Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Re: Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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The 20 pdr drawing has been trashed. Not fit for purpose.

Thanks Michael for the shell casing dimensions of the 105. That helps a lot. When I have time I will try to draw again the 105 warheads from Stephen's diagram but not promising anything as it is a bit grainy and some details are not visible.

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APDS, HESH and Smoke 105mm shells.
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Beautiful just beautiful! A master at work.
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Lovely job Vince!

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The hesh rnd is very nice Vince! The finish is excellent.
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The rear louvres are now done and bolted in place.
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Nice sunny day to speed up the paint curing.
Nice sunny day to speed up the paint curing.
I find using a finger tap like this one helps with not breaking the tiny m2 taps.
I find using a finger tap like this one helps with not breaking the tiny m2 taps.
Turning down m2 bolt heads so they don't interfere with each other.
Turning down m2 bolt heads so they don't interfere with each other.
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I've fitted the motors once more and I think the meteor will need some slicing down!
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Getting on with the Cent arse.
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Some work here.
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These had to be made thinner.
These had to be made thinner.
And profiled with a chamfer
And profiled with a chamfer
Their position had to be moved.
Their position had to be moved.
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Brackets made
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Just have to finish the angle pieces on the deflector plate.
Just have to finish the angle pieces on the deflector plate.
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It's done, the deflector is finished but for a little rubbing down, now on to the rear tow hitch.
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All steel, all soldered and all done.
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What was the purpose of the deflector. Was it intake air for the engine?

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To reduce the dust signature behind the tank moving at speed. Deflects from the ground the cooling air drawn through the rads which exhausted from the grills above it. Wasn’t very successful.


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Might the deflector make a difference when sitting static and running the engine - prepared to move, but waiting? (I assume the aux gen would be used if static and maintaining charge in the batteries).

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The rear towing point today.
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Can't believe I'm sawing this in half!
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Very nice detailing.

To match the superb accuracy of other parts of the build, the bolts securing the towing pintle should be reversed so the nut & bolt thread are behind the spring.

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Nothing like getting priorities right and bit of free advertising :D
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Thank you John lol. Thankyou for the advice Michael, I thought I better ad the rivets to the leaf springs and the end stop brackets to.
I think that's all done down there so she's back horizontal with the tracks on.
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Remember before?
And now on to the infantry telephone and the tow rope bollard.
And now on to the infantry telephone and the tow rope bollard.
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