FullArmor Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Started this new build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 I got this for a reasonable price🙂. This is old kit and can convert to RC. So lots of mods needed😬. Crudely built as the real thing 😉 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 I removed one speaker attachment and one to go. Next have to fill up those speakerholes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 I am building working healight unit. Bulb is from maglite solitaire. I wanted realistic beam and led light is too blue and bright. If there is battery compartment might as well use it. Headlight is attached with small screw if i need to replace a bulb. The wire from healight is too thick and off scale because i wanted to use connector. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 Volumeslider and speaker holes rectified. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 nice start 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 I ordered engine cover grille and alu barrel. Barrel is for trumpeter kit and grille is for henglong rc tank...so further modifications expected 😬 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 looking forward to see more.great work so far i have the trumpeter kit in the stash. Mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 8 hours ago, mark31 said: looking forward to see more.great work so far i have the trumpeter kit in the stash. Mark It would nice to see how trumpeter compares to hobbyboss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 Spring taken from maglite. Copperpieces from carlock. Only one battery needed. I tried to keep everything simple. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 Christie suspension units installed. I used plastic trips and screws to install because i wanted them to be removable if something goes wrong. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 Manual gives instruction to use bushing B12 and lock tensioning system solid. I made appropriate spring and now it can use as real tensioning system. Perhaps this is implemented on rc model or not. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 Suspension arms assembled. There will be small circles to cover those srewheads. This build reminds me of old tamiya RC car kits. Suspension arm pivot tolerances were not great. I added small piece of shrinktube to compensate. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggtim Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Man, I really want to build one these 1/16 kits at some point. With my luck, I'd find out how many things it was missing, or got wrong, and spend the next year building 3D models and printing them all and never finish the actual kit. Seems to be all I do these days, is find more stuff to make.... 😁 Tim 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 Yes. These old 1/16 kits have lots of modification potential. Grab if you can find good deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 I noticed that some of casted parts does not have appropriate texture. I wanted to recreate soviet armor real crude casting. Before processing. After processing. I used tamiya limonene to soften surface and then used wirebrush to create small inperfections. I think this looks far better. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 First real error off this kit. You supposed to use 2.3 mm diameter srew in an 2.6 mm diameter hole.🤨 And there is no such srew in this kit. Luckily i might have something in hand. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Good to see some old style calipers in use. At some stage, I thought it would be a smart (and modern) idea to use digital calipers. It was a good idea, until I found out that the battery was always OOS when I needed to use the calipers 😤. I have reverted to the old-style manual calipers. Now the only potentially OOS item is my eyesight 🤓 Hubert 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 6 hours ago, HubertB said: Good to see some old style calipers in use. At some stage, I thought it would be a smart (and modern) idea to use digital calipers. It was a good idea, until I found out that the battery was always OOS when I needed to use the calipers 😤. I have reverted to the old-style manual calipers. Now the only potentially OOS item is my eyesight 🤓 Hubert I use digital calipers at work, but i rather use analogue when possible 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 External fuel container mounting brackets redone. And handles. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep1210 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Ooh, this is shaping up nicely, jumping on board to watch. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 One done, two to go. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Just got new mesh for enginebay. This is for henglong tank. Luckily it fits perfect. 👍. The plastic was very thick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 very good improvments. Looking forward to see more Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 2 hours ago, mark31 said: very good improvments. Looking forward to see more Mark Thank you. There will be few more upgrades coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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