Armour Dreams

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening Dave,

I don't know about the Bismark but you are correct, the magazine is not the correct one for a Panzer II. the Correct magazine would have held 10 rounds of ammunition, where as my one holds 20 and would have been used in a flak gun. The initial purchase of the magazine merely started a thought process or one of those dreams that one has, that maybe just maybe, one could create something. The correct magazines are quite rare and the only ones that I have found for sale are very rusty or for sale in Russia. A member of another forum did promise to send me one but nothing ever materialised. ​

Anyway, as far as Panzer production is concerned I have achieved very little, only finishing the turret ring gear guard. Other than that, it has been a very busy week in one way or another, a week in which I decide that it was time that I increased my turning capacity, so I purchased a new toy.

jon

[Kirk Armitage]

Master 2500 ? A great lathe, a little daunting when you remove the gear box cover and peak in. Mine is missing parts for the taper attachment and did not come with a fixed steady, I had to modify one to fit.
In your hands that lathe will do wonders , this is a great thread.
Regards K Armitage

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening Kirk,

It's a Triumph, I was going to buy a Mascot but I am limited on power. The last time I used a Triumph was in about 1986. I am enjoying making the tank and it's a plus that others enjoy my thread so thank you.

Jon

[David Dunlop]

Jonathan!

Increased turning capacity?

You are not already thinking Panzer III, are you? Or perhaps an Armoured NAAFI Pastry Wagon?

David

[Jonathan Moore]

Morning David,


Sorry I didn't see your post. It's really more for work as the projects that seem to be coming my way, not military unfortunately, are getting bigger. The down side is that I will have to extend my workshop in the near future. What ever I decide to build next, if I can find the energy, will not have torsion bar suspension as it's too much of a headache and adds to the construction costs. My favourite ww2 tank would be a late panzer iv but that could be a project too far.

Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening All,

I have been trying to finish the turret, all the little fiddly detail bits that I didn't have enough information for.

There's a marker attached to the hull just below the turret ring to show when the turret is facing the front that needed adding.

Whilst I had completed the wiring up to the slip ring in the base of the hull, I hadn't done anything about the wiring in the turret. The wires run from the slip ring up the leg of the commanders chair and into a square junction box attached to the turret ring behind the commanders seat back rest. Here they split, the power goes to the turret light and power socket while the wires for the intercoms continue into an adjoining junction box where the head phones and throat mike plug in.

For the life of me I couldn't find a blanking plate for the larger box so I had to make one and the plugs in the comm's box are not the correct ones but they will do for now. I tried to buy the P clips to save time but I couldn't find the right sizes so I made a little bending jig and made my own.

[Jonathan Moore]

I ran a single wire just to illustrate where the wires run.

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Moore

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My favourite ww2 tank would be a late panzer iv but that could be a project too far.

Jon

You're not the first guy to have dreams. These guys are handcrafting a full size Mk IV with a modern engine.
https://www.panzerfabrik.net/blog/categories/panzer-iv

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Jonathan

What's become of you?

I hope you are OK. More to the point though, how's the PzII?

regards
Darrell