Heh heh, you oughta try trickin’ out that suspension.
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Looking forward to seeing what camo scheme you go with on the little E.
The Jabo shields look cool, like the hinged idea.
Karl
Looking cool Andy.
Terry.
Ok, here’s a big gap in my knowledge base! I know almost nothing about the E series. I read a short Wiki article, and it looks like these six (?) tank designs would have been a serious improvement and engineering simplification, but that’s about it.
Were any actually produced? Did they see combat? Are there any surviving examples?
Thanks to anyone with more info, either books you can recommend, or links!
Chris
Steve why do you think i didnt do it , i thought about it but couldnt get my head round it. Credit to you mate.I would like to know how you achieved it though… What do you think of my alternative. I even wanted to copy your arial but thought it wrong to copy.
Terry and Karl, thanks.
Kilroy have you tried lookin up on the net?
I am sorry I totally missed this Mate. Adam led me by the nose to your post tonight and I must say WOW!!!
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I love the tracks. If I’d had some of those (I have a set, NOW) I would have used them instead of what you see. By the way, I used some one-piece band tracks from another kit.
What you are workin’ on here is “innovative” and more importantly, original. The paint will tell the story.
!http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p260/savethetpc/Emoticons/emoticonquestionmark3.gif_Hey, you wanna do the aerial - I got no problems with that; build it the way you want Andy… I would._
You’ve heard this before, I’m sure:
“Imitation is the Sincerest form of flattery.”
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OKAY, it’s just a walk in the park so don’t panic.
1. I cut the preset height adjustment tabs off each of the suspension units.
2. Drilled out the attachment points of the suspension units so I could insert an aluminum rod (I don’t remember the size)
3. Drilled out the hull for the rods to go through.
4. Installed the front axle and carefully superglued the front bogies to each side making sure they were indexed properly to each other. If you were careful they should be tight but still swivel.
5. On a plate of glass I adjusted the front bogies height to where I wanted it using some kind of support and added a couple drops of laquer thinner to where they came into contact with the hull.
!http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee1/drstrust/smilies%20and%20emoticons/squirreldrinkatbares6.gif*Let it dry a few minutes.*
6. Next, do the very same thing with the last rear bogie unit on each side. Make sure to adjust them equally to the height you want.
7. After that has dried add the remaining bogies in the same manner allowing them to just touch the glass while drying. Make sure they are ALL touching the glass while drying (“glass” is flat).
8. Now you can glue on the wheels, !http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac267/gaut_bucket/Smileys/thwatchingyou.gif*making SURE to watch the all around alignment whilst they dry.*
(VERY minor adjustments for vertical suspension tweaking - if needed - can be made after attaching the wheels and rotating them slightly as needed while the glue dries)
If you haven’t gotten too far you might still be able to do this…at the least you’ll have a better idea of how to go about it next time.
'Bout time to go to bed…
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Fine…!
I’ll follow tiil the end…
Cheers Steve for an insight as to how you did yours, i wouldnt go there now on this one and i respect your build too much than to copy it. Im a bit like that dont like copying straight out but i might borrow ideas for a different project in the future. As for the arial , again i dont copy, . I dont think your build really needs the tracks i put on mine as yours looks killer without them which says it all for your build.[:D[ Im not sucking up , just pointing out what is A REALLY NICE PIECE OF MODELLING. Actually i was a bit dispondant on this at the beggining as i thought where do i go with it now. I didnt like some versions i saw built as the box art, they didnt look interesting enough. Maybe it was the paitwork? i dont know but when i saw your interpratation i thought wow. So when i was able to put some originality into mine aswell i was as they say over here Well chuffed, (happy). I dont know which route im gonna take paint wise yet. I will have to give it some serious thought. I dont want to mess up at this stage. Cheers Steve and yes its about time you pumped something else out on here for us all to drawl over.[:P]
Thanks Andy for the high praise.
Yeah, the suspension was what got me interested in this subject in the first place.
A lotta your work is jawdropping to me as well.
I’ve got something in the works now. It’s just a matter of keeping interest. I’m a bit fizzzed out presently.
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I thought you might be working on somethng in the backround on the quiet , thats why i mentioned it. Even after you exsplained how you did that suspention i still dont think i would have been very successfull. I had a hard enough time doing it standard. I had to number each one as they were all different, but hey you already knew that. Once again credit to you. some people would not apreciate the thought and time taken to achieve something of that magnitude. Its a case of Oh he raised it up at the back look, and thats all the thought it would get from some. A lot of work is often ignored in modelling which is a shame sometimes. Im glad yours got the recognition it deserved. Andy.[Y]