Re: Lily's t34
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:40 pm
Lily's tank looks nice,
the museum shot of the real thing are great too lots of details to model
the museum shot of the real thing are great too lots of details to model
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Re: Lily's t34
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:01 pm
Great looking tank and I like the picture of it setting in the snow.
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Re: Lily's t34
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:43 pm
does anyone know where i can get a t34 commanders hatch that opens i have tried tank zone but they dont seem to have any 
Re: Lily's t34
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:31 am
On my T34/85 WSN the old green one the commanders hatch and the vision ports all work from new. When I got it I replaced the electrics with HL stuff and while the body was off I noticed that I could open the hatch
Re: Lily's t34
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:41 pm
Hi Stug85,
You just have to be very careful with a knife and a very fine drill. I opened up the commanders hatch and the gunners hatch a few years ago and they are hinged (in fact I had to hinge the commanders hatch as I put a HL BB gun in - and HL electronics). Last year I also did the top engine hatch, and the rear circular engine hatch.
An Xmas/NY project has been to remove the large air grille cover (where the single top screw is) and build in a new 'L' shaped bay into which I hope to fit turnable air vents (once I find their dimensions!)
Thanks to the Tips n Tricks section I got some good ideas and have made long strip hinges out of K&S brass shim as the hinge for this cover was too small and 'far away' for my microdrills to reach.
Other WSN T-34 mods I have done are rotating periscopes.
Currently I need the aid of a 'tame female' (is there such a thing?) to get me some very tiny chain so I can put the pistol port plugs on chains. I'm afraid I am too scared/self-conscious to go into a girl's cheap jewellery shop to buy "the cheapest smallest chain you've got"!
Oh, I've also ball-raced all the T-34 wheels. I did try the metal gears but they were tight, off-centre, and stripped teeth. But I digress.....
Regards,
Nige
You just have to be very careful with a knife and a very fine drill. I opened up the commanders hatch and the gunners hatch a few years ago and they are hinged (in fact I had to hinge the commanders hatch as I put a HL BB gun in - and HL electronics). Last year I also did the top engine hatch, and the rear circular engine hatch.
An Xmas/NY project has been to remove the large air grille cover (where the single top screw is) and build in a new 'L' shaped bay into which I hope to fit turnable air vents (once I find their dimensions!)
Thanks to the Tips n Tricks section I got some good ideas and have made long strip hinges out of K&S brass shim as the hinge for this cover was too small and 'far away' for my microdrills to reach.
Other WSN T-34 mods I have done are rotating periscopes.
Currently I need the aid of a 'tame female' (is there such a thing?) to get me some very tiny chain so I can put the pistol port plugs on chains. I'm afraid I am too scared/self-conscious to go into a girl's cheap jewellery shop to buy "the cheapest smallest chain you've got"!
Oh, I've also ball-raced all the T-34 wheels. I did try the metal gears but they were tight, off-centre, and stripped teeth. But I digress.....
Regards,
Nige
Re: Lily's t34
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:43 pm
Nige What size ball races did you use in the wheels
Re: Lily's t34
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:18 pm
Hi BREL,
Just taken a wheel apart to have a look (I glued the two halves together with evo-stik to make them easier to disassemble if required) and they are 5x11x4. Not sure if I got these from Technobots on a visit there with Tony (Tiger205) or one of two very good EBay dealers who I have used for bearings in the past.
The space in the wheel hub is a tad bigger than 11mm, but a tad smaller than 12mm, so I put in a ring of shim around each ballrace cut from a beer can. If I remember rightly I had two types of beer can and they each had different thicknesses so I cut a shim from both and used the one that gave the most snug fit without stressing the plastic. In fact I still have the very beer cans in my workshop area (a box-bedroom) for other shimming purposes.
Oh, I went to Bournemouth today and because I'm not known there I went into a Superdrug and looked at the cheap jewellery....For £1.99 I got a pair of earrings that had two tiny sizes of chain, so I am now spoilt for choice! In fact the smaller one may even be too small! Being a tight-wad I may be able to disassemble one of them, take out the required length of chain, put it back together and give them to some female as a gift at a later date! Bonus!
Nige
Just taken a wheel apart to have a look (I glued the two halves together with evo-stik to make them easier to disassemble if required) and they are 5x11x4. Not sure if I got these from Technobots on a visit there with Tony (Tiger205) or one of two very good EBay dealers who I have used for bearings in the past.
The space in the wheel hub is a tad bigger than 11mm, but a tad smaller than 12mm, so I put in a ring of shim around each ballrace cut from a beer can. If I remember rightly I had two types of beer can and they each had different thicknesses so I cut a shim from both and used the one that gave the most snug fit without stressing the plastic. In fact I still have the very beer cans in my workshop area (a box-bedroom) for other shimming purposes.
Oh, I went to Bournemouth today and because I'm not known there I went into a Superdrug and looked at the cheap jewellery....For £1.99 I got a pair of earrings that had two tiny sizes of chain, so I am now spoilt for choice! In fact the smaller one may even be too small! Being a tight-wad I may be able to disassemble one of them, take out the required length of chain, put it back together and give them to some female as a gift at a later date! Bonus!
Nige