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  • SoCalBobS
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    • May 2020
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    #121
    Hmm, I forgot about this thread, I recently developed the know-how and assets to finish this project. Here's a video:

    The more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out!

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    • 761st
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      #122
      Well done! Looks very cool!

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      • ccarley
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        #123
        Very nice work!

        Clay

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        • cpt.chaos canada
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          #124
          Hello Bob,
          do you ever sleep?

          Congrats on another special project.
          CCC

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          • SoCalBobS
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            #125
            Never forget your first...

            My M3 Lee, my first conversion which I started to build in January 2021, sits on my shelf a lot but is not forgotten. Today I gave her new shoes! She now has open spoked road wheels and center return roller bogies, more representative of the era. Gotta put the finishing touches - plugs, weathering - but she's proud!

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            Better pictures after it's done.
            The more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out!

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            • SoCalBobS
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              #126
              All done, running well. I did return to using plastic tracks. Metal ones grinding against the 3DP wheels could shorten their life.

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              What are the little holes in the bogie plugs? The only way I could remove them without mangling them is to drill that hole, screw into it and pull it out by the screw. The return rollers come from Vandramodel and require a bunch of dremel cutting of the bogies to remove the original offset rollers.

              The more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out!

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              • Sureshot
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                #127
                Looks great Bob!
                Where did you find the wheels?
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                Steve

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                • SoCalBobS
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                  #128
                  They're part of a file on Cults3D.

                  https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/vari...heng-long-1-16
                  The more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out!

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