Super P
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Super P
I hope I am not boring you guys with the fun I have been having with these bargain basement deals I have been getting on Ebay.
I started a few days ago on a busted up Pershing I picked up for 50 USD on Fleabay. I knew I was going to be tearing this one apart and giving it a face lift. I ordered stock Henglong recoil mechanisms. I measured the BB unit and came up wit a factory HL recoil that should work well. We will see, but my best guess after a few beers and staring at it long enough, gave me enough confidence to hit the buy button.
I tore the entire thing down and started with the most difficult part, which was fitting a barrel assembly. I went to Walmart and bought a Shakespeare Durango fiber fishing rod for 8 bucks. I took my calibers in with me to measure the rods to find out which one would work well. This one happened to be the cheapest of them all. I took a 50 cal casing, and sliced it up to put into the mantle as a guide for the recoiling barrel. After finding the section and the length that I needed, I took a brass Airsoft barrel that I had lying around from some of my airsoft guns. It fit perfectly inside, needed a bit of shimming at the mantle to center it in the fishing rod section. I then epoxied it all together and added the stock HL Pershing muzzle. Glued it all together waiting on the recoil units.
So here it begins.......the Tiger Killer. I needed a formidable opponent for my Axis battalion.
I started a few days ago on a busted up Pershing I picked up for 50 USD on Fleabay. I knew I was going to be tearing this one apart and giving it a face lift. I ordered stock Henglong recoil mechanisms. I measured the BB unit and came up wit a factory HL recoil that should work well. We will see, but my best guess after a few beers and staring at it long enough, gave me enough confidence to hit the buy button.
I tore the entire thing down and started with the most difficult part, which was fitting a barrel assembly. I went to Walmart and bought a Shakespeare Durango fiber fishing rod for 8 bucks. I took my calibers in with me to measure the rods to find out which one would work well. This one happened to be the cheapest of them all. I took a 50 cal casing, and sliced it up to put into the mantle as a guide for the recoiling barrel. After finding the section and the length that I needed, I took a brass Airsoft barrel that I had lying around from some of my airsoft guns. It fit perfectly inside, needed a bit of shimming at the mantle to center it in the fishing rod section. I then epoxied it all together and added the stock HL Pershing muzzle. Glued it all together waiting on the recoil units.
So here it begins.......the Tiger Killer. I needed a formidable opponent for my Axis battalion.
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Re: Super P
Good Evening, Pale,
Anything but boring. ;o) I love the .50 cal case as the main gun component. ;o) Please keep right on keeping on.
warm regards,
Painless
Anything but boring. ;o) I love the .50 cal case as the main gun component. ;o) Please keep right on keeping on.
warm regards,
Painless
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Re: Super P
Thanks Painless, I hated to destroy the cartridge, but as I was rummaging around the place, I sighted the casing on one of my benches, and it sized up perfectly. Those things are getting pricey. Fortunately, they have 4-5 good reloads on them when needed.PainlessWolf wrote:Good Evening, Pale,
Anything but boring. ;o) I love the .50 cal case as the main gun component. ;o) Please keep right on keeping on.
warm regards,
Painless
On the upside, I was able to salvage the fishing rod after cutting out the section I needed. It will make a great kids rod for my daughter.
PP
Re: Super P
Whoa! What caliber is that thing? That can't be based on any real tank, right?
Re: Super P
The issue becomes this for me,how do you tune a long barrel? And how does one tune a tank?
Any ideas?
Pretty neat, well done. Hope you enjoy my humor,as I think you might well know the answer.
Saxondog
Any ideas?
Pretty neat, well done. Hope you enjoy my humor,as I think you might well know the answer.
Saxondog
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Re: Super P
My best guess is that it is pretty close according to dimensions at the mantle and the muzzle break. L/70 90mm gun. I have not cut it to final length toward the breech. Waiting on the HL recoil to see what I have to cut.jeff1101 wrote:Whoa! What caliber is that thing? That can't be based on any real tank, right?
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Re: Super P
Wow, I was wrong then. Thanks for the photo of the real tank. I guess maybe the way the first photo was framed or the perspective made the barrel appear so much longer.
Also I think, on your 3rd picture, they had to add a counterweight at the end of the turret bustle just to counterbalance the length of the barrel...
Also I think, on your 3rd picture, they had to add a counterweight at the end of the turret bustle just to counterbalance the length of the barrel...
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Yes, from what I seen in my research is that they also had hydraulic assist on the mantle as well on later models. There are a lot of changes to the turret from the stock version, including the counter weights.
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I certainly do not think it will be as easy as when I have to tune a fish.Saxondog wrote:The issue becomes this for me,how do you tune a long barrel? And how does one tune a tank?
Any ideas?
Pretty neat, well done. Hope you enjoy my humor,as I think you might well know the answer.
Saxondog
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Re: Super P
Does anyone know where I can get the correct Sherman loaders hatch for this project? I was hoping maybe it was available in resin. I had seen units used on other builds, but no mention of where they were obtained. I hope I can find it before the time comes to fab the unit.
Thanks in advance,
PP
Thanks in advance,
PP