T-34 from Stalingrad tractor plant

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Re: T-34 from Stalingrad tractor plant

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sassgrunt wrote: I found a 1/35 STZ build that said that the all-steel wheels were more narrow than the rubber-tired ones, and by golly, you can see it in photos of the real thing. Both the Shapeways and Trumpeter wheels are the same width as the rubber ones, (about 0.850"), so I went through some effort to narrow the Trumpeter ones (to about 0.0650"). They look better to my eyes, but it was a LOT of work and I'm not sure it was really worth it.
I also had difficulty trying to make the shovel-nosed straight mantlet, and ended up buying a resin STZ turret from eBay. I have mixed emotions about it; it looks good and is hollow inside, but the upper hatch does not open; which seems like a drawback in this scale.
Solid steel wheels are really narrower than rubberized ones.

The hatch on my tower doesn't open, although it can be done in theory. But personally, I didn't want to do it. :)
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Re: T-34 from Stalingrad tractor plant

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A very interesting, and certainly non-mainstream, T34 :thumbup: I've not seen a T-34 interior quite like yours before, and whilst I've seen some neat- and even ingenious- internal component and wiring arrangements, yours compares favourably with the best. More pics, and details, please. :) :thumbup:
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Re: T-34 from Stalingrad tractor plant

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Yes indeed please give more details on that triple motor transmission setup its quite intriguing :wave:
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Re: T-34 from Stalingrad tractor plant

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This is very good looking. Is the 3rd motor for turning and the other two for propelling the tank?
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Soeren wrote:This is very good looking. Is the 3rd motor for turning and the other two for propelling the tank?
Conversely.
2 engines use the standard logic for controlling the tank model. A standard Clark TK-20 controller was used.
The third engine (located in the middle), the most powerful, gave its thrust to both tracks simultaneously. The third motor was fed through a separate controller.
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