Pz IV H
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Re: Pz IV H
Been a while but I've managed a bit more. Changed the gun housing and manlet (still needs a bit of detail).
Last edited by Woz on Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Pz IV H
umm...looks good. Buuuut...what did you do?
Re: Pz IV H
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-
Still need to add some detail.
Still need to add some detail.
Re: Pz IV H
Nice work. I didn't even realize that was an HL error.
Can't wait to see the detail.
Can't wait to see the detail.
Re: Pz IV H
Finally found time to get some more of this done -
Lowered the rear idlers-
Made some ramps to raise the drive sprockets.-
Added bearings to the output shafts-
Made some parts that fit into the transmission covers and will hold the bearings and covers in place.
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)
Looking at it the sprocket sits on the rim-
and is 2mm away from the drive shaft-
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-
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).
Running gear done-
Now for the Zimmerite.
Lowered the rear idlers-
Made some ramps to raise the drive sprockets.-
Added bearings to the output shafts-
Made some parts that fit into the transmission covers and will hold the bearings and covers in place.
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)
Looking at it the sprocket sits on the rim-
and is 2mm away from the drive shaft-
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-
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).
Running gear done-
Now for the Zimmerite.
Re: Pz IV H
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.
BTW...my sprockets didn't rub the plastic like that. Looks like your shafts might have been just a little short.
Re: Pz IV H
Very good looking Pz IV!!!
Love printed parts! Excellent!
Love printed parts! Excellent!
Re: Pz IV H
Thanks.
Started on the Zimmerite. Printed out a few sheets to cover the large areas then I'll do the complicated bits with milliput
Started on the Zimmerite. Printed out a few sheets to cover the large areas then I'll do the complicated bits with milliput
The shafts on the replacement metal gears are the same length as the nylon ones that came in the tank.philipat wrote:
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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Re: Pz IV H
Gearbox ramps = brilliant
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
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
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
Re: Pz IV H
Finished off the zim and added some spare tracks-
Also corrected the exhaust pipe-
Also corrected the exhaust pipe-