1944 M36 B1 Tank Destroyer

jackalope · Post by **jackalope** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:37 am

The broken one that I repaired is the left side middle boggie. The part that goes through the hull is what broke off so the whole bogie fell off. I cleaned the whole thing with brake clean, then removed the bit that remained in the hull and put it onto the bogie and filled the cavity with zMagnum Steel 2 part putty epoxy which is as strong as steel once cured. It's fixed better then new my friend!

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 5:45 pm

Good morning, Terry,
It seriously is, Doc. I'm leaving it alone as I couldn't locate any repairs done and those are the best kind. ;o)
regards,
Painless

jackalope · Post by **jackalope** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 5:54 pm

I try.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:17 pm

Good afternoon, Max!
Here ya go:
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 4:22 am

Back is giving me grief again tonight so only a little got done. I made up the mounts for the On/Off and the Sound Pot switches. The Loc-Tite epoxy I use to mount the rubber bits needs to cure for 24 hrs. Post brought in a piece of the detail I'm adding, a nice Schumo American tow rope set. That came from Robert at ETO I'm waiting for him to get the working barrel brace in before I remove the existing one. Interesting story on that barrel brace,. In one of Steve Zalogas books on the Sherman, I saw a photo of the M36B1 _with_ the barrel brace on the front of the hull like any other M4A3. It was the tall brace like the one used on the 105mm version of the tank. So not all of these make-do versions of the TD got everything we have come to expect as relocated, ...relocated. Pics:

Ludwig von wigbearer · Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:11 am

Good morning,

it looks like things are going well, I am watching with great interest for ideas to put to use on my m36.

Dr Phibes · Post by **Dr Phibes** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 12:33 pm

PainlessWolf wrote: Interesting story on that barrel brace,. In one of Steve Zalogas books on the Sherman, I saw a photo of the M36B1 _with_ the barrel brace on the front of the hull like any other M4A3. It was the tall brace like the one used on the 105mm version of the tank. So not all of these make-do versions of the TD got everything we have come to expect as relocated, ...relocated. Pics:

Good point Painless, and interesting too although I will nonetheless be relocating the barrel lock on mine. I guess the thing with these variants is that there are also variants of the variants

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:50 pm

Good morning, Gentlemen,
Ludwig, I'm looking forward to photos of your builds. That 'cadging ideas' bit goes both ways! ;o) Doc, I agree. I'll be placing the barrel brace on the rear deck. It looks good there and is sort of a defining feature of the vehicle. Schumo makes a great looking one as well. I'll have to pull out the carbon bits to drill metal but the end result will be well worth it.
regards,
Painlesz