Poor mans armour

[karlos59]

From the book, plans were magnified to quarter scale and with the help of my father who is a carpenter I worked out the angles and upscaled measurements by four and we made the mock up out framing pine and 9mm MDF

[karlos59]

Sorrry about order here two pics showing internal setup

MY 64 10.jpg MY 64 11.jpg

[Jonathan Moore]

Karl,

Nice first project I look forward to seeing it finished. Of course you know it's a slippery slope, next you will need a real ww2 vehicle.

Jonathan

[karlos59]

Hull was then put on chassis to ensure correct fit

[Dave Newcomb]

Looks great, so all the driver has is the forward hatch? This would require two person driving with a commander in the turret? the best part of Ferrets are the side hatches for the driver, allowing solo driving. I see the side portholes, many armored vehicles allow solo driving, even with the drivers head out of the vehicle.... M-20... M113 most tanks ect. Newc

[maple_leaf_eh]

Have a look at the highway vehicles regulations before you get too far into the project. Some Canadian provinces have statutes about "fortified" vehicles which are intended to prosecute gangsters who up armour their cars against gunfire from other gangsters. The concern is that the added weight of their hillbilly engineering is too much for the brakes, and thereby constitute a road hazard. You might have an argument with some official who makes a spurious connection between your reconstructionist replica intentions and unspecified ill intent. 'Think of the children, don't you know.'

[Owen Evans]

Great project! Looking forward to seeing the progress on this one. If you haven't already, as a safety measure you may want to consider upgrading the CJ3B's braking system.

https://www.cj3b.info/Tech/Brakes11inch.html

Keep the pictures coming!

Owen.

[karlos59]

Thanks for info I'm in Australia buliding it for re-enacting use