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| Type: |
M4A3 Sherman |
Armament: |
76mm |
| Built: |
Fall 2005 |
Armor: |
140mm |
| Builder: |
Mike Gwin |
Rating: |
40/4 |
| Status: |
Under Construction |
Battles: |
0 |
| Owner: |
Mike Gwin |
Points Earned: |
0 |
| Call Sign: |
unknown |
Points Given: |
0 |
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With the amount of torque on the front-end (left)
I decided to change the half-shaft mounts (below).
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Once everything is installed & epoxied together its rock solid.
Poor planning on my part led to alot of extra work, ended up using
plywood doublers inside on the lower front-end. What I should have
done is made the lower hull out of 1/2" plywood, next time.
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Tracks were/are an ongoing nightmare, pads alone 4 holes each, tapped
..... threads hardened & re-tapped. Still working on incorporating a
treadmill belt to the outside of the track for more stability.
Pretty sure I've surpassed the 7 words you can't say on television (lol)
& added 6 more. A few bugs to work out on the tracks & sprockets,
pretty sure its a tension problem due to no springs on the bogies yet.
If necessary I may be switching over to a TTS system (thanks Steve)
that I have been working on for my APC also 1/5th scale.
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I haven't done much with the turret yet just the basic shell
following the tradition of the hobby. Usual plans, paint-ball
plus a H2O blaster or it could double as a vodka dispenser
depending on the mission.
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