Quarter Panther Pics :- Even More!

And here's some more :-)

Quarter Panther :- More

Some more quarter Panther pictures.

Quarter Panther Pics

Here's a few close up (ish) pics of the big Panther chassis to go with the earlier video.

When I can find the pics of the top and turret I'll post them as well :-)

Todays work!

Today was a day of watching Howard, nothing new you might say, but there's some things I cant do! Anyway, work progresses on a customers replacement chassis for a M-1-T chassis.

The first pic shows the existing sprockets fitted with Howards patented drive shaft fitting, a split clamp with a keyway.

The next two pics show the tin tub which is just the outside of the new chassis assembly. There is a frame which is the strength of the chassis, which fits inside this tub. First the Hammerited inside,

then the red oxide outside,

Once masked up, the tub was painted green on the outside,

and the sprockets and other bits and bobs were painted green as well.

While we were outside painting (the Royal we!) I took a couple of pictures of Howards chassis pile!

And a close up of the tin top made for Howards half track made at the same time as Kaths. If we dont finish it soon, it'll rust away to nothing!!!

Also today, Howard modified the Stug IV idler stub axles with a deeper groove for the idler fixing circlips. All good fun :-)

Here's a video of the worlds first 1/4 scale Panther chassis running in Russia. This is my tank!! Can't wait to get it and crack on with it :-)

Sound Module

Johnnys SturmTiger sound module has returned from Thomas Benedini after repair. The smoke control interface part of the board wasnt working, but it is now! At least the tank now sounds like a Tiger again rather than a Panther :-)

Spent most of yesterday over at the Uckfield Skunk Works where Howard is busy building a replacement chassis for a M-1-T T-34. Firstly, we assembled the swingarms using components that H had already made, then more H than me, he commenced building the tin box that goes round the skeleton of the chassis.

Here you can see H welding up the sheetwork of the box.

Done some modifications to Johnnys Sturmtiger today, just to rewire the dolly sockets a bit! He wanted two servo connections to the commander dolly socket and just a supply to the forward dolly socket. Whatever :-)

 Here's the Sturmtiger on the table ready to be worked on.

 Once the tops off, you can see the control panel, to the right, with the removable front panel with the dolly control board box loose on the right.

Inside the dolly box is the Picaxe programable control board. This is connected to the five pin socket in the foreground which fits in the top of the control panel for the commander figure to plug into! The two sockets you can see the back of above the box are the superstructure connection to the left (elevation, MG led and Cannon led) and the front dolly socket to the right.
This model is now finished and will go back on the big yellow truck :-)