1945 WWII Soviet IS-2 ( TAIGEN\TORRO )

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:41 pm

Good afternoon,
Assuming that Herman and I are on the same Train of Thought, place the foam under the pivot points where the trunnion mounts connect to the inner turret wall.
regards,
Painless

Soeren · Post by **Soeren** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:54 pm

Ok. Might be worth a try. Thanks.

Post by **HERMAN BIX** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:37 pm

Basically jami a bit under the mantle assembly against the turret roof.
As there is a sliding recoil , there will always be a bit of wobble jyst in the clearance between the barrel and sleeve, made worse but the length of the barrel.
Trick is to take out as mush free play as possible from all components.
Foam is a bit “ agricultural “ but it helps
I use bed roll mat material used for camping.

General Jumbo01 · Post by **General Jumbo01** » Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:31 pm

Sorry, l seemed to have missed this thread. Yes, foam works fine as a damper on mine - crude compared with a mini shock absorber but works well enough and far cheaper. Better than a spring too as sponge doesn't bounce like a spring!

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Soeren · Post by **Soeren** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:06 am

Rctank.de stocks it now as well. Really great looking vehicle. A but sad though, that there is only a metal turret.

General Jumbo01 · Post by **General Jumbo01** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:09 pm

I know there has been some concern about the metal turret but, when you consider the hefty weight of the cast metal hull, it doesn't appear top heavy at all. Indeed, the size and weight of the meta barrel and the masses involved in the superb recoil action, the metal turret helps to stabilise things - something l would assume Taigen gave some thought to.

In my opinion, this new Taigen edition shadows all that has gone before it. The IS-2 has always been a favourite of mine but this is not a matter of 'love is blind'. It fully deserves pride of place.

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Ghosttjr · Post by **Ghosttjr** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:17 pm

Soeren wrote:What an amazing model. Tempting to say the least. Following along.

I believe this is the most expensive Taigen tank ; p
I saw it on rctank.de

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PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:04 pm

Good morning,
Parts are filtering in for this tank. The Shapeways Dushka MG came in and it is a beauty. I am still awaiting a working rear turret MG from RCTank.de and some clue as to where to get a working barrel brace. ( Someone could make some serious dough from offering one of those ) To fill up the time, I am working on the crew. Pics ( Click to enlarge )