have to check on the radius.I molded mine from the one in my local museum.
Rick v100 <rickv100-at-yahoo.com> wrote:
Robert,
What radius did you use on the nose?
Thanks,
Rick
--- Robert Currie wrote:
> Hi Rick have you thought of rolling aluminium plate?
> AlAluminiums workable when warmed up with a torch
> cut yoyourhShermanose first out of cardboard figure
> out what will work out best in shape and then
> transfer it to your aluminium plate then lightly
> warm up the plate with a torch uuntilpply ablethen
> roll it over a pipe then pull the middle section in
> (punched in part) then cut fill in parts to mate
> with outer (curved part) then use a Tig welder or
> Mig set up for aluminium I guess you could do this
> all with steel just a little harder to work with
> anyway nice to hear another Sherman is in the works
> ! good luck cheers Robert Currie
>
>
Rick v100 wrote: Anyone have
> experence scratchbuilding the cast nose on
> a Sherman tank? The curved part should be easy but
> the
> punched in part is a little tougher.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
>
>
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