Christmas in August
 

Look what Santa brought me today...............

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Pried the lid off the box.......................

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Franticly dug thru the Styrofoam..................................

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pst panther ----i win

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And guess what I found....................

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30 Minutes later.............................

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Awwwwwwwwww, Gerry.......................Come on howed you know????????

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Hi terry,

Sweet bird, What are you going to power her with? Are you going to do the sliding canopy again.


Chris

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Mw54 SS and.............................Yep!

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see, it happened again. Santa passed me by again.........

no more cookies for him, maybe a case of beer


Mark

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Very,very nice Terry! With the SS it will be a super combo!
Roman

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Terry,that is super nice.Wish I had one

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Congratulations Terry!;) Now I see what to expect during the next week.:D Guess that I will need to borrow the mimivan to my wife.:eek: Can not figure how I'm going to transport that box in my Susuki Sidekick. Mine should be departing from warehouse to Puerto Rico during this week. I will be powering mine with a P-80. Now I can't wait to get it home. Terry can you give me some tips on how to make the canopy functional?

Rgds,
Alejandro

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It is gonna be more work than it was on the Ziroli. But it should look better due to the separate canopy frame. You will need a 3 5/16" air ram from GN models some 3/16" brass or Aluminum sq tubing, 4 -1/16" dubro ball links and some 1/16" aluminum stock for the open front of the canopy. refer to the pictures of my Ziroli

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Thanks Terry, but where exactly are the rails and where do I find them? I never did this job before. Want to try it in my cat, the way she take off and land was with the open canopy if I'm not wrong. I saw some pics of the AW cougar tha may help.

What servos are you plan to use in yours?

Rgds
Alejandro

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In the pictures above there are 2 rails behind George and one on each side of his shoulders. The ball links that are attached to the front of the canopy frame slide in the rails on each side. (by his Shoulders) and you can see the frame, I built, that goes across with the other 2 ball links that slide in the rear rails. The cylinder is not yet installed in these pictures. It goes between the rear rails, which are covered when the canopy is closed, and all are visible when open. AS per full scale.

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oops! I looked the pic again and saw them. Are those the 3/16 sq tubin for?

rgds

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Mine arrived today. Here it is 15 minutes out of the box (wife was a little peaved since I didn't even make it to the workshop!) I decided to go with my own paintjob and have Glennis wheels & brakes with Robart gear for the Ziroli Panther. Mine's getting a P-70 for power. I'm glad to see the speed brakes and dive flaps are all separate molded pieces and don't have to be cut out or fabricated. I was also pleased with the quality of the internal construction. Mine had one of the tip tanks split in two, but there was no damage that little glue won't cure.

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Glad to see that the panthers are making their ways to the front lawn and tabletop!! We are working on the sliding canopy option and will let you know as soon as it is available.

Terry, thanks for the notes and tips. From the first pic, I see that you have an elf helping you unpack...:D

Rongreg13, 15 minutes is pretty fast [X(]. Which color scheme? Thanks.

Rgds,
Kraivuth S.
PST Jets

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Haven't decided on my paint scheme yet. I wasn't happy with the light shade of the blue straight from the factory, so I'm planning on painting my own with the correct shade of blue. Now I just have to choose one of the seemingly unending choices! The big question will be Marines or Navy.

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Congratulations Terry! This is a very fine looking model that I would love to have someday. Wren SS would be my first choice too. Please give updates of the build and your comments about quaility and fit.

Regards,

Joe

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We will have "Gloss Sea Blue" (as from the movie) on future Panthers. Problem is that -2, -4, and -5 have different shades of blue depending on their missions. :eek:

Kraivuth S.

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I have one on order for a blue one with the scale options from Helijet. My friend Steve got tired of hearing me talk about mine coming, so he had me order a "Blue Tail Fly" for him. Of course, His came in Monday and now I have to listen to him!!!

When I get my PST Panther, that will be the sixth Panther between 3 of us. 2 Ziroli, 2 PST, A Dan Gill Panther and a JHH Panther.

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How much fuel does it carry?

Think an Artes Falcon would be too much?