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excelent ! once you get the center engine compartment in you may even be able to fit the sound and smoke module in there. love the suspension ! any chance of some close up video of it going over something on a desktop to show the suspension at work ? I would love a kit of this so i could tear down that spare tiger i have (which is spare parts for Nathans tiger) so i could build one too.
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I decided to remove the 5-spoked road wheels and idlers and replace them with the 6-spoked wheels. I have sealed, sanded, and primed the front top glacis and temporarily added the upper shield. I opened up the openings in the divider between the drivers compatment and the rear compartment. I also added more tension to the rear suspension so it sits level now... and the work continues. Here are the latest pics ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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This is a nice model, congratulations on your very rapid build. The tracks you chose look very suitable for the scale, too. Presumably you are steering it by switching the motors, but I'm curious - are you going to implement track warping too? Your last photo above seems to show the centre bogie assembly in a slidable tube. By the way, a popular and very cheap drive unit for large scale tanks are cordless screwdrivers. They have very compact dual-stage planetary gearboxes with heaps of torque.
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Well work is progressing on the carrier. I have opened up the upper vent and the radiator openings in the bulkhead. I used a piece of aluminum screening as a mock rad grill. I have added vision ports and guards with actuateing levers, constructed the steering wheel and mast, temporarily attached the seats, added dummy hinges to the ports side upper shield, made the front upper shield moveable, started the instrument cluster compartment. Here are pics of the work so far... there are lots of them ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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That is fantastic! But aren't the digital gauges a bit big!! Seriously, very well done!! Jeff
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![]() its looking good Harold, cant wait to see the finished article Rich
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration). |
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