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Dragon 1/35 Panther G w/ Zimmerit
- Thread starter mharviala
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Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Will have to watch this one. There was a guy at ou meeting last nite with a Panther D half built. Will be watching!
Very cool Mika, looking forward to this. Yes sir you have plenty of time, especially with the holidays approaching.
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Day one draws to a close. After several films and several ( 
) beers sees the lower hull done. Ah, roadwheels! Can there be anything more tedious?
Test fitting the upper hull shows about an 1/8" gap at the rear between the engine deck and rear plate. Time to pontificate how to fix that one.
- Mika
) beers sees the lower hull done. Ah, roadwheels! Can there be anything more tedious?Test fitting the upper hull shows about an 1/8" gap at the rear between the engine deck and rear plate. Time to pontificate how to fix that one.
- Mika
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
:hmmm
Never seen one of these 'pre - Zimmed' kits out of the box.
Should be interesting!
Ian.
Never seen one of these 'pre - Zimmed' kits out of the box.
Should be interesting!
Ian.
Day two was short, but productive still. I figured out that I had installed the two fan units in the engine compartment backwards, so I popped them out and glued in the correct positions and voila! the back plate fits without the gap. Sometimes, it makes sense to read the instructions.
Dragon instructions making sense?? They must have new instructions.
Looks fine from here.
Looks fine from here.
Dear Diary.
Day three of the build, and while I appreciate Dragon having added the zimmerit to the kit, I wish some compensation had been made to the bits that must be added to the hull.
I've assembled the rear plate, and majority of the engine deck. I've deviated a bit from the sequence to assemble the turret to motivate myself with the feeling of progress.
The group is keeping me motivated to continue with the build, dear diary, but progress is slow.
Mika
Day three of the build, and while I appreciate Dragon having added the zimmerit to the kit, I wish some compensation had been made to the bits that must be added to the hull.
I've assembled the rear plate, and majority of the engine deck. I've deviated a bit from the sequence to assemble the turret to motivate myself with the feeling of progress.
The group is keeping me motivated to continue with the build, dear diary, but progress is slow.
Mika
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
reconron
Active member
I like the bent up tool box, we model these things where they get scratched up and muddy but no dents in the weak stuff.
After the fourth build session the construction is as complete as it will be prior to hitting the paint booth. Hoping to prime the Panther today, after which it can sit for a few days to let the primer cure.
I'm going to leave two hatches open for some figures.
Here are some pix:
I'm going to leave two hatches open for some figures.
Here are some pix:
