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				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:15 pm
				by MonsieurTox
				What gun/recoil unit are you going to put inside the turret ?
			 
			
					
				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:13 pm
				by Jimster
				I have a micro servo for the recoil and a regular sized servo for elevation. That’s something I still need to engineer. Shouldn’t be too difficult though. 
I’m looking for inspiration in the bottom of my tequila bottle

 
			
					
				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:04 am
				by MonsieurTox
				Jimster wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:13 pm
I have a micro servo for the recoil and a regular sized servo for elevation. That’s something I still need to engineer. Shouldn’t be too difficult though. 
I’m looking for inspiration in the bottom of my tequila bottle
 
 
Gonna follow with great interest, I have the same thing to do on my Panzer III !
 
			
					
				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:33 pm
				by Jimster
				 
 
 

Progress so far. I cut the turret doors off and removed the plastic that was behind them to allow for some door damage and a peek at the interior. I had to reconstruct the gun mantlet with styrene to make it appropriate for my tank after I removed the armor shield. Now I’m in the process of practically destroying the upper hull. 
This tank survived its last battle but its fighting days are over.  
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				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:02 pm
				by Ad Lav
				More holes than a holey thing 

 
			
					
				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:14 pm
				by Jimster
				Well, it is the Holey Day season!
			 
			
					
				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:39 am
				by MrChef
				Jimster wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:33 pm
This tank survived its last battle but its fighting days are over.  
 
There we are... Lets Go Jimster!!! 
I'm lovin this. Will it be a static smoking smoldering heap, or will it still be able to crawl around?
 
			
					
				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 2:52 am
				by Jimster
				Definitely a mover.
			 
			
					
				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:15 pm
				by John Glover
				That is one fantastic tank and build mate. Is that a Taigen hull and with the motor unit from Forgebear, was it a bolt in or did you have to modify to fit. Reminds me of a Tiger 1 photo that looks like swiss cheese and was still going .Regard's John.
			 
			
					
				Re: [Winter 23-24] Panzer III/Abt. 502
				Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:26 pm
				by Jimster
				Thanks, man! You are correct on all counts. The gearbox bolts right up but I did have to trim the top edge of the gearbox slightly and carved a shallow trench under the upper hull to allow the hull to sit all the way down on the lower hull. Wasn’t too hard to do.