Pz III New Build

[clive Lockwood]

Hi Stephen, I have not seen the setup yet as i dont posses the option pack yet but an idea you could possibly think about would be a small cheap right angle drive unit which if could be used would have the motor sitting horizontally.

[Stephen White]

The speaker mounts which Tannoy supply are very flexible and aren't designed for bouncing around. Athough I've used them to hold the base of the speakers, I thought the enclosure needed steadying. I've moulded a resin support for each speaker using Alumilite resin:



Regards

Stephen

[Stephen White]

Some further work on the support framework for batteries, smoke and sound. The power supply module will sit above the smoke and sound units. Too cold to spray the etch prime!





Regards

Stephen

[Fabrice Le Roux]

Very tidy, my friend..
..but pop rivets!!

[Holger Hoffmann]

Hi, Stephen

Your model looks very nice. You invest a lot of time in details, this looks very realistic.
They have machines and, therefore, can realise your wishes well. This gives a great model.

greetings,Holger

[Stephen White]

Mounting for the power supply unit:





.... and for my friend Fabrice, I can't stand to see a man in pain, so note the pop rivets are no more.

Regards

Stephen

[Adrian Harris]

That's a cunning arrangement for the power unit

Adrian.

[Derek Attree]

Hi Stephen
That is a neat set up.
Whats wrong with pop rivets
Most of the worlds aircraft are held together with them.

Derek

[Stephen White]

A couple of shots of the completed electrics. It's all come together, taking some care to make sure the elevation motor clears the central speaker and the wiring for the amp module. The small switch at the back right controls the smoker heater element.







Finally got around to mounting Clive's headlights. They look superb - thanks Clive. They're drilled to take a bulb, which I'll set up with the Notek (and the small side lights if Clive decides to make the latter).





The Pz III section has really taken off in the last few weeks with some great build logs. Thanks to everyone taking the trouble to post - lots of good ideas to pinch!

Regards.

Stephen

[clive Lockwood]

Hi stephen, I,m pleased your going to fit bulbs in the headlights, i've allready tried mine and they look really good, going to make the other lights so you fit bulbs inc the rear one, as soon as i can get a better picture of it, i do have some shots but there to vague.
clive

[Stephen White]

The kit angle brackets which join the upper and lower hull are short both fore and aft so I've removed them and extended them. I've also added the correct number of bolts - not sure this will be that obvious on the assembled tank but a couple of days work moves the tank on. Now the Clive hinges.....





Regards

Stephen

[clive Lockwood]

Hi Stephen, nice work on the electrics, mine are going to be deliverd this week so looking forward to installing them, those hinges wont take you too long to fit just take care when yoyu drill the pin hole, the lights are coming along nicely should,nt be too long now for them.
cheers.
clive.

[Tim Bowman]

Hi Stephen

Looking very good. Wow! Like everyone has already said, those electronics are very cramped. Great job laying them out.

Best regards
Tim

[Stephen White]

Inspired by Jeff's build, I've done trial fitting of the catwalks to check the height of the brackets which give the characteristic line. It was distinctly curved rather than straight as on the kit. I've started some of the detail pieces such as the angle brackets on the top front hull plate, while I wait for a delivery of one sixteen copper rivets to secure the tread plates.











Regards

Stephen

[Brian Leach]

God! this is such a good build!