Cobi Panther Upgrade Parts

Parts Summary

• Left/Right corner extend the front and slide glacis to meet at a single edge. Right Corner also has a stud to mount the headlight
• Track Mount attaches to the side of the hull and allows 1 track piece to be mounted
• Mantlet round replaces the two 1x2 flat slopes on the bottom side of the gun mantlet and continue the curvature all the way to the flat chin
• Glacis Plate allows the machine gun ball turret to sit flush with the rest of the glacis. It replaces several pieces
• Cannon Rest holds locks the cannon barrel in the forward position. Unlike the original clip piece, it actually holds the barrel
• Turret Left/Right mount to the side of the turret and provide a continuous slope shape, unlike the original stepped slope shape

Assembly Instructions

There is significant disassembly required for this modification. Set aside any pieces that are removed from the model, as they may be placed elsewhere.

Turret

Remove and disassemble the side panels.

Replace the flat slopes on the bottom of the mantlet with the printed pieces. feel free to use the official version of this part if you have it.

Reconfigure the backside slope to be 4 blocks wide.

Transfer the 1x2 brackets on the sides to where the 1x3 brackets are.

Insert the printed side panels.

Hull

Extract the 1x3 plate from behind the turret mount. Remove the surrounding parts if you need.

Extract the front glacis plate, and remove the front hull corners.

Remove the the machine gun port, and everything directly below it. Fill the gap with the printed piece and the previously extracted 1x3 plate.

Remove the front corner 1x2 plates. Replace them with 1x1 plates.

Extract the 1x2 plate with a single stud from the back. Replace it with a regular 1x2 plate.

Remove the 2x4 plate from the front right. Replace it with 2 1x1 plates and 2 studded 1x2 plates.

Replace the modified glacis plate, and insert the printed hull corners. Also insert the printed cannon mount.

Replace a few side slopes on the hull with the track mounts, and the extracted printed slopes.