RTV/MODELISMO MILITAR

 

Panther G witn Night Vision by Rodolfo Torres Vazquez

 

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This time I will use the Panther G Late Tamiya #35176 with IR, (the IR comes with the Panther G Tamiya #35176, then I will build it).  This is the first time I will use the interiors of resin.

Kit & accesories list that I will use:

 

1.- Panther Ausf G - Late / Tamiya # 35176

2.- IR Section of the Panther Ausf G - Late / Tamiya # 35174

3.- Interiors - Jaguar #63504

4.- Compartment engine  - Verlinden # 1203

5.- Photoetched  - Aber # 35024

6.- Periscopes of resin  - Royal Models (or maybe of Aber Photoetched)

7.- Metal Gun barrell - Jordi No. TG-10

8.- Antennas of photoetched  - Dragón No. 3819

9.- Tracks of metal - Friulmodel # ATL-08

10.- Chains - Accurate Armour

11.- Bosch lights - Greif

 

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I have just started to clean and sandpaper the Jaguar interiors.  As you can see on the image attached, it is a little bit complicated to separate most of the pieces from the base because the resin is very thin; I will work on it with an electric sandpapering machine. The details are great, and I hope not to find any folded piece as sometimes happens with the resines.

I made the proof of assambling with plastiline (not glue yet) because I need to:
1.- cover with primer
2.- paint the parts
3.- adjust them

I delayed to sandpaper because specially four of the pieces had  excess of resin.

I made the proof of assembling on:

* torsion bars
* floor
* floor blocks
* rear firewall
* rear drive shaft
* front drive shaft


Painted part and adjusted work  in "scratch" which is a support bar located at the upper part of the transmission (for vibrations) and two large springs.     I also put 2 metal plates with an auxiliar cable connected to the transmission.   Finally I also added  another cable conected under the torsion plate bars.   I used Mexican acrylic "red hull" for paint the base interior and Tamiya metallic color for the torsion bars.

The driver and  radio operator positions and the 7.5 ammo center are ready.      Four pieces and 8 ammos were missing on the set (I made the four ones on scratch).   I had some problems to adjust the back side,  so in order to give more space to the engine compartment I sandpaper the resin.

   
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