M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
- Herr Dr. Professor
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Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
Your re-done turret makes good work even better!
Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
Allright so even though the resized turret looked pretty good, a friend of mine noticed it still didn't have the correct shape compared to the real one.
Oh crap
Well he was right, I had to remake the entire turret from scratch, as the taper upward wasn't correct and the rear and wasn't correct either.
So after several hours I now got a real nice and accurate looking turret. Well worth the effort I'd say.
Going to print the new one this weekend.
The left turret is the old one. Here you can see the difference in overall shape and positioning of the details. Very happy so far
Oh crap
Well he was right, I had to remake the entire turret from scratch, as the taper upward wasn't correct and the rear and wasn't correct either.
So after several hours I now got a real nice and accurate looking turret. Well worth the effort I'd say.
Going to print the new one this weekend.
The left turret is the old one. Here you can see the difference in overall shape and positioning of the details. Very happy so far
In progress:
M4A1(75)
M4A1(76)W HVSS
M4A2 Fisher
M4A1(75)
M4A1(76)W HVSS
M4A2 Fisher
- HERMAN BIX
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Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
This printing stuff is like voodoo/witchcraft to me !
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
Printing is the easy part, persuading the CAD package to generate those curved surfaces is the voodoo bit!
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Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
For me it's not voodoo anymore...it's Bambu...Bambu Labs that is.
Derek
Too many project builds to list...
Too many project builds to list...
Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
It's great fun to do after some practise!
Well yeah, turrets are giving me headaches. So much complicated curves
So I printed the new turret this weekend. So happy with the current shape. Much more accurate, looks more like the real T23 turret.
Here some pics of the printed item, putty, paint etc.
In progress:
M4A1(75)
M4A1(76)W HVSS
M4A2 Fisher
M4A1(75)
M4A1(76)W HVSS
M4A2 Fisher
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Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
Looking good! I hope to have a tenth of your 3D skills someday.
"Don't believe everything you see on the internet" - George S. Patton
Eric
Eric
Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
Fantastic work!
Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS
Not too much progress lately, spent some time on finishing some parts like the transmission cover and some more painting.
Also most of the suspension is replaced with the newer design with dual 4mm bearing per wheel. Runs so smooth now, very happy!
Also most of the suspension is replaced with the newer design with dual 4mm bearing per wheel. Runs so smooth now, very happy!
In progress:
M4A1(75)
M4A1(76)W HVSS
M4A2 Fisher
M4A1(75)
M4A1(76)W HVSS
M4A2 Fisher