[D-Day] M32 ARV

[Ecam]

The M32 needs a bracket on the side of the hull to prevent the boom from swinging backwards in the event the cable or rigging breaks or running into tree limbs. Could have been built from styrene, but being exposed on the side I thought brass might be a better solution. Three pieces soldered together and then sawed in half made two brackets.

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This is the travel location. This same cable connects to the sprocket drum to lift the crane. The three holes; center for level ground the other two for down and up hills.

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[Ecam]

Crane lifting drum. Once I get the electrics back in I'll post a video with the crane being hoisted.

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Magnificent

[MonsieurTox]

That's nice to see some Sherman hull with direct vision in this scale, that's a very rare thing !

How does the pulley work exactly ? I cant figure why it is linked to the sprocket.

[HERMAN BIX]

The sprocket will rotate forward pulling the cable which wraps around the spool its attached to, then that force pulls the A-frame up , raising the crane.

[MonsieurTox]

The sprocket will rotate forward pulling the cable which wraps around the spool its attached to, then that force pulls the A-frame up , raising the crane.

Thanks ! It's just to put the crane up, I thought the whole A frame was moving to recover the tank but it was just put in the up or down position and did not move during the recovery, the winch drum inside the M32 doing the job. What a shame, I already studied it when I built a 1/35 M32 some decades ago

[Ecam]

Thanks for watching and the support. Unfortunately, I'm going to cover those direct vision slots, which is why I didn't spend much time detailing them. But they can be seen from the sides, so they were built.

While researching pictures for the build/details, I found a couple pictures of late M32s without the leverage arm. Obviously they came up with an alternate way to lift the crane.

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I know there were problems with bent beams and lever arm damage. The pilot beams were smaller and were increased in diameter for the production units.

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[Ecam]

Impressive scratchbuilding skills Ecam, I enjoy your work a lot. The M32 is a fav of mine, keep up the good work !

And from the DUKW thread:

"The Dukw is something special to me, when I was young I asked my grand father to build me one. He just had time to build me a welded metal hull.
I love what you are doing. The scale engine is a very nice touch!"

I seem to pick some of your favorites... May have to lean on you to come up with my next build!

[Ecam]

Today it will be control system time. The M4 and PZ III (and variants) are space limited. Don't even comprehend the guys that build smaller vehicles. The Tamiya MFU system tends to take up more room than other control systems. I am trying to leave as much room as possible under the turret for the winch and possible "open hatch" details.

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[MonsieurTox]

Impressive scratchbuilding skills Ecam, I enjoy your work a lot. The M32 is a fav of mine, keep up the good work !

And from the DUKW thread:

"The Dukw is something special to me, when I was young I asked my grand father to build me one. He just had time to build me a welded metal hull.
I love what you are doing. The scale engine is a very nice touch!"

I seem to pick some of your favorites... May have to lean on you to come up with my next build!

Haha yeah ! I enjoy your choices. I recently found an old 1/35 Italeri kit of a DUKW I bought several years ago for when I build a 1/16 one. And now I've seen your work on the DUKWs, I think it's time... And a M32 may come next as I'm working on Sherman cast hull in the same time (this way it'll be a bit different than yours ). But I have a lot of projects to finish first. And I can enjoy your builds and get inspiration !