| Here we have some pictures of the Panther in it's completed form. We had some teething problems on it's first outing at Folkestone Tracks and Trucks show in February 2002. The transmitter had some channels interfering with other channels and one of the speed controllers melted! Another problem we had was with the battery eliminator circuits in the speed controllers, both of which failed depriving the receiver of its power so we resorted to an old faithful Ni-Cad battery pack! We have fixed the transmitter and fitted a 5v 3A regulator to power the receiver separately. This model is slower than the JagdPanther as it has a lower ratio gearbox because of the bronze tracks (=very heavy) however it is more powerful as the picture towing the escort van shows! | ||||
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This view shows off the chin-gun mantlet well. This was introduced to prevent shells ricocheting of the mantlet through the thinner armour of the superstructure roof. |
That's not really an out of scale kerbstone in the foreground! |
Hands up! |
As with the JagdPanther the Panther represents a late model with Flammvernichter exhausts. However we made the mounting brackets heftier after experience with the JP!! |
We didn't paint dots on the underneath, we're not that keen! It did take all one day to paint the dots though. |
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I like seeing the models climbing up over a ridge like this but it must be a tankers nightmare exposing the belly of the tank. |
Here we can see the suspension working well climbing over this concrete rampart! |
I know there's a T-34 here somewhere! |
Here's that concrete rampart again! |
This close up shows the right hand tool racks. The fire extinguisher was turned from brass with a piece of red wire for the hose. |
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And a wider angle view of the tool racks and spare track links at the rear. |
This view shows the left hand tool racks. The headlamp was turned from brass and a scale piece of tube used for the barrel cleaning rods. This tube has a piece of angle welded (soldered) along it. Was this to stand on? |
Here is a close up of the engine decking. The crew heater was scratch built from brass as were the toolboxes. The flamvernichter were made from copper pipe with 90 degree bends soldered on! |
This picture shows the turret clearly. You can see the welding marks (made with a Dremel!) and brass anti-aircraft MG ring. |
Here is a good overall view. You can see that there is a lot more yellow on the Panthers paintwork than the JP, better we think. |
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These are the controls of the model. From left to right is the main on off switch, sound/smoke (accessories) switch, gun safety, battery condition meter with push button, charging socket, volume control and smoke generator tell-tales. |
This is the Panthers trump card! The whole turret hinges up to allow access to the gun. This gun seems to make a bigger bang than the JP! |
To prove a point we towed an escort van behind the Panther! We'll do it again and video it and post the video on the website. |
The Panther earns it's keep in our yard! |
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