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Offline Twiddle

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Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« on: August 25, 2018, 12:15:48 AM »
I have been away from scale models and BTS for some time .... however I am back

Following is a bash of ye olde Tamiya Panther kit (1/35)

Thinking - and doing - a 35mm Gatling armed Zombie Reaper.

PSR still in progress

35mm cannons (1mm brass rods)



TC turret



hull



turret anterior



turret posterior



vision blocks


Kit instructions are not acceptable - let the imagination howl forth !

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2018, 02:41:17 AM »
I am intrigued. I'll be looking forward to updates on this project.

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2018, 07:08:21 AM »
Welcome back! That turret looks every bit the business.

I think this one is going to be very intimidating!

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Offline Gingie

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2018, 07:38:16 AM »
you had me at gatling gun..

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2018, 05:28:40 PM »
Pray. Please continue

Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2018, 06:44:06 PM »
Pee-SR! PSR! PSR!
PSR! PSR! PS-ah-ahR!
(to the opening chords of the "Colonel Bogey March"


Looks like fun!
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Offline Twiddle

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2018, 03:05:11 PM »
Some work I did on the Gun mount last night

Decided to use the original 75mm gun mount (as in ye old Tamiya Panther kit) for the 35mm Gatling gun mount . Had to cut it a wee bit

Some photos:



Edit shows the stuff-up that I made in cutting the gun mount - too much :( will see how it turns out.  I scratched above as to make it looks like the Gatling gun is elevated a bit







Hoping to at least assemble the 35mm Gatling gun today

More PSR today ..................
« Last Edit: August 26, 2018, 03:11:16 PM by Twiddle »
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2018, 05:06:20 PM »
Sorry, bro', not seeing any pictures. :(
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Offline Twiddle

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2018, 05:23:30 PM »
Let me try again

Red shows where I mucked up with cutting the gun mount ..







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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2018, 07:50:39 PM »
Meh, nothing a little bit of sanding &/or a strip of styrene & a smidge of putty can't fix! :smiley:
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Offline tankmodeler

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2018, 10:40:57 PM »
Red shows where I mucked up with cutting the gun mount ..
You could sculpt a canvas mantlet cover out of epoxy putty or tissue and glue. Hides almost anything. Ask me how I know...

And, while I like the idea of a 35mm Gatling in almost anything, isn't is rather overkill for zombies? If kill rate was desired then multiple .50 cal Gatlings would work better, no? You could carry more ammo, too.

Remember, 35mm rounds are the size of a quart milk bottle. You can't fit many of them inside a Panther hull.

Still, that has nothing to do with the model, which is coming together swimmingly!

Paul

Offline Twiddle

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2018, 11:16:12 PM »
Not that much time to spend on this what-if .... old sport injuries (skydiving / mountain climbing in my youth) finally caught up with me

some progress at least :)

I decided to redo the PSR on the anterior turret sides ...

cut away everything and hopefully made it a bit better ....

some photos





« Last Edit: September 06, 2018, 11:30:25 PM by Twiddle »
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Offline Twiddle

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2018, 02:00:25 PM »
Slow but steady process.

I've hit a roadblock on scratching the 35mm Gatling Gun



Looking for something that can be used for above circular barrel supports (? correct terminology?)

Apart from cutting the supports from styrene couldn't find something suitable ?!

Any suggestions ?

Ta for making BtS so great

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2018, 03:19:22 AM »
You should check and see if Master makes a 1/32 GAU-8 (I know they do 1/72 and 1/48).  That would cover you nicely.

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2018, 06:57:42 AM »
For this build, I cast copies of the plates from the Italeri 1/35 M162 Vulcan. You could do something similar by cutting out two circles in styrene, tacking them together with white glue (or a touch of CA - you don't want a permanent joint) and sanding the two circles round and equal. Then drill holes through both, slowly increasing the hole sizes until they match your barrel diameter. Then separate and build the gun.



Another option is to use a smaller gun. Get the Legend or the Live Resin miniguns, or if you only want the barrels and plates, get the RB Models version

Offline tankmodeler

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2018, 01:33:37 AM »
You could do something similar by cutting out two circles in styrene, tacking them together with white glue (or a touch of CA - you don't want a permanent joint) and sanding the two circles round and equal. Then drill holes through both, slowly increasing the hole sizes until they match your barrel diameter. Then separate and build the gun.

^^^ This is what to do.

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Re: Panther tank "What If" aka Zombie Reaper
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2018, 12:35:06 AM »
Slow but steady process.

I've hit a roadblock on scratching the 35mm Gatling Gun



Looking for something that can be used for above circular barrel supports (? correct terminology?)

Apart from cutting the supports from styrene couldn't find something suitable ?!

Any suggestions ?

Ta for making BtS so great

I used a pair of 8 x bolt pattern wheel rims and drilled out the bolts...