An Oddball Question

[SCHWEREPANZER]

Seemed like a simple thing until it wasn't. My efforts to find the right screw to attach the lower chassis to the upper hull of the Heng Long Panzer IV has met with surprising difficulty at the hardware stores. Can some one post a picture of just what this screw should look like...and maybe a hint at the measurements? I'm almost embarrassed to ask. Let me correct that, I am embarrassed to ask!

Thanks chaps,

Ralph

[General Jumbo01]

I don't have that particular model but if you remove the screw opposite the one you need to replace and take it to a good hardware shop they should be able to match it for you.

The likes of B&Q staff may not be able to help you but you may be able to match the one you removed with one in a pack.

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[SCHWEREPANZER]

Hello General J. A great idea, but I haven't a single bottom screw to match it with. My face is getting redder by the minute!

[43rdRecceReg]

A good tip from GJ.
These screws are self-tappers, normally- or at least the type that cuts a thread. From my experience, HL uses the same type in most models.

These are all screw types used in HL tanks. The one with the arrow is probably like the one you need. I imagine Forgebear keeps them. Or, perhaps forage one from a section of the tank that's not structural.

HL screws

[General Jumbo01]

Hello General J. A great idea, but I haven't a single bottom screw to match it with. My face is getting redder by the minute!

You mean they've all disappeared! On some models HL use shorter screws on the nose and/or the tail. You could try Andrew at Haya. He imports HengLong and should have both the knowledge and stock of the screws you need. Worth a try.

[SCHWEREPANZER]

Thanks 43 and General J. Quite an array of screws used by our friends at H-L. Many thanks for the pic. It'll serve as a good lead. But, just to be sure, a message was sent to Andrew at Haya though I'd hope to be able to acquire the right pieces (or something similar that would work) a little closer than the Transatlantic operation implied with the message.

Thanks chaps,

Ralph

[jarndice]

Any Steel screw that fits the front and rear mounting pillars and will pass through a countersunk Neo-Dymion magnet X 8 and you will never have to use screws to join your tank ever again.

[SCHWEREPANZER]

Thanks for that Col. J. A thought.

[jarndice]

You will need "8" 10mm X 5mm countersunk Neodymium magnets, 4 magnets "South" and 4 magnets "North" and "8" steel screws,
If your Tank has a metal lip at the front that retains the body to the hull then everything is halved,

[SCHWEREPANZER]

Thanks gentlemen for your wise counsel. The neodymium magnet solution would work, but Andrew at Haya, who I contacted after swallowing my pride and asking the mundane question, showed me the traditional attachment means and method.

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Is this great or what? Who'd have thought attaching two halves of plastic would require such a Transatlantic pageant.

Thanks Gents!!

Ralph