Pz IV H

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Woz
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Re: Pz IV H

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Been a while but I've managed a bit more. Changed the gun housing and manlet (still needs a bit of detail).

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Re: Pz IV H

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umm...looks good. Buuuut...what did you do? :think:
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The HL manlet is too wide and too far forward so I cut it down and moved it back. This meant making another gun housing as the HL one ends at the manlet-

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Still need to add some detail.
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Nice work. I didn't even realize that was an HL error. :{

Can't wait to see the detail. :clap:
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Finally found time to get some more of this done -
Lowered the rear idlers-

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Made some ramps to raise the drive sprockets.-
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Added bearings to the output shafts-
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Made some parts that fit into the transmission covers and will hold the bearings and covers in place.

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I noticed that the rim of the cover is worn which is worrying as I only ran the tank for a minute when I got it to make sure it worked (with the original plastic sprocket)

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Looking at it the sprocket sits on the rim-

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and is 2mm away from the drive shaft-
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I wonder if all PzIV’s are like this?
With metal sprockets the rim would soon get worn down and I’ll have a bad case of sprocket wobble so qut came the razor saw and I trimmed 3mm off-

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Now the sprocket will need spacing out with a washer or two to line up with the wheels (I’ll sort that out when I get it running).
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Running gear done-
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Now for the Zimmerite.
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Looks great! Makes me wish I had waited for you to do a PzIV so that I could just buy your parts. It would have made my lifting the sprockets a lot easier.

BTW...my sprockets didn't rub the plastic like that. Looks like your shafts might have been just a little short.
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Very good looking Pz IV!!!
Love printed parts! Excellent! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Thanks.

Started on the Zimmerite. Printed out a few sheets to cover the large areas then I'll do the complicated bits with milliput

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philipat wrote:
BTW...my sprockets didn't rub the plastic like that. Looks like your shafts might have been just a little short.
The shafts on the replacement metal gears are the same length as the nylon ones that came in the tank.
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Gearbox ramps = brilliant :thumbup:
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HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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Re: Pz IV H

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Finished off the zim and added some spare tracks-

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Also corrected the exhaust pipe-

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