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M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:14 pm
by AlwynTurner
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:53 pm
by Son of a gun-ner
Will this utilise the standard Heng Long turret rotation setup?
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 7:01 pm
by Son of a gun-ner
These may come in handy.
It would appear the bottom right bar of the protective barrier is meant to be curved inwards.
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 7:29 pm
by AlwynTurner
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:02 pm
by Ecam
Son of a Gunner,
That first picture shows ready racks on the left front of the turret wall. They are absent in the second. I wonder if that was a field mod, or possibly a Korean war mod?!?
Alwyn, going to be watching this build with excitement!
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:48 pm
by Son of a gun-ner
Ecam wrote:Son of a Gunner,
That first picture shows ready racks on the left front of the turret wall. They are absent in the second. I wonder if that was a field mod, or possibly a Korean war mod?!?
Alwyn, going to be watching this build with excitement!
Good question. I only collected those pictures for the breech detail. Maybe the pictures with the barriers are a late mod. Also there's every chance the racks were removed before the new owners acquired the tank.
I'm sure those racks were an original feature.
Edit to add, I have a Tamiya kit, I'll take a look at that, although there's no guarantee the Tamiya kit is correct.
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:43 am
by tomhugill
Very exciting alwyn! I have an m10 printed shell but no gun or turret interior, might be tapping you up for some bits to finish mine!
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:56 pm
by AlwynTurner
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:12 pm
by Son of a gun-ner
AlwynTurner wrote:There will definitely be no possibilty of a recoil mechanism because there just isn't space.
That's defeatist talk. . . .
Re: M10 Achilles Scratchbuild 3d Print
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:43 pm
by AlwynTurner
Here's progress on the gun
Alwyn