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Thank you Michael The motor is now complete. The Maybach HL230 P30 was a re-bored HL210 P30 to increase the displacement from 21,000cc to 23,000cc. During production of the HL230 the maximum rpm was reduced to 2500 by the factory. There were two versions of the HL230, the P30 as used in the Panther ...

More Maybach motor work.  https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1800/43767314341_e269db02c8_h.jpg DSC_3507_11870 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/936/28831378127_e269db02c8_h.jpg DSC_3510_11872 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/939/28831377967_d580...

State of how the motor looks at the moment.  https://farm1.staticflickr.com/931/29861801128_0558a6aab9_h.jpg DSC_3504_11867 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/929/29861801098_2a5be78522_h.jpg DSC_3505_11868 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/93...

Started painting the engine. The colour is about a right match for the engine I'm copying.  https://farm1.staticflickr.com/859/41908783060_4d24da8c33_h.jpg DSC_3501_11864 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/861/41908783290_4cedb8fb96_h.jpg DSC_3502_11865 by Darren Greenwoo...

Funny you should mention updates Shawn. One Maybach HL230 P30 engine under construction. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/850/43707006441_a07a0fe9da_h.jpg DSC_3500_11863 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr The HL230 P30 was a water cooled, 23 litre, V12 gasoline engine. 9,000 HL230 engine's were produced ...

Thank you Raoul This week's progress on the Panther. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/838/42272787735_f0ece2ebb3_h.jpg DSC_3476_11840 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/927/41366412820_b16c98769d_h.jpg DSC_3479_11843 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm2.staticflick...

Thank you Adam. First discrepancy I've found with the kit are that the MG ammo bags are a little on the small side, compared to Meng ones from my King Tiger (the MG ammo bags were on the small side in their King Tiger's too) So I'll be using the Meng ones. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1828/2917624...

Thank you Philipp. A bit more done on the Panther Ausf.A. This is a week's work of progress on the build.  https://farm1.staticflickr.com/887/42850558521_e913f399d7_h.jpg DSC_3392_11756 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1826/41039547310_c47afe124a_h.jpg DSC_3393_11757 by...

The AK 7-200 has now been painted in RLM 02. Why? Well look at the lower portion of the un-restored 7-200. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1755/41817262574_52e7304b9f_h.jpg DSC_2900_11269 by Darren Greenwood , on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1741/41637988795_dfa50de2e1_h.jpg DSC_2901_11270 b...

It's good to keep busy and concentrate on some plastic fettling as it keeps the outside world at bay. And I'm enjoying the kit so far.