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Posted: Monday, July 16, 2018 - 10:02 AM UTC
Well, I have a couple of questions concerning these guys.

First, would the 1/35 CMK panther G ersatz M-10 kit fit the DML Panther G? It was made for the Tamiya kit, and I'm not sure how accurate each of these kits are, and how similar their dimensions are.
(I put the Tank Workshop interior into the DML kit, and the hull is difficult to close. This points out the subtle differences in size, plus the CMK kit offers a way to hide the gaps...)

Takom Panther A: has anyone tried to fit resin/PE zimmerit sets made for other Panthers?

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Posted: Monday, July 16, 2018 - 02:25 PM UTC
Ever try Atak or Cavalier Resin made in Australia.

http://modelmatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=123


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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 07:20 AM UTC
The question is : do these sets fit other models than the tamiya one?
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 07:40 AM UTC
If it is said to fit a certain kit or line of kits, then it could only do so. Otherwise, there is no reason for CMK to restrict the possible compatibility of a conversion set, it is like restricting their own market.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 10:41 AM UTC
You guys are not helping the OP. Short answer even if a resin kit fits a certain model/manufacturer there is still some fitting, sanding and puttying needed. A lot of manufacturers, CMK included, simply rebrand kits to fit other manufacturers without changing contents. So just use basic modeling skills and try to make it work, if it doesnt fit it may not have fit on the original kit either. Working with resin is tough even if everything else lines up.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 02:42 PM UTC
I have tried a Cavalier Zimmerit set designed for DML Panther, and was a bit "short" to fit Takom's, just a few mm 😯

The one designed for Italeri cat is about a cm smaller.... 😡
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 08:34 PM UTC

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I have tried a Cavalier Zimmerit set designed for DML Panther, and was a bit "short" to fit Takom's, just a few mm 😯

The one designed for Italeri cat is about a cm smaller.... 😡


Because the Italeri Panther is a touch underscale without the kit included zimmerit. Always has been. I tried using Eduard zimmerit for a Tamiya Stug IV on a Dragon one only to discover how misshapen the Tamiya kit was.

Still going to require chipping and filing to get it to fit. 🙄

As for resin bits? It almost always requires scraping, sanding and filing to get something to fit. When considering whether one resin bit will fit on another company's kit, consider how close the engineering is on the piece. If its supposed to be a super tight fit chances are it won't be on another kit. If its something that can be played with (like extra welded on sheet metal?) You might be in luck.

But as said above, a lot of resin conversions need coaxing to fit their intended kit, so get out the files and putty and give it a try. Resin and plastic are a malleable enough medium that things can be convinced to work that weren't exactly meant to.
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