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Staggering achievement Mr Ecam, and in such a short time.
I'd say that an engineers or recovery tank has a lot more going on than a gun tank by far !
Love to see you do a Bergepanther

Amazing work. Lovely step by step build as well.

HERMAN BIX wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:12 pm
Love to see you do a Bergepanther

After the one you put together mine would look like a toy!

Thanks Ad Lav and Bix.

Made a new hook mount, a bit more work but worth it!

These are about as finished as they are going to get save some paint. The pulleys have a squeak as they turn.

Ecam wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 12:37 am These are about as finished as they are going to get save some paint. The pulleys have a squeak as they turn.

My guess is the squeak isn't an accident. Ya prolly engineered that in too as added sound effects...

No it wasn't engineered in, but styrene on brass will squeak.

Here's the start to the chock blocks. I don't have a clear picture of what they look like so this is my guesstimate.

Those chocks may be the same as used on WWII aircraft. They look to be designed to be pulled away by a rope or cable, as would be necessary to stay well clear of propellers.

Looking at the way they are employed and the location of them stowed, crew handling would have to be a major consideration.
Craning them out of stowage & then levering them with a bar into place in front of the tracks, then reversing off them & craning back into stowage would be the likely scenario, but not very convenient.
Any SOP of how they were used Mr Ecam ?

None, but perhaps Mike will chime in. He has the book I have yet to order that covers the M31 (based on the Lee/Grant) and the M32s. I'll bet it talks about the chocks. Even the size of these pulleys would make them hard to handle.

This was the best picture I could come up with.

That’s it. I giving up. I’m pleased when I solder two wires together. And then you, Imcq11 come along.
A beautiful model.