Welkin Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Despite building mainly aircraft models, I have been inspired by re-reading J.F.C.Fuller's "Memoirs of an Unconventional Soldier" to purchase a Tamiya 1:35 scale Tank Mk.IV Male - looks to be a really nice kit. However I don't want to build it as a motorised kit, as it is just going to be a static model with, eventually, a Meng 1:35 Mk.V Female and a Meng 1:35 Medium A Whippet. A quick look at the instructions would seem to indicate that the relevant replacement plastic parts are in the kit - I have found the sprockets on Sprue A, although there must somewhere be alternatives for the sprocket shafts (DA4), which I haven't located yet! Has anyone built this kit without the motors? I would appreciate any advice anyone can give me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Macnaughton Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I have converted one of these to radio control so not absolutely sure what the static solution is but I presume the 4 parts A15 join 2 each of A10 or A11 respectively. I wonder if the parts DA4/5 are still meant to hold the gear wheels in place - perhaps check if these fit snugly over the raised circle of plastic around the central holes in A10/11? A13 also looks like it fits the central holes in A10/11 but there are only 2 of these I can't see what A12 and A16 are meant to do - they don't appear to fit into or over the other parts of the gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welkin Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Francis - that's very helpful: thanks. I think that you are probably correct inasmuch as A15 replaces G5. There is also part A14 (x2) which presumably is also a replacement? Not sure how it fits with parts A13! Maybe when I get to that stage a bit of trial and error might be required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Macnaughton Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 A14 is used to hold polythene bushes in place so that the tail side pieces are removeable - see stage 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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