My 1/6th MkII Carrier a WIP

RichardT10829 · #1 08-05-09, 22:20

that would take some doing, to be honest at a glance they look fine, i certainly did not count the spokes. are you going to run metal tracks ? and how do you propse to create the sprockets and diff setup ? suppose the rear plate hides it so you could use two motors,, ?

Rich

hrpearce · #2 09-05-09, 00:06

Harold use search and tipe in "five spoke road heels" and you will find threads showing five spoke wheels on carriers.

pzrwest · #3 09-05-09, 06:27

Well I decided to make a master for the 6 spoked road wheels and here it is. It goes under rubber tonight

pzrwest · #4 09-05-09, 14:09

Wouldn't you know.....
Never fails.... after makeing and molding the new 6 spoke road wheel, I get informed from the guys with the real carriers that carriers came with both 5 and 6 spoke road wheels, some even with both 5 and 6 spoked wheels on the same carrier.... go figure!!!!

pzrwest · #5 10-05-09, 13:48

Update:
Here's a pic of the new mold of the 6 spoked roadwheel and the first pour. Next will to decide whether to use the already poured 5 spoked ones or the new 6 spoked ones.... decisions decisions

Bob McNeill · #6 10-05-09, 14:11

No problems mix them up, more realistic give the knockers some thing to find and whinge about.

pzrwest · #7 11-05-09, 15:27

Update:
I had an old New Bright Abrams Tank here that I had gutted and thought I could possibly make the drive system work in the carrier. The carrier is very light so the gearbox should have no problems driving the carrier. I dissassembled the gearbox and divided it down the center into 2 separate gearboxes, and I reworked the sprokets into something I can attach the carrier sprokets to. Here are pics of the gearboxes.

pzrwest · #8 18-08-09, 05:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Harold use search and tipe in "five spoke road heels" and you will find threads showing five spoke wheels on carriers.

I used the search here for "five spoke road wheels" and find only my thread here. Does anyone have any pics or links to pics of carriers with five spoke road wheels?

pzrwest · #9 28-08-09, 14:04

Update:
I finally got some more work done on my carrier. With all the other projects I have on the go I kind of fell behind on this carrier. Here I have installed the forward bren and mount, added the dash, added the rear stowage bin, added the dual rifle rack, added the anit-aircraft bren mount and gun, added the spare bren and mount to the side wall of the carrier, and finally started on the 2 rear fuel tanks. Here are the pics