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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 02:55 PM UTC

so when I 'quote' a post with a pic - the pic does not show?
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 03:02 PM UTC

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I have fixed the image for you.



and cheers for that.

still a bit of a mystery - if its cut and paste the thumbnail link(no) the html or the direct link?
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 04:00 PM UTC
I just compared my old Tamiya Panther hull with my AFV Tiger I hull because I didn't think it would be much of a difference but the Panther is about a centimeter longer. While the old Tamiya Panther has issues, the dimensions should be close.
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 04:46 PM UTC
@Patrick Bowers - You think that's bad? I'm dealing with a church that (according to various "official" sources) is either 334, 337, 340, or (as measured by me!) 345 feet long! I blame plate tectonics...

@BlackMass - Why no post preview? Can't say, but now you mention it this does seem odd! It would certainly save a lot of embarrassment with pictures not showing up.

Still, glad the Collective helped you figure out your scale issue. We may move like a herd of cats, but we get there in the end!
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 04:58 PM UTC
I need to update the post, but if you follow this link it should help you out.
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 07:11 PM UTC

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firstly , a bit confusing on the image post directions.


also - why isn't there a preview for the posts?




Post preview would be very appreciated !
As well as an alert that another post or posts have been made while you have been typing a reply - so you can check back before dropping the same answer or whatever .
We have this over at scalemodeladdict.com

The Email alerts from subscribing to the thread can take some time to arrive ... or maybe if the page auto-refreshed also.
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 07:31 PM UTC

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@Patrick Bowers - You think that's bad? I'm dealing with a church that (according to various "official" sources) is either 334, 337, 340, or (as measured by me!) 345 feet long! I blame plate tectonics...




That's from temperature differences .
The church would be shorter in winter ...


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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 - 08:51 PM UTC

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That's from temperature differences .
The church would be shorter in winter ...



True, but this is Britain - we don't get a summer to heat it up for expansion!
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 03:14 AM UTC

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That's from temperature differences .
The church would be shorter in winter ...



True, but this is Britain - we don't get a summer to heat it up for expansion!




Obviously due to global warming .
...look at the numbers ...

next year it will be 347 feet

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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 03:20 AM UTC

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so when I 'quote' a post with a pic - the pic does not show?



It used to work before. Now what I do is take the image link out of the 'quote'.

Indeed having a preview post feature is desirable.

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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 06:41 AM UTC

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I have fixed the image for you.



and cheers for that.

still a bit of a mystery - if its cut and paste the thumbnail link(no) the html or the direct link?


Working with the tags can a tricky, but once you get the hang of it it's really easy. To see how the tags are used, you can press the "reply & quote" to see the message how the tags are placed.
The thing to keep in mind is that the img tags only work with direct URLs to images. For example (ordinary brackets used here to show it as text instead of the image):
(img)https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/500/PKT_T1.JPG(/img)
Same thing with the real img tags and the image is displayed:



Respectively, url tags make links clickable.
When put inside url tags (regular brackets again to show it as text):
(url)https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/500/PKT_T1.JPG(/url)
Makes it clickable:
https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/500/PKT_T1.JPG
(now url tags don't seem to be even needed, as the forum software appears to made URLs clickable automatically)

The url= tag lets you post link X and have it show text Y in the message.
(url=https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/500/PKT_T1.JPG)This is a link(/url)
...and with real tags:
This is a link
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 07:41 AM UTC
@Tom Cromwell, well you know the old saying measure once, cut twice.
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 09:20 AM UTC
There seems to be a problem understanding a common language here. This is the second sentence in BlackMass' original post:


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I recently bought a 1/35 panther and porsche king tiger.



Take note of the bold-faced vehicle's name. He was asking about a King Tiger, not a Tiger I, which is a totally different vehicle in both size and physical appearance. Nowhere in his post does he even mention a Tiger I; so, why are so many replies referencing something not even remotely germane to the discussion?

To answer your question, I measured the hull of a 1/35 Tamiya Panther G, from the front edge of the glacis plate to the rear edge of the back plate. It's 188mm long. I then measured the length of a 1/35 Dragon KT hull, using the same reference points. It's 195mm long, a difference of 7mm between the two. Side by side, the difference is almost imperceptible. Now, if your KT is approximately 142mm long, it's a 1/48 scale kit and you'd really notice the difference.
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 11:07 AM UTC
If you will read on the OP posted a picture of the two tanks in question. One a Panther and the other a Tiger I. And as you can see the Tiger I hull is shorter than the Panther. Based on the picture the forum shifted from King Tiger to Tiger I.
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 07:49 PM UTC
He also posted a picture of a Tiger 1 he had done 20 years ago (I like that you did the Zim by hand! ) for size comparisons with the KT hull top.

The point we are making was that all three were large tanks of similar size. The King Tiger is technically larger than either the Tiger 1 or the Panther but not by much.

Most all tanks from the 40 ton size on are similar in size. The exception would Be Heavy tanks like the M103 or T95 or some of the tank destroyers like the German Kanone or the Swedish S tank.
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 05:14 AM UTC

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He also posted a picture of a Tiger 1 he had done 20 years ago.



Correct! I did throw a curve ball posting the KT hull and T1 pic.

Yes the Panther hull is almost exact to the KT hull , so I didn't post it.

I guess it all started because I have never made 1/48 scale. But I should have known it wasn't THAT off. The KT of my youth just seemed bigger

cheers to all for the knowledge.

next i'll post a ? about spray painting stencil decals. had a look through the painting section - but didn't see anything but a few reviews?......
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 07:37 AM UTC

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I did throw a curve ball posting the KT hull and T1 pic.



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