Armour Dreams

[Jonathan Moore]

The cover to the right covers the engine bay. I was worried about access to the engine but although tight, everything seems fairly accessible.

In the righthand side of this cover there are air vents that allow the fan to draw air over the engine. The air is the drawn through the fan and exhausted out of the rear of this same cover.

And there endeth the lesson for today.

Jon

[Ganmain Tony]

Best reading I get to do when you do updates on this thread. Can only marvel at your work and the effort you put in with authenticity and attention to detail.

[karlos59]

Tony as usual brilliant work cant wait to see it finished

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening all,

Thanks again for the comments, they are all very encouraging, especially during the periods where enthusiasm is lacking.

Not much to report as I have been getting on with some other projects but I have managed to make the engine compartment hinges and the lifting hooks and the rest of the resin was delivered on Friday, so back to casting next week.

Jon.

[David Dunlop]

Looks like those racing wheels give you a nice working height for the hull right now, Jon.

With the body work fleshing out so much, I am curious what you thoughts are for markings? Have they stayed pretty much on course during the project, or have other photos turned up that you might now be leaning towards? Not sure how long a service life that model had during the war.

Enjoy your weekend!

David

[Jonathan Moore]

Hello David, sorry for not replying sooner I didn't see your post. I am staying with the current markings as I have several images of that particular tank. Although the Panzer ll was obsolete it remained in service until the end of the war although most were converted for other purposes such as the Marder ll.

Time for an update me thinks.



I have finished the engine cover although I have cheated and used 1.6mm steel sheet for the covers to save weight.

[Jonathan Moore]

Around the opening of this cover there is a radiused section, best shown in this picture.

Also there is a 15mm gap right around the covers, too big a gap to be just clearance. I had assumed that it was a rain water channel but the more I studied the pictures I realised that the reason for the large gap and the radiused section was to allow air into the engine bay around the sides of the covers but I assume, not allow splinters to enter. On the original tank the two covers were not locked together, the lower over had no locking mechanism being held in place by it's own weight and the top cover having a locking mechanism. In my tank the covers lock together, as the lower door is not heavy enough stay in place on it's own.

The radio operators escape hatch mow has it's latch and handle.