It's looking really good! Always loved the boxy design of the JagdTiger. As for the outer track cleats I wouldn't advise MDF, it will absorb too much water, Hardboard or Masonite works well from my experience and is pretty water 'resistant'. For the inner cleats, go a good quality "A bond" plywood or use the same casting resin you are using for your drive sprockets. Both have held up pretty well for me.
Keep up the good work! Chris, b On Friday, 31 March 2017 23:21:45 UTC+10:30, Ghost Division wrote: > > > So it begins. We are moving along slowly but surely on this. Hopefully it > is ok to post my build pictures here. > > These are the first images of my son Colin and my attempt at creating a > Jagdtiger. Thanks to Chris B. we have a scale set of plans to work off of. > I started using a KT set in 1/35 and trying to create the 1/6 plans from > that. It wasn't going well: Chris saved my butt. > > Found a local repair place that specializes in treadmills so I have my > belt ready; I just need to try to find some decent hardwood for the treads. > I have tried Lowes and Home Depot but there isn't anything that looks like > it will work there. Some people say about using MDF but I am not sure I > have found the right type yet? > > I've been working with Frank and have the drive sprockets figured out Just > need to order the resin and they will be ready for the install. > > Joe has been an unbelievable help and has provided us with lots of parts > and knowledge. He cut and bent the aluminum parts that were copied from the > plywood mock up below. Hopefully life will cooperate and Colin and I will > have the lower chassis assembled this weekend. > > We are going to try to come up with the suspension and mount it on the > wooden model before drilling the final chassis. We are both very excited to > be working on this and can't wait to see it start to look like a tank. > > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oD1NY3PSc-g/WN5KE0VSPQI/AAAAAAAAAi8/PS-B58YIJ24uJ79WtSdoVb3w1ilqNn4agCLcB/s1600/20170305_153730.jpeg> > 3/8 exterior, plywood to make the mock up. > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4gN3O-oQWMY/WN5KPCKglpI/AAAAAAAAAjA/vzNZtbzroZY98vQSQUg3goK0Z7MZZo7cwCLcB/s1600/20170305_153743.jpeg> > Lower side chassis panels being transferred to the wood as a pattern. > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-48b8Uefn5Dg/WN5KWThR7NI/AAAAAAAAAjE/SVkJXAQ5aRwVllNpzSzVYVZ3tSRk6MdQgCLcB/s1600/20170305_165123.jpeg> > Sides and front/rear glacis. > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xdlEW8rTwj4/WN5KaFEW4pI/AAAAAAAAAjI/sbBqnWXAcAEkOBi_mjoPHz_eS4-q5NWCQCLcB/s1600/20170305_165138.jpeg> > Ready to be fit up. My son created the front lifting brackets from looking > at pictures of the Jagdtiger that used to be at the Aberdeen Proving > Grounds. Not too bad for a 12 year old. > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j2UYIqVwMBI/WN5Kd15Or2I/AAAAAAAAAjM/0Ca7nerM4so7MbQnSL6G2Y7jBvpIgz77QCLcB/s1600/20170306_132549.jpeg> > The final pattern. I will post pictures of the aluminum chassis once it is > assembled. Colin is in there for scale; he doesn't look very excited. He > was tired from doing carpentry all afternoon, lol. > > > > > > > > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
