Rad_Schuhart

Good to see this thread live again. I wonder if you managed to solve the suspension problem that provoked the tracks wearing in one side.

My tank is beginning to do the same and I am megapissed.

manchu9inf

I never did figure out the problem, i am just going to go roll with it, pardon the pun!

sevoblast

I just change my tracks right to left every once in a while. If you are running 'summer' tracks they fit.

jarndice

I have always worked on the principle that German Armour especially light and medium Tanks had never ending problems with their suspension systems, So why not us after all we are constantly searching for total realism and what is more realistic than our Tanks suffering the same suspension failings as the real thing.?
The PZ11 had at least 3 suspension redesigns and the original PZ4 had Torsion bar suspension which would surely have solved the problems that bothered the 1/4 elliptic leaf sprung PZ4s of the following PZ 4 Ausf, This had one advantage, It was cheaper.!!!
When it comes to defense budgets the penny counters had the same influence in those dark days as they do today.

manchu9inf

The P4 with the new gearboxes ran great at the last battle at Danville.

In the heat of battle

getting a lift back the to spawn area to restart the battle!!

manchu9inf

Some pics to follow but at the last battle weekend the Panzer never made it to the field, while testing it on the bench at Danville, the recoil stuck in the most rear position and it didn't flash. I will hopefully get a chance to tear it down this weekend and look at it. More to follow.

manchu9inf

here is a pic of the gun recoil jammed to the rear.

MAUS45

Wow, did the control arm bind or was it the gear?

tch2000

Wow

manchu9inf

Well luckily it was a quick fix the screw from the recoil unit and the arm on the barrel had worked itself out and a new one installed fixed it. but it was jammed back in there pretty good and took a little work to get it loose and moved back into its correct position. Also a pic of the dented spare wheel bin, i actually did this a couple of years ago when I accidentally drove it into a table leg. I thought it was cool that it didn't break or snap, just bent.


the barrel arm out of position

Back where it should be, at least closer

the dent

manchu9inf

Finally finished the tow rope and mounted it!

jarndice

A lovely job,
You probably already know that a reflector is mounted toward the bottom of the Left rear fender ( That is looking from the drivers seat),
It is surprising how many people leave it off.
What makes the PZ4 back end odd is that some of them had a back light on the right rear treadway but the vast majority had no light on the right side at all.

manchu9inf

I honestly don't think the kit came with that part, if it did it probably broke off a long time ago. I know the Tamiya JagdPanzer IV came with the light on the left rear fender, and that light is definitely showing signs of damage from being hit by any number of objects on the battlefield. But with the Tamiya Panzer IV, I don't think it came with it as part of the kit.

philipat

Looks good. How did you weather the tow rope? Is it a copper wire or steel? I've found the copper are hard to weather correctly, but look more like a tow cable with the way that they are wound.

The rear reflector is easy to fabricate from brass sheet and styrene tubing. But, they weren't always there, either. So, good either way.

manchu9inf

The tow rope is the string that came with the kit, i just painted it Tamiya Dark Iron then gave it a wash of Future Floor wax and Tamiya Flat black diluted about 40-50% with water, the eyelets were painted and then I used Tamiya black panel marker on them. The large circular dent/scrape on the muffler was just painted and then I used Tamiya black Panel marker on that as well. Hopefully it will weather from the battlefield nicely!

manchu9inf

Well, the last battle at Danville my son was driving the Panzer IV and somehow managed to get the turret rotation wire caught in the turret rotation gears, never has this happened in all the years I battled with this tank. I even lent this tank to a good friend to battle at the previous battle days and he never experienced this. weird things happen on battle days! Luckily it was a quick fix and the wires were not cut or otherwise damaged.


Wire caught in rotation unit


another view


my son driving the P4 and I am driving the Sherman


Panzer IV and Sherman

RichJohnson

My son has down that twice with my tamiya sherman. He just turned 8. Never underestimate what a kid can do to an RC tank. He had beat up that Tamiya sherman so much worse than I ever did.
Glad to see your still around and tanking.
What are the domes on your battle apples for?

tankme

The domes are color coded to show differentiate teams. I've had the wires from my Tamiya KV-2 get stuck in the gears, but not that bad.

manchu9inf

After 12 years of running and gunning, I think the ol'Panzer has held up pretty well.

manchu9inf

These are the last pics of the Panzer IV in battle in Danville back in September. The museum is closing on 11 November and we can't make it there, so our last battle was in September. It was a sad day to hear of the closing and the end of an era.
The tried and true Panzer IV will finally be retired.

tankme

It is sad. The rumor is someone is interested in purchasing all the terrain stuff and building a new battlefield elsewhere, but I don't know where.

Crius

I sked about the battlefield stuff (buildings, trees, etc) and I was told they're not for sale.

tankme

I'm sure they wouldn't be if they were already sold off in bulk to someone. Don't remember what place I saw it, but it said they had been sold to someone who will be building a new indoor battlefield.

Max-U52

That's very interesting. I'll have to keep up on that, and I'll never give up hope that they'll build it in Detroit! After all, the bulk of our WWII tanks were built here, so what better place for an RC battlefield?

manchu9inf

Detroit would be a good place to have a battlefield, maybe there will be a more central location in the future.