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Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:34 pm
by RiskyR
Bit busy lately and still waiting for some proper electronics so not much progress to share.
Had some spare time today so did some driving around in the garden. Suspension behaves brilliant. The motors in this tank are probably 280s so they definitely need an upgrade as it's lacking some power.
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Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:13 pm
by MrChef
Very cool! keep it up, am looking forward to more updates.

Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:05 pm
by Ad Lav
I believe Tamiya use 380’s in the Sherman etc.

Good work :)

Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS

Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 2:02 am
by Dandyfunk3
So hey RiskyR, any progress lately on this build? Any future plans to share/sell the stls... Love to have them!! Great work Breck

Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS

Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 7:44 pm
by RiskyR
Dandyfunk3 wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 2:02 am So hey RiskyR, any progress lately on this build? Any future plans to share/sell the stls... Love to have them!! Great work Breck
No progress sadly, the Sherman hasn't been outside since the last pics were taken back in March!
Everything works as it should now, I just need some proper electronics (got some old 27mhz HL stuff in this one now with a lazy battery) and I want to fit some working adjustable idlers, as I've bought some metal MATO idlers.

Sharing/selling the STL's is something I won't do at the moment, as I'm partnering with someone who is bulk printing the suspension which are going to be sold as kits.

It also needs some more testing.
For anyone interested here are some video's of the other Prototype (over in the USA) which has done some good testing already, without breaking anything.

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Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:39 pm
by RiskyR
Well I managed to do some more test driving lately. Everything is still behaving well apart from a single broken shock absorber. Not too bad I'd say.
Here a video of the 3D printed suspension doing its work.

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Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:20 am
by Yellowshaker
RiskyR wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:24 am
Son of a gun-ner wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:06 am This is really good :clap:

Small hatches or not small hatches, that is the question ;)

Only kidding, I'm not sure if there were many small hatched A1's converted to E8's, I just like the idea of a small hatch cast being available ;)
Well there is something I'm working on :shh:

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Is this available anywhere?

Re: M4A3 Sherman to M4A1(76)W HVSS

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:21 am
by RiskyR
Yellowshaker wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:20 am
RiskyR wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:24 am
Son of a gun-ner wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:06 am This is really good :clap:

Small hatches or not small hatches, that is the question ;)

Only kidding, I'm not sure if there were many small hatched A1's converted to E8's, I just like the idea of a small hatch cast being available ;)
Well there is something I'm working on :shh:

M4A1 75mm v45.png
Is this available anywhere?
Not yet, but will be in the future ;)