Re: My KT Build

BIGMIG · Post by **BIGMIG** » Sat May 02, 2009 8:29 am

For those of us on the slow dial-up system anything over a 100 kb in a picture is a real pain.Nice looking tank though---------

BIGMIG

971wright · Post by **971wright** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:23 pm

Hi You Have caught the tank bug from the photos Kv1 Kv2 and is it an M10 0r M18.keep up the good work .

regards pete

bowlman · Post by **bowlman** » Sat May 02, 2009 4:33 pm

yes Pete ive got the tank bug had it of and on for 25 years but now with the 1/16 tanks that ive found in the past year the bug has hit hard when you build them and put on a shelf there nice but when you can build them and also play with them thats more fun brings out the kid in this almost 50 guy and yes its a M10 on the top and there is a M18 on the bottom I like the Tank Destroyers and would like to see more tanks in 1/16 other then german tanks need something to fight them with other then the Sherman and T-34 like a lot of others ive got the HL KV-1 on order will get the Tamiya version to add to my Tamiya collection so far have Tamiya Pershing , Sherman will be a firefly , King Tiger , Panther and will buy others over the next few years I like to build them so I have both HL and Tamiya ,WSN ,Matorro but mostly like Tamiya .

Thanks
Jimmy

971wright · Post by **971wright** » Sat May 02, 2009 4:53 pm

Hi Jimmy yes you have the tank bug for sure and when you start with 1/16 its permanent the only cure is 1/6 scale .

regards pete

bowlman · Post by **bowlman** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:30 pm

Ya like this one ive been looking at .

http://www.thedecoy.org/1/6th/plan/

Thanks
Jimmy

bowlman · Post by **bowlman** » Sat May 02, 2009 8:13 pm

Ok now that I can send pics here we go.

My KT is a kit 56004 up dated to a kit 56018 with extra updated parts from ETO and AAF it has the Impact suspension sys and ball bearings from ETO in wheels and D Turners spring Idler sys I relocated the speaker box farther back to put in a HL turret ring sys works nice and added a Tamiya battle sys next is to paint and install hull detal and the Impact metal tracks .The turret has recoil and elevation added to it replaced the top turret with turret in a 56018 kit to mount elevation mech and got the parts from AAF to upgrade to recoil and aluminum main gun will add hull MG after paint have added Impact KT gearboxes and will use graupner 400 motors with gear reduction after motors come next week from Hobby-Lobby almost for got it has Turners gearbox mount also .

Thanks
Jimmy

BREL · Post by **BREL** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:58 pm

looking good on the build

[ICE]monkey · Post by **[ICE]monkey** » Sun May 03, 2009 9:43 pm

hi ,nice start to the kt build
all the best, ice

fv432 · Post by **fv432** » Mon May 04, 2009 8:28 pm

looking good jimmy glad to see you here

regards rob

bowlman · Post by **bowlman** » Tue May 05, 2009 6:05 am

Thanks Rob

Im on vacation this week so im painting the camo on the KT and adding the hull and turret extra parts and adding the metal tracks .

Thanks
Jimmy