Dongskie

Is this already available?

ostketten

I agree. The hardest part is already done for you, and all you'd really need to do is add your details, (like photoetched screens etc.) weathering, and some aftermarket decals if desired, and you'd have a pretty fine looking vehicle. For the guys that want to do a complete repaint from the ground up they will always have that option, but for those of us who don't have the time and/or talent for that, it's nice to see HL coming out with something other than grey or sand colored tanks, and I hope this trend continues.

RMSINSD

One negative thing - if one wanted to repaint completely, the factory paint might show it's seams, where the paint went over another color, or the boundary between the bare plastic and the wavy paint lines....hmmm, you might have to strip it first.

YHR

That would be nice

Panther G

You shouldn't have too strip the whole thing. a good primer will prevent the underlying paint from bleeding through. It should be primed if you are going to repaint because the factory paint looks to me to be sealed, so you need to prime so the paint will adhere properly.

Ex_Pat_Tanker

A good coat of primer also makes the tank much easier to paint - before I started applying a coat of red oxide from a rattle can it would take 3 seperate coats to cover a HL tank. With a base coat of primer I can do the entire tank in a single coat with acrylic using my airbrush.

RMSINSD

So, Pete[971Wright]: you said you saw a PK III with IR for sale......you still haven't shared where. Was this just a false alarm?

971wright

It was on the place that shall remain unnamed the evilbay Militarymight had them for sale but just checked he has sold them all

regards pete

RCCOMMAND

No, thank you and everyone else out there for your support. Without you guys we wouldn't be here.

Bill

RCCOMMAND

Sorry, wife said, "No"...with a few expletives!

Bill

RCCOMMAND

Once we have a more firm date for receipt, we'll make them available for purchase. I hope to get this firmed up within the next couple of weeks.

Thanks,

Bill

RCCOMMAND

Hey Bob,

I've been told that both IR and airsoft will be available at time of release. Also, both the gray/blue and camo paint schemes will be available. They will all have 7.2v 2000mah nimh batteries and metal gearboxes. Plain metal tracks as well as black tracks will also be available as options to purchase.

Thanks,

Bill

RMSINSD

Cool!

Panther G

Boy it would be great if HL would redo the Panther. The Jagd looks so good enven though it isn't 100% accurate it looks leaps and bounds better than the PanTiger. If they go with an all IR system then they could get the turret dimentions more proportional with out the airsoft unit. I really hope they try. But I'll settle for a Comet. LOL.

ARMY GROUP SOUTH

Well I need at least 3, one gray, one camo and one for my USA contact for painting in Ambush. Please do not snap them all up just because I am 16,000 klms away downunder.

Turbobearcat

Do we haVE A CONFIRMED RELEASE DATE ON THIS TANK?

xtradry

ok, my latest news from Germany...
[link=http://mmodell.de/forum/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=883]Jagdpanther HL[/link]

and at the end: 01.02.2009 est. :-(

4 long months...

Panther G

Well that doesn't sound good. looks like i'll have too save some of the income tax return to get one. They might be actually out by then. [&o]

971wright

Hi Bill ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET

Panther F

After looking over those pictures again, I think this is a jewel of a tank that HL is offering here.

The wait will be more than worth it!

RCCOMMAND

Hey Pete,

I had a call with HL on Monday and they were unable to offer a firm date but I do honestly think it will be much, much sooner than posted in an earlier post.

Bill

xtradry

You must live with the wrong angle of the front hull. This might be the only inaccurary which can't be corrected in a simple way...but the price

xtradry

Maybe with jingle bells under a christmas tree?[8D]

RCCOMMAND

That's certainly my hope!

Bill

thebronze

Where the hell have I been....I totally missed this one......Gotta have.........When??