KV-2 build

[tomhugill]

Sorry folks if I've already started a build thread but I seem to have lost it! Anyway here's my start point, thanks to forgebear Dave my KV-2 has put on some considerable weight:

[PainlessWolf]

Good Afternoon, Tom,
Finally! *Settles back to enjoy* ;o)
regards,
Painless

[tomhugill]

Appears I've made a boob of myself and bought the wrong gearboxes, these shafts are too long! Still they fit perfectly in the panther metal tub I have!

[PainlessWolf]

Tom,
I hear you. I almost put the driver's hatch on the wrong way this afternoon. I decided to come check before I glued in the pins for final mount. Good thing I did. ( and this was despite poring over Sassgrunt's Stoke's Big Book O' KV's for a month ) I guess in Russia, Soviet Armor BUILDS YOU!
regards,
Painless

[MichaelC]

Tom, I am impressed with your collection of Chinese newspaper.........

MichaelC.

[ALPHA]

OH...I spy the female tank crew .................... Very cool Tom

ALPHA

[tomhugill]

Got my gearboxes through from welsh dragon! Very nice, had to file the ends down slightly so they fit the sprockets but not big deal. Had a add the extra link to the tracks, have gone with a little sag but as it's going to be an out door tanks not too much. I've fitted a Clark to see how it runs and I'm going to be a bit controversial but I don't think into case the suspension needs work. I will ballsy the nose a little but that's it, I quite like the way it rocks when you start and stop! Anyway here she is:













I think I'll be using an ibu 2 in this so I can retain the asiatam recoil and flash.

[MichaelC]

Tom, you can use Asiatam recoil and HI flash on Clark too....... Good looking KV-2.

Lucky dude. You better half let you work on the kitchen counter ?!?!

MichaelC.

[PainlessWolf]

Tom,
It's looking good. Nice and solid. ;o) Perfect amount of track sag. Did you adjust slack using the idler adjusters too or just the extra link?
regards,
Painless

[tomhugill]

Tom, you can use Asiatam recoil and HI flash on Clark too....... Good looking KV-2.

Lucky dude. You better half let you work on the kitchen counter ?!?!

MichaelC.

God no, I'd be murdered! The kitchen gets used for photos because of the better lighting. To be honest I'll probably be swooping between a couple of projects so the programable sounds of the ibu will help keep costs down.

Painless I'm actually struggling to adjust the idlers, I think they're prettying as far back as they'll go. The sag so from the extra link currently. I need to have a good look at the tamiya sprues and see what I've got and what I need.