Panther w/ IR gear pic

Mogwa

Member since
January 2004
From: atop a UH-60

Panther w/ IR gear pic

Posted by Mogwa on Saturday, July 17, 2004 4:38 PM

I saw this shot and since ive never seen it before i thought id post it.

http://www.worldwar2database.com/cgi-bin/slideviewer.cgi?list=sovietoffensive.slides&dir=&config=&refresh=&slide=11&cycle=off&scale=0&design=default&total=16

Hope that long link works...
Mog

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fightnjoe

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Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, July 17, 2004 6:08 PM

great link. thanks.

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, July 17, 2004 6:13 PM

I've seen it before. The camo was kind of an inspiration for mine. You don't see much info of the IR.

Eric

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:06 PM

Here's a pic of some 251s with IR gear also..

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:13 PM

Great pic Harry. Do you happen to know when and where it was shot?

Eric

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yw18mc

Member since
April 2004
From: sunny imperial beach

Posted by yw18mc on Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:55 PM

Thanks for sharing the links and pics guys.

mike

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:01 PM

Tigerman,
No, I don't have any additional info other than the original page which has a bigger pic of the Panther above and closeups of the IR solution equipment.. It is very interesting stuff..
Here is the link to the page:

http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/dio/rwpanth/rwpanth_solutions.htm

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:06 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by panther18

Here's a pic of some 251s with IR gear also..

I only put one IR sight on my DML Panther and am saving the other two to add to one of these.

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, July 18, 2004 7:01 PM

Tamiya has a kit supposedly for that version. Dragon also came out with its own version but with too much IR equipment to spare. While I ave built the Tamiya version, I did not install the IR sight and just made mine a Late Panther G with Steel Wheels.

Thanks for the links. Also lots of pics there.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 7:32 PM

WoHooo! IR Panthers!

QUOTE: Great pic Harry. Do you happen to know when and where it was shot?

I believe it was propoganda shot from the trials but may be wrong.
Here's a few shots of the IR gear:

I also have some of a surviving Panther with IR installed.

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Buddho

Member since
March 2003
From: Newport News VA

Posted by Buddho on Sunday, July 18, 2004 9:23 PM

Excellent photos, guys!

I have a Dragon IR Panther and those photos will come in handy.

Regards, Dan

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 8:02 AM

AHHH PANTHERS !!! Great pics... I have seen these in the Osprey book. The camo is indeed cool...

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spector822002

Member since
December 2003
From: Southern Maine

Posted by spector822002 on Monday, July 19, 2004 9:16 AM

MOGWA like the name btw , ( last of the mohicans ?) ? for the group , is there an aftermarket IR gear maker for this in 1/35 scale ?

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, July 19, 2004 10:47 AM

That's a good question. I was looking for an IR set back when I was building an E-100, but found nothing.

Thanks for all the great links and pix, guys!

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 11:05 AM

Someone made an IR kit but it is discontinued.. Your best bet is to see if someone will give you their extras from the DML or Tamiya kit..

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wildwilliam

Member since
December 2009
From: West Grove, PA

Posted by wildwilliam on Monday, July 19, 2004 12:41 PM

here's my dumb question:
the track on that IR Pnther looks much tighter than the 'normal Panther sag'
is it because the tank is moving?

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 3:24 PM

I want to say someone like finemolds made an IR set from clear styrene like the Tamiya set but like ya'll i can't remember who made it.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 5:39 PM

Wildwilliam,
That's actually not a dumb question, because the tank isn't in motion.. I have seen some pics of Panthers without the sag, it just depends on whether the track tensioners have been adjusted.
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As far as aftermarket parts go..
Cromwell models makes two IR sets, both are discontinued.. Here is one part number..

CA18 £5.00 Infra-Red Equipment - kit provides 2 sets.

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spector822002

Member since
December 2003
From: Southern Maine

Posted by spector822002 on Monday, July 19, 2004 6:07 PM

I found one on the mission models website , made by New Connection , it looks pretty close to the original , they don't seem to take online transactions through this company however , whats up with that , website but you have to use snail mail or call them directly? I hate giving my card info to anyone in los angeles or any big city , next thing you know you have been maxed out by some stranger !

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addunbar

Member since
December 2003
From: Maryland, U.S.A.

Posted by addunbar on Monday, July 19, 2004 7:52 PM

Dragon/DML makes a "Night Fighting" Panther - #9045. I have seen it listed at various online sellers as well as on ebay. discountmodels.com shows it for $15.16. Might be worth the price just for the IR gear.

Alex

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