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M48 stowage
Armorsmith
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 - 12:32 AM UTC
The newer Legend M48 stowage set comes with a number of Bofors 40mm ammo canisters. I have found few pictures that show these attached to the rear basket on the turret. One photo clearly show them attached with some kind of rope/wire/strap. Other photos show no visible means of attachment. These I assume are either welded or bolted on from the rear but the photos are none to clear and are distance shots so its hard to tell exactly. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Tankrider
Oklahoma, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 - 03:14 AM UTC
Dana,
The 40mm cans were most likely bolted into place with muffler clamps. You can do roughly the same thing using copper wire bent into a "U" shape and inserted into drilled holes in your resin parts.
John
The 40mm cans were most likely bolted into place with muffler clamps. You can do roughly the same thing using copper wire bent into a "U" shape and inserted into drilled holes in your resin parts.
John
Armorsmith
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Posted: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 - 03:55 AM UTC
Thanks John. I assume they were bolted from the rear. If that's the case then the stowage in the basket will hide the rear so there is no need to simulate the bracket. Thanks.