PzKpfw II Ausf L "Luchs"

[Vaseline]

Hey Bob
In your resource have you found any metal tracks for the Luchs and a PZ 38 t? I've looked but haven't come up with any yet?
A Kettenrad would be cool
Thanks

[SoCalBobS]

No metal tracks. Someone mentioned a past company "Spade Ace" that made some but is out of business now. Fruilmodel, and R-Model on eBay both make metal tracks, but not to my knowledge for either of the models in question. As far as the Luchs is concerned, their plastic tracks seem quite robust. They look like little Tiger tracks.

Regarding the Kettenrad, we'd need to find an articulated soldier whose arms moved with the handlebars!

[Vaseline]

Bob I think a 21st Century action figure could work and drill out elbow and put a smaller brass pin in.
Ludwig makes PZ 38T tracks in metal but state they are static Not sure what that means, maybe not be pinned to move.
But thanks for the information.

[DavidN]

I took it out and ran it again at the front of my house this afternoon. I haven't gotten tired of the sound on that 20mm cannon yet :-) And I will put the antennas up some days :rolling_eyes:.

[SoCalBobS]

I put mine in the Tank of the Month poll at RC Tank Warfare. If you want, give me a vote. I'm losing out to a Panther G!

[quitcherbitchen]

Your losing out to Herman. I voted for you, but Herman does some nice work. I like your early Panzer II as I have a soft spot for Panzers II,III, and IV.

[DavidN]

I submitted my vote :-)

[SoCalBobS]

David, thanks. You should submit one of yours next month!

[DavidN]

Thank you for your encouragement.

[SoCalBobS]

Taking out some of my tanks that have been on the shelf too long for some exercise. I ran it on my test trail to assess its performance on obstacles. It handled everything easily except the brick hill, but finally conquered it!

By the way, I recommend you watch the clip directly on Youtube, not in the forum box. It's better resolution.

[SoCalBobS]

A big bump for a ChatGPT photo. By the way, there is a gross accuracy error committed by me during assembly. Guesses? It's visible.

[MrChef]

Hey Bob I like what you did so much I went and found your build-

https://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/foru...ic.php?t=32237

[SoCalBobS]

Thank you! It was a quality conversion kit. It used a regular Spektrum (air) transmitter and receiver. The tank kit itself is standard plastic, and so isn't suitable for hard outdoor use. The track pins drift out all the time. I just resurrected it to remove the Spektrum gear in favor of a Tongde 3.0. I wanted to find out if the auto cannon would still function with it. Turns out it does, but at a loss of the coax machine gun firing. Not a big deal.

The error I referred to is the shades over the front vision ports. They're upside down, something I didn't discover until a while after the glue hardened and the paint applied!