I've had the 6.0 HL Panther G from Motion for a year is so. It has plastic tracks but I had to tighten up the suspension in the front to keep it from sagging. If yours is OK with metal tracks they must have improved the suspension.
It's a nice looking tank but likes to shed it's tracks constantly. Tightening up the tracks helps but it loses the nice scale looking sag behind the drive sprocket.
Maybe won't be problem with metal tracks.
Steve
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Just received mine; 7.0, steel gears, metal tracks, sprockets and idlers. Plastic road wheels. I like it! The on/off switch is under the gunner's hatch, on top. Regarding the suspension, I don't have an earlier one to compare with, but it doesn't seem to sag at all, plenty of travel, in front and all along.
As others have noted, there are a lot of changes to the control inputs; not driving, but all the options. I'll have to keep the manual addendum handy!
The most surprising touch for me is the camo job. It's as good as I would have done, and quite accurate based on internet info; dark green base with red brown and sand yellow patches. Apparently this scheme was instituted in December 1944. Instead of repainting overall, I'll use it under weathering detailing.
One trivial change; the smoke liquid comes in a glass eyedropper type bottle. I'm guessing the plastic bottles leaked too often in transit.Leave a comment:
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Panther G 7.0
Toucan is advertising Heng Long Panther G’s v7.0 on eBay. Various versions, metal tracked, metal tracks & road wheels, etc. Musta got a container recently. I’ve got a bid in for one, we’ll see if the suspension has been updated when it arrives.
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