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T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:02 pm
by seejianshin
Hi guys,
First i would like to thank everyone who helped to save my walker bulldog.
When i took it out for a run, my friend on a bike busted the turret.
so i was thinking of building a cool turret-less tank with my walker bulldog chassis like the mighty T95.
I would like to ask if anyone did something like this before?
Thanks.

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:21 pm
by ALPHA
Have heard of attempts of that tank.... but that's a super heavy... you'll need more than a Walker to make it ;)

ALPHA

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 2:37 pm
by seejianshin
Thanks for that but im trying to keep my costs low.
Plus, what material is suitable for a super heavy?
Thanks

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:15 pm
by ALPHA
seejianshin wrote:Thanks for that but im trying to keep my costs low.
Plus, what material is suitable for a super heavy?
Thanks
Usually a scratch or kitbash is entered into with the hopes of a low cost build...but ... unless you have resources ...like a tank junk pile...the cost can be quite high... the T95 is the US attempt at a super tank....that tank is big so at the very minimum I would say you would at least need two Pershings plus your Walker to make the chassis... and a lot of plastic stock to fabricate the rest of the tank

What I thought of doing with one of my Walkers was make a M42 Duster
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Most of the lower is all Walker... the upper would need a little reconfiguration...the turret isn't too difficult of a fabrication... Highly possible on a tight budget :thumbup:

ALPHA

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:25 pm
by seejianshin
Thanks Alpha but i would like to make a shooting model, the duster has a turret and it is not fully covered, so its pretty hard to make. Additionally i really like the T95...... looks like i have to squeeze everything out of me.....

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:43 am
by sassgrunt
PM sent with some thoughts. -Mike

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:56 am
by seejianshin
Thanks you so much Mike!
I'll try my best to do it with a limited budget.

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:58 am
by ALPHA
seejianshin wrote:Thanks you so much Mike!
I'll try my best to do it with a limited budget.
You could try doing a "Paper Walker" Janshin... You know like a paper Panzer... ones that were thought of but only put down on paper.... I saw a build were the person did up a Sherman in an assault tank configuration... so kind of what you are looking to do...The problem with the Walker is... it was a tank that came way later in the Korean War... with a little history in Vietnam...So assault tanks weren't really being used ....It's also one of the contributing factors that made the T95 not practical

Doing something like that would be a test...of your imagination ..design skills ... and build ability.... might not be all that pricy either ;)


Good Luck :thumbup:

ALPHA

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:21 pm
by seejianshin
Thanks guys now i came up with the ultimate plan, for keeping my budget low! :haha:
since im in Malaysia tank parts are really hard to find and are usually expensive. To save cost for my tank, i chose the cheapest way to use less tracks. (The green part is the track.) Is this possible, thanks.

Re: T95 gun motor carrage

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:30 pm
by ALPHA
You'll probably have to extend the chassis .... But hey good plan... :D

Good Luck :thumbup:

ALPHA