Chieftain build by Phil Woollard.

[Mark Heaps]

Fantastic detailing, very impressive.

Suggestions for further improvement.

GUE Marriage Panel on left hand side of firewall. ME Marriage Panel on the right hand side.

Plus a coke can to drop out of the TTB ( Tank Telephone Box ) when it was opened. Regular wind-up on the attached Infantry that it was a coke can dispenser.

Mark

[Phil Woollard]

It's been a bit hot in the workshop today but the paint dries very fast indeed I've been working on the gun crutch and the elevation mech today.

[John Clarke]

I'm beginning to hate the gun clamp and exhaust box with a vengeance, does any body have any sympathy for a poor sap like me

Great detailing guys, even the plaggy 1/35 static's would have trouble keeping up.

Mark, I suppose there was ice in the first box too!

[Mark Heaps]

No ice but the TTB as a coke dispenser was a good wind-up. The NBC pack was wonderful at chilling the beers though.

[Phil Woollard]

John you have got to compromise mate or you will go crazy.....or crazier!
Mark what was the handle ( I've only seen one photo of this mind) on the right side of the infantry coms box for ?

[Phil Woollard]

A tricky job for sure the barrel strapping.

[Ivano Costantini]

Hi Phil,
i sent you an email, maybe it can help you.
Ivano

[David Battson]

Hi Phil,
Great looking update to the barrel insulation and binding. The rubber bellows/concertina also really look the part - where did you get it from, I've not been able to find anything that comes close ?
Cheers David

[Phil Woollard]

Hi David the bellows were a lucky find on eBay but I did order three different sizes and picked the most appropriate, it's the inside diameter that's crucial but that determines the outside diameter, so as with everything it's a compromise, the webbing is from china .

[Phil Woollard]

A quick update, I need to get a tweeter at the rear of the engine bay so we can appreciate the screaming tones of the engines, I've just had a high quality speaker delivered to achieve that, well I hope it does!
So along with cad drawings for Vince I need to fit the audio improvements tomorrow, I'll post a video with audio if its really good!
If it sounds really good I will order another for the other side, you do have lots of available watts with the new sound module.

[Vince Cutajar]

How's this Phil??

Vince

[Phil Woollard]

Looks fine and dandy boss.

[Phil Woollard]

Take a look at this video with the extra tweeter, I can hear the difference and have just ordered another for the off side.

There's a little treat for Liam in that smoke stream, see if you can tell what it is? Oh I can't keep a secret , it's my new exhaust pulse device.
Vince I'm printing the flywheel and it's a five hour run!

[Vince Cutajar]

Work in progress.

Vince

[Phil Woollard]

Excellent that man there's a lot of scaffolding in and around those through bolts to remove on the flywheel.