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| Tim C |
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  Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1109 | WW2 Tanks is another hobby I have also. Enjoy. Someday's I think of one area the next day the other.. Have a 1/6 scale Tiger to finish as soon as I can find the money (lots of it) for the electronics. Someday? Charles What scale Tanks?1/35 or ? Later Tim | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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 Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 431 | Charles wrote ... Keith recently I have start again to do WWII tanks (20y not doing plastic kit) and thing did have change now we have Youtube and a lots of information now available on the net. Sloping was studied by the Chinese in the 13 century Vauban French fortification genius was using sloping in is fortress design Russian did not invent sloping for their tank the T34 was not the first. The T34 just did have slope also on the side but doing so reduce the space inside the tank = crew space to operate the tank was reduce = lest efficacy. So was not really adopts by the allied or the German. I just finish the Somua S35 and he did have sloping or look at the British Crusader tanks sloping turret. It is a mathematical formula (do not ask me) something like 1’’ thick plate at some angel double the effect, so sloping = less thickness for the same effect. A fellow modeller on a French forum found this for me http://www.flagshipmodels.com/zencart/ Nice collection of Cession ship same scale as BlueJacket look at the CSS Atlanta I might do it if I have enough place inside my existing casing or the CSS Hunley  You know Charles I have been retired from drafting twenty years now and had difficulty remembering sines cosines and tangents. I number crunched every day. If you don't use it, you lose it so they say!  ---well, after looking at my old HP calculator, and if the turret sloped 30 degrees from the vertical ,a one inch (25mm.) plate would effectively be about 1 1/8" thick. ---not much was it? I think there are a lot of myths about WW2.Keith. | ||
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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | Tim I only do 1/35 and WWII or earlier for tank or SC For plane 1/48 also WWII or earlier (except the A10 that I just love) Keith it is like the A4 (Sherman) Did you know that they have the higher rate of survival that any tanks, any country produce in WWII because they where easy to get in and out so survival of the crew was good, and that unit where rarely bellow 80% because the tank was easy to repair and they have tonne of them a crew lost their tank and the next day they have a new one. | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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| Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 431 | Charles, Yes! I think they were like the TV commercial for the Eveready battery, they kept on going. I personally don't know if I could stand being in one. The tank I mean--not the battery  Keith. | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | Their are ton of thing now in Youtube about anything Just to take the time to look at it but not only one source | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | Second problem After adjusting the plate of the barrel the barrels are no longer aligning Just a question of remaking the holes correctly 1-2 Start of painting 3 Construction of the casemate of the paddle wheel 4 and paddle wheel barely visible 5-6 Rudder 7-8 Installation of the accessories of the casemate 9       | ||
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| Tim C |
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| Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1109 | Looking Good. Later Tim | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | Last pieces and finish Good the model Far better to the other 2 (Monitor and Virginia) Apart from the plate of the front the rest has been superbly well Proper instruction and drawing The only reserve is the scale 1/192 I find it too small I think 1/90 would be great and give the opportunity to look after the details          | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2776 | Together, they make a very interesting set of models. I think this is the nicest one of the three. | ||
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| Tim C |
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| Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1109 | I agree with Arthur. The Cairo looks the most interesting. I believe that there are some plans for a larger Cairo on this site. Looking forward to seeing what is next. Later Tim | ||
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