Club build - Tamiya M41

Ryan K · Sat 08/29/15 01:34 PM

Looking good Bill!

Bill L2 · Sat 08/29/15 12:58 PM

Started to paint my Bulldog. Used Tamiya primer. Added some sandbags from Milliput and a scratchbuilt dustscreen and 50 cal shield. I am thinking of doing a winter "what if" scheme on the Bulldog like the one on the Chafee. I was going to start painting but when I went to get my airbrush ready I discovered I had left the top off the Iwata airbrush lube last time I cleaned it and the lube dried up. So I had to order some more from Amazon. Sprue Brothers was out of stock. Set me back a couple days.

Herk · Sun 07/26/15 12:24 PM

Quote from: Herk on Fri 07/10/15 09:08 PM
For anyone wanting to have the gun shroud without all the hassle of Tamiya plastic bag and string approach, eBay has an AFV kit #35001 for sale for $8.95

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AFV-Club-1-35-AC35001-Gun-Shield-Cover-for-AFV-Club-M41-Walker-Bulldog-/141686332861?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20fd29ddbd

Regards

I received my AFV Gun Shield yesterday. It looks like a nice mold of the gun mantel cover, but have discovered it is DEFINITELY made for their kit or the Skybow kit. The biggest problem is the cutout for the armored gunsight (on left of the gun mantel when viewed from front). The gun sight gets located in the upper left corner of the opening. Overall the shield seems to be shifted slightly to the left for the Tamiya kit.
If you can get by these issues and the assembly "fun" it is far better than the plastic bag idea (it DOES crumble with time [and attic heat!])) or is easier than the lead foil route.

To install, the kit gun mantel (Part B14) needs to be pressed into the cover while stretching the cover around the mantel. Attaching the back (Part B15) with the gun trunnons is easy, however the shield does cover the axial machine gun opening. I would recommend inserting a section of rod (drilled out) to meet with the opening in the mantel and extend through the cover. When inserting the barrel, it is VERY helpful (required)l to lubricate the barrel opening on the cover (this is a VERY tight fit!!)

Doing this as a retro fit is VERY difficult due to the very tight fit on both the mantel and the gun barrel. It may need the mantel lifting rings to be removed (even though there are pockets for the rings). Still working on this.

Regards

Herk · Mon 07/20/15 04:22 PM

!!
For you guitarists that .01 can make ALL the difference in the world!!
Thanks for the clarification - helps me know what mine will look like.
Regards,
Steve

Bill L. · Mon 07/20/15 01:37 PM

.01 !! For a 1/35 tank antenna, it really isn't much of a difference. For guitars, it's a big difference.

Bill L.

Herk · Mon 07/20/15 10:02 AM

Bill,
What is the size difference between the Light and Extra Light strings. If Extra Light is .23mm, what size is the Light string? Trying to determine the difference and how they look on the subject.
Regards,
steve

Bill L. · Sun 07/19/15 09:49 PM

.23 is the G string from an Extra Light set of guitar strings. I'm sure that will work fine, as long as you are happy with the outcome.

Bill

Herk · Sun 07/19/15 07:23 PM

Bill,
Do you know the size on the string you used? I have one that is .23mm diameter, the envelope says could be an E or G depending on tension. How does this compare with yours?
Regards,
Steve

Bill L. · Sun 07/19/15 01:05 PM

Thanks for the kind words.

I might have mentioned this at the dinner (or not - don't remember) but I used 'Light' gauge guitar string (High 'E') from a broken set that I had to replace. Glued them to the top of the existing 'nub' that Tamyia gives you in the kit.

Bill L.

Herk · Sun 07/19/15 10:13 AM

Bill,
Looks real nice - you do good "out of your box"!

Question - What did you use for your antennas? They look good - do you have any photos specifically of them? If not can you do one or two and post? I am very interested to see a closer view.

Regards,
Steve

Bill L. · Sat 07/18/15 08:27 PM

Think I'm the first, but my club build M41 is DONE!! The weathering is subtle and doesn't show up too well in my pictures, but you'll see it in Sept. I'll post more pics in the COMPLETED forum.

Bill L.

Ryan K · Mon 07/13/15 07:02 AM

Finally finished all the welds.

Need to plot out the next course of what to paint first then start closing it up.

I think I might close the travel look to give a different look.

What are guys thoughts on the bore evacuator, the bulge at the end of the gun tube, black or something darker then OD green?

Here the second tank does looks darker also.

Herk · Fri 07/10/15 09:39 PM

To all,
Found this photo on-line tonight. Note the size of the radio aerials - best viewed if you open the jpg file. They look like the small ones on the Tamiya kit. Would be interesting to compare this shot with an American M41 of the same time period. Germans used the M41 from 1955 to 1965.
Regards
Steve

Herk · Fri 07/10/15 09:08 PM

For anyone wanting to have the gun shroud without all the hassle of Tamiya plastic bag and string approach, eBay has an AFV kit #35001 for sale for $8.95

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AFV-Club-1-35-AC35001-Gun-Shield-Cover-for-AFV-Club-M41-Walker-Bulldog-/141686332861?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20fd29ddbd

Regards

Herk · Thu 07/09/15 08:24 PM

Looks good! What you would think would be easy turns into something complicated.
Regards