Chieftain Mk V scratch build
- AlwynTurner
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Took the Chieftain to the LAD meeting and did some comparison photos with a Challenger to assess the scale
I also transplanted the rx18 and electrics from my IS2 to try out it's running performance and was very pleasantly surprised! (the video is rubbish but it's hard to take video and drive a tank simultaneously - both results were seriously degraded!). I also don't know how to turn the video sideway so I'm sorry if you guys get a crick in your neck!
The sprockets were clicking slightly but they should wear in quickly
Alwyn
I also transplanted the rx18 and electrics from my IS2 to try out it's running performance and was very pleasantly surprised! (the video is rubbish but it's hard to take video and drive a tank simultaneously - both results were seriously degraded!). I also don't know how to turn the video sideway so I'm sorry if you guys get a crick in your neck!
The sprockets were clicking slightly but they should wear in quickly
Alwyn
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Well Monday brought its drama when the wife's cardiologist rang at 8 in the evening (NHS?) to say he'd got her angiogram which he said was a formality, now he's found she has a partial blockage in her coronary artery and she's going to need a procedure to diagnose and treat it. Downside is there is a three month waiting list. I suppose that means its not immediately life threatening but once again life goes on hold waiting for the NHS!
Anyway some progress on the chieftain
Turret side box done
I've now reached the stage with the upper hull where gluing is finished and a coat of NATO green can be applied
so it's looking more like a tank and less like a dog's breakfast
Alwyn
Anyway some progress on the chieftain
Turret side box done
I've now reached the stage with the upper hull where gluing is finished and a coat of NATO green can be applied
so it's looking more like a tank and less like a dog's breakfast
Alwyn
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Sorry to hear about your Mrs, the main thing is they’ve found what’s wrong & can fix it
Chieftain looking brill, I’ll be on with the side box in the morning, thanks Alwyn
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Wayne
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Chieftain looking brill, I’ll be on with the side box in the morning, thanks Alwyn
Cheers
Wayne
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Thanks Wayne, yes it has taken 12 months to track down the problem and it is hopefully easily fixed, then we can get on with our lives (hopefully not tempting fate here). It's funny (not humorous though) that the last angiogram was almost an afterthought as all the other tests (ECG, xrays, mri) all came up negative. The cardiologists parting words at her last appoinment were that he didn't need to see her again....
Anyway onwards and upwards
Alwyn
Anyway onwards and upwards
Alwyn
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Glass half full mate, some doctors are brilliant, unfortunately not all....
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Wayne
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Aircon unit for the rear of the turret
You can either print the aircon and duct together or separately
Alwyn
You can either print the aircon and duct together or separately
Alwyn
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Beautifull model. Really great design.
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Cheers Alwyn?
Mine is printing now, I cut it up slightly so my printer had a chance on the quality front.
Cheers
Wayne
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Mine is printing now, I cut it up slightly so my printer had a chance on the quality front.
Cheers
Wayne
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Looking good Wayne. I spent this morning with a soldering iron and some 1.5mm brass rod and managed (with some scorched fingers and a modicum of profanity, to manufacture the lhs bustle basket.
Still have to superglue the mesh to the basket but it's progressing
I also printed some turret lift brackets as the ones on the turret stl were flimsy
Still have to superglue the mesh to the basket but it's progressing
I also printed some turret lift brackets as the ones on the turret stl were flimsy
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Re: Chieftain Mk V scratch build
Bloody hell Alwyn you don’t mess around
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