good info, Robert! I might borrow that to put in the "TIPS" section! I can do up a actual tip thread a little later, with actual photos and demos of the various uses. It just might be a while. That would be great, Robert! I believe that would help some builders that may be needing help with it! Do it up when ya can, bro! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 23:12:50 GMT -6
quality work on the turret looks ace  |
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Post by Robbo on Sept 26, 2017 5:44:56 GMT -6
Tidy little build your doing here, can't tell it a small one by looking at the photos
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Post by JCON on Sept 26, 2017 8:40:59 GMT -6
More nice progress!!!
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Post by JEFF on Sept 27, 2017 16:06:22 GMT -6
That's looking really sweet, RL. Nice work, Bro.  |
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Post by cliffj (R.I.P.) on Oct 1, 2017 9:10:06 GMT -6
Great work so far Robert!
BTW - Where do you get this Pebeo?
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Post by RLFoster on Oct 1, 2017 9:58:10 GMT -6
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Post by SteveM on Oct 8, 2017 11:18:46 GMT -6
Hats off to you fella, home made Zim is outstanding, I’ll tag along for the rest of this one!  |
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Oct 8, 2017 11:54:31 GMT -6
Top notch !
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Post by RLFoster on Oct 12, 2017 13:14:32 GMT -6
I've been in a bit of a modeling malaise over the past few weeks...a general funk that I just couldn't seem to shake. However, this week has been somewhat better. It started over the weekend when I managed to spend a day getting all the suspension arms attached to the lower hull and then a couple more days to get all the wheels and sprockets cleaned and assembled:  Then I took a day off on Monday for my weekly brewery visits. Once back at it, I spent a couple days finishing up the rear of the hull - with the exception of the stowage bins. I attached the exhaust pipes, added the cross bar to each pipes opening, put on the rear pintle, and then turned to the jack. I cut off the molded handles and made new ones out of copper wire. I added the bottom PE support plate and the upper mounding clasp before gluing it into position. Then came the hard part... Neither the kit nor the PE set comes with the exhaust mounting brackets commonly seen on Panther G's before the armored shields were added in June. Since my build is representing an April or May production model, I needed to scratch build the mounting brackets for each pipe. I used scrap pieces of PE of uniform size from an old set to make the rear part of each bracket and then added the strap wrapped around the pipe. Finally, I added two small plastic bolt heads to each side and called the parts done:  That does it for today. I don't want to burn myself out just when the motivation is starting to return. Until next time... |
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Post by BUCKY on Oct 12, 2017 13:17:15 GMT -6
Very good progress, RL! What are the crossbars for in the exhaust pipes?
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Post by RLFoster on Oct 12, 2017 13:22:43 GMT -6
Very good progress, RL! What are the crossbars for in the exhaust pipes? IIRC, they were added to prevent small explosives being dropped into the pipes - which would have fallen all the way down and back to the manifold in the engine compartment - or pour spouts on containers of gasoline. At least that's the way I remember it. I honestly don't know if there is a reliable report of explosives or gas being used this way...kind of like Zimmerit and magnetic mines (the Russians never really used them!). Thanks for the reply... |
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Post by Mence on Oct 12, 2017 13:32:06 GMT -6
Fantastic, so clean!
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Post by Robbo on Oct 12, 2017 13:38:19 GMT -6
Gorgeous work
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Post by Dukemaddog on Oct 12, 2017 13:38:58 GMT -6
Looking good Robert. Don't worry, take your time. Your work is always worth the wait.
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Post by JCON on Oct 12, 2017 14:55:11 GMT -6
Those are some nice details you added to it my friend!!!! |
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Post by JEFF on Oct 12, 2017 16:31:33 GMT -6
Nice to see some progress on this, RL. That's an excellent update with some very cool upgrades.  |
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Post by Buddho on Oct 12, 2017 16:41:00 GMT -6
Cripes a mighty, Robert....a fantastic build.
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Post by BUCKY on Oct 12, 2017 17:36:54 GMT -6
Thanks for the tidbit of info, Robert! I have learned a lot about tanks from you guys over the past year, but I still need to learn more!
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