Re: Possible M41 Walker Bulldog Conversion

Mackem · Post by **Mackem** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:34 am

Hi All,

Being a fan of all things tracked I have always been fascinated by self propelled artillery. Unfortunately the only large scale SP gun I'm aware of is Bandais Hummel. Anyway, I came across some pics of this little beauty and it looks to me that it's based on something very similar to the M41. It's the US M44 SPG and was very widely used. I believe upgraded versions are still in use by the Turkish army.
I think it's a pretty good candidate for a conversion job. Does anyone know if this has been done elsewhere?

Cheers
John

fv432 · Post by **fv432** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:01 pm

hmmm like that alot would need to find pics of the front/back to see the detail there but very do-able and wouldnt be to difficult

fv432 · Post by **fv432** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:11 pm

just found this site http://www.primeportal.net/artillery/di ... e/m44_spg/

mm were did i put that bulldog chassis

tiger205 · Post by **tiger205** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:11 pm

got to agree with rob, john, its very do-able, and it would make an unusual and nice addition to any battle field, has someone nicked the idler :o

or is it built that way?

Tony

ps ive just looked at that site rob, a goldmine of pic's, but you cant use youre spare 'dog chassis just yet

::)

fv432 · Post by **fv432** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:20 pm

oohh yea nearly forgot me bad

fv432 · Post by **fv432** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:32 pm

oohh another good piccie site (tony dont panic this is a future project) http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/pics/155mmsphm44.html

Mackem · Post by **Mackem** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:55 pm

tiger205 wrote: got to agree with rob, john, its very do-able, and it would make an unusual and nice addition to any battle field, has someone nicked the idler :o or is it built that way?

Tony
ps ive just looked at that site rob, a goldmine of pic's, but you cant use youre spare 'dog chassis just yet ::)

Thought you would like it.

Where's the 155mm howitzer coming from though?

Tony, the rear idler is the sixth road wheel. The americans did this with a lot of sp artillery pieces that were based on tank chassis.

Cheers
John

tiger205 · Post by **tiger205** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:03 pm

i thought it a bit strange someone would nick just the idler and not the whole tank

, still you learn something new each day

Tony