old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
The Hulls are almost the same height. But the Mato boggies are obviously oversized compared to HL's.
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
Oh yeah, and that plastic return roller is HUGE. But looks about right size with their metal ones.greengiant wrote:The Hulls are almost the same height. But the Mato boggies are obviously oversized compared to HL's.
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
Glad I waited and changed to HL boggie sets finally.
The metal sets made for the Mato unit cost a lot (the HL were $6.00 US for a set).
Read a posting somewhere of someone who put the HL road wheels on the original Mato boggie sets in order to better match the HL's size, but he did not change the return rollers.
The metal sets made for the Mato unit cost a lot (the HL were $6.00 US for a set).
Read a posting somewhere of someone who put the HL road wheels on the original Mato boggie sets in order to better match the HL's size, but he did not change the return rollers.
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
I used the road wheels with rubber tyres from a mato and fitted them to heng long boggies, I was using a set of mato metal tracks anyway so the slightly wider wheels from the mato were a perfect fit
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
Must have been harder to replace the HL roadwheels with the larger Mato ones.
Was the replacement done on a Mato M4a1 ? If so how did you mount the HL boggies on the Mato hull.
Was the replacement done on a Mato M4a1 ? If so how did you mount the HL boggies on the Mato hull.
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
Hi GG, I actually used an heng long lower hull and heng long boggies, I only used the mato wheels as they have rubber tyres, I also used mato sprockets, idlers and metal track's so they all fitted perfect
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
I've added a pic of the heng long boggie with the mato wheels fitted, I'm making an m4a1 desert Sherman, still a work in progress
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
Your Commander looks like Windsor Davis !!(aint half hot mum)
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
Borderline Pte. Terry-Thomas, but for the Nigel Mansell 'browsHERMAN BIX wrote:Your Commander looks like Windsor Davis !!(aint half hot mum)
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Re: old MATO M4a1 Sherman Height correction
Yeah, just needs a picture of a camel and the word Cannon on the side of the tank43rdRecceReg wrote:but for the Nigel Mansell 'brows
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