Re: SU 85 MANTLET

fv432 · Post by **fv432** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:19 am

think we need Pete 971wright and bubbajoe on the case

oz · Post by oz » Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:20 am

i,m busy drawing up some plans to convert the PzIII to a SIG33 it seems none too hard to make the barrel depress and elevate using the PzIII components, but we will see. :-\

Ex_Pat_Tanker · Post by **Ex_Pat_Tanker** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:28 am

Elevation is the easy part - traverse AND elevation is the real trick! Patton Commander posted his solution for simple elevation here:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6917253/tm.htm
I'm still working on a mechanism that allows for traverse as well as elevation

Post by **Matdragon** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:41 pm

fv432 wrote: just a thought but couldnt the Tammy Jagdpanther mech work if modified

hmmm that would be expensive and prolly wouldnt work, it would bee too big,

what about the stug mechanism

that should work fine?

cheers,

matt

Ex_Pat_Tanker · Post by **Ex_Pat_Tanker** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:59 am

I don't think the stug mechanism allows for traverse?
Anybody here have one? Will all the redundances we've just had it'll be a while before I get my hands on one

oz · Post by oz » Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:49 am

what i,m thinking is fixing the turret mechanism to to the turret traverse ring, or the sig33 is just one big box, so i might leave the PzIII turret in place and replace the barrel with the sig33 gun and build the superstructure around it, does that make sense.

Ex_Pat_Tanker · Post by **Ex_Pat_Tanker** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:55 am

I think your center of rotation will be way to far back for that to work (if I understood correctly?)

971wright · Post by **971wright** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:14 pm

Hi OZ contact pugwash Im sure he has done a sig33 he my be able to help you .

regards pete

Post by **Matdragon** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:20 pm

Ex_Pat_Tanker wrote: I don't think the stug mechanism allows for traverse?
Anybody here have one? Will all the redundances we've just had it'll be a while before I get my hands on one

dunno actually, you could put a hl gun elevation unit sideways lol

joke, but you could use a servo? just to make it go left to right i duuno im not intelligent enough for this sorta thing lol

cheers,

Matt

971wright · Post by **971wright** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:53 pm

HI there the Stug dosnt traverse it has a spare channel was thinking of using it for a guy poping up at the m.g.

regards pete