Panther w/ IR gear pic

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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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great link. thanks.

joe

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

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Here’s a pic of some 251s with IR gear also…

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

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Thanks for sharing the links and pics guys.

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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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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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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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WoHooo! IR Panthers!

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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Excellent photos, guys!

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

Regards, Dan

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

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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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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!

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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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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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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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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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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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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