oztruck

Got my Panther G last Friday, tested it and clocked the suspension Saturday, painted it Sunday, and took these snaps today. Going to wait for 7 days before I weather it. Then some more nice photos.
What ya think?

BIGMIG

Allways a pleasure to see your work Oztruck.......... Allways top notch workmanship ..............

BIGMIG Larry

Ern

Very nice Oz! She looks awesome!! Great camera work - everything looks very natural and to scale.

Anyone know why there was an early release on International orders? Bummed because I wanted airsoft in gray, and neither Bill or Phil had them so I ordered from Mato [sorry guys] A MONTH AGO because I saw them on another forum and thought Mato was sending them out early and I just had to have one! Not a gripe against Mato because it clearly states that this Tuesday is the release date, but I'm curious why the release date wasn't for everyone.

SNOWTANK

Beautiful work ! I can't wait for mine to arrive from Mato. [8D]

Darksheer

dang that is a really nice looking tank
cant wait for mine to arrive

Bagheera

Nice bit of work. Can't wait to see your weathering job. I'm hoping to get me hands on 1 this week.

Cheers
John

YHR

Looks very nice. Are those stock plastic tracks, or did you go metal?

I have preordered mine, and am looking forward to getting it. I have the 3:1 gearbox just waiting.

Darksheer

does it use long shaft or short shaft gear boxes
I have a set of 3/1 on the shelf

lingo

Super nice!!

HG1980

it is the tamiya panther?

Panther F

If you knew anything about R/C tanks you would know it is the HL Panther.


- Jeff

caribmar

SWEET DE’JESUS!!!! Nice tank…Ok, what is the straight skinny on this? Is this new offering a better improvement from their last Panther release …and where is the best place to order one? THANKS!!

torpedochief

Sweet looking Panther. Those things just look like they wanna fight. Great job on the paint!

Don

YHR

Yes I need a target for my Sherman Firefly.

thebronze

How do they drive?? What does it sound like??

Rebellion13

Oz,

Is that the IR version and if so does it have the recoil? I read that these come with the recoil, just wondering. Let us know how this beast performs please.

Cheers,
Wade

oztruck

Thanks Guys for the nice comments, to answer your questions

:YHR: they are the stock plastic tracks

arksheer: I am not 1005 sure but i would think they are the short ones

:HG1980: Thanks for the compliment but it is only the Heng Long one

:Panther F: The best way to learn is to ask questions, if we all knew everything there would be no need for this forum. I would never have a shot at someone that wants to learn more

:caribmar: Much MUCH better than there last one, I got mine from Mato

:thebronze: they drive like any of the newer HL's and has the new sounds that started with there KV1 More like a diesel than a petrol motor

:rebellion13: Yes it is the IR version and it comes with main gun recoil and mine came with a IR receiver battle unit

oztruck

Well I got the Panther painted and weathered, finished it last night and took some happy snaps today instead of having lunch. The things I give up for RC tanks LOL.
Hope you like it, comments welcome.

Rebellion13

Wow, very impressive

Is that the tank commander that comes w/ the tank?


Cheers,
Wade

Flyn Chris

Wow, very nice, great back drop too!

YHR

Very Nice. I love the yard work you have done. Very impressive looking tank. Have you dropped in 3:1 gears yet?

How big of an area did you map out for that battle field? I have to convince my wife we need and area like that in the back yard.

EugeniRUS

Just want to chime in YHR's question about the yard. Can we have the birds view of this setup?

thomasjohnmurphy

I'd be watching out for snipers. That tank commander makes for a nice target (lol)

Dmon1996

Man, that is impressive! My wife ordered one of these (or a Sherman) for Christmas, arrived from Mato yesterday. I guess I'll have to hope it's teh Panther....it just is more impressive than the Mato Sherman is (but I want BOTH!)

Panther G

Now that is a nice tank HL did a pretty darn good job on this Panther. Just think of how many they would have sold if they made their first atempt an actual D or A model.