RE: New Australian Jagdpanther

["Steve Tyng" <stevet-at-stcharlesmd.com>]

David,

As Bill and Ted would say, "Most Excellent" start!

Steve


> Subject: New Australian Jagdpanther
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have been watching your site for a while now and about 2
> months ago I thought to myself, bugger all this house
> renovating, I need to build a tank. My wife rolled her eye's.
> I've always had a soft spot for the Jagdpanther, so I scaled
> up a drawing to 1/6 scale and started to hunt for materials.
> I used the Intralox MTW belting for the tracks as to me, this
> looks good and allows the use of suspension. I have made the
> chassis rails out of 40mm x 20mm aluminium channel and
> suspension arms from 20mm x 10mm aluminium bar. The wheels
> are MDF milled in the drill press and all moving bits run on
> oil impregnated bushings. Front axles run in bearings (not
> yet in the pics) and I plan to use 18 or 24 volt drill motors
> for power (ala T010). I am still trying to find the right
> sort of extension spring for the suspension. Once I have
> these I will build the lower hull.  My plan here is to use 2
> or 3mm sheet alloy 200mm wide running the full length of the
> hull with bends front and back, the bends being for the lower
> front of the hull and the back for the whole back of the
> hull. I'll use another piece of alloy bend to 90 degrees for
> each side and bit above the track (Mudguard?). All these will
> be glued/pop riveted/screwed together.
>
> I'll keep you up to date with progress but the pressures on
> to build a new back veranda.
>
> Oh, by the way I live in Canberra, Australia.
>
> See the pics at http://dmac666.4t.com in the gallery
>
> David MacLeod
>