Armour Dreams

[karlos59]

Looking great Jonathan making good use of Lockdown time

[Tim Bell]

Soon he will have the perfect vehicle for the supermarket queues

[Jonathan Moore]

Super market queues Tim, what are they or am I just lucky that I haven't had to experience any such thing.

Evening All,

Six road wheels finished and now I have to wait for more polyurethane.

This is the new Panzer ll sports model.

Today we pushed the hull outside to give the track guards a coat of under coat and to put the upper hull in place so that I can start to construct the engine deck.

[Jonathan Moore]

Someone asked me how I had made the turret ring, well this was my solution. A series of bearings spaced around the turret ring circumference, eight vertical and eight horizontal bearings trapped between an upper and lower flange, so that the turret can't come off. When I described what I had manufactured, I was told that it was the same as on an American Stuart light tank but as I have never seen a Stuarts turret ring, I can't comment.

[Jon Bradshaw]

I used a similar turret bearing layout. I found that it can bounce and rattle a small amount when driving on uneven ground. I would suggest that a thin layer of rubber be put between the flange and the hull and the bearings and the ring to eliminate the rattle.
Aside from that your build is amazing. I wish I had your time/tools/patients and skill.

[Jonathan Moore]

Originally Posted by Jon Bradshaw

I used a similar turret bearing layout. I found that it can bounce and rattle a small amount when driving on uneven ground. I would suggest that a thin layer of rubber be put between the flange and the hull and the bearings and the ring to eliminate the rattle.
Aside from that your build is amazing. I wish I had your time/tools/patients and skill.

Thanks Jon, that's an excellent suggestion. I am not sure that I have the space to incorporate rubber but when I clean it all down before final assembly, If I have the space , then it sounds like a very good idea to me.

Thanks again,

Jon

[Jonathan Moore]

Good Morning All,

The upper hull has had it's attachment flanges added and the whole structure has been bolted to the lower hull.
I have manufactured and welded the track guard brackets to the upper hull, so now the tract guards are secure.