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Old 06-18-2016, 01:29 PM
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Does anyone know if there are exhaust stacks to turn Tamiya Panther into early G?
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Old 06-18-2016, 01:56 PM
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Stripping them off a HL Pantiger is a good start - but you must decide between fabricated armoured exhaust covers, and cast examples.
Old 06-18-2016, 02:56 PM
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Are the exhausts the type with 3 exhaust tubes on the left side and one on the right? If that's the case, you can get them from the Tamiya Jagdpanther "M" sprue. http://www.ebay.com/itm/9115200-Tami...p2047675.l2557
Old 06-19-2016, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by sassgrunt
..... the type with 3 exhaust tubes on the left side and one on the right?
Those two outer pipes weren't really exhaust pipes but rather for air to circulate i an attempt to reduce exhaust pipe backfires. That said I use them as exhausts in my glow powered models as every bit helps....

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Old 06-19-2016, 08:42 AM
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Those engine exhaust manifold cooling pipes were used primarily on Ausf.A Panthers... that and early/mid Jagdpanthers.

I would bend some brass tubing and sand down the armored guards that come with the Tamiya Panther, then add some Mr. Surfacer for that cast look.




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Old 07-30-2016, 01:17 PM
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I was curios if found the early panther a exhaust ,as I also need this type of exhaust for my early Panther 2 project
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still working on mine haven't done anything on it in months

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Rather than canibalize, you could always use local the lowes metal sheets they sell. I saw some pretty easily bendable material when i was scouting for metal for my own scratch built tank. You could fashion some exausts from that. Sorry if this is a bad idea. You could get some cipper piping possibly and use different diameters to form an exhaust.
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Thank you,I guess I'll bite the bullet on the exhaust like everything else and order the expensively correct ones
Old 07-31-2016, 01:42 PM
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You could also get a set from the Taigen/HL Pantiger (Panther A).

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-t...l#post12234162 (Contact Erik for these at Taigen/Imex Tanks)

Or, order direct from China...

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?...g+long+panther

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/HENG-...87981226&tpp=1
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Wow that is an incredible find,those are almost perfectly correct!
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Old 07-31-2016, 03:43 PM
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Very nice find...wonder if he can make the rounded, cast version, too...

He also has a lot of other good detail parts for the Panther G, including the rounded, chinless mantlet.
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Thanks pilliphat,I'm going the cheap route with a 90% accurate tank ,I wonder if they are hollow so I can use a smoker?oh well any way the budget for the panther 2 has been severely cut,I'm gearing up to order a Lowe from Ludwig ,in any case I really enjoyed construction of a project from the ground up,I considered building the tamiya jagdpanther, but anyone can bolt one of those together,I feel my skill set must really grow with each challenge I face in scratch building details,this will net a lot of growth once completed.
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this is why i make my own mine are bent brass tubing with a HL smoker for now

https://youtu.be/Se5a5rjMuzk
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all good...if you want the HL parts, they are piped for the smoker.
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Yes I ordered those ,and considering I have a new infatuation with "paper tanks" I feel a mix of of small detail parts are acceptable,for me in any case I may end this project with a rolling chassis that I can return to later for completion,thank you for the link.

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