To much smoke

[Phil Woollard]

As I said, the Maybach had problems and smoked accordingly , so it's the old Tigers and panthers that I'm concentrating on for now, putting aside terminal engine smoking (which could be implemented in war gaming with a similar unit to the Tamiya battle system but using Armortek tanks, thats a good subject for another day) i feel we need to reproduce all be it a theatrical highly visible smoke effect which needs to be exaggerated, or you might not see it in differing weather conditions or in VT work.
I suppose the more control we have over the system the better, that could be programable, or I would prefer linked to our existing systems and so keep it simple ...Phil

[Graham Hough]

Just as well you are not modelling the T34, the full sized ones I have seen make their own black smoke screen!

[Mark Heaps]

I agree, the smoke should replicate the engine and vehicle as it was then.
I cannot speak for the Maybach, but can for the more modern british armoured vehicles.

On one exercise, the squadron of tanks I was attached to were in a blocking position. 33A ( CVR(T) Spartan ) 14B ( CVR(T) Samaritan ) and us on 24C ( CRARRV )were tasked as enemy and to probe the line. When spotted, withdraw to the start line and then have another go.

3 hours into that phase of the exercise and we were asked over the radio if we had been tasked for a recovery job elsewhere. 33A & 14B had been spotted multiple times and sent back, we hadn´t.

I confirmed we were still in the exercise and had not been tasked elsewhere. I was then asked to send the grid co-ordinates of where I thought I was as I must be lost. After sending that info, I was told over the radio that I must be well & truly lost as 0D ( the tank of the Sqn Second in Command ) was at that location.
My answer was that we were parked up 30 meters behind him and had been there for the last hour. We had taken a tank sized tracked recovery vehicle through a 100 meter gap between tanks that were on the look-out for us. We could not have done that if we were belching out exhaust smoke.

[Phil Woollard]

Now if you were in a Chieftain Mark you would have been spotted long ago, I would very much like Armortek to produce a Chieftain and a Chally for that matter, that crappy BL horizontally apposed multi fuel two stroke gave the vehicles position away what ever fuel it was burning. Now I could make a smoker for that lump!

[Mark Heaps]

Hi Phil,
What was the saying ? Chieftain, the best battle tank in the world as long as it broke down in a good fire position.
Chally 1 & 2, completly different beasts.

Mark

[dennypatterson]

try putting new rings on the piston,s !!!! Denny.

[Phil Woollard]

Thank you for that Denny "Piston broke" that's me Looks like you had a good time with the USAF, love those pics regards Phil.

[Phil Woollard]

I still have a soft spot for the Chieftain Mark

[John Heath]

Smoke, what smoke.

John

[Mark Heaps]

"Piston broke" that's me

Others here may not understand and appreciate it but I do. Spent many a time there and also in the "Toucan Rule" whilst deployed.

[Phil Woollard]

We are all losing it now

[Mark Heaps]

Smoke, what smoke.

John

Bags of smoke on start up to be expected in those temperatures.



Very little smoke until engine loaded.

[Phil Woollard]

The new prototype blower , its a bit tidier than the first unit, I hope to be able to offer the smokers for sale if theres enough interest, although its not like a production run so dont want or need to sell many. It would be nice to perfect the system and see it out there doing its job.
I have ordered the elements and metal enclosures from the net, so as soon as they arrive off I go.