An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
Progress on mounting the axle, I designed the mounting bracket and by some major miracle the first design and print actually worked!
Still a lot to do but this is a major step forward. I've done the idler mount so hopefully that should also work. There should be a smilie for fingers crossed!
Alwyn
Still a lot to do but this is a major step forward. I've done the idler mount so hopefully that should also work. There should be a smilie for fingers crossed!
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
Alwyn, that is really beautiful work! Herman is going to be very proud of it, I'm sure. Thank you for sharing your progress with such a unique project.
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
Now we are really motoring!
Working out where the motor fits
and a suspension is born
Next comes the mountings for the motor and the suspension units
Alwyn
Working out where the motor fits
and a suspension is born
Next comes the mountings for the motor and the suspension units
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
I've just received the metal bits for the axles and I'm mightily impressed, especially with all the bearings supplied. I'm going to be rebuilding both front and rear axle and steering assembly
Herman this is going to be a pretty mean base for your build.
Alwyn
Herman this is going to be a pretty mean base for your build.
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
Good grief!!!......I'm happy enough to stop there and just look at the chassis & be satisfied that its better than all of mine
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
When assemblnig the metal axle kits, just pay close attention to the front dogbones. They take a little playing about to stop them binding on steering. Sometimes they require longer dogbones inserted to replace what they come with. But i have several of these conversion kits now and have upgraded all my WPL/HL trucks with them. Probably have £250+ in metal axle kits lyaing about in various models! whooops!
Can i please ask a question. Where do those front tyres come from? They look great
Can i please ask a question. Where do those front tyres come from? They look great
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
Thanks for the input and advice Will, much appreciated. Fortunately we won't be using the dogbones as the front axle is unpowered. The wheels and tyres are from sasgrunt and I believe they are surplus off an Asiatam Maultier build.
https://www.asiatam.de/product_info.php ... odell.html
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
Started on the rear axle rebuild, this is real Swiss watch territory!
eventually after a lot of fiddling around (these fingers really don't work as well as they used to - damn aging it takes all the fun out of things!)
Now the problem with all this suspension stuff is that there isn't really space under the chassis for the motor, so it will have to go above the chassis - no problem because there's plenty of space in the upper hull.
EXCEPT that the universal joint on the chassis will really be straining, so I am busy redesigning and printing the axle mount to angle the prop shaft towards the motor and print a motor housing that's angled. I think with this jigsaw I've now got some corner and edge pieces and a bit of the sky
Alwyn
eventually after a lot of fiddling around (these fingers really don't work as well as they used to - damn aging it takes all the fun out of things!)
Now the problem with all this suspension stuff is that there isn't really space under the chassis for the motor, so it will have to go above the chassis - no problem because there's plenty of space in the upper hull.
EXCEPT that the universal joint on the chassis will really be straining, so I am busy redesigning and printing the axle mount to angle the prop shaft towards the motor and print a motor housing that's angled. I think with this jigsaw I've now got some corner and edge pieces and a bit of the sky
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
You are doing a brilliant job on this Alwyn, I would have leapt off a tall building long ago.
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Re: An interesting commission - Maultier panzerwerfer 42
Thanks everyone for the kind words. The updated axle mount and brake drums are fitted and the axle now points the drive shaft in the right direction
Looking better, just needs the suspension bits adding
Off to print and assemble all the bits
Alwyn
Looking better, just needs the suspension bits adding
Off to print and assemble all the bits
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