Re: newish member

Ex_Pat_Tanker · Post by **Ex_Pat_Tanker** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:18 pm

I'll take a swing at it this weekend, I'm hoping to not have to butcher the turret too badly.

At the moment I'm trying to figure out how to hook a couple of servo's up to move the gun barrel on my SturmPanzer - its taking me longer than I thought...

littletankman · Post by **littletankman** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:31 pm

Hi Mart,
Im no good on that sort of thing Im afraid . Its an easy mod . I will put another pict of the hull pre primer on to show were I cut it. I have been asked to put a post on here regarding it but not sure how to . Are you back in Pboro ? Im in centeral Pboro .

Ex_Pat_Tanker · Post by **Ex_Pat_Tanker** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:33 pm

I won't be home until August (I always come home for the beer festival week + a couple of days either side), unless they make me redundant before then...

littletankman · Post by **littletankman** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:37 pm

Hi Mart ,
I like your SturmPanzer nice work . The underside I just renforced with thin plasic sheet . There was more work on the turret bottom than I originaly expected . The upper body does look a mess when you cut it . Think I could of done it a bit better but it worked out ok . Any help just ask mate . I see my dad goes to that . I live 5 mins away from the Embankment . Im sure your job will be ok .

Littletankman

littletankman · Post by **littletankman** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:23 am

Hi Pete,
ive sorted out how to start a thread so i will do that and post it . But its just my view , everyones different . however I have 1:16 line views of the Tiger I and it seems to conform to it.

all the best Littletankman

littletankman · Post by **littletankman** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:09 pm

Hi Mart ,
I hope yor Tigers ok . I did post how i did it and included some picts and after ages typing it it didnt go onto the sight

??????????? I will try again later , just one tip I drew a center line along the length of the tank so when I reasembled it all the parts were in line.

All the best Littletankman

littletankman · Post by **littletankman** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:13 pm

Hi Mart,
Ive finished my turret protection ring now . I have used the bolt on method 7 holes but 5 bolts per section ( Thanks Steiner) . I drilled the holes and made the best I could regarding the bolt heads as the smalest I had here was 12 ba to big . But there so small by the time you have primed the tank and sprayed it they will look fine , I hope ! I will stick some pictures on here later . If you look at Steiners excelent post regarding the turret protection ring he has some picts showing were the bolts went and the ones you leave out . And a picture of some original rings showing the bolt holes.I hope your Tigers ok I have posted my method including some pictures.

Littletankman

littletankman · Post by **littletankman** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:34 pm

Hi Mart hope your well. Ive had a bash at the turret ring and acording to Steiners link they were bolted so thats what Ive tryed . Also his pictures of original rings seem to show one side is sloped which I have seen before anyway and also added . Ive got to sort the turret out next and the tow cable mounts but as Im out of work I cant realy affor them yet . I was going to try and make some but I think its better to buy them .

Ex_Pat_Tanker · Post by **Ex_Pat_Tanker** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:45 pm

Hi Andy,
Still staring at the sPzIV - its sitting there mocking me >:( . I think I need bigger servo's to get the travel I need...

The ring looks good, do you think I need to move the turret to make them work tho? I took a look at that and decided that would probably be more hassle than I needed...

littletankman · Post by **littletankman** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:57 am

Hi Mart,
You will have to centerlise the turret because it doesent spin in a circule it spins of centre. So you couldnt put a ring around it . But the chopping of the body was on a scale 1 to 10 I would put it 3 at the most the turret part was more tricky but looking at your work Im sure you can do it .I have a PzIII / Stug mocking me so I know how it feels . I started this ages ago before HL bourght the Stug out . But Im making mine a Stug III Ausf G well when I get back to it . Ive just moved some bits on the rear deck of my Tiger now . Thanks for the comments . The reason why I asked about the ET and Posh was that there was an articule in there Emailed in from someone in Detroit ? looking forward to meeting you.

All the best Andy