Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 02, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 11:51 AM UTC
guys
ive had this jumbo on the shelf for a few years and some dragon hvss and a 17 pder barrel
so i thought why not
i extended the rear of the engine compartment like the yugoslave diesel conversions to take a much more powerful engine as a standard jumbo is underpowered
all comments welcome
regards andrew
Texas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 11:55 AM UTC
Nice Andrew! Not sure if you're a campaign man, but if you are then you should get this build over to the What If 2 campaign pronto
Joined: April 09, 2011
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Posted: Friday, June 03, 2011 - 03:01 PM UTC
Why not exactly, it's a damn good idea
Will look mean as hell when its done, with that 17 pounder
Tasmania, Australia
Joined: December 26, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 12:43 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Nice Andrew! Not sure if you're a campaign man, but if you are then you should get this build over to the What If 2 campaign pronto
I second what Jeremy said.... anyway its an excellent idea and model..
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Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 01:30 AM UTC
Which version of tracks are you going to use?
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Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 02, 2006
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2011 - 11:21 AM UTC
guys
thanks for your comments
ill get a set of afv vinyl t66 tracks for it
i must finish it
regards andrew
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: June 20, 2008
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2011 - 12:39 PM UTC
Andrew,
Great idea! If you want to take it "all the way" then you need to add counter-weights to the rear of the turret to balance that big long gun. The Firefly had its radio moved to a box at the back that acted as the extra weight, and this made a bit more room inside the turret for the recoil.
Looking forward to your progress!
Tom
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 06, 2006
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2011 - 01:30 PM UTC
Another interesting "What If"........ You should recess the gun mount back about 5 scale inches to be proper. The Mantlet on the Jumbo was really thick and the gun mount would have been further back.
Chris
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 02, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 01:42 PM UTC
guys thanks for your comments
i think ill try and recess the barrel bach a bit
i should have known that
id also thought as the jumbos turret is 5 inches thick all round it would be stable enough to not need a rear counter weight but im just guessing
id also thought theres enough room...just... for the radio but im just guessing again
i was also thinking of putting some more armour on the hull sides but im not sure yet..ill put it in the whatif campaign section too
regards andrew
