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Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:41 pm
by David Skeldon
Hi,
My latest project.

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:08 pm
by Nick Farrugia
Hello david
I was wondering when someone was going to do this conversion ,carnt wait to see more progress its looking good so far will be watching out for more .
All the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:57 am
by John Wiggins
Hi
Look forward to seeing more of this build!

Regards
John

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:26 pm
by Dave Dibb (Armorpax)
Hi David,

Any tips as I picked up my Comet last week and will soon be starting my Centaur Dozer build.

Cheers

Dave

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:31 pm
by David Skeldon
Hi,
I think you are the one to give tips going by your sexton build.For a dozer you will have to make new sprockets as the centuar used 22 teeth with 14 inch tracks.I have cut my tracks to look like the 15,5 inch which used 18 tooth sprocket as used by some cromwells .you can cut them down and fill the holes to look like 14 inch but no sure how strong they will be. As to the rest i am having to alter just about every panel as the armour is thinner on cromwells.The Comet and the Cromwell /Centuar do look alike but they are totaly different tanks.Good luck.


David

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:50 pm
by Dave Dibb (Armorpax)
Hi David,

Thanks for the info. Will have a proper look when I get everything out of the boxes. May have to use a little "artistic licencse" but will see.

Best regards

Dave

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:15 pm
by michael hilton
Hello David, thank you for posting and for the photo's....I will be following your build.

Best wishes...Mick

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:47 pm
by Tim Bowman
Hi David

Great conversion!!! Watching with much interest.

Kind regards
Tim

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:15 pm
by Adrian Harris
Another great conversion :D

Can't wait to see the finished model.

Adrian.

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:24 am
by David Skeldon
Bit more done on the turret.

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:14 am
by Adrian Harris
Coming along nicely David :D

I'm amazed at the number of bolt heads on the glacis plate - had we forgotten how to weld at this point in the war :roll: :shock:

Adrian.

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 2:04 pm
by David Skeldon
One track almost done

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 4:52 pm
by Adrian Harris
Looking good David :D

I hope it hasn't taken the whole month to do one track :shock:

What's involved in shortening them :?:

Adrian.

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 9:56 pm
by David Skeldon
Bit more done

Re: Comet to Cromwell

Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 10:45 pm
by Nick Farrugia
Hi David
looking very good you are making steady progress ,thanks for posting the pics ,looking forward to the next instalment .
Allthe best ,,,,,,,,,,,,nick