Hooben T55

[BigPanzer]

Hi Dave,

Yes please, an informed opinion would be useful. Might also be worth putting through a decent speaker to see what the samples are really like.

Did the cheque arrive OK?

I've modified the front stiffener by drilling 2 x 1.6mm holes in each end, tapping 2mm and fitting 4 screws. Found the easiest way to do it was to sit down, hold the hull between my legs and use a wheelbrace. If you do it this way, take it easy and make sure nothing moves or slips or you could regret it!
Very little room there, so I couldn't use washers.

Got the lower hull and running gear in primer now. The grey goes on tomorrow.

Cheers

Peter

[forgebear]

hi pete yes pennys came thanks post for you will let you know when i start thanks dave

[Andy in Cheltenham]

I think we all need more pictures guys.
This is something new to all of us and there is (for me anyway) a lot of interest because it's different.

Andy

[BigPanzer]

Hi Andy,

You are quite right. My digital cam got dunked some time ago. I bought a 2nd hand replacement last week with this in mind but I still need a memory stick for it. I'm going to start on the turret on Mon or Tues next week (Sax has asked about it) and I'll see what I can do as there are so many people reading this.

If anybody out there has been playing with the turret, do please stick your head up and join in.

Cheers

Peter

[GreenAmphibian]

I am trying to make a turret for my new project and would love to see how one goes together. I'm scratch building a LVTH6 from the Viet Nam era.

[mcevoyi]

nice on .. a house builder !
are you going to fitt the potato digger too ?

[GreenAmphibian]

Hi guys,

I was thinking about it, but have decided not to since I am making this one so I can do battle on the IR battlefield up in Danville. I have added apples to my other two LVT's, but they are only moving targets since they don't have anything bigger than a .50 on them.

Sorry big panzer, don't mean to hijack your thread. I would love to see more of the build pictures. I can visualize most of what you are describing, but I'm old and slow and pictures help me a bunch.

Herman

[BigPanzer]

Hi Herman,

Thanks for sticking your head up.

Probably most of us this side of the pond have seen photos of Danville. It looks a great battleground and there seem to be some fantastic models use it.

Peter

[GreenAmphibian]

I put up a link to our last battle day up in the other section of events / days out.

Herman

[Saxondog]

As far as the barrel support and recoil system Dietrich has a very smart modification to the Tamiya recoil that provides instant recoil and slower return of the barrel. We have both found on our Tigers and King Tigers that a brass tubing that is cut with a tubing cutter fits the barrels tightly but does not effect sliding motion.

Also found that a short section of barrel that moves the 30mm of recoil motion is smoother with the brass tubing but also a heat-shrink piece on the barrel section inside the Mantlet section on the Tiger.Heat shrink grips the barrel and allows a slight amount of lubricant on the heat shrink.

Not sure if this helps with the T55 but we tried many different barrel guides in the last 6-months of developing our pneumatic gun system. So just to share some information,it does work and the barrels have zero play in all directions of movement.