M26 pershing

[raven]

have been watching a pair of new pershing gearboxes without motors on ebay all week the guy emailed me postage was £2-50 to ireland so i waited till last minute put in bid ebay wouldnt let me bid as he hadnt put in postage to europe so bloody anoying anyway they went for £2-20 will have to start looking again

chris

[jrc]

hi Chris
couple of mods worth doing are extending the barrel to it's proper length and opening the rear hatches.
Ross

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[raven]

hi ross the mods you have done are very very good i like the way your pershing looks dirty as for opening hatches im not that good and how much longer should the barrel be and what did you use, i shaved 1.5mm off each side of the fenders im now thinking about cutting off the front fenders

chris

[[ICE]monkey]

i added 30mm to the barrel ,i found a ball point pen that was the right thickness

[jrc]

hi Chris
It's 30mm. I had aluminium tube the correct diameter so it was a matter of replacing the old plastic mid barrel section with the new.
Ross

[raven]

thanks ross ill see what i have lying around

chris

[raven]

i have done what jrc suggested extended barrel also made jerry can box with brass chain im still pondering if to cut off front track guards







chris

[jrc]

nice one Chris, looking good.
Rpss

[raven]

i have now installed rx14 into lower hull and its working ok will do upper hull when turret is finished

chris

[raven]

i decided to cut off the front fenders what do you think also looks if i have to change position of rx14 board the turret rotation motor sits right on top of it, dam



chris