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Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 3:52 am
by ALPHA
PainlessWolf wrote:Alpha, Woz,
I didn't even notice that it's three for a Pound. Woz, I'll take three instead of the one I requested. There's bound to be more filler cap issues in the future so a couple of spares will not hurt to have on hand.
regards,
Painless
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...Thinking this is code for ...gimme all nine

...that would just about cover your Pershing and your two Shermans
ALPHA
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:16 am
by PainlessWolf
Alpha,
Don't wonder or worry. ;o) My Sherman caps are all done and weathered. I only wanted some of these because HL in their infinite wisdom put an antenna over an important piece of upper hull detail on the Pershing. I'm getting excited about the redo. Waiting to hear back from an outfit here in the States called 'Frontline' to see if the Schumo kits they offer on their webpage are really in stock and for sale. North American Schumo is hard to find.
regards,
Painless
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:05 am
by ALPHA
PainlessWolf wrote:Alpha,
Don't wonder or worry. ;o) My Sherman caps are all done and weathered. I only wanted some of these because HL in their infinite wisdom put an antenna over an important piece of upper hull detail on the Pershing. I'm getting excited about the redo. Waiting to hear back from an outfit here in the States called 'Frontline' to see if the Schumo kits they offer on their webpage are really in stock and for sale. North American Schumo is hard to find.
regards,
Painless
ALPHA
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:40 pm
by Woz
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:34 pm
by ALPHA
Nice design Woz

...now if you could shrink that down and put the guide roller on the top...man...you could almost take that to the bank
ALPHA
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:16 pm
by toniolillo
Very good job, give me envy to have a 3D printer
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:19 pm
by Saracen
Nice looking parts - and a neat solution.
What people do on the Armortek Sherman is to drill a hole in the centre of the indent at the lower end of the spring, tap it, and then insert a screw from underneath, to hold the spring centrally in the lower section, so that it doesn't ping out if one wheel is elevated too much.
Adrian.
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:13 pm
by Woz
Saracen wrote:Nice looking parts - and a neat solution.
What people do on the Armortek Sherman is to drill a hole in the centre of the indent at the lower end of the spring, tap it, and then insert a screw from underneath, to hold the spring centrally in the lower section, so that it doesn't ping out if one wheel is elevated too much.
Adrian.
Thanks.
The Mato ones have two groves in the lower part which run up and down two ridges. So even if you push one wheel all the way up the lower part stay almost horizontal. Also I've filled the bottom part with resin to hold the spring and smallest part together.
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 12:49 am
by ALPHA
Hey Woz...did you see the work Nick did? It's different from what I have in mind but it was pretty cool how he fabricated the early VVSS suspension
http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... 7&start=20
ALPHA
Re: Hybrid Firefly (update 7th July)
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:24 pm
by Woz
Yes I saw that, looks great.
Just ordered a Tamiya 1/35 M3 Lee kit for something to do when my Priest is finished, so I may have a go at the early VVSS after all.