Re: backing myself into a corner

[paul needham <paul.2.needham-at-btconnect.com>]

Joe

Thanks , great answer and food for thought , I think like the real tanks I 
will paint the interior white should stop things hiding in the corners.

Paul
  !At 15:45 21/08/2004, you wrote:

>Paul,
>
>At 11:23 AM 8/21/2004 +0100, you wrote:
>>So do I make the individual panels removable ?  or the whole top ? 
>>bearing in mind it is foremost a scale tank so I want fixing screws etc 
>>kept to a minimum or better still hidden.
>
>On Hetzer T010 the side panels, rear quarter panels and
>rear fenders are permanently attached to the lower hull.
>My main battery cutoff switch is externally mounted in
>the center of the circular engine access port on the rear
>hull plate.
>
>The upper glacis is attached by four 4-40 socket head cap
>screws during battle.  The front fenders are permanently
>attached to the upper glacis.  The upper glacis is easily
>removable for access to the gun and to replace the 9 ounce
>CO2 bottle between battles.  Remember to use a seal at the
>nose between the upper and lower glacis plates to prevent
>paint ball goo from entering.
>
>The rear engine panel is attached by two 10-32 socket head
>cap screws during battle.  It is also easily removable for
>access to the batteries between battles.
>
>The top plate has a light press fit on the sides with a captive
>bevel under the front glacis.  The rear of the top plate has
>a very thin gap between it and the engine panel.  I do not
>use any screws to hold it.  It has never shaken loose during
>battle.  I simply slip the blade of my pocket knife into the rear
>gap to remove the top panel for easy access to the radio
>RX switch, the paint ball magazine and the CO2 valve.
>
>>So what do I want to reach whilst 'on the field of battle '
>
>external
>main battery cutoff switch
>
>internal
>paint ball magazine
>CO2 valve
>radio RX switch
>
>If you carry a 4 ounce CO2 bottle, you will need
>to replace it during a one hour battle.
>
>>  and what is ok to take 10 minutes disassembly to get to ?
>
>I recommend TWO minute disassembly and TWO minute
>reassembly for -
>CO2 bottle
>batteries
>fuses
>track tension
>gun velocity adjustment
>
>During the last battle I opened the Hetzer, removed the gun,
>did a quick field strip/clean on the gun and was back in action
>within about five minutes.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Joe
>
>
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