The SdKfz 7 begins

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A few hours spent sanding and cleaning suspension arm parts to get smooth rotation. Bit more to do before I give a final degrease / clean and then etch prime. Was going to leave shafts bare and coat with lithium grease as specified. Or should I etch prime them as well?
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After few hours sanding, cleaning and degreasing ready for etch prime. Surprising how shiny they become. I imagine an unpainted built kit would look pretty impressive.
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Andy Walker wrote:
Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:40 pm
...I imagine an unpainted built kit would look pretty impressive...
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Lubrication query. The current version of the SdKfz 7 kit recommends lithium grease for the suspension shafts. However, I have part used cans of ROCOL OxyLube and ROCOL Dry Moly Spray. Would these be better than the Lithium Grease?

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Kian sent me this photo of angle to set on Idler assembly. Hopefully of use to other builders.
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Andy Walker wrote:
Fri Feb 21, 2025 2:57 pm
Kian sent me this photo of angle to set on Idler assembly. Hopefully of use to other builders.
Thank you very much for this explanation. I asked myself the same question about how to consider the 20° angle. :D

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