Cromwell

[jrc]

There being a shortage of British tanks I decided to have go. This is my first attemp at a scratch built tank, it has a full rx-18 kit inside, so unfortunately sounds like a Tiger. I mounted the on/off switch under the rear hatch alongside a recharging socket, and put the volume control and smoke switch under the large hatch. The sprockets and idlers are too large, from a PzIII, and the running wheels are modified Tiger wheels. The metal tracks are from a PzIV plus a section from a PzIII to lengthen them. Other than that I tried to keep it as close as I could.

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[Saxondog]

jrc,I think you have done a great job.Creating a tank from other parts and doing a fine job of it is what tanking about.I very much like your tank and would like to hear more of how you built it,Sax

[grompix]

Really excellent work Sax. I would certainly like to see a build thread for that beauty...

Cheers
Chris 

[oztruck]

Great work. Looks like a Cromwell to me. 99% of people would not even know that the wheels are just a little off.

The detail and look of your tank is first class, again very well done

[panzer34]

Good work and nice detail

[BREL]

nice work

[jrc]

thanks all for the kind words and for those that want build detail -
-the tank itself is made from plasticard of varying thicknesses
-the sizes I got from measuring lots of photos
-turret motor and ring are from an HL PzIII, as is the elevation motor
-suspension is Tiger
-the muzzle brake I had to make
-metal track from Forgebear
and some of the build photos I took, they're not the best as I never meant to show them.

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[panzer34]

Very good work Ross  you will be in masterclass in no time

[Wight]

Superb tank.
Very innovative use of other parts from different tanks,I would never have known without you telling us.

[971wright]

Hi This always the problem with scratch builds tracks an sprockets if these were available it would make it allot easy-er to make British tanks,excellent build can hardly tell they arent the correct tracks and sprockets good choice,and nice detail to the tank.

  regards pete