Centurion Build #27

[sean kerambrun]

Hi guys,

So I have my tank... I wont seriously start the build for a few weeks but I will probably just setup and look at the monster parts.

I am in Melbourne. So how many other centurions have made it down under?


Cheers

Sean

[Ray Brown]

g'day sean. just got my centurion 32 to become 32c. i'm in penrith, west of sydney. there are 4 armortek owners in sydney area i know.

if you want i can pm you my phone number.

cheers
ray

[sean kerambrun]

Hi Ray,

Yeah PM me your number. Always good to talk tanks.

There is one Centurion in Perth.

I hope there will be another centurion in melbourne.

Cheers

Sean

[sean kerambrun]

Hi guys,

Have any of you guys had this?

The bogies are narrow so the swing arms wont go in It is just under 1mm issue.

3 of them are fine and 3 are not.

Guessing the best way would be to machine the bogie the correct dimension. Any thoughts?

Cheers

Sean

[Armortek]

Hello Sean

All the bogies were machined as one batch, and the slot feature was CNC machined in one operation. It is, therefore, extremely unlikely that there is any significant variation in the width of this slot.

The thickness of the head of the bush can vary a little and sometimes there is a bur around the hole in the swing arm that will prevent the bush from pushing fully home. Check these features first.

Mark

[sean kerambrun]

Hi mark ,

I checked it out .

It is definitely the bogie housings I measured them.

Cheers

Sean

[Armortek]

Hi Sean

Can you check that the bogies which seem narrow have not been squashed in transit to you. Put a rule or straight edge down the front face to see if it is still straight. It seems unlikely because they are very strong.

Mark

[sean kerambrun]

Hi mark,

You are right I just checked . The hull face of bogie is bent . They are so solid not sure how.....

Sean

[Adrian Harris]

> They are so solid not sure how.....

Never underestimate the ability of courier companies to bend/break things, no matter how well packed

Adrian

[Ray Brown]

G'day. Mine are fine & fit easy. sorry to hear about yours.

Ray

[Armortek]

Hi Sean

If you were in the UK, I would ask you to send them back for us to sort.
Your easiest solution is to get hold of two M12x40 bolts and nuts. Screw the nuts on until you can get them into the slot, one each end, then use them to jack the slot open until it measures about plus 1mm. Slack off and the bogie should spring back to just about the correct width.

Mark

[sean kerambrun]

Hi guys,

Started work again.. finally.. Starting a RC tank club takes alot a work...

Cheers

Sean

[sean kerambrun]

For anyone interested

This is what #27 looks like . Not finished but well on the way

Sean

[Stephen White]

Nice one Sean. Good to see another Aussie Cent. Looks like you've done a great job on the 100 gall tank and turret basket. It's a fine kit to start with but a few mods really make it special. Thanks for posting. Whatever happened to the MVCA website? Stephen

[Ray Brown]

nice one mate. slow but sure.