Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 01:33 AM UTC
Two new sets of working suspension sets have been released by Minor.
These new photo etch suspension sets are designed for the AFV club 1/35th scale 3/4 ton truck and the Italleri 1/24th scale Landrover. This should provide a flexible looking suspension set up which should realistically conform to any diorama terrain.

Item Codes:

VMD35005 - Workable leaf springs for U.S. WWII 3/4 ton 4x4 truck WC series
VMD24002 - Workable leaf springs for Land Rover LWB



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Makes me want to get another WC51. These sets really are nice and not as difficult as I first thought. Makes it much more realistic with a cargo load to show the weight of the load.
JUL 05, 2014 - 12:03 PM
Russ, I take it that you've actually built one of these sets. Can you give us any details on how the construction went? Also, could you describe how the articulation feature functions? These are billed as "working" but does that mean that the springs will actually return to their normal state after being compressed, or is it a one-time only kind of thing where the suspension is compressed and conformed to the terrain and that becomes its permanent setting? TIA!
JUL 05, 2014 - 02:27 PM
I did a review here of the set for the Tamiya jeep. The leaf springs are all separate parts and can be compressed for a load. If left on their own they spring back into place-I can push on the jeep and it will go up and down-but can be glued with CA to set them where you want for an appropriate weight load. They also offer a lot more visual detail. LINK
JUL 06, 2014 - 03:14 AM
Thanks for the comeback, Russ. These look very nice indeed. Cheers!
JUL 06, 2014 - 12:50 PM
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