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Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:16 pm
by 971wright
Hi I think you can get them from Rccommand ,but before that contact Dave (forgebear)drop him a P.M. and ask he has loads of spare parts and wont charge alot .
regards pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:29 am
by bowlman1
ok thanks Pete .
Jimmy
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:08 pm
by 971wright
Hi Guys Sorry not to have posted things about the build for a while ,been strugling to get the DBU/DBC to work after help from Dave and Phil (Darkith&Blitz)found the problem and now have a funcioning Battle system still have to fit will get this done later today (hopfully).Just glad to get it working have been trying for about 2 weeks turned out to be something simple (as usual)a faulty plug ,when on the meter it showed a circuit when the dbc was conected it would start the tank but wouldnt fire I.R. or take hits ,after alot of coffee and cursing changed all the plugs and it works now .So Im happy now

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regards pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:26 pm
by BREL
good to hear that you have sorted you problem pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 2:46 pm
by 971wright
Thanks Brel nothing worse than a fault that dosnt show on the multimeter tried all the tricks like wiggling the plugs no joy so had to change the plugs .The thing was I removed it from one tank and it worked put it in the Sherman and it started like it should but wouldnt fire I.R. or take hits .A tip for anyone out there if you want to check if your tank is firing I.R. use a digital camera look at the I.R. emittier with the camera through the screen it should flash blue though the camera ,it cant be seen by the human eye .
regards pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:03 am
by 971wright
Hi Guys Finaly got the electrics installed and started to weather it have tools still to fit and finish the weathering .
regards pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:25 am
by septon
looks sweet pete where did you get the commander from and what Regiment is it
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:57 am
by 971wright
Hi Paul coldstream guards is the markings for the tank Andy at militarymight got them for me ,he has some other english ones as well , found the tank commander on ebay put a search in for 120mm models its not a tank commander as such but he his the nearest Ive found to a Britsh tank commander this is the link he puts them up quite often
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... SA:GB:1123
regards pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:22 pm
by BREL
looks good Pete, have you a picture of what you did to the speaker box when you cut it down
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:47 pm
by grompix
Nice one Pete. That 'been in action' look is great. I've seen pictures of Shermans in Holland that look just like that.
Cheers
Chris
