uproar
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Post by uproar on Oct 28, 2005 7:24:08 GMT -5
I recently picked up a Tamiya Panther kit at the Hobby Lobby sale--to build once I finish the half dozen or so Tigers I have sitting around the house. Just how inaccurate is this kit, and what can I do to improve it? Thanks!
Rory
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Post by Bluecorsair on Oct 28, 2005 8:18:22 GMT -5
Hey uproar ;D,
I saw that kit during the sales, kept picking it up and looking at it, but held out for a DML Panther. I don't remember what model of the Panther it was anymore, drat  .
Well, Steve (Crockett) will be here later, He probably will be able to answer your questions.
Have Fun,
Bill
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Post by cdntanker25 on Oct 28, 2005 10:51:58 GMT -5
umm which Panther kit is it? Tamiya has made a few over the years
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uproar
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Post by uproar on Oct 28, 2005 12:24:05 GMT -5
Well, I don't have access to the kit right now, so I can't say the actual kit number, but it is the 1/35 Ausf A with two crew members, doesn't designate "early" or "late"...does this help? Retail was around $20 or so--relatively cheap.
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Post by Claymore on Oct 28, 2005 13:43:23 GMT -5
That's one of Tamiyas motorized kits from the 1970's. The turret shape is off but can be corrected with Tony Greenland's templates (avaliable in an issue of FSM, possiblr on-line somewhere too), it is also missing an entire set of road wheels (it has 24 instead of the reqired 32), the mantlet/gun mount is 6mm to wide and the tracks are hideous.
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uproar
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Post by uproar on Oct 28, 2005 15:58:46 GMT -5
Geez....hardly worth the effort. No wonder it was on sale!
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Post by crockett on Oct 28, 2005 22:42:26 GMT -5
Well, I could add to the list of "why you don't want this kit" but I think enough has been said. You can find this beauty under construction on this forum as a matter of fact. Pay close attention to the laughably undersized idler wheels, (one of the many goofs on this masterpiece.
If you want a Tamiya Panther that's pretty good, go with the G. They did pretty well on this kit. Best "A" on the market is DML IMHO.
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Post by Claymore on Oct 29, 2005 0:49:57 GMT -5
Tamiya's Gs are good but I would go with the Dragon (DML) kits now as they offer more "bang for the buck".
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uproar
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Post by uproar on Oct 29, 2005 8:16:26 GMT -5
I'm far more familiar with the Tiger I than I am the Panther, and actually I'm too obsessed with accuracy to even want to start a kit that flawed. I plead ignorance--it was on sale, and I "had to buy something", lol. I think I'm going to hold out for the Dragon Panther, once I hack my way through all the other Tiger kits I have. I've got a Tiger Initial, two Earlies, a Midproduction, and a Late sitting on the shelf, as well as the Dragon Tiger (P), a JagdTiger, JagdPanther, and JagdPanzer...I have my hands quite full enough for awhile, thank you.
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Post by Claymore on Oct 29, 2005 13:14:38 GMT -5
Well you got the kit so you might as well build it, just slap it together and use it for paint practice.
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