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Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 11:38 am
by John Clarke
I think Armortek medals should be handed out here :wink: , this is way beyond the call of duty :mrgreen:

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 12:20 pm
by Vince Cutajar
I think Armortek medals should be handed out here
Or an Armortek baseball cap.

This is what I sent Phil today as requested.
Brake fluid reservoir
Brake fluid reservoir
Hydraulic reservoir
Hydraulic reservoir
Vince

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 3:57 pm
by Phil Woollard
More done. 8)

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 4:12 pm
by Vince Cutajar
The bracket for the brake reservoir and the two pipe couplings on the hydraulic reservoir seem to have printed well. Phew!

Vince

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 4:29 pm
by Phil Woollard
I agree the detail is very fine! 8)

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 6:21 pm
by Andy McMath
Phil,

Thanks for the barrel insert, 10/10 fits like a glove and looks the part.

👍

Andy

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 6:27 pm
by Phil Woollard
Well it was really down to Vince, I just printed them out! Glad you like it, the little boxes for shipping are a bit gay but that's all I could find on the net. :roll:
Keep building and keep posting.

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 8:49 pm
by John chamney
Cheers Phil received the rifling today , looks fantastic , those boxes are dangerous though , misses seen it and thought she had a present ! :roll:

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 9:14 pm
by Phil Woollard
Enjoy john and keep that little box safe! :roll:

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 5:46 pm
by Phil Woollard
Been working on the hydraulic tank and it's subunits, sounds good subunits, all the bits that have oil at pressure running through them! 8)

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 6:12 pm
by Ivano Costantini
If the front of the grill is positioned correctly, it should be cut at this level.

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 6:15 pm
by Vince Cutajar
Drawings and photos should be OK. As your model of the gearbox is 1/35 scale do you think you can get clear photos of it? If yes, then I will need four photos of the four sides (one photo per side). Also, very important, a photo of the top of the gearbox.
We'll see how it goes from there.

Vince

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 6:22 pm
by Vince Cutajar
Looking at your photos, I estimate that the slice of the gearbox will be around 10mm deep.
Vince

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 6:23 pm
by Ivano Costantini
If you like, you could also create this small "crankcase" with an L-profile

Re: Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

Posted: Wed May 13, 2020 5:09 pm
by Vince Cutajar
Phil

Today I made a rough sketch of the body of the gearbox, the brackets (a bit shortened) and the exhaust box to have an idea of what I will be dealing with. I haven't done anything on the face of the gearbox which faces the engine.
Gearbox Test v3.jpg
Without exhaust box
Without exhaust box
Side view
Side view
Could you tell me the distance between the false bottom (where the slice of the gearbox will sit) and the ceiling of the engine deck so that I can figure out what sort of thickness of the slice I will be dealing with.

Vince